Yes most likely. The dutch name for this hoverfly is blind bee. I noticed something strange about this specimen. It has a black blob on his head with two bright red spots:
http://leende.net/peso/20070714/fly.htm A fly parasite? Toine On 7/16/07, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > agree - great shots. I differ on the id of the fly - I suspect it is > the ubiquitous Eristalis tenax - > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eristalis_tenax_2005.06.27_09.54.31.jpg > Alastair > > On 7/16/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very nice shot, indeed! > > > > -- > > Bruce > > > > > > Sunday, July 15, 2007, 2:21:20 PM, you wrote: > > > > T> Thanks everyone. > > T> Today I got lucky and found the lady in the same spot, she probably > > T> needed some rest after a heavy dinner. I prefer this portrait: > > > > T> http://leende.net/peso/20070715 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- -- Toine http://leende.net/peso -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

