Flies & Hoverflies

Hovering Hoverfly

Wings invisible Orange stripes fixed in mid-air Still while all moves on

Greenbottle

Emerald armour Red eye holds the whole garden Small and very bright

Drone Fly

Golden hairy face Red-brown eye of ancient form Bee without a hive

Blowfly

Orange eye ablaze Bristle-headed, bold, alive Vital to the world

Hoverfly on Thistle

Red eyes on purple Banded wings fold to the throne Thistle, bee, or both?

Crane Fly

Long legs like thin wires Green eyes glow with quiet light Autumn's dancer falls

Hornet Hoverfly

Hornet's clothes, bee's soul Amber wings on purple heath Masquerade of life

Greenbottle on Bloom

Jewel meets yellow Gold and green, the world is bright Each petal matters

Eristalis Hoverfly

Red-brown eye watches Golden hairy face surveys Flower-keeper rests

Drone Fly on Ragwort

Orange on bright gold Compound eyes drink the ragwort Summer disguise worn

Blowfly Portrait

Blue-grey iridescent Red-brown eye, frontal and fierce Beauty in the small

Greenbottle Face-on

Face to face with green Faceted eye, faceted world Mirror in the moss

Golden Hoverfly

Yellow-faced, red-eyed White daisy yields its pollen Gold lands upon white

Dance Fly

Long proboscis probes Dark body on bright green moss Courting in the air

Hoverfly on Knapweed

Tan fur, pink-red eye Purple knapweed hosts the feast Wild pollinator

Greenbottle with Dew

Dew crowns teal shoulders Dark red eye holds the whole world Metallic and still

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