Autumn Air Still Buzzing

On my walk to the local Beech wood this afternoon I passed some ivy in bloom on a roadside verge, and was quite amazed at how many hoverflies were busying themselves feeding of the sweet nectar and pollen.

I was also taken how the autumn sunlight appeared to make their colours richer.

They were that busy hovering around from flower to flower they were quite tricky to photograph.

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Drone Fly Eristalis tenax. Local roadside verge, Staffordshire, England. October 2016.

10/1605/19 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Hoverflies, Insects, True Flies, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Autumn, Diptera, Drone Fly, Eristalis tenax, Flies, Fly, Hoverflies, Insects, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, October, True Flies, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 10 Comments