Also known as "The Footballer"

Seaton Wetlands East Devon

A Helophilus species hoverfly seen at Sandwich in Kent!

Nikon D7100

Tokina 100mm Macro

Raynox DCR-250

36mm Extension Tube

f/11 - 1/250 - ISO 100

Dual Godox V860 Speedlights 1/16 1/16 - homemade Diffuser

4 Images stacked (Handheld)

Studio / Live specimen

hoverfly in flight, lit by sunbeam through trees

Hoverfly hovering. Marmalade hoverfly in flight. Natural light

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum on patrol. Natural light

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus

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

Hoverfly Volucella pellucens. Natural light

Hoverflies in flight present an unusual challenge. Once the camera is close enough, they will move with the lens, so you can usually only get within a certain distance before they move away as you try to get closer.

Summer 2023

Came across the little hoverfly while searching for dragonflies. Still just a bit early to the dragonflies in any numbers yet. At least in our area. I found out that I am really rusty with my macro technique after the long winter we had here. Really need to work on it.

Hoverfly. Think it's Epistrophe grossulariae

Marmalade hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

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 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 Episyrphus balteatus in flight

Hoverfly on hebe. Eupeodes sp.

Hoverfly - Syrphe - 2

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Hoverfly - Syrphe - 1

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(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 :-)

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Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) on my dirty garage window !

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 Syritta pipiens feeding on Euphorbia. Focus stacked using zerene

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

Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | A 020 + TC-1411