Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. on bottlebrush. Natural light

Taken in my garden in Northwest Leicestershire.

There were a couple of these flying round so I decided to have a go at a shot. This is the best of a bad bunch, highly amusing though.

Haven't a clue about species, if you know would you be kind enough to let me know.

Hoverflies doing what Hoverflies do. Taken at Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve Foulshaw Moss.

Hoverfly on camellia leaf. Eupeodes sp. ?

syn.: Heineken hoverfly , Pinocchio hoverfly

In Dutch : Snuitvlieg

Summer 2023

Male hoverfly (?Syrphus sp.)

If you zoom in you can see that he's holding onto a stamen as he feeds on the pollen (which I thought was very cute!).

Hope everyone has a very HFDF and a great weekend! :)

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri nearly on bottlebrush flower. Natural light

Hoverfly Scaeva selenitica

Strangways, Vic.

Aubrey's Copyright (Full)

"Episyrphus balteatus" - the Marmalade hoverfly

Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) on my dirty garage window !

Shottisham Creek, Suffolk, 3 May 2022

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Platycheirus peltatus

RSBP Otmoor

SP570126

02-05-2017

Hoverfly on the buds in the garden

Hoverfly having a clean- then front legs

Hoverfly on hebe. Eupeodes sp.

R681.131.A4.

(148/365) Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the Marmalade hoverfly. I found this little beauty in the outdoor plant display at Mallow Co-op store. Wishing all my Flickr friends a very HFDF & have a great weekend!

Any idea of the ID please?

Hoverfly- Syrphus sp.. Focus stacked using zerene

A beautiful hoverfly on a dandelion :-)

This picture has been cropped.

Trying out some lighting setups. Any observations appreciated. I know the pic and pose aren't great but does the lighting work thanks rich

Hoverfly on camellia leaf

Hoverfly Scaeva selenitica, a very welcome infrequent visitor to the garden.

Hoverfly on potentilla. Helophilus pendulus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup. Eupeodes sp. ?

Hoverfly Volucella pellucens. Fill flash. Focus stacked using zerene

The last of the Hoverfly shots!

Hoverfly hovering in the air :-)

Xanthogramma Pedissequum

Hoverfly nectaring on a miniature scabious growing in one of my planters.

mind boggling trying to id these

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp. on Euphorbia flower. Natural light

Hoverfly on camellia flower feeding on sugar/honey syrup

Hoverfly on honeysuckle leaf. Natural light

Hoverfly loses it's head in potentilla flower - literally. No idea what did this. This is the back of the head. Likely to have been a wasp worker

Early morning photo adventure today! ✨ Managed to capture some close-ups of Syrphidae (hoverflies).

Hoverfly Scaeva selenitica, a very welcome infrequent visitor to the garden.

Hoverfly on crocus X2