Just as improtant for polinating as bees

My first hoverfly in flight where you can see the compound eye. Taken tonight at Brockadale. Used a different rset to normal and it's bit of a rush edit so may have another go later. Been after this shot for ages! So any feedback on how to get it better welcome!

good to go

Eastern Spinebills feed primarily on the nectar of plants such as gums, mistletoe, heath, correa, banksias and grevilleas, but have been known to feed from some introduced plants such as fuschias. It's a pollinator of many native plant species. Unlike most Australian honeyeaters, the Eastern Spinebill can hover while feeding.

Just sipping juice enjoying the night.

Turmfalke

Falco tinnunculus

European kestrel

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A bit of blown out highlights, but still pretty decent.

A distant hover by this Kingfisher at Brandon Marsh.

Out and about today, I spotted this Hover Fly hovering about. The flowers are just starting to bloom but still only small and not many around so the Hover Fly didn't stay around long for photos. We leave next week for our trip and hopefully there will still be some Bumble Bees around the UK for me to photograph - I love them.

Despite the strong winds yesterday, there were brief sunny spells and the little hovers took full advantage of the dandies in the garden !Raining today, but I gotta go out in it ! Catch up later flickr friends !

A little Ruby-throated Hummingbird works to keep its place in the wind.

My Garden

Above the cliffs at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire

On its way to Gorgeous Green Thursday.

Another I've had sitting hovering around for a few days.

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Female Ruby-throated hummingbird, pausing in mid-air. It had just rained very hard and if you look closely you can see rain drops on her forehead. Andover, NJ

Buff-winged Starfrontlet [Coeligena lutetiae]

Yanacocha Reserve

Pichincha, Ecuador

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First time I've really taken a flying shot of an insect before. Macro lenses are hard to focus for these shots!

Where have the wheels gone?

This hover has already started laying it's eggs (bottom left leaf) Coming in for the next try, dodging the aphids and ants! HBBBT ;0)

It was hovering just off the cliff at Bude, Cornwall. Apparently, Kestrels are the only bird of prey that can hover.

Three terns hover in the ocean winds over the beach of Cayo Ensenachos as a fourth watches from the sands.

Thanks for viewing and have a great day!

Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens in the morning

Then dive in (see below).

Seen in Maria's Garden, NJ

This year in Southwest Ohio, we had abnormally large swarms of these hover flies.

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Photographed on Gran Canaria.

I'm not sure what kind of hover fly it is?

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Hovering!

Yoesden Bank, Bucks.

Kestrel hovering over the dunes looking for prey.

Hover flies, are beautiful and their amazing hovering abilities, make them ideal photographic subjects. There are about 250 species in the UK. The adults feed mainly on nectar but the larvae include carnivores, vegetarians and scavengers. Depending on the species, they fly from March to November.

Photo # 3 of 4, of Meeney the Kestrel at the British birds of prey centre. Watch out for some larger birds soon...

Stacking queue....hover flies..

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Osprey at John Chesnut Senior Park, Palm Harbor, FL

On a technical note, I did crop off the left end of the wing during photo editing because otherwise it made the osprey's face smaller and harder to see. I generally don't do that but, for this image, I felt it provided a better image.

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On our Dahlia. My scary Halloween photo.