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A Fly By

What's a fly doing there?

Just soaking up the sun.

A fly that landed on one of the two colorfully painted beehive columns that grace the entrance to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the University of California, Davis, seemed like part of the scene.

The haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden planted next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, draws many a visitor--and many an insect. It is open year around.

We spotted this fly next to a painting of a honey bee in flight.

It knows a good spot when it sees one.