Singing like mad in the late afternoon.
Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), Palo Alto Baylands, Santa Clara County, California - 31 July 2011.
Tweoo-weoo-weoo in the very early morning.
Melissodes sp. Long-horned Bee (Eucerini), male, Palo Alto Baylands, Santa Clara County, California - September 2009. Thanks to Dr. John Ascher for genus-level ID.
Agapostemon sp. Metallic Green Bee (Halictidae), female, Palo Alto Baylands, Santa Clara County, California - September 2009. Thanks to Dr. Ascher for genus-level identification.
Melissodes so. female "long-horned bee", Palo Alto Baylands, Santa Clara County, California - September 2008. Thanks to John Ascher and Bug Guide for identification.
Eristalinus aeneus (Syrphidae, Flower Fly, Hover Fly), Shoreline Lake Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California - 17 July 2010. The amazing eyes on this fly make this one of my favorite syrphid species.
Eumerus sp. flower fly (Syrphidae, hover fly), Sarah Wallis Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California - May 2010.
Gymnosoma sp. (Tachinidae), Palo Alto Baylands, Santa Clara County, California - September 2008. These flies are apparently parasitoids of stink bugs (pentatomids).
Nephrotoma wulpiana, male, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California - June 2008. Thanks to Chen Young and Bug Guide for species-level identification. This is a kind of crane fly.
