Cricket got rained off today after only three overs, so nothing of note to report there, other than the player's laughter laughing at my emergency poncho I rode home in. So instead, let us take a look at the walk to the park I had on Saturday, and what I found on the way.
At the island in the river, I went to have a look at a raggedy buddleia that was growing through a fence. And upon one of the flower heads, I found the mightiest beast in the hoverfly world, the hornet mimic hoverly.
Normally these big beasties are, like most of their kin, very twitchy about being photographed, but it was a cool day and this one was obviously getting stuck into the nectar to make sure it had enough energy to flit about. Thus, it was co-operative about having its picture taken although the breezy conditions made it rather tricky and I only got two usable photos.
Still, two was enough.
Later on, I was walking to the cricket ground to watch the first team, and in a garden came across what I can only describe as a giant thistle tree, and the bumblebees were really loving it.
Pleased to have had some decent nature encounters this weekend.
Si
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Great pictures of hte hover fly. I have see one or two of those in the past and wondered what they were . Although I have to say the ones I saw looked hard shelled and shiny yellow rather than softly fuzzy like that one.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant pictures Si
ReplyDeleteWell spotted. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you dear readers!
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