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Another view of this brightly marked hoverfly. The markings are clearly meant as a form of Aposematism to stop it being predated, however in this case it is more likely a case of mimicry.
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Hoverflies are a fascinating group of insects, there are over 280 species in Britain. They are often brightly coloured and very common in gardens, many having black and yellow markings making it easy at a first glance to confuse them with bees and wasps, however hoverflies are totally harmless. They are good pollinators and the larvae of several common species have a voracious appetite for aphids! And best of all, most species are very patient whilst you get up close to photograph them. 😁
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I was chasing after a hoverfly that was jumping from flower to flower much quicker than I expected. After many blurry shots I finally managed to get one in focus :-).
Many of the goldenrods have now gone to seed - the hoverflies and I were glad to see a few flowers still around...
I've never managed to capture a successful Hoverfly in flight image before. This isn't that good but I'm posting it because it was manually focussed and to me that's a success :)
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Although birds are my favorite photographic subject, macro photography is something I also enjoy, particularly in the summer time. I will be mixing in some of my macro photography with the birds for the remainder of the summer. This is an image of a hoverfly (maybe 10mm tops) perched on the edge of a reed. Please view large for best experience.
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In the last week or so these Eastern band-winged hoverflies have shown up all over the fields and flowers around here...
I went for a walk in a different area of my suburb the other day during a brief burst of sunshine. I came across this Photinia plant (robusta?) which was attracting the hoverflies. Best viewed large. HWW
Another shot of the same Hoverfly from earlier, the sun was rising and things were starting to warm up, so this was one of the last shots as the Hoverfly started to become quite active.
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Hoverflies, sometimes 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
Taken in the early morning at Rodney Stoke NNR on the Mendips in Somerset.
Found a couple of these very distinctive hoverflies quite close together, in the past I had my doubts over the identification as there is another species X. pedissequum which looks very similar, however amongst other things, the yellow bands are narrower in this species so I am fairly confident with the Id.
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This hoverfly was on one of the brilliant red flowers in the front yard when I captured it.
Taken 6 June 2023 near Wasilla, Alaska.
First good day at a garden. Lots of color in the plots...though very predominantly Peonies and large stands of daisies. Plenty of tiny insects were enjoying the blossoms. Various small bees were active. Several Bumblebees also did their work. A number of butterflies circled and landed, as did a dragonfly. A Hummingbird flew to a Salvia blossom, but chose not to stay.
This Hoverfly made a brief appearance, but was camera shy, and quickly left.
In my area, and for my camera, I declare that the garden flower and insect season has begun.