Ovipositing Hover. This hover is looking for an ideal spot to deposit her eggs.
Do we have a nice spot?
She seemed to think so for a moment...but then decided against it. Perhaps it was the ant in the previous frame she wasn't impressed with.
Here's a heavy crop of the earlier shot. You can see her eggs still inside ready to be laid.
A Muscid, in a rather difficult position to photograph.
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