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Orange Marmalade - _TNY_9165

The marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) like this female on the flower of a great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) is one of my favourie hoverfly species.

 

Not only is it attractive and relatively unafraid which makes it easier to shoot, but also I can't think of a species which is more fond of hovering than this one which makes it easier than most to photograph on the wing.

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Uploaded on September 1, 2024
Taken on August 6, 2024