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This hoverfly walks along the edge of the petal and is just about taking off.
The afternoon sun casts interesting shadows on the California Poppy petal.
A hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii I think?) on a glossy abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) in my yard. I quite liked this photo because I never noticed before how odd syrphus tongues are! It looks like a cartoon vacuum.
This new species to the Channel Islands was spotted thanks to Paul Brock and of course I could not resist getting some shots of it too!
On Poplar on west coast of Jersey 13.05.2023
On sunny or warm days in May the cistus shrub is buzzing with the sound of bumble bees and honey bees. This hoverfly was silent... (well I couldn't hear him).
This is a very common Hoverfly, doing what it is supposed to do !!
They should be encouraged in the garden as they are such useful pollinators and pest controllers.
A hoverfly on black cherry blossoms. There are more than 6,000 species of hoverflies. They are very desirable garden guests, and gardeners often plant flowers next to vegetables to entice them to the garden. The black cherry tree in my backyard was literally humming with activity yesterday!
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HOVERFLY ( Also known s Marmalade fly ) tHIS LITTLE CHAP WAS VERY BUSY IN MY GREENHOUSE KEEPING THE BEES OFF HIS SUPPLY OF NECTAAR BY DIVING AT THEM.
I've been out in the garden for a couple of days trying to get a shot of a hoverfly that I was happy with. Finally, I got one! Not in time for Macro Monday, but very welcome nevertheless! Shot handheld using a 31mm extension tube and a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L macro lens.
This hoverfly was on the flowers of our Crassula ovata and has been identified on Bowerbird as Episyrphus alternans.