{"id":22382,"date":"2026-08-10T08:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22382"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:44:43","slug":"transverse-banded-drone-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22382","title":{"rendered":"Transverse Banded Drone Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=22382\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22380\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03443.jpg?fit=2000%2C1232&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1232\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1786285179&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;210&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc03443\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03443.jpg?fit=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03443.jpg?fit=904%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"557\" data-id=\"22380\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03443.jpg?resize=904%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22380\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22381\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03416.jpg?fit=2000%2C1338&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1338\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1786285164&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;210&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc03416\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03416.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03416.jpg?fit=904%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"22381\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dsc03416.jpg?resize=904%2C605&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22381\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transverse Banded Drone Fly: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, August 2026 \u2014 A member of the Hover Fly family on a sunflower at Roger\u2019s Pond Park along the Mousam River here in Kennebunk. They have planted a nice patch of native plants, and it is always full of various kinds of bees and related species. This specimen, with its bold yellow and brown abdomen, certainly was begging for a photo. Sony RX10 V at 600mm equivalent (cropped to maybe 800mm equivalent field of view). Bird and wildlife modifications to Program. 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