Insekt Fliege fly

These flies are predatory on certain species of stink bugs. The flies lay their eggs on the exterior of their host. Within a few days the eggs hatch & the larvae burrow into the host to feed on its insides. They commonly visit flowers. The calypters (off-white roundish extensions at base of wings) are especially large for such small flies. There are 40 species in NA. Photographed along Butler Road, S. Kings.

playing with my new baby (lens baby that is).

Xenochaetina sp. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.

Probably of the Empididae family

This pointy nosed fly was very fast and quite skittish. However, in a most amusing manner, it seemed to fall over when trying to escape the camera as the shutter would go off. I have two blurry photos on its back with legs in the air.

There are many bee mimics. Here is a fly that mimics a bumble bee. Would you let it land on your hand?

Fly posting, like graffiti, causes crime. Everyone knows that. It makes the area feel less cared for... etc. etc.

But what if it makes a run-down, long-abandoned building look more interesting? What if someone has put a lot of effort into the design of their poster (I'm not talking about a bit of text advertising a rave/RnB party/indie gig in the local pub, I'm talking about something that has had a tiny piece of someone's soul put into it.)

What if it were some flickrite who'd risked their wellbeing to promote an exhibition of their work?

Fly on the fence next to our house. Makes an interesting desktop. If you blow it up to maximize size, the details of the fly are quite clear.

In a dried-up puddle. Molina Basin, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Male Scorpion Fly at Bough Beech

A very dewy fruit fly. Taken at 4:1 and focus stacked

Small dance fly on rhododendron leaf

Chasing Cranes

The day ended with a field of at least 200 birds congregating in it.

Tachinidae. A frequent spring species, but only the third time I have seen it!

Dung fly feeding on some sugar/honey syrup during a brief spell of sunshine yesterday

Camera: Fuji s5600 + raynox macroscopic lens Model M-250

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Tiny muscid fly about 3.0 mm body length. Probably Coenosia sp.

Focus stacked using zerene stacker

2005

There has recently been a sizeable influx of Little Auks into the area around Fife Ness and the Isle of May. Unfortunately, I managed to see 1 very distant bird. These photos are all from January 2016 at Arbroath when there was a bit of a wreck over the course of a few days early in the year with birds turning up as far inland as Comrie.

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Blue & Gold Macaw at the Wings of Wonder Bird Show

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Tried hard to get her so close!

Fly with mite- almost looks like a school bag :)

mein erstes Bild auf flickr!!!!

my first picture on flickr!!!

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D300s - Nikon AF Nikkor 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5 D with 50mm f1.7 reversed, manually focused and lit with homemade ringflash

Syrphid fly, Eristalis stipator, on Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris