Native Bee inspects pollen inside Notocactus flower

Native Australian Bee species inspects a Notocactus flower for bountiful

pollen / nectar deposits

2 in 1! Very nice.

Matthew, that looks like a Hover Fly, not a bee. BTW Hover Flies eat pollen, bees don't. Cheers, Sam......,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly

excellent shot ! congrats

Wow, what a wonderful catch! Well done. :)

WOW, i wish i could do that...

Thanks all for your comments. Sam, a big thanks to you - I have been living under a misnoma for years that there were native bees - you are 100% correct, they are hoverflies or mimicking flies, I am most grateful for you pointing this out.