Hoverfly ? not too sure ...
Found this one in my garden, like most of my subjects. Not really sure if it's a hoverfly though, since it was hairier than most other specimen I encountered.
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Don L
Foggy start to a Sunday morning
Down on the waterfront this morning, tide was out, Heron were sitting along the water fishing. There was a boat coming across the water from Bremerton heading into Port Orchard.
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Last: Sep 21, 2026
Colin Andersson-Hamill
Tiffany
One of ur Tiffany lamps. Taken the day I bought my Hasselblad. This is not edited apart from a crop. It is a tandard lamp.
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This is a good picture!
Yes hoverflies can have hairs. Hoverflies mimic other insects. I think this one is mimic a bee. Hard to tell wich species it is, but it could be Eristalis Intricaria.
Thanks !
I've looked up some images of 'Eristalis Intricaria', I think you're right. I thought it was a bumblebee at first, though a small one. The behavior was totally different than that of a real bee, it sat still for way longer.
Nice one! Sure looks like a bee, but those eyes and face look more like a fly to me. I think it's hoverfly, just a great mimic.
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