Marie Read / Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilocus colubris), male flying in to feed from cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) New York, USA. August.
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Pal Hermansen / Hoverfly in flight, backlight, Norway, September.
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Laurent Geslin / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male feeding on garden flower, UK
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Laurent Geslin / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male on garden flower, ox-eye daisy, UK
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Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in hovering hunting flight. UK, February.
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Andy Rouse / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in hovering flight, with sunlight highlighting primary feathers. UK, May.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flower, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Kim Taylor / Volucella Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) feeding on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers. Surrey, UK, June.
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Kim Taylor / Drone / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) female against a white background. Surrey, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), using proboscis to feed on pollen from anthers of Ivy flowers (Hedera helix). Wiltshire garden, UK, September
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Yellow-legged moustached icon hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) resting on leaf in the Vatican garden with St Peter's in the background, Rome, Italy, March 2010
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Stephen Dalton / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) taking off from Snapdragon flower, UK
