Site Help: Need help identifying this bug, 1 by roybird

roybird wrote:
This critter is about the size of a bumblebee and acts like one. However, we have never seen anything like it before. It appeared in our garden about a week ago. It looks more like a giant fly than a bee. My photos aren't very good but you can get an idea of what it looks like. The colors are red, black wings, and a greenish head with a long nose! Sure would like to know what it is! I do have more pictures.