View allAll Photos Tagged hover
Not sure what is going on here. Is the hover fly going for the pollen the bee has already picked up or have they just arrived together???
The F-35B hovering before the crowd at the 2016 MCAS Cherry Point Airshow.
To view a hi-res version and for more information visit my website:2016 MCAS Cherry Point Airshow
Ospreys search for fish by flying on steady wingbeats and bowed wings or circling high in the sky over relatively shallow water. They often hover briefly before diving, feet first, to grab a fish. You can often clearly see an Osprey's catch in its talons as the bird carries it back to a nest or perch.
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
Insects such as aphids are considered a crop pest, and therefore the aphid-eating larvae of some hover flies serve as an economically (as well as ecologically) important predator and even potential agents for use in biological control, while the adults may be pollinators.
About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hover flies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hover flies are harmless to most mammals, though many species are mimics of stinging wasps and bees, a mimicry which may serve to ward off predators.
A little something different for Febrovery, here are some simple hovercraft-style rovers, that I affectionately termed Hover Pods. I'm not sure these fall strictly within the Febrovery guidelines for rovers, but thought everyone might enjoy them anyway. So....enjoy!!!
These are mods of Artasid's Hover Frames.
For these frames, I haven't altered the core design much, just trying different arms and legs, and experimenting with an out-there color scheme on the magenta one.
Press L for Best view
Thank you for your kind Comments and Awards and Favs
and if you look on the map to see where photos are taken look at the satellite to see more detail
This hovering turkey vulture was photographed at the Dupuis Wildlife Management Area in western Martin County, Florida. Please visit my website at tom-claud.pixels.com
The first dragonfly I have seen in my garden this year. We used to have lots of them so I hope there will be more.
Yesterday, I finally found my raptor! I've been looking for several days. Luck was on my side. I decided to take my big lens and as soon as I walked from my car, I saw him flying. I took a couple of quick shots, but wanted to get closer.
I was surprised when I found myself swinging my legs high over a fence. I usually am much more cautious especially with an expensive camera and lens in tow. But my adrenaline was pumping. I just love KItes!
White-tailed Kite - juvenile
Elanus leucurus
____
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
___
© All Rights Reserved
DVD Forums Photograph a Day in July Challenge 2007 - 10th July
Hoverfly. Taken in a field near Wychnor, Staffordshire, UK.
Hover Fly in a dandilion - Waited 1 hour to capture this shot. Nikon D7200 with Sigma 17-50mm Reveresed at 50mm and a Godox AD200
I came across an American Kestrel hovering over a farm field while hunting. It was windy enough that he was not moving very much while hovering.
A Hoverfly enjoying the nectar.
I am away for a while - so wishing you all Happy Clicking
I will look forward to seeing you all when I get back --- am off to the Highlands/Glenco Scotland!! Haha Rain is forecast, last time I went to Scotland I was snowed in!!! :-)) Happy Days
One of my abiding memories of Iceland will be the number and aggressiveness of the Arctic terns.
Some other stuff I hadn't realised is that they have surprisingly long lives and travel more in those years than most humans do in their long lifetimes. According to Wikipedia:
" ...previous research had seriously underestimated the annual distances travelled by the Arctic tern. Eleven birds that bred in Greenland or Iceland covered 70,900 kms on average in a year, with a maximum of 81,600 kms . The difference from previous estimates is due to the birds' taking meandering courses rather than following a straight route as was previously assumed. The birds follow a somewhat convoluted course in order to take advantage of prevailing winds. The average Arctic tern lives about twenty years, and will, based on the above research, travel some 2.4 million kms during its lifetime."
bumblebee and red sage
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to watch or leave a comment/ award :)
All my photos are © All Rights Reserved. The pictures are for viewing, not to be downloaded and shared on any other site or for personal use without my explicit permission. Thank you! :)
---- Portraying Animals: 3
NC
Photos Loisirs 3: 4
The Look: 1+3,
Flowers or Insects: 10, Macro Elite -
The Galaxy 10+, HoF
Beautiful Nature 10+
- DSLR Autofocus 8 'HoF': 10+ UA
Cliffside Lane, The Ridge, Fair Oaks / Sacramento County, California
After lunch today I walked over to the flowering plants on the south side of the swimming pool in the gated community that I live in to see if there was something new that I could take photos of and I observed and photographed 2 different syrphid flies species, this one being the smaller of the 2. This Bird Hover Fly is resting on a retaining rock wall that supports the flowering plants. I posted this image in BugGuide,Net and Ken Wolgemuth identified it as a Bird Hover Fly, a male.