Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on margeurite

Hoverfly feeding on azalea pollen. Syrphus torvus

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

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens

Hoverfly on kniphofia flower in our Brisbane garden.

Hoverfly Scaeva sp. on hebe flowers

Hoverfly larva on the i=underside of an oakbush leaf. Seems to have raided a barkfly nest

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

Hoverfly from one of my Brucemore shoots during the summer. When viewed large you can see the pollen falling off the plant.

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding. Natural light

Hoverfly macro

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Syrphid hoverfly on cornflower

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus on lawn weed. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare

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

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum

Hoverfly

Syrphus sp.?

North Shoebury, Essex

Hoverfly on a Lilac coloured poppy in our holiday cottage garden

Another hoverfly in flight :-)

Marmalade Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)

Doing what it does best!

Shot using the 7D & EF 300mm f/4L IS USM with 25mm of extension tubes.

Light using a hotshoe mounted Speedlight 430EX II in manual mode.

Manually focused, approx half lifesize then cropped further.

Hoverfly inbound on hebe sequence. Strong natural light

The wattle is flowering and the pollinators are about. Capturing hoverflies hovering is a challenge because they are small and active.... Still is the easier option but I like a challenge... Often mistaken for wasps, hoverflies are inoffensive, important flies and pollinators. australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/hover-flies/

Hoverfly on margeurite

Just natural light and testing the Tokina 100mm, an amazing lens for the money I think.

Hoverflies

Hoverfly on blackberry leaf. Epistophe eligans

Hoverflies on lace hydrangea - Episyrphus balteatus

Hoverfly macro taken with a Raynox dcr-250 converter lens on a Panasonic 45-200mm

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on a miniature pine tree

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding. Natural light

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum. First shots of the year. Natural light

Hoverfly

A 2-photo stack of a hoverfly stopping for a quick snack. This is one of my first attempts at focus stacking and I am pleased with the results.

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta on margeurite

Hoverfly Myathropa florea on marguerite. Natural light

Hoverfly Scaeva pyrastri on hebe. The first of these this year. Natural light

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria on hebe

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly in mollis azalea flower

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on an egg laying mission. Each egg is laid near an aphid colony. Hoverfly inspecting the next aphid colony before landing to lay more eggs.