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Common drone fly

Common drone fly

Common Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) seen in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

It is named the drone fly as they mimic male hive bees. A common sight in t...
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Common Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) seen in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

It is named the drone fly as they mimic male hive bees. A common sight in the urban garden.
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Canon EOS 90D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 617 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 105/1

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Norfolk, GB

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May, 2020

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