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06-04-2010, 06:21 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: S. Devon
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| | | My first Bee Fly this year
In my S. Devon garden yesterday.
A little bit of sunshine is beginning to get those insects moving. 
My first Bombylius major of the season. Last year I did see B. discolor here but just the 'standard version' this time.
A quick snap at what was really too great a distance; but this is where my 180 mm lens does help to produce something. Just managed one shot before this rather flighty individual moved. I did try gently following it and managed a couple of other poor shots but it wasn't going to settle so I left it alone.
With better weather forecast, I will keep a look out for it again this week |
07-04-2010, 10:40 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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| | | Re: My first Bee Fly this year
I'm hoping to try for some photos this year 
Good luck finding more! |
08-04-2010, 02:39 PM
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| | | Re: My first Bee Fly this year
Saw my first one of the year in the garden this morning - didn't have my camera handy - but it was back this afternoon 
The weather here today has been fantastic and the garden has been positively humming - lots of bees, hoverflies, butterflies etc.
Great |
08-04-2010, 06:19 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Suffolk
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| | | Re: My first Bee Fly this year
I saw my first Bee Fly of 2010 today also, it was sunning itself in my garden.
It'll be Damselfly time soon!  |
08-04-2010, 06:22 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: S. Devon
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| | | Re: My first Bee Fly this year
Yes and with a couple more sunny days forecast things should finally start moving.
Went for a walk in some woods today and found plenty of early hoverflies; Syrphus, Platycheirus albimanus, and Eristalis pertinax. Plus a couple of odd insects which, so far, I can't identify. | | |
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