Interesting fly

[BigAl-SA]

Omri showed one of these a couple of days back:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=143424
I'm not sure if it is a hoverfly, but I can't find it in my bug book. When I first saw it, I thought it was a bee species, but then I saw that it was sucking nectar from these tiny flowers like a fly.

http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/photos/58483799-O.jpg


http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/photos/58483800-O.jpg


http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/photos/58483801-O.jpg


These are all cropped slightly, the first to make the shot into portrait. Because they were so active, I couldn't use 1:1.

[melvynyeo]

These are extremely skittish fly. Well done!!! I think it's trying to mimic a bee :D

[Bama]

Beautiful shots....the 3rd is the best. lovely close-up.

looks like we are having a WWide invasion...happen to see these fly here too and was spending the afternoon being busy.

Thank you

[LordV]

Wonderful shots of an unusual fly Al- excellent. I'd guess it's a hoverfly.
Brian V.

[Omri Alon]

Looks like the same one :D It is a fly and it hovers, I think that is the definition of a hover-fly :lol::lol:
Great shots :D I couldn't get that close. Are these cropped?

[Action_Man]

What big eyes it has, lovely capture ...

[dpastern]

Nice shot!!! What sort of fly is it, anyone know?

Dave

[BigAl-SA]

These are extremely skittish fly. Well done!!! I think it's trying to mimic a bee :DThanks Melvyn, it defintely is trying to mimic a bee, even the wing noise is similar.

[BigAl-SA]

Beautiful shots....the 3rd is the best. lovely close-up.

looks like we are having a WWide invasion...happen to see these fly here too and was spending the afternoon being busy.

Thank youThanks Bama - I've just seen your shots from the invasion and they are interesting looking beasties!

[BigAl-SA]

Wonderful shots of an unusual fly Al- excellent. I'd guess it's a hoverfly.
Brian V.Thanks Brian. I was a bit worried about the hoverfly ID as these guys didn't really do the hover bit while I was watching them - they just thumped into to the flowers like bees.

[BigAl-SA]

Looks like the same one :D It is a fly and it hovers, I think that is the definition of a hover-fly :lol::lol:
Great shots :D I couldn't get that close. Are these cropped?Thanks Omri. These are about 15% crops. I couldn't get quite to 1:1 as they were a bit too active.

[BigAl-SA]

What big eyes it has, lovely capture ...Thanks Gordon. It was the eyes that caught my attention - I first thought they were bees.

[BigAl-SA]

Nice shot!!! What sort of fly is it, anyone know?

DaveThanks Dave. The consensus seems to be that it's a hoverfly.

[kallousa]

Great shots Al, covering every part of the body..
I like the texture in the eyes ..

Regards

[BigAl-SA]

Great shots Al, covering every part of the body..
I like the texture in the eyes ..

RegardsThanks Ahmad!

[Bald Eagle]

Fantastic captures, very sharp, I was waiting to be able to see them, when I first looked, they werent there. WOW, I wish we had these around here.:D :D :D :D :D

[Meaty0]

Absolutely fantastic shots Al. Do you use a monopod, or hand-hold? Do you use a standard flash or dedicated macro flash?

Keep up the excellent work. :-)

[BigAl-SA]

Fantastic captures, very sharp, I was waiting to be able to see them, when I first looked, they werent there. WOW, I wish we had these around here.:D :D :D :D :DThanks BE. They are rather good looking beasties!

Unfortunately smugmug has odd downtimes, which of course will mess someone around somewhere in the world :evil:

[BigAl-SA]

Absolutely fantastic shots Al. Do you use a monopod, or hand-hold? Do you use a standard flash or dedicated macro flash?

Keep up the excellent work. :-)Thanks! All of my bug pics were handheld. I use a 420ex flash mounted on a bracket to the left of the lens.