Mostly flies

Here are a selection of macro photos that I took mid June.  They are mostly flies.  But a beetle also sneaked in.

And in this first one – I guess a snail did!

Fly eating from a dead snail
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Fly eating from a dead snail

The green in the background of this hoverfly shot is card to take away the black background from the flash used.

Small hoverfly on bramble flower
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Small hoverfly on bramble flower

No idea of the species of the fly – so I named the shot by its eye colour.

Red Eye Fly
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Red Eye Fly

Here’s the tiny beetle shot that sneaked into the set.

Tiny beetle on a bramble petal
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Tiny beetle on a bramble petal

And finally this almost black hoverfly – the white band in the middle giving it its common name – Great Pied Hoverfly

Great Pied Hoverfly nectaring on a bramble flower
Canon EOS 760D (100mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO400)
Great Pied Hoverfly nectaring on a bramble flower

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