Mating hoverflies - Helophilus pendulus.

Focus stacked using zerene stacker

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus feeding on sugar/honey syrup

A few Hoverflies from earlier on this year!

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on a mission. Spotted this lovely hover on a bottlebrush plant that I was photographing

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding on hebe. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly visitor. Scaeva pyrastri feeding on Hebe. Natural light

Hoverfly on miniature pine - Eupeodes sp.I think. Focus stacked using zerene

Sphaerophoria scripta ?

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta on margeurite

I thought I'd upload three for Friday, including two for Fly Friday (I have way more Fly photos than I realized).

This Hoverfly was quite large and looked much like a bee (more so than the skinnier Hoverflies), hence the title. I like how he looks like he's rolling the pollen into little balls. Post two of three. Thanks for Viewing.

Syrphid hoverfly

Hoverfly. Natural light

Hoverflies on Ganzania flower - Episyrphus balteatus - interesting colour match :)

Hoverfly in flight. Natural light. Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly, Doi Lang, Fang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Hoverfly - Probably Cheilosia caerulescens. Focus stacked using zerene. Body length 9.0mm

Hoverfly on feeding on Hebe. Natural light. Think it's a Meliscaeva sp.

Hoverfly on a Japanese anemone in our garden. I'm still experimenting with the smart digital zoom feature on my SLT A58. There wasn't enough light to get a sharp shot on this one. I might try again tomorrow in better light.

Hoverfly probably Epistrophe nitidicollis

Hoverfly (Mesembrius bengalensis), Mae Hia, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Hoverfly Syrphus ribesii

A hoverfly that was busily zipping around in Crombie Country Park. I think I was lucky to get this nearly in focus, lol... My mission is to get a better shot :)

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus- natural light. Just loved the eye colour on this

Hoverflies have very large eyes and short antennules. They have one pair of wings (wasps and bees have two pairs) which are clear in color. Hoverflies may sometimes be confused with stinging bees or wasps because of their mimic colors. The antenna is composed of 3 segments with a hair like projection - the arista arising out of the third or final segment. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on every continent except Antarctica.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding on hebe flowers

Hoverfly- Syritta pipiens closeup. Focus stacked using zerene

A Hoverfly approaching a Lobelia flower. I was struck by how alike are the shapes of the wings and the flower petals.

Hoverfly from Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil (Amazon)

Focus Stacked Image

Hoverfly munching on some pollen from a black-eyed susan found along the bike trail.

Hoverfly - Melanostoma scalare. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly having a clean - back legs first

Hoverfly not in flight. Natural light

Hoverfly Highdown gardens. Natural light. Scaeva selenitica

Hoverfly larva. Focus stacked using zerene. Don't think I've seen this type before

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on hebe.

Three Hoverfly photo's today from my archives as not able to get our again this morning

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens on ground elder. Natural light

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp. Focus stacked using zerene

this has to be the biggest hoverfly I've ever seen!

flypaper textures...I think!

back for the weekend...so will try and catch up with comments before I head off again on tuesday!

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Hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis in welsh poppy

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus in bound to a camelia leaf. Taken at 1:1 uncropped

Hoverfly Syrphus sp.

I've always loved the beauty of the hoverfly, and I'm very happy about getting this shot. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I was considering the daises for photo possibilities, when I noticed this guy hovering. Two shots was all I got (no time for lens or setting adjustments) - the other one was junk.

(personal favorite - for COTC)

Sphaerophoria scripta

Hoverfly. Hausjärvi, Finland. 28.8.2017