Lesser House Fly

Today, we saw the first flying insects on our woodsy walks. We saw were a swarm of Lesser House Flies flying all around us over at Hix Small Cemetery, especially as we entered a somewhat shady section. They were so annoying.

I am not a fan of these flies, although they and their larvae do a service of feeding on feces and rotten foods. Unfortunately, they may be disease vectors as they move from feces to human food, Yuck.

We also saw several small bees flying around us as well. I couldn't get close enough to identify them as they were quite skittish.