I love it's shining feather.

Kestrel hovering at Fishtown of Usan.

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.

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Fujifilm X-Pro3 Monochrome simulation with no post processing. SOOC

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

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Hoverfly. Taken in a field near Wychnor, Staffordshire, UK.

Photographed in the garden.

First attempt at macro photography of insects.

'Hover Fly' On Black

Not hovering ... just good to spend some time out in the garden.

Palpada vinetorum from Angelina County.

I typically sick to one upload a day, but figured I'd add a bonus today and provide a closer pic of the Palpada vinetorum I posted earlier. I think these hover flies are really cool, and that flies as a group are really underappreciated.

11/04/2010

In a snowy morning @ Zurich

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

Male belted Kingfisher hovering over the water in some early morning light.

A United States Marine Corps Harrier hovers just above the tarmac.

Laowa 100mm f2.8macro, Godox V860ii (diffused)

f8.0, flash at 1/4 power, 33 frames focus stacked.

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."

Male Kingfisher relaxing while a fly hovers over

I came across this raptor at Holland Haven yesterday. A strong breeze was blowing onshore, and this bird was hovering in the breeze like a kestrel, but when I got close it didn't look at all like a kestrel as it was hovering without spreading its tail. I'm not at all sure of ID - my best guess is juvenile peregrine, but do they hover? It remained in position for me to take quite a few shots. Help with ID appreciated!

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bumblebee and red sage

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Gull hovering over Chew Valley Lake as the sun was setting this evening.

Spotted this hover-fly bombing around in Bristol today!

Eventually it landed on a nettle leaf, long enough for me to take it's image, I wish all insects were so accommodating?

by Sean Walsh.

Hovering is very costly in terms of energy. All the while the Kestrel maintains its laser-like focus on the ground below.

A few more pics of the Hover-Speeder from yesterday.

And loving those new wheel hubs. They're just perfect for spaceship engines :D

Leicaflex SL2 w/ Elmar-R 180mm 1:4 lens.

Volucella zonaria

3 weeks ago i missed out on a shot of a lifetime with a Kingfisher hovering right in front of me, today it happened again but further away.I know quality is poor but to shoot this scene is an amazing experience and has to be done to understand it....

420mm / iso 5600 / 1/2500 / F6.3

I have never seen a Bald Eagle hover in place before. I have seen Ospreys do it many times but no Bald Eagles. This one caught a very small fish while scaring off a lot of waterfowl.

Check out my other insect photos:

www.flickr.com/photos/andygocher/sets/72157652302039262/

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Taken by Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + MP-E 65mm F/2.8 1-5X Macro, 10.0sec @ F/16, ISO 50

This Hover-Fly is about to be disturbed by the passing of the class 60 loco.

I have delved into the archives again today, although not that old. These were taken on the 19th October when the little daisies were out in my wheelbarrow garden. It is another hot and steamy day again here in Sydney. They are predicting storms and hopefully they will cool things down a bit.

fieldstack of 50 images, handheld, natural light

A couple more from the trip out yesterday.

These Chaffinch have mastered the art of hovering and were quite amazing to watch.

A close up mid hover, note the Tick attached to the side of the face.

Another Hover fly, this is different from the other one I posted yesterday, again this was resting on some wood, stayed there for some time

Shiny Wings

This Gadwall flew up into the air and hovered for a second before moving on. allowing for a perfect photo opportunity

A lionfish hovers by the jetty on Pulau Sebayur Besar.

Hovering over N105UA

Eustenogaster sp., a social wasp that builds a beautiful dome shaped nest and behaves like a hover fly, taking nectar from flowers.

Osprey is hovering in the blue sky getting ready for a fishng dive... @ Bolsa CHica Ecological Reserve

Important for multi-level city taxi services. Comes with retractable landing gear and thrust vector engines.