Few more Hovers

Few more shots from Yesterday.
Brian V.

Eupoded corollae possibly? on Osteospermum.

Looking like it's had too much to drink- Narcissus fly Merodon equestris- first time I've managed to get close to one of these hovers.

Narcissus fly again- looking more sober (it is the same hoverfly)

and my favourite hoverfly Myathropa florea sitting on a golden yew

Excellent series of shots, very sharp Hovers.

Thanks BE
Brian V.

Hiya Brian,
Well yer I be gain, these are gorgeous, #1 & 4# are best for me.
The thing I like most about your quality ( & others of coarse) is that it inspires one to attain greater goals, hell thats enough creepin, seriously though it really helps as a 'Newbie' to see what something should look like.
Talk about a hard act to follow
Cheers for now
Mark

wow!

Thanks Mark for the compliments.
I've been doing macros for just over a year now- taken a hell of a lot of shots- thoroughly enjoyed it and am still learning .
Brian V.

Thanks MD
Brian V.

Lovely series Brian, love the hoverflies (they're my latest "obsessional catch").

Dave

Thanks Dave
Just as a coincidence I as reading in a post on the fly ID forum I use that hovers are nowhere near as common down there as they are in the UK. So it's not you
Brian V

LordV wrote:
Thanks Dave
Just as a coincidence I as reading in a post on the fly ID forum I use that hovers are nowhere near as common down there as they are in the UK. So it's not you
Brian V

Dang! I've seen 4 hoverflies in the past week and a bit. One was similar to the ones you've got, yellow/black in colour on the abdomen. It was extremely nervous, couldn't get within 4 feet of it without it leaving at high pace. I saw a 2nd one on Saturday, couldn't get near him cos he was 12 feet in the air and wouldn't come down to eye level for me. And another 2 on Sunday, these were a bit smaller and had black/white stripes on their abdomens. These were very very fast and wouldn't simply stay still, despite Angie being patient with me and letting me have a crack at them for 20 odd minutes of pure and utter frustration. The working distance on the Sigma 150mm is a pain in this aspect as it's harder to get the insects in the frame, by the time I do they zoom out of the viewfinder. Twice I had quite good shots and was about to take the shot when zoom...gone. I ended up trying to just judge the working distance and framing and take the shot without the eye behind the viewfinder (almost certainly guaranteed to fail). In the end I got 1 shot, and that's just totally crappy...see attached...

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Once again, great series. Lots of detail

More amazign photos by you Brian!!!!
Fantastic!!

You certain it's a hoverfly
Brian V.

Leorooster wrote:
Once again, great series. Lots of detail

Thanks Leorooster
Brian V.

Thanks Brian V.