May Flies

[Monaro Pete]

There's a small river quite close to me & every summer I watch the May Flies from off the bridge whilst out with Monkey Dog.

I noticed something quite unusual this year that I hadn't before............
On each side of the bridge the Flies are different colours, blue on the western side & green on the eastern side.
I've tried to research the reason, but I don't find any answers :nenau :nenau

[stevew]

could it be something as simple as light coming from a different direction?:nenau

[solarman216]

Had a quick google and seems the green maybe drake but they change to grey at different times of the year, look it up on wikipedia, Rick

[Monaro Pete]

could it be something as simple as light coming from a different direction?:nenau

I thought that too. So I tried looking from another direction.

[Monaro Pete]

Had a quick google and seems the green maybe drake but they change to grey at different times of the year, look it up on wikipedia, Rick

I'll have another read :thumb2

[elty001]

May flies come in a whole range of different colours but the blue ones are the ones that catch your eye.

[don simon]

Am disappointed after such an positive start with the thread title.

[Monaro Pete]

Am disappointed after such an positive start with the thread title.

Was you hoping for some pics? I have tried, but they don't let you get close enough & even with the 8X zoom I can't get a good shot with enough detail, they just blend in with the plants.