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Another of the many hoverflies visiting my garden. I'd love ID help, but they're so tricky to figure out from one photograph. Something in the Syrphidae family, that's all I've got! :)
A Hoverfly on one of the purple flowers in my parents memorial garden. Photographed in Maryland.
Single 2:1 magnification image. Canon 80D, Canon MPE 65mm lens, diffused Canon twin flash. Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400, flash power set to 1/32.
This hoverfly is called Black-footed Drone Fly and it's a new one to me. It seems to be considerably larger than most of the hoverflies that I've encountered.
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Not sure what this one is, can't find it yet in my book. Feeding on some of the wildflowers growing in my lawn and borders.
Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. It is of a similar size to the common drone fly, but Myathropa are generally more yellow, with two light bands to the thorax, interrupted with a black central smudge.
The Poppies have been covered in insects, mainly Hoverflies. Well worth the price of a packet of seed.
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I captured this hoverfly in flight near this flower. I find these flies to be interesting photo subjects and I'm glad that they only want nectar, not me! Anyway, I followed this fly for a bit as it would shy away with my movement but continued to fly to this flower after a moment or two. It is interesting to note how it holds it's legs while flying to create less drag.
I'm thinking this may be Syrphus ribesii. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know. Thanks!
Taken 5 August 2017 at Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, Alaska.
Taken just as the sun was coming over the tree line at GB Gruffy nature reserve on the Mendips in Somerset.
Quite a few of these hoverflies about attracted by the large patches of devils bit scabious, but didn't have long before they became active again in the morning sun.
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A Hoverfly enjoying the Prairie Restoration area in our local park.
It sees summer will not let go. Temps in the low 90's tomorrow with heat indexes near 100!! Then a big cool down. Maybe fall will actually get here soon!
Hoverflies have been a bit on the scanty side this year, despite the amount of blossom we have had. However, a trip to my favourite flowerbed at the Pineapple near Airth revealed some old favourites.
Syrphus (probably) ribesii on ox-eye daisy
Not many flowers have popped but the few that have are drawing in the regular visitors. This hoverfly takes advantage of this pretty yellow blossom.
Taken 22 May 2023 at the Alaska Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, Alaska.
Probably the most common hoverfly about at this location, being a low lying damp meadow, found nearly a dozen of these on various perches. This one was starting to wake up as I was taking the images and was cleaning itself with the rear legs whist its head remained motionless.
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This is a species of Hoverfly with I had been hoping to photograph for some time now, for obvious reasons of course. The first time I found one on the Mendips was nearly 8 years ago and searched ever since without much luck.
Seems I should have been looking a little closer to home as we discovered quite a few of these little hoverflies, just a short walk from our house.
On an earlier visit when checking the Wasp Spiders, we spotted one only to then watch a wasp grab it and duly dispatch it. The weather had not been ideal for macro photography so I have waiting for an opportunity to photograph one.
I had started to think I may have missed the window but managed to find one last weekend albeit quite late in the session as the wind had started to pick up. In the end managed to get a small number of sharp images with this one being the best.
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