Today’s waddle in local patch was quiet. Birds were hiding in the bushes and flying away as soon As they spotted me. Luckily there were plenty of mushroom and insects. Here are some photos of the latter.

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Die Gemeine Schattenschwebfliege (Baccha elongata) findet man in schattigen und feuchten Lebensräumen, wie Wäldern und an Gewässern. Die Larven ernähren sich von Blattläusen.

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And this isn’t a hornet at all, but the hornet mimic hoverfly. It does look and sound a bit like a (European) hornet.

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Behaarte Schwebfliegen (Syrphus torvus) ähneln der Gemeinen Garten-Schwebfliege (Syrphus ribesii). Wenn man nah genug rangeht und scharfe Fotos machen kann, erkennt man die behaarten Augen von S. torvus.

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Fourth photo is showing Stomorhina lunata, new species for our garden 😊 They have patterned eyes, a bit like horse flies.

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A Common banded hoverfly / Bessenbandzweefvlieg sitting on a flower from the Greater bindweed.

Easily confused with other hoverflies.

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