What a beautiful day we had here! I sat out on the deck this afternoon and just took in the sun and fresh air. I had three winged visitors today- The Eastern Peewee, a humming bird and this fellow. I'm not sure what kind he is but his big red eyes made him a little more interesting than the average fly on the wall.
Great shot, Ann! :) Lovely flower and creepy little bug! I wonder if it's the kind of fly that bites. I know for sure it's not a horse fly. Could it be a type of bee? Whatever the insect, you caught it well. Good job! :)
@maggiemae Thanks Maggie! No, they were definitely red. @bkbinthecity Thanks Brian! @espyetta Thanks MaryBeth! And thank you so much for the fav! Of course you will always be the Queen Bee of bug shots in my book! @kerristephens Thank you Kerri! @digitalrn Thanks Rick! I'm putting my order in with the Master Weather Man for one just like it on June 1! @ellimae Thank you Ellen! @salza Thank you Sally! @alia_801 Thank you Alia! lol! @sangwann Thank you Dione! @roddy Thank you Suze! Can't wait to get a camera that I can take pictures of them with. But for now I enjoy watching them. @nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! @bruni Thank you Bruni! @dakotaburns Thank you Donald! @prttblues Thanks Bev! It was definitely a fly and there were 3 possibilities of match-ups in my bug book. But I can't be certain which one because I can't see the back of this guy in this shot and it's the only good one. Tachinid Fly, Flesh Fly or Biting Stable Fly- they all have the same colors and red eyes. None of them are pretty and none of them sound nice! I think if he was the biting kind, the only reason he didn't come after me was because I probably blinded him on the first shot. I didn't realize I had the flash on with the first shot. He probably couldn't see for a minute or so! @pflaume Thanks Lisa! @vposey Thank you Vickie! @archaeofrog Thank you Katie!
Ann....@olivetreeann If you view this large, the details are amazing! A bug AND a flower! You rock!
@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian!
@espyetta Thanks MaryBeth! And thank you so much for the fav! Of course you will always be the Queen Bee of bug shots in my book!
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! I'm putting my order in with the Master Weather Man for one just like it on June 1!
@ellimae Thank you Ellen!
@salza Thank you Sally!
@alia_801 Thank you Alia! lol!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@roddy Thank you Suze! Can't wait to get a camera that I can take pictures of them with. But for now I enjoy watching them.
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole!
@bruni Thank you Bruni!
@dakotaburns Thank you Donald!
@prttblues Thanks Bev! It was definitely a fly and there were 3 possibilities of match-ups in my bug book. But I can't be certain which one because I can't see the back of this guy in this shot and it's the only good one. Tachinid Fly, Flesh Fly or Biting Stable Fly- they all have the same colors and red eyes. None of them are pretty and none of them sound nice! I think if he was the biting kind, the only reason he didn't come after me was because I probably blinded him on the first shot. I didn't realize I had the flash on with the first shot. He probably couldn't see for a minute or so!
@pflaume Thanks Lisa!
@vposey Thank you Vickie!
@archaeofrog Thank you Katie!
Thank you Taffy!
Thank you Kathryn!
Thank you Pam!
lol I think he was frozen in place as I had forgotten to shut off the flash and it fired off on the first shot!