Museum Gardens - Part 2

Now if there is one insect which is almost impossible to get shots of, it is these Needle-nose Flies. This is a Philoliche aethiopica belonging to the Tabanidae family.

They are always hovering and before you can get the lens focused, they are off to another spot.

Most of the time the best you can get is a butt shot. :)
One flower I do not see a lot of anymore are Hollyhocks. This garden had plenty of them in different colors but I think I liked this pinkies/red on the best.

In others, bees and other insects were collecting pollen.

Ah yes, the season to multiply!! There was a lot of this going on too. :)

Day Lilies were plentiful….

…some of them with two or more colors in the petals.