Bees and flowers.

H.R. Waller
Date: 5 October, 2008
Time: 1500
Location: On the north side of the Millstream, next to Smith
Weather: drizzling, 58 degrees

There is a patch of flowers that look jut like daisies, except they are yellow. They are on the bank of the Millstream, clustered together in a big group. Upon consulting Audubon's field guide, I suspected that thy were perhaps Northern Mule's Ears, but the book says that those bloom in May and June, so I'm not sure if that could be correct. When I got up to examine the flowers more closely, I noticed that there was a bee sitting on one of them working away busily to sustain its colony. When I looked through the book to try and identify it, I decided that it looks more like a Drone Fly than a wasp or bumble bee. It is in the fly family, though I am not sure why since it feeds on nectar and pollen like most bees do. It looked like its legs and undercarriage were dusted with pollen, though it was difficult to get a close enough look with the little worker buzzing around all over the place.