I've been on the alert for Bee Flies for the past weeks, and though I've spotted a few of these fat-bodied, "parka" clad, bumblebee mimics sipping nectar from patches of Gill, Garlic Mustard, and several other wildflowers, the typically cooperative insects were anything but for my camera. I knew I'd get one sooner or later, but I especially wanted a close-up with the new 85mm micro lens, and, since April is their season of maximum abundance, I was beginning to doubt that I'd get lucky this year. But fortune smiled... just not in the expected spot. This Bee Fly—from the wing pattern, probably Bombylius major, the most common species in our area—surprised me by nectaring on one of our Grape Hyacinths. I'd never seen it visiting these garden flowers before, but the fly seemed quite happy to take what the hyacinth was offering. Surprised or not, I was ready and captured the feeding foray in what I'd say was fine fashion.