Strangways, Vic.

Hand-held stack of 3 images at 2x in situ

A hoverfly with pretty yellow and black markings

Hoverfly on crocus

Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on camellia leaf. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Close up of one of the mid-to largish hoverflies- quite hairy this one

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria sp.

Possibly Eupeodes sp.

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Hoverfly with a human face ? -Eine Schwebefiege mit Gesicht ?

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Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey drop. Syrphus sp.

Hoverfly larva with the food lining up (they eat aphids).

Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly

Hoverfly - Helophilus pendulus - Highdown gdns Worthing. Natural light

The plant was growing in the hedgerow not far from the wild rose. In all pictures you can see small bugs I think these could be flea beatles although I am not sure.

Another sleepy hoverfly I found just past dawn. HFDF everyone. Glad I could get in on the first fly day Friday of the new year.

This is a new species of hoverfly for our garden - the only shot I managed to get of it. So far I've photographed at least 10 different hoverfly species here.

It hasn't been identified yet on Bowerbird, but I think it could be a White-banded Slender Hover Fly - Betasyrphus serarius: www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_hoverflies/StoutSlenderH...

They seem to nibble away all the time and they look to have a had a good summer as well.

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly feeding on crocus

Hoverfly taking a rest on a Nasturtium petal in my garden. It spent some time getting pollen out of its eyes.

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Hoverfly on toadflax flower at Chorley, Lancs.

Another garden Insect, this time a Hoverfly

Hoverfly Volucella inanis on sea holly. Natural light.

hoverfly Syrphidae; Latreille seen at warnham nature reserve near horsham west Sussex

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Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum in flight. Taken in natural light. This male was doing territorial hovering in exactly the same place as shots i have taken of the same species for the last 3 years. You can see the wing movement is not stopped at 1/1000th sec shutter speed.

Hoverfly. Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus). Shot in Portsmouth, VA on 23MAY18. GX8 w/P100-300mm + Raynox DCR-150 at 300mm, f/16, 1/250 sec, flash.

To continue my fly series without getting boring, I am on to less housefly looking flies.

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

A common hoverfly, probably "Syrphus ribesii" feeding on the nectar of Echinops (globe thistle. Dronfield, Derbyshire

Hoverfly on crocus again. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on sugar.honey syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on lace hydrangea sequence

Hoverfly on passion flower. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly sunning on leaf, Brockholes, Lancs.

Hoverfly on camellia leaf. Focus stacked using zerene

The Hoverfly`s are out - Spring is finally here ;-)

At first, I mistaken this fellow as a bee. Then realised that there is no sting at it's end and the funny black hump on the back. Only get to find out that it is Hoverfly after searching it's identity from Internet.

Took this handheld with my 5D mounted with 100mm macro and 580EXii mounted with my homemade diffuser. Shot in RAW and did minor adjustment on sharpness and brightness to get the above.

**Best view at large

Hoverfly in flight near euphorbia flowers. Missed good head focus

Hoverfly having a rest between territorial flights over a camellia bush. Natural light. Epistrophe eligans

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus by the side of my small pond. Focus stacked using zerene

An obliging hoverfly, hovering in front of me in my overgrown lawn (now meadow!).

Handheld, natural light. I think it's a bit hazy at the rear of the abdomen because some grass got in the way.

Hoverfly Syrphus torvus feeding on a drop of syrup on a camellia leaf. Focus stacked using zerene