Eeeeeep! Had some company drop in for my morning coffee. I think it's a horsefly, but I've never seen one this big. View attachment 165801
That beast would carve out a steak sized chunk!
We have both here, my friend the elusive Zorkasauraus and the variety of Montane Zone flora that is having a banner year on the Mighty Uncompahgre Plateau this Summer. I've never seen more flowers and this particular trail more overgrown than any year since I have been riding up there beginning in 1995.
Saw these brown pelicans when I took the “Dinghleberry” out for sea trials. I took the close up pictures, my friend took the picture that has me in it.