Patience in the Garden

Patience.

That's what it takes to capture images of syrphids, aka flower or hover flies.

They are oh, so tiny and they move oh, so quickly. As the morning dawns,  you wait, camera poised, near their preferred blossoms.  You'll need a keen eye and a quick trigger finger--not to mention a good macro lens and a high shutter speed to freeze a moment in time and space.

If you're stealthy and don't startle or shadow them, you can observe them nectaring just inches away from you. This is big game hunting, but with little insects.

Patience.

And, another frozen moment in time and space.