Sunny Swamper. Helophilus pendulus, Pendulous Hoverfly, Nettetal, Viersen, North Rhine-Wesphalia, Germany
The Nettetal just east in Germany across the border from Venlo is largely a beautiful nature reserve with a set of smallish towns and villages. They're set in a landscape of small 'seas', lakes, ponds in the fenlands of what was once a huge moor. Today it's all a beloved recreational area. Be careful though where you step: lots of swamps.
Here's Helophilus pendulus, a Swamp Loving Hoverfly, enjoying the Sun. Hence its misnomer as 'Sun Fly', by someone once who misread 'Helo-' (marsh) for 'Helio-' (sun).
Sunny Swamper. Helophilus pendulus, Pendulous Hoverfly, Nettetal, Viersen, North Rhine-Wesphalia, Germany
The Nettetal just east in Germany across the border from Venlo is largely a beautiful nature reserve with a set of smallish towns and villages. They're set in a landscape of small 'seas', lakes, ponds in the fenlands of what was once a huge moor. Today it's all a beloved recreational area. Be careful though where you step: lots of swamps.
Here's Helophilus pendulus, a Swamp Loving Hoverfly, enjoying the Sun. Hence its misnomer as 'Sun Fly', by someone once who misread 'Helo-' (marsh) for 'Helio-' (sun).