Also known as the large bee fly.
I don't recall ever seeing these before but this week I have seen them for three days in a row. It must be the early sunny weather we are all enjoying at the moment. This one was kind enough to be sitting on a peg and it waited patiently whilst I ran inside to get my camera.
They are mimics and resemble a small bumble bee. The adult flies look furry, and have a long tongue to enable them to retrieve nectar whilst hovering beside flowers
In some parts of Britain they are know as 'beewhals', due to their lengthy proboscises.
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