Another Bee Fly

A few years ago these were very rare visitors in our garden, but now we seem to get them quite a few. The Grape Hyacinths seem to be their favorite source of food.

Uploaded30/03/2020 - 10:54

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-5 II s

Shutter Speed1/500

Aperturef/9.0

LensTamron SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

ISO800

Focal Length130mm

Unique Views / Likes13/0

Tagsbee fly grape hyacinth handheld pentax k-5 iis

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Date Taken	28/03/2020 - 11:03
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5 II s
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/500
Aperture	f/9.0
ISO	800
Focal Length	130mm
Lens	Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro

RobL RobL

2620 posts
11 years
Warwickshire

Posted 31/03/2020 - 22:24 Link

They are deceptively tricky to photograph, they hover motionless until the moment you press the shutter and they are gone! So well done to get this. Just today it occurred that I don’t remember seeing these as a child.