In my garden this morning, these wasp mimics feasted on my Cineraria Silver Dust. (Nikon D3000) The bees don’t like the cineraria much but these flies always turn up each year.

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One is able to tell the various bee and wasp mimics apart from their wing venation. Next time I’ll attempt to identify this fellow properly. I had a look at the diagrams but my eyes glazed over.  It’s probably a hoverfly.

Thanks for looking.

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Other Stuff

Hoverfly, sawfly, whatever…

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Also called the Correa Brown, this is the orange butterfly I mentioned a few posts ago – hard to find one settled enough for a photograph. I had given up chasing one about, when this one landed right by my feet, staying long enough to get a few shots. In this first one, I love how the light catches the wing edges during a rare spread.

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I can’t decide if I prefer Correa Brown over its other name – Orange Alpine Xenica.

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Thanks for looking.

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Butterflies & Moths

Oreixenica correae: Orange Alpine Xenica

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On my walk the other day, I spotted this young magpie ahead of me, catching himself an insect of some sort. (Nikon D3000)

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Thanks for looking.

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Birds

A tasty morsel

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