Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: golden-backed snipe fly

  • Love is in the Air

    There is no remedy for love but to love more. ~Henry David Thoreau Snipe Fly love that is…and actually, most of it is on the ground or low vegetation. A few days ago I posted something about a cool insect I discovered in the yard, a Golden-backed Snipe Fly. Yesterday, when I walked outside, I Read more…

  • A Speck of Gold

    You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you. ~ Andy Warhol Walking out the door yesterday, I looked down and saw a speck of gold. Funny thing was, it was on the back of an odd-looking fly. I stooped to take a closer look, fully expecting it to Read more…