Gayle Marien welcomes the return of the not-so-humble hover fly
By Gayle Marien
The hover flies are back! I went to the wax-flower bush in our garden when it came into bloom earlier this month looking for honey bees to photograph and discovered an abundance of hover flies.
As soon as I spotted them, I raced inside for my camera and switched to my macro lens. I was hopeful these tiny insects with their oversized eyes, black-button noses, and their black and yellow stripes would strike a pose on a flower. They are tricksters dressed to resemble bees, but there is no cause to worry; they are harmless as they have no stinger. I got as close as I could without spooking them.
The hover flies are back! I went to the wax-flower bush in our garden when it came into bloom earlier this month looking for honey bees to photograph and discovered an abundance of hover flies.
As soon as I spotted them, I raced inside for my camera and switched to my macro lens. I was hopeful these tiny insects with their oversized eyes, black-button noses, and their black and yellow stripes would strike a pose on a flower. They are tricksters dressed to resemble bees, but there is no cause to worry; they are harmless as they have no stinger. I got as close as I could without spooking them.
