Saturday 4 August 2012

A Sun Fly

Dull start to the day but it soon turned out to be sunny with a mix of blue sky and white clouds. For only the fourth time this year I sat out in the garden with my trusty Sony Walkman blasting through headphones to drown out what a friend always calls 'Black and Decker Day'. A time when everyone seems to be mowing lawns and trimming hedges with a variety of mechanical aids.

From time to time I would have a wander across to the pond to see what was about. Quite a few hoverflies and one bobby dazzler in particular:

Sun Fly 1

Can't say I had noticed this type before so had a quick Google ('they can't touch you for it' as Ken Dodd would say) and quickly found its likeness on the microscopy-uk site HERE which has many very clear photos making identification easy. It turned out what had visited the pond was a Sun Fly (Heliophilus pendulas)

Sun Fly 2

The golden yellow is very bright and really stood out in the sunlight.

8 comments:

  1. Another excellent find. Thanks for the link.

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    1. It really is a beauty.
      Thanks for the link you sent.

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  2. What a beauty that is John! I don't think I have ever seen one. Your pond certainly attracts some goodies.

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    1. It looks even more brilliant in real life. You certainly can't miss it when you see one, especially in sunlight.

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  3. Aptly named John.
    A beauty on a sunny day.

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  4. I often wondered what they were called John.

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    1. You have obviously seen them before Roy - I think that was the first to visit my garden though they are supposed to be a common hoverfly. It's certainly an easy name to remember now I know what it is.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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