Bombylius major – Jill Orme Photography

2 Apr 2025

Blossom time

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Bee-flies and blossom: what could be nicer? Blackthorn is flowering in all the hedgerows in the village (though sadly not in our own little wildlife hedge, which isn’t yet mature enough), and the early emergers among the season’s nectar feeders … Continued

27 Mar 2025

Star jump

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Bee-flies are pretty bizarre creatures. There’s nothing they can do about that permanently extended narwhal tusk of a proboscis (except separate the two halves of it, which makes them look even weirder), but while most flying insects seem to make … Continued

18 Mar 2025

Major

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It’s always a notable marker of the arrival of spring when I spot the first Dark-edged Bee-fly of the year in my garden. Today, after several days of cold and cloudy weather the sun came out, and as the temperature … Continued

4 Apr 2024

Hover fly

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Oh, my days – I am so sick of rain. I slept late this morning, for the simple reason that it didn’t get light until nearly 9am, and when I got up it was to the discovery that it had … Continued

22 Mar 2024

Bee-fly day

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

The spring is sprung, The grass is ris’, I wonder where the bee-flies is…? Oh. There you are. About time too. Actually, this is exactly the same date as last year for my first sighting of a Dark-edged Bee-fly – … Continued

27 Mar 2023

Springy

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

For the first time this year, the garden was literally humming with flying insects, and you could almost see it lift its head, drop its shoulders, take a long, deep breath, and stride out into spring. Or maybe that was … Continued

27 Mar 2022

Genius

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Mother’s Day: croissants with chocolate spread for breakfast, phone calls and flowers from the Offspring, a trip to the garden centre with R, a happy hour chasing invertebrates around the garden in the spring sunshine, and finally this afternoon, a … Continued

24 Mar 2022

Self-care

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I hear a rumour that the current sunny spell isn’t due to survive the weekend, so I’m making the most of it by spending every moment I can outside in the garden. My Covid symptoms have changed again since yesterday, … Continued

19 Mar 2022

Major annoyance

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Right then, Mr B. major. Now we’ve finally introduced ourselves, can we come to an agreement? I realise that you don’t like me following you around, and that’s fair enough. But I need you to understand that this is my … Continued

31 Mar 2021

Zonkers

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

We had another busy, productive, and tiring day in the garden – mainly weeding and tidying, but R also cut back a tree that was getting above itself, and I did more patio planting. I also found some more excellent … Continued

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