My Moorsbus walks are much shorter than they used to be - partly due to more restrictions on bus drivers, but mainly I am much less fit than I used to be, with my age playing a role in this.
However, it isn't all bad news. Slower walks with more time to look around me means I spot things that in the past I might well have missed. Here there is a little competition collecting pollen from this thistle flower. I first spotted the bee, and as I zoomed in the hoverfly appeared on the scene. It must have been keen to have its photo taken as well!
This shot was taken beside the River Leven during our walk at the weekend.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
It is really nice to be out enjoying the Moors and their surroundings again, enjoying once more some of our favourite places and discovering some new ones as well.
The slimmer insect does look like a wasp, but it is a harmless hoverfly (not sure which variety). The hoverflies have a black and yellow wasp like pattern as a means of defence.
Ian
July 11th, 2024
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
It is really nice to be out enjoying the Moors and their surroundings again, enjoying once more some of our favourite places and discovering some new ones as well.
Ian
The slimmer insect does look like a wasp, but it is a harmless hoverfly (not sure which variety). The hoverflies have a black and yellow wasp like pattern as a means of defence.
Ian