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Surprise survivor

November 17, 2020 - During my eight, quarter-mile laps of the Wheeler High School running track, I try not to see anything that would encour...
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Sun lover

October 07, 2020 - I have a patch of goldenrods growing alongside of the pea fence in what's supposed to be a vegetable garden, and I allow...
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A touch of gold

August 04, 2020 - When I spotted this striking insect, which I suspected was a flower fly, I got instantly excited. If I'd been birding, I...
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Hovering expert

June 05, 2020 - For reasons I can't put my finger on, the diversity and abundance of flower flies, so strong last month, seems to have w...
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Bring on the bumbleflies

April 25, 2020 - Praise be—the sun actually came out today and it was close to late-April warm, well, compared to the raw, chilly weather...
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In mid-air

August 06, 2019 - Hoverflies, a.k.a. flower flies, have become my new favorites this summer, largely because of the publication of Jeff Sk...
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Hovering mimic

September 23, 2016 - I could easily see how easy it would be to get hooked on a group of Diptera known as Hoverflies. These marvelous bee mim...
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