By Peter Hillman
This Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) was quite comical to observe, because it really was quite a shy fly. It was basking on a leaf near my pond, and as I neared it instead of flying off like they do most of the time it crawled behind the leaf and peered out at me. When I... Continue Reading →
Click to enlarge ... click again to enlarge even more so and scroll up and down and marvel - as I have - at the intricacies of nature's design, the power and the beauty even in humble flies... July 2019, local field, South Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
... but if you want to double click on the image, well ... you have been warned ... They just love the sweet flowering spindle. June 2019, rear garden, South Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
Click and click again on the image to get that little bit closer … Meet Lucilia sericata, a brighly polished-looking fly. This one has rather tattered wings. June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
Feeding time with Calliphora vicina - Bluebottle Fly. You can see why you don't want them landing in your sugar bowl! Do not click and click again to enlarge! June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
Click and click again on the image to get that little bit closer … Bluebottle Fly Calliphora vicina June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
Click and click again on the image to get that little bit closer … Bluebottle Fly Calliphora vicina June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
... well it's not a Red-tailed Bumblebee which it is trying to mimic. It is a hoverfly called the Narcissus Bulb Fly Merodon equestris, also known as the Greater Bulb Fly. It knew the rain was on its way and had found a cosy covering under some spindle leaves. Click and click again on the... Continue Reading →
Click once to expand view, click again to get that little bit closer Female of the species, September 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
