Insects... the season starts slowly and chilly

[Astro]

Taken over last few days at Barston Lakes near Birmingham UK Still quite cold and not much activity yet.

#1
Bee Fly_R5_4922 by James Edwards, on Flickr


#2
Dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major) 2 by James Edwards, on Flickr


#3
Yellow Dung Fly_R5_4965 by James Edwards, on Flickr


#4
Yellow Dung Fly_R5_4970 by James Edwards, on Flickr


#5
Tawny Mining Bee Female (Andrea fulva_R5_4977 by James Edwards, on Flickr

[xpatUSA]

Splendid series - well done!!

[Wavelength]

Fourth one is the best, followed by fifth

[Geoff F]

I have also been finding insects a bit thin on the ground so far this year, and those which are present seem to be very flighty.

I did get a Dotted Bee-fly a couple of days ago but it was a rather distant shot and there were many failures because two of them were chasing each other around and not settling for long enough to focus.