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Just as the tulips start to fade the first of the lavender comes into bloom.
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This attractively patterned little Hover Fly is only about 5 mm long. In the recently published 'Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America', the authors have given it the common name 'Margined Calligrapher'.
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.
Common Kingfisher, also called Eurasian Kingfisher
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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.
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It was a pleasantly cool afternoon. I was sitting on the back porch. The light was hitting the feeder nicely.
Amazingly I actually caught focus well on this Black-chinned female as she hovered a moment before landing.
This older Sigma lens was made for an older Nikon film system body. Everything is manual. The Fuji X-T1 thankfully has focus peaking to give some hint of what's being focused upon, but really, this one was just dumb luck.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
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 male rufous hummingbird does its best to intimidate the other nearby hummingbirds.
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The Pelican had a fish, and was tossing it into the air, to get it the right way around. The Seagull was being a seagull, and hoping to steal the fish....the Pelican won! This shot is an oldie and one of my favourites :)
Created for Kreative People art challenge Treat This 13
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