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Correct, it is indeed a Volucella Zonaria Hoverfly, female,

Hi Jim, great series of this Beetle, looks like a female " Oedemera Nobilis".

Thanks Ernie for tip on the sharpening in DxO, will look in to it and try some different settings. The lens used was the 200-500 Nikon F fit.

Thanks Third Son, and Tom, for your comments much appreciated. For Tom, will look into the sharpening of these images, maybe be down to using DXO6 and not got to grips with it yet, always something ...

Hi Anayv, great set as usual, hope the new DX comes out before you burn out this poor Z50. Have a great new year and look forward to seeing more of your images in 2023, love #1 in this set.

Hi Aaron, wish I could be in SOCAL, but these were taken in Northern Spain, maybe I will come across the pond some day and photograph all the beautiful people. Thanks for taking time out to look ...

Hi JT thanks for your kind words, and glad you liked the images.

Feel free to comment good or bad, only way to learn is to listen to others points of view.

Thanks for taking the time to look and comment, much appreciated.

Hi Sactojim, great images with plenty of action and taken with an iconic camera, TFS.

Feel free to comment, good or bad.