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This was attracted to the fennel growing in my garden. Please can anyone assist with a positive identification.
Early morning photo adventure today! ✨ Managed to capture some close-ups of Syrphidae (hoverflies).
a male syrphid (hoverfly) (Diptera: Syrphidae) resting on a small dried flower
ID: Sphaerophoria sp
Nikon 105mm f2.8 + 27.5 mm extension tube
A hoverfly on cosmos flower in our Staffordshire garden this morning. I'm not very good with hoverflies; but this could be Helophilus pendulus. The black on the hind tibia is restricted to the distal third.
A stack of 200 images taken using a stackshot rail and put together with zerene stacker. magnification 5x
This hoverfly was photographed on a buddleia flower in our garden. Syrphus vitripennis is a fairly widespread in Britain and frequents a wide range of habitats. It can be found from March to November peaking slightly in May, but is most abundant in July and August. It is also a noted migrant.
The larvae feed on aphids and are considered a useful garden species for this reason.
First venture out with the Olympus 300mm. E-M1/300mm + 1.4x TC.
Press L for a larger and nicer view :-)
Same tiny hoverfly on colorful tickseed bloom on a rare sunny afternoon. Handheld so not quite perfect focus. Hoping to go back again whenever we get more sun, rainy today.
Today's back garden safari... hoverflies! Very tricky to photograph - they're tiny, they don't stay still for long, don't come close and it's hard to get a focus on them. Going to stick with birds from now on ...
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