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Lord Vetinari · Sep-05-2012, 03:01 AM #1

Some shots of a rather thin female Episyrphus balteatus.
5dmk2/MPE-65
Brian v.

IPClark · Sep-05-2012, 03:17 AM #2

Very nice Brian. Lovely and sharp.

I rescued one of these hovers from our conservatory a month or so ago. I also gave it a lunch of honey (Didn't take any shots as I'd let it get its fill under a glass before releasing it). What I found rather amusing was that after it had finished, it climbed up the inside of the glass and was glowing bright yellow and rather fat looking

. I never realised their abdomen was translucent enough to see the honey inside. Reminds me of those ants a while back that were fed coloured sugar drops :)

Lord Vetinari · Sep-05-2012, 09:22 PM #3

Thanks Ian for the comments.
Yes hoverflies can be pretty transparent when full - most obvious when females are full of eggs
Brian v.

**GOLDENORFE** · Sep-06-2012, 01:37 AM #4

Awsome hif shots Brian, well done

DeVil · Sep-06-2012, 04:44 AM #5

Great set, esp lik #2 :)
Nicely taken ;)

Lord Vetinari · Sep-06-2012, 10:22 PM #6

Thanks for the comments Phil and Predrag.
Brian v.


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Sep-05-2012, 03:01 AM #1
Lord Vetinari ^OP Smugbug Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Worthing Sussex UK Posts: 10,237	Hoverfly flying Some shots of a rather thin female Episyrphus balteatus. 5dmk2/MPE-65 Brian v. __________________ Brian V. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/

Sep-05-2012, 03:17 AM #2
IPClark Major grins Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 1,357	Very nice Brian. Lovely and sharp. I rescued one of these hovers from our conservatory a month or so ago. I also gave it a lunch of honey (Didn't take any shots as I'd let it get its fill under a glass before releasing it). What I found rather amusing was that after it had finished, it climbed up the inside of the glass and was glowing bright yellow and rather fat looking . I never realised their abdomen was translucent enough to see the honey inside. Reminds me of those ants a while back that were fed coloured sugar drops :) __________________ Ian Clark My Smugmug gallery

Sep-05-2012, 09:22 PM #3
Lord Vetinari ^OP Smugbug Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Worthing Sussex UK Posts: 10,237	Thanks Ian for the comments. Yes hoverflies can be pretty transparent when full - most obvious when females are full of eggs Brian v. __________________ Brian V. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/

Sep-06-2012, 01:37 AM #4
GOLDENORFE Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WIRRAL UK Posts: 3,950	Awsome hif shots Brian, well done __________________ Phil moderator - Holy Macro Goldenorfe’s Flickr Gallery Goldenorfe photography on Smugmug Phils Photographic Adventures Blog

Sep-06-2012, 04:44 AM #5
DeVil Major grins Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Serbia Posts: 779	Great set, esp lik #2 :) Nicely taken ;) __________________ Predrag Petkovic http://www.flickr.com/photos/devil_macro http://predragpetkovic.daportfolio.com

Sep-06-2012, 10:22 PM #6
Lord Vetinari ^OP Smugbug Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Worthing Sussex UK Posts: 10,237	Thanks for the comments Phil and Predrag. Brian v. __________________ Brian V. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/


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