A very Busy: Hornet mimic hoverfly!

I love to see insects on flowers (I mean the beneficial ones lol)
And I love fennel. It's got a lovely scent.
You can tell that bee is big by comparison to the fennel flowers. I would love to have see it

I have seen these before, but dont know what it is, Lol

Thanks Hywel, I really love watching the creatures in and around the garden it is facinating. i love the smell of fennel too.
Willi, he was huge, I would also like to know what type it is.

Having a wonder around the garden today, I noticed there were bees, hoover flys everywhere the whole place was buzzing. I was lost out there for a short while just watching them, lovely.
I'll have to get some fennel.

Grandmage...could it possibly have been volucella zonaria? I think the images on google are very similar. You can compare size etc.

If you would like some seed Kf. i can send you some! My plants this year are almost five foot tall!!

Hi Scottish, ooooer funny name!! Will check it out thank you...................

Thank you to Scottish we have found the name of this creature!

Volucella zonaria also called the hornet mimic hoverfly.

great pictures Grandmage :))))) I can never get them right lol

Well caught Gramdmage , I'd like to have seen that :-), so many insects at the moment, we had a couple of huge dragonflies yesterday by the pond, like something from jurassic park,lol, one was brown and one green with lovely markings,to fast to get a picture:-(

Thanks Mark, didnt have to do much because he stayed a long time so was easy to photograph. Thanks also Simbad I do love watching creatures, from a distance mind!! Lol.

Oh he is lovely! Well captured GM

Cheers Lou, he was huge, wouldnt like to meet him in a dark alley!!! Lol

It's great to see the insects enjoying our gardens, isn't it?

Pleased to have helped Grandmage...having just read Bloomer's blog - I now know why Pimpernel didn't id for you. He is the best at this game and has pointed me in the right direction with websites for finding these things out!

Thanks for the photos.

Well I am grateful Scot. thank you.
T.bear I suppose that is why we plant up our gardens with flowers etc. it all helps in the great big plan of things!!
You are welcome Clarice. we also have to thank the 'Volucella zonaria' who posed so beautifully. Lol