Enjoying the nectar!

Today is the first day of Spring (Meterologically speaking) YIPEEEE!!!!!!
To celebrate I went for a walk round one of favorite haunts....Ben's field at Southwater Country Park. In summer this is alive with insects especially damselflies, but today it was a sea of mud and puddles (thank goodness I bought some wellies last year!) it seems nearly impossible to believe it will be alive with insects again in just 12 weeks time...
I thought I would mark the first day of Spring by blipping a really cheerful male Yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria. The Yellow or Golden dung fly is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in the Northern hemisphere.
As the name suggests they have a liking for large mammal feces, where they breed. They feed on other small insects, nectar and feces. They range in size from 5 - 11 mm, the males which are bright yellow with orange yellow fur on the front legs being larger.
Despite his nasty habits, I think he is a really nice find.
Here's to spring and many more finds!