Some hoverflies

Lord Vetinari

A few recent hoverfly shots from the garden
Brian V.


Helophilus sp - natural light


Helophilus sp. Full flash


Marmalade hoverfly sucking on crystallised honey

IPClark

Beautiful shots Brian. I still can't get a good natural light shot .

Have you found that the Helophilus hovers seem to have had an absolutely huge boost in numbers this year? Last year it was all about Marmalades and Syritta's. This year in our garden I'm seeing on average maybe 20 or 30 of the Helophilus hovers at a time on our potentilla, not to mention the ones that get caught up in the conservatory.

Lord Vetinari

IPClark wrote: »

Beautiful shots Brian. I still can't get a good natural light shot .

Have you found that the Helophilus hovers seem to have had an absolutely huge boost in numbers this year? Last year it was all about Marmalades and Syritta's. This year in our garden I'm seeing on average maybe 20 or 30 of the Helophilus hovers at a time on our potentilla, not to mention the ones that get caught up in the conservatory.

Thanks Ian - not really seeing anymore helophilus hovers than previous years here- tend to be fairly rare in the garden.
Brian v.

IPClark

Must be a northern thing then. I'm seeing tonnes of them and never saw one last year

DeVil

Beautiful set Brian, like them all

Lord Vetinari

DeVil wrote: »

Beautiful set Brian, like them all

Thanks Predrag
Brian v.

GOLDENORFE

Love the first frame Brian , your Nat light shots always look good.

Lord Vetinari

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Love the first frame Brian , your Nat light shots always look good.

Thanks Phil
Brian v.