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Sun lover
29 Jul 2025

Sun lover

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It drizzled on and off for most of the morning, so I occupied myself with indoor stuff, including some cooking for the freezer. Half way through the afternoon the sky lifted, and for a couple of hours the sun even … Continued

Cygnustech diffuser, flash, footballer, garden, Godox V860iii, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, sun fly, tiger hoverfly
Steamy
25 Apr 2025

Steamy

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

After finding my first Large Red Damselfly of the season in the garden yesterday, I thought it was worth making another search of local Odonata sites this morning – but once again I drew a blank. The likeliest of the … Continued

bug porn, Cleeve Prior Mill, copulation, Cygnustech diffuser, flash, footballer, Godox V860iii, hedgerow, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, sun fly, tiger hoverfly
Spray’n’pray
29 Sep 2024

Spray’n’pray

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

This morning R and I set to and reclaimed the secret garden, which over the spring and summer had become so overgrown that the inaccessible garden would have been a better nickname for it. I wasn’t sure how far we’d … Continued

bug porn, copulation, garden, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, pond, pond sedge, sun fly, tiger hoverfly, wildlife pond
Flagrant
24 Sep 2024

Flagrant

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

One of the things I’ve noticed this season is a fall in the number of Helophilus hoverflies around our wildlife pond. Since we put in this pond during lockdown in the summer of 2020 it has been very popular with … Continued

bug porn, copulation, footballer, garden, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, Iris pseudacorus, pond, sun fly, tiger hoverfly, widlife pond
Result
24 Apr 2024

Result

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I had a number of errands to run today, so I didn’t have much time for hunting invertebrates, but a quick whisk around the garden at lunch time netted me this pair of Helophilus pendulus hoverflies, getting intimate on the … Continued

bug porn, copulation, footballer, garden, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, pond, sun fly, tiger hoverfly, wildlife pond
Sunny
13 Nov 2022

Sunny

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Since having Covid last month I’ve been struggling to get back to a normal level of activity, and I’ve ended up dealing with just the most urgent tasks from my to-do list and letting everything else drift. This hasn’t been … Continued

autumn leaf, footballer, garden, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, leaf, leaf fall, pond, sun fly, tiger hoverfly, wildlife pond
Coalition of chaos
19 Oct 2022

Coalition of chaos

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I don’t blame you for hiding your face, mate – I’ve been watching the news feeds through my fingers for the past twelve hours. I’m starting to think that the script team on this season of The End of British … Continued

flower, footballer, garden, hebe, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, shrub, sun fly, tiger hoverfly
Mindful moment
1 Jul 2022

Mindful moment

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Having spent the morning researching mirrorless cameras (but reaching no firm conclusion), and the early part of the afternoon on essential domestic tedium, I didn’t get much time in the garden with the camera today. When I did make it … Continued

bug porn, copulation, garden, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, leaf, pond, pond sedge, sun fly, tiger hoverfly, wildlife pond
Getting lucky
2 Sep 2021

Getting lucky

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

As you know, I like a nice bit of bug porn, and I’m quite pleased with this capture, though the hoverflies looked less than thrilled at finding themselves starring unexpectedly in an X-rated photo shoot. I had to be cautious … Continued

bug porn, copulation, Eupatorium cannabinum, footballer, garden, Helophilus pendulus, hemp agrimony, hoverfly, sun fly, wild flower
Shade fly
24 Sep 2020

Shade fly

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I’ve been photographing Helophilus pendulus hoverflies all summer, mainly patrolling my ponds in search of mates, or resting on the floating leaves of the water fringe, but I think this is the first time I’ve actually seen one feeding. Their … Continued

footballer, hedgerow, Helophilus pendulus, hoverfly, ivy, sun fly, Tillys field

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