Alex Hyde / Fly (Polietes lardarius) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Muscid fly (Polietes lardaria), sunbasking on a colourful autumn bramble leaf. Wiltshire, UK, September

Nick Upton / Muscid fly (Polietes lardaria) using proboscis to take nectar from Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers. Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to forage on yellow Mahonia 'Winter Sun' flowers on a fine Christmas day in mid winter, Berkshire, December