Scratching Hoverfly

Back to wandering around the garden at lunchtime with a macro lens.
I thought this chap - who was having a good scratch in the shrubbery - was a honey bee, but on examination, he looks like a hoverfly to me.

[Alison Tomlin]

handsome. I think bees are very difficult to ID although a friend told me at the weekend that they're actually easy. hmm.

[Kathy A]

Great shot of him whatever he is

[Spanner]

Wonderful