I stumbled on this oversized March Fly thing this morning.
Was happy enough for me to go and get a camera.
Quite tame, if that’s the word. About 25mm (1") long.
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Bristle fly?
Well spotted that man. They certainly look interesting and as I read, they are.
The female lays eggs in a host grub and the hatched larvae eat away at the host and eventually kill it. They are part of a large
Tachinidae family. They are not parasitic as an adult and do good.
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Apparently that colouring is the most common.
Beautiful fly and photo. Almost looks like a bumble bee.
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Very nice.
My photo is of a very old genis of Bristle Fly apparently 
. ie A black and white job before they got colour in the genes. 
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Wow, that is one very bright fly, it would be hard to miss it. A great photo Wilma, such a clear and focused photo.
Cheers
Thank you Wilfred & @Peter48, she found it much easier to focus using the eye piece for the first time instead of the side viewing screen.
It’s amazing what you’ll find/see in the backyard. Yesterday one of my Butcher Bird friends had something big in it’s mouth. It turned out to be a large spider. After softening it for a little while, he/she gulped it down. It looked like the bird was having trouble getting it all down. Funny to watch.
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