Showing posts with label Hoverflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoverflies. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Miscellany from Day Two in Majorca

A second day in the S'Albufera and a range of new species to photograph including Hoverflies  - in flight and feeding, Bees, Terrapin, Red Shield Bug, Chafers mating, Bee orchid and, happily, a Red-Crested Coot pair with three young. The Red-crested Coot is one of Europe's most threatened breeding birds. It was reintroduced into the S'Albufera along with other European sites and now appears to be doing well after a decline a couple of years ago.

 
 



Monday, June 4, 2018

Gamlingay and Lackford on Hot Days

Insects are still in short supply but here are some from a walk round Gamlingay Wood (3 Hoverflies) and Lackford Nature Reserve - Hairy Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle and female Black-Tailed Skimmer. 


Thursday, April 21, 2016

Bee flies, Bees and Fly

I spent a considerable time yesterday in my spinach patch practising insect photography with the 100-400mm +1.4 converter Fuji system (my lighterweight replace for the stolen canon gear). Certainly it can produce as good results in terms of focus and has the advantage of much less noise than the 7Dii. It is much slower to focus but possible with lots of practice. The first four images, one of my favourite dipteran species, the Bee fly, followed by several of the many Hymenoptera (bees) species visiting the leaves to warm up. Lastly two predators awaiting a meal - my constant Robin companion and a Hoverfly species that predates other insects.
 
 
  




Monday, March 2, 2015

Botanic Gardens, Cambridge 1 Anglesey Abbey 9

The hoverfly on a Helleborine was the only photo that I managed to take before we were told to leave the Botanic Gerdens in Cambridge due to high winds (this is the second time CCC outings have been disrupted by gales at the BGC). Undeterred, we transferred to Anglesey Abbey and joined the crowds on Snowdrop watch. I was using the 100 macro with an extension ring, hoping to get some images for focus stacking but, even where sheltered, the flowers were moving. The closeup of the crocuses is the only stacked image.



Saturday, July 7, 2012

Paxton Pits


Trip to Paxton Pits today - not so many terns fishing but lots of Great Crested Grebes. I am still trying the 180 mm macro and pleased with the Hoverflies in flight. Great to see an oat field with cornflowers and corn marigolds.

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