Posts Tagged: hover fly
To Sir (Syrphid), With Love
If you see a caterpillar near a cluster of aphids, don't squash it. It could very well be the larva...
Syrphid larva
Adult syrphid fly
The Meeting
Last Saturday the rock purslane in our bee friendly garden drew a honey bee, several hover flies...
Spotted cucumber beetle
The Meeting
Let It Rain
Ah, rain! Ah, liquid precipitation! Just when we were feeling drought-stressed, the weather...
Hover fly on sage
Sage advice
Rain drops keep falling...
Hovering
Hover flies do know how to hover. Like a helicopter with spinning...
Hovering
Nectaring
Painting?