Hoverfly (Syrphidae). Hover-flies are now being recognized as important natural enemies of pests.

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly

Hoverfly in flight

Hoverfly on log

Hoverfly on camelia leaf feeding on sugar/honey syrup

hoverfly on borage in a favorite neighborhood garden

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Strong natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly resting on bramble at Chorley Lancs.

Hoverfly feeding on hebe flowers - Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly on the car back window

Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria scripta on margeurite

Hoverfly feeding on dandelion flower

Hoverflies and flowers in the garden

Hoverfly on blackberry flower. Full flash at ISO1600

Hoverfly Epistrophe eligans

Hoverfly on an iris petal in light rain. View on black.

Hoverfly on daffodil

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on margeurite

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus in flight

Hoverfly on potentilla Syrphus sp. It has a rather dented thorax

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens

Hoverfly Scaeva sp. on hebe flowers

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum

Hoverfly - Syrphus sp. enjoying some sugar/honey syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

Yesterday the garden was full of Hoverflies, so that's where I turned my attention to. I think this one is having a pee?

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. First of the year. Strong natural light

Small hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding. Natural light

Not a particularly pleasant subject but Nature has many sides :-)

Please View On Black

Hoverfly BR7 6th June

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Large hoverfly Volucella zonaria on Margeurite

Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus on lawn weed. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Myathropa florae portrait. Found this in the kitchen doing the normal trick of trying to fly through a window pane. Trapped it- gave it a drop of honey and waited for it to settle and feed before doing some shots and then releasing it outside

Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare

Hoverfly on crocus

Hoverfly Myathropa florea. Strong natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum

A hoverfly in his Aviator sunglasses enjoyed buzzing around my garden with the sun on his back this afternoon. You can tell by the smile on his face.

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Hoverfly

Syrphus sp.?

North Shoebury, Essex