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Hoverfly from one of my Brucemore shoots during the summer. When viewed large you can see the pollen falling off the plant.
Hoverfly on ivy leaf. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/20373817549/ for a 3D version
Hoverflies have been recorded flying at 3.5 meters per second with 120 wing beats per second.
Not bad for such a small dude!
Strobist info: Soligor MZ 400 AFM program flash + homemade diffuser (2 layers of kitchen towel).
Specs: 200mm DC lens + 68mm AF extension tubes.
Eristalis pertinax - Tapered Drone fly.
I found this very helpful for identifying hoverflies, British ones in particular.
www.bnhs.co.uk/focuson/hoverflies/html
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Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods.
~ 0.8 cm in length, 50% cropped
Hoverfly - syrphus ribesii on a sunflower in my garden. The colours of the hoverfly match the sunflower nicely.
I believe this to be a Hoverfly so I had a look at pictures of UK Hoverflies to try to identify it but I ended up more confused than ever.
Hoverfly Xylota segnis on mollis azalea flower- a rare visitor to the garden. Focus stacked using zerene
Hoverfly Baccha elongata female. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/20388756874/ for a 3D version.
First one of these hovers I've managed to photograph this year