got major sunburn sat by the pond watching the bugs but it was worth it (don't be like me and always wear suncream folks)
marmalade hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus), blue emperor (Anax imperator), black tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), and tapered drone fly (Eristalis pertinax)
bonus: lots of blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum)
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A drone or flower fly (Syrphidae sp.), probably a transverse-banded flower fly (Eristalis transversa) gathering pollen from a brown-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) flower.
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