Hoverfly

A Hoverfly enjoy the lovely flower.

Hoverfly Syrphus sp.

Hoverfly feeding on camelia leaf. Focus stacked using zerene

Possibly Melanstoma (scalare) - Still early in the season but a bright sunny day.

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Hoverfly on variegated holly leaf. Focus stacked using zerene.

Meliscaeva auricollis I think

Hoverfly on weed flower

Hoverfly. Xanthandrus comtus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) one of several species around the garden on nice sunny summer days

Would appreciate help in ID of this Hoverfly please. Was seen in our garden in Tewkesbury Gloucestershire UK.

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus enjoying some sugar/honey syrup on a camellia leaf.

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/38892803075/ for a 3D version

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on ox-eye daisy. Natural light

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Hoverfly feeding on euphorbia

There were many of these hoverflies dancing in the sunshine beneath the trees. This one, though, seems to have had some damage to her eye. (Maybe that is why I could get close enough to take a photo!)

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Thanks for your visits and comments - all are much appreciated. As are corrections to ID if i have got it wrong!

Taken at Middlton Lakes

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on bottlebrush leaf. Natural light

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus portrait.

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri feeding on valerian

Hoverfly on camellia leaf

I think this could be a marmalade hoverfly.

July 2016

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Hoverfly Myathropa florea on Euphorbia flower

Hoverfly on crocus

Hoverfly

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on Ox-eye daisy

a small hoverfly sitting on the lavender :)

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on my finger

Hoverflies and Flowers

As the days get shorter, and the hot weather starts to go away, it seems that the bees, bugs and butterflies become busier...and more numerous. It's a great time to have a macro lens...particularly knowing that in a very short time they'll all be gone for close to half a year.

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Nikon D7100. Tamron 180mm Macro. 1/2000th @ f/10. ISO 1250. EV = - 2/3. Handheld.

Extreme macro x 4 of eye of Hoverfly

Hoverfly on camellia flower. Syrphus sp.

Syrphidae Mesembrius sp

Such a handsome Hoverfly.

Hoverfly on bottlebrush

Hoverfly on Camellia flower bud. Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly feeding on Olive flowers

Hoverfly on crocus flower X2

Hoverfly Baccha elongata. Not seen one of these in the garden for a few years

Sony ILCE-7M2 + 2 bagues allonge Viltrox + FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS, main levée AF.

Hoverfly feeding on camellia flower. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus