She posed for me for a minute.

You have to be fast with those little buggers. Really fast!
Not only they fly like choppers and can stay still in the air for a second just to move unexpectedly a moment after, but also they are small. And skinny. And are way more spooked than lazy bumblebees or busy bees. They will fly away if you get too close.

I was all happy camper shooting some lazy beetles when I saw this hoverfly passing by the flower the beetles were sitting on. I payed no attention to her, since I know I wouldn't be able to catch her anyway. But she sat down about a meter away from me on a grass and was staring.
Challenge accepted, little one!

With each shot I was trying to get closer and closer until I crossed the invisible barrier and puff... she was gone.
I have no idea how @digitalis takes all those macro shots of those flies. He must be an alien :)