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Thanks, I practice daily! :D I use a basic Nikon D40X with a VR 105mm macro lens and Nikon 2x teleconverter, in manual of course and hand held.

Thank you also Christian, much appreciated. They were low down amongst Ivy leaves, I noticed their pink-purple wing colour as they hovered so lined them up in my viewfinder.

It was after 7pm, the first pic I have is 19:05:08, last was 19:05:49. I may have deleted a couple of pics (I kept the best 4) and as I was stood nearby I don't think they would have started much earlier than when I saw them, and the last pic was probably the best one. I think they separated after the last one, or moved on. The sun was shining low in the sky, and the Ivy is over a roadside drain.

The second fly I found on the slab next to my new pond so they must like to be near water.