A few flies I’ve seen this spring.
A common hover fly, Toxomerus geminatus:
A less common drone fly, Eristalinus taeniops:
A common (in my garden) syrphid fly, Palpada vinetorum:
None of these flies would find my yard at all attractive without the flowers that grow in it. And I would probably find my yard a lot less attractive without these flies and their other insect friends in it. After all, where there are bugs, there are bug-eaters! This morning I saw (from too far away for a good picture) a Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) looking for prey:
Sometimes all the hard work to transform the landscape into a flowering and fruiting habitat seems worthwhile.