Update: I found out that this is not a bee or a wasp but is a hoverfly. Hoverflies are excellent examples of Batesian mimicry (named after H. W. Bates who first described it in 1862). They generally mimic bees and wasps – insects that sting and also taste unpleasant, so are avoided by predators.
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Great focus. I studied all your pics in this entry and was duly impressed by them all ,but, especially, this one
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