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A hoverfly, possibly Eristalis pertinax, on a daisy opposite the Yew Tree development by Channel View.
It was a real pleasure today to see bees and hoverflies back after the Winter, This is not the only insect we saw today.
A stroke of luck catching this little fellow just as the sunlight caught his iridescent wings. Dorset garden.
Hoverflies are everywhere at the moment, sometimes several to a flower. I don't recall ever seeing quite so many.
Hoverflies are easily (?) identified by looking for the spurious vein in the wings. The big compound eyes also tend to give their true origin away.
Canon 7D Mk. II + Sigma 105 Macro
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Hoverfly Syrphus torvus female. Watched this hoverfly carefully inspecting some rhododendron leaves before laying a single egg on one (see www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/8101978246/ ) It then started feeding on some honey/sugar syrup on a camelia leaf
I didn't have any luck finding anymore bees around the local area on Monday, although there were some other insects out and about including this hoverfly, which was making the most of the Pussy Willow buds.
Hoverfly Helophilus trivittatus. First one I've spotted this year- not exactly brilliant shots but the only angle i could get
Hoverfly from one of my Brucemore shoots during the summer. When viewed large you can see the pollen falling off the plant.
Hoverfly on ivy leaf. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/20373817549/ for a 3D version