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On the lookout

By steveplant
A male Bee Fly, Bombylius major, defending his patch against other males, (and other intruders, he saw off a male Orange Tip butterfly that passed close by), and hoping to attract a female. He briefly came down for nectar but then straight back up and on guard.

Tags: Flight Action Territorial Defence Wildlife and nature Hyper Aggresive

Voters: dudler, SauliusR, Kabrielle and 7 more


Uploaded:
9 Apr 2017 8:50AM
Camera:
Pentax K-3 II
Lens:
Tamron AF70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Macro
Shutter Speed:
1/2500s
Aperture:
f/13.0
ISO:
800
Focal Length:
180.0 mm
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KarenFB Plus
16 5.8k 184 England
9 Apr 2017 9:50AM
A brilliant photo - not the easiest of bugs to photograph when they are feeding, let alone on the wing!
steveplant 19 58 2
9 Apr 2017 10:10AM
Thanks Karen, I like a challenge Smile

Steve Smile
Spkr51 Plus
6 United States
9 Apr 2017 2:29PM
Well capture *****

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