Two male Common Bluets in flight, squabbling over a very sexy damsel(fly), nearling 'drowning' her in the process...

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Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight

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After alighting, they typically open their wings once or twice for a split second before folding them back in and keeping them parallel to their slender bodies.

It takes really fast reflexes, spot-on AF & persistence to capture them like this.


Dutch: Man Weidebeekjuffer (Calopteryx splendens)

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Female Blue Emperor (Anax imperator) in flight

Have a go at it yourself if you enjoy frustrating experiences (-;

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Female Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
a.k.a. Patti LaBelle (-:

(A bit of useful info: in hoverflies the males - in contrast with females - in general have their eyes meet on top of the head.)

Dutch: Pyjamazweefvlieg of dubbelbandzweefvlieg

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