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Picture winged flys

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 17, 201496 views2 comments
Thanks to Ed Williams for the ID of these small flies. This image shows two of these flies engaged in what I think is a dispute over feeding territory. I have other images which appear to show a fly feeding through a hole in the base of the flower of the wild white indigo.

Canon T3i
1/400 @ F-5.6 ISO 100
Canon EF-100 2.8 Macro USM
tripod with cable release.
slight breeze

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on June 17, 2014 at 10:19 PM
I like the action, John. Certainly looks like they are engaged in fisticuffs. Good capture of the combat.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 18, 2014 at 9:03 AM
Neat catch, John. My first thought was a fly preening in a mirror.... :biggrin:....but that's obviously not right. The two flies stand out well against the soft green background and you've got enough of the indigo plant to put the flies into context, but not so much as to pull attention away from the action.
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