Common Drone Fly - Eristalis tenax - a photo on Flickriver

            A migratory cosmopolitan species of hoverfly that can be found in every continent except Antarctica. It is said that the male drone fly lives in the same  territory all their entire lives where they will feed and defend their area from other insects.
   

Taken on: July 31, 2021

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.0, 1/160 sec, 90mm (=135mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	90mm (35mm equivalent: 135mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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