Bee-Fly - normally these creatures are flying way too fast for me to get a decent picture, hand held or with tripod. This one I found upside down in a feeder bin in the chicken run. I rescued it and put it into my bug hotel hoping it would recover. Next morning it was still there and obliged by staying still for me to get this shot. When I checked this afternoon it was gone, hopefully zooming around pollinating as they do.
The bug hotel has been made for a while, I finished it late last year and happily there is evidence of bugs using it, and now its getting use as a recovery unit!Â