I checked my phone, and indeed, there are a vast variety of species here. So through Sir David, I have learned another small thing about the world around me: that during the summer, my porch is a display stage for mating hoverflies. I'm not entirely sure why they love my porch so much; it's true that at this time of day, the sunlight pours in and shows them off well, but there must be some other thing that makes them favor it. Perhaps the cream walls make their performance show up particularly well to the female hoverflies? Or maybe the walls and roof mean they have a little protection from the insect-hunting birds.
Happy 90th birthday to one of my favorite naturalists
I checked my phone, and indeed, there are a vast variety of species here. So through Sir David, I have learned another small thing about the world around me: that during the summer, my porch is a display stage for mating hoverflies. I'm not entirely sure why they love my porch so much; it's true that at this time of day, the sunlight pours in and shows them off well, but there must be some other thing that makes them favor it. Perhaps the cream walls make their performance show up particularly well to the female hoverflies? Or maybe the walls and roof mean they have a little protection from the insect-hunting birds.
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