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An image photographed in my garden of a hoverfly on an anemone plant.

Remaining on the Hoverfly theme, always pleased to find these smart looking hoverflies each year though after an extensive search. it appears to just be the single individual so far.

 

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Canon EOS R5

RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM

Æ’/13.0 100.0 mm 1/400 800

An egg laden hoverfly taken in the early morning at Shute Shelve Hill on the Mendips in Somerset.

 

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The slender stems and soft flowers of Sidalcea wave in the slightest breeze outside our window attracting hundreds of bees and hoverflies

 

Fujifilm 60mm XF f2.4 R prime lens - Æ’5.6 / 1/400sec.

 

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A7 II + LA-EA3 + Tamron 150-600 mm, main levée AF.

Parhelophilus frutetorum

Hoverfly - Cleethorpes.

Long hoverfly (Sphoaerophoria scripta) drinking nectar from hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) flower.

 

Kuliboda łąkowa (Sphaerophoria scripta) pijąca nektar z kwiatu stulisza lekarskiego (Sisymbrium officinale).

Hoverfly feeding on creeping thistle at Brockholes, Lancs.

Hoverflies, 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.

A syrphid hovers in a sunbeam in a small wood on Thursley Common.

Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus in the "studio". Focus stacked using zerene. Same hoverfly as previous on finger shots. I eventually released the hover into my greenhouse which does at least have frost heating

Hoverfly

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Hover Fly, species unknown. Followed me into the vehicle.

 

Chipiona, Cadiz County, Andalucia, Spain.

 

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Episyrphus balteatus ? Thank you aecm for confirming my ID.

 

The Lavender is starting to attract insects.

 

Single Shot hand held, Raynox DCR-250 and Diffused Flash.

Hoverfly feeding on verbena flowers at Chorley Lancs.

Hoverfly in the "studio". I temporarily kidnapped this hoverfly from outside and fed it some sugar/honey to keep it busy whilst I took some shots. Focus stacked using zerene. I did release it where I trapped it.

In my garden,Lyme Regis Dorset

I don't know what kind of flowers these are but the Hoverflies sure liked them. I liked the "hairy" center.

Hoverfly on the compost bin lid. Air temp 1.5'C. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly, Bulimba Creek, Brisbane

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Hoverfly on Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Sadly the job doesn't allow, but I could watch Hoverflies all day.

Hoverfly, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

  

Hoverfly on my favourite wild flower...Fox and cubs.

A hoverfly on one of the marigolds in my back garden

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly | Volucella zonaria | Syrphidae

Certainly the biggest Hoverfly I've ever seen.

 

Samsung NX1 & LZOS Jupiter 9 - 85mm f/2

16mm Macro Tube | 15 Aperture Blades | f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

 

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3am

One of the Large Hornet mimic Hoverflies in the garden today.

Hoverfly resting on a glazed plant pot

Hoverfly , Sai Kung, Hong Kong

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