Tawny Frogmouth

I love this image of a tawny frogmouth I took last year - basking in the sunshine pretending not here really - bit like today really...starting to feel like Spring...

Not a bee but a hover fly…

Thankyou to Snail for the advice on my question of whether the insect I saw last weekend in my vegie patch was a native Australian bee. Seems it is not a bee but a hoverfly The excellent Australian Museum Online shows my hover fly - it seems they are often mistaken for bees and wasps.... Continue Reading →

Hover Fly

This Hover Fly seemed to be collecting pollen from my spring onion flowers in my vegetable garden today - although it is hard to tell as they are so small and fast and get skittish easily disappearing often. Hover Flies at the Australian Museum

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