Hoverfly caught in the flash.

The fog was hovering over the pond. You can also see my dog's bum in the air. (lol)

these hover flies are very small, I have enlarged it so that it can be seen, they are good pollinators of flowers and have a liking for aphids. Great to have in your garden. This is one of several slightly different ones. If you have a garden of flowers, you need Hover Flies.

It is a bit cold here at the moment being winter, cold overnight but usually 21 during the day. Still some insects about though.

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A hummingbird hovers in the air as it scopes out its next source of food.

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Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird at E B Forsythe NWR in New Jersey

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White Tailed Kite, an endangered species in N. America. I find its flying pattern interesting. It flies somewhat like a hummingbird - it stays "floating" in the air at one coordinate for a while and then moves, and then floating again and moves again etc etc. Of course, its much larger size makes that type of maneuver more challenging. I find its color combination also interesting - black hook-like beak mixed with snow-white head and body, not a good design for camouflage in CA landscape. Took 17 shots, 70% are keepers. This shot is most interesting as it shows its skill on how to stay floating in air.

Patience pays off, I caught one in mid air..

reflection in a polished sculpture

Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly (possibly female S. vitripennis)

Hey guys, I know It's been a while, but I threw this together from the scraps of my Clone Turbo Tank Microfighter. If you have the set you can probably build this right now. I decided to not be lazy and post it cause of how much I like it. I hope you enjoy as well!

White-tailed Kite (2 of 3)

Beautiful to see this kite hovering above potential prey in the sunset light.

Nimitz Way, by Inspiration Point, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California

Hanging out on my DSLR strap

Barn Owl prey spotting early doors.

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Hover fly - Common Drone Fly, Eristalis tenax, on ox-eye daisy.

In our garden.

Bit blurry, but it is in flight. Hand held, Canon R7 and 100mm f2.8L Macro, plus flash and cheap cloth difuser.

Had a little ride round after it brightened up this afternoon. This Kestrel hovered for me but @ a distance. At least in the hover mode I was able to hold the camera at full zoom just about

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Just as the tulips start to fade the first of the lavender comes into bloom.

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Hover fly, too cold to hover just yet.

Callum Brae, October, 2013.

Half-formed lentiular clouds make a surprise apperance at sunset tonight.

On a sunny day in the garden.

No, I didn't catch it on the fly, so to speak - it was hovering. Working on my dragonfly technique, I can see in retrospect if I wanted to maximize the camera settings for resting vs in flight, I gotta make that choice. You want fast shutter speed, freeze the wings, or nice slow rich ISO on one at rest. (Or eating something might be OK too.) That clean lakeside bg definitely helps with focus acquisition. So, next time out I might try making the flight vs rest choice. One more thing that tickled me is how the landing gear is folded up. Cool stuff.

Purple top vervain, aka verbena. A tall herbaceous perennial that is a good source of nectar for pollinating insects. This one is in the collection at Kew in London

This kestrel was part of the impressive flying display at the British Birds of Prey Centre near Carmarthen in Wales. Their website: www.britishbirdofpreycentre.co.uk/

Common Kingfisher, also called Eurasian Kingfisher

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Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

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I thought this female Anna's hummingbird looked somewhat angelic hovering in a ray of sunshine.

Seagull in Porto azzurro

This little fly catcher comes off the fence in amongst the gnats and other fly insects, hovers for a moment then snatches a prize to head back to the fence for supper.

It was great to see this fine looking male Kestrel hovering in the clear blue sky at the weekend.

A Common Tern hovers over the rapids in search of a spot to dive for food Tern-DSC07990

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The balletic movements of the Osprey as it hovers over a potential food site.

Peace Valley Park