Hoverfly in flight. Episyrphus balteatus

Walking past a load of overgrown brambles I spotted this little hoverfly (not sure of the species) among all the bees visiting the flowers.

Hoverfly Syrphus sp.

On a tiny daisy in the lawn at Centennial Park in El Cerrito.

Maybe Sphaerophoria??

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus on a Potentilla flower. Natural light

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Hoverfly on ground elder Cheilosia sp.

Hoverfly feeding on crocus.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on hebe

Hoverfly inbound to an Autumn flowering bottlebrush flower. Natual light

Possibly Leucozona lucorum

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Finger licking good ! Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. feeding on crocus pollen by touching the anthers with it's front legs and then licking the pollen off it's feet

Hoverfly on camellia leaf. Xanthandrus comtus

Hoverfly on a twig (camellia). Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on crocus. Hoverflies do seem to like eating crocus pollen. Episyrphus balteatus

A hoverfly doing his pollination chores. Taken during a CT Flickr Meetup photo shoot at Bluff Point State Park, in Groton, Connecticut.

Hoverfly showing how good it is at hovering and acrobatics near a Spanish Daisy. It was kind enough to hover in the exact same position for me to focus manually.

Lens: Helios 44m / 58mm / f2.0

Aperture: f2.0

Shutterspeed: 1/1250

ISO: 100

Made in USSR 1978

Hoverfly on dandelion. Eupeodes sp.

Hoverflies and flowers in the garden

Hoverflies look a lot like bees, right down to the stripes and markings on their bodies. They are excellent pollinators but, unlike bees, they are also predators. They eat pests like the harmful leafhopper. Gardeners will try to attract hoverflies by planting buckwheat, parsley and chamomile. Better here!

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.

See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/31368854993/ for a 3D version

Seen enjoying the ivy flowers in our garden.

ID help ,much appreciated .

My garden.

Hoverfly. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on flower collecting food.

Hoverfly on variegated holly leaf. Focus stacked using zerene.

Meliscaeva auricollis I think

One heavily covered hoverfly but still collecting more pollen.

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. Natural light

This is just a small Hoverfly...the pencil point sized version. Pretty on Pink

hoverfly feasting

Another species of hoverfly (Diptera:Syrphidae) attracted to the dandelion flowers in my backyard. This particular female is about 6 mm long.

ID: Toxomerus marginatus

Nikon 105mm f2.8 + 27.5 mm extension tube

Explored

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens on ground elder. Natural light

Hoverfly feeding

Hoverfly on hebe

Hoverfly feeding on hebe. Meliscaeva auricollis. Focus stacked using zerene

There are over 280 species of British hoverflies. I am pretty certain this is Episyrphus balteatus, which can be variable in colour.

hoverfly in the forest

Hoverfly Cheilosia Illustrata. Natural light. Found in woodland Tunbridge Wells

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

Henri Rousseau

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Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp. feeding on hebe. Natural light

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly and beetle inside a flower head