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29-JUN-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Hover flies (Toxomerus)

These tiny flies (a few mm in length) are abundant in summer, in gardens, in natural areas, on woodland edges... This was taken at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/80s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso200 full exif

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Industrial Heritage01-Jul-2011 10:31
Lovely mating photo of these hoverflies. I always find it difficult to ID them, because there are so many.
bill friedlander01-Jul-2011 00:22
Fantastic close up and great timing to catch the behavior. V
Pierre30-Jun-2011 23:58
Une superbe capture! V
Jean Chiasson30-Jun-2011 22:45
Wow terrific capture great timing Christine vote
slhoornstra30-Jun-2011 22:34
Very good work, Christine, amazing catch!! V
PauloCGama30-Jun-2011 22:00
Incredible catch, Christine!! Just incredible.
Cindi Smith30-Jun-2011 21:35
Insect porn! Nothing like it! :)
pascal30-Jun-2011 20:06
Excellent ! This is perfect !
J. Scott Coile30-Jun-2011 19:12
How come do I have Barry White singing in my head ;-)
Janet Forjan-Freedman30-Jun-2011 17:55
Nice work capturing this mating pair!
Tom LeRoy30-Jun-2011 16:50
Amazing capture and details! V!
globalgadabout30-Jun-2011 15:52
well done to capture so well these tiny subjects..
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