We are just running into a another patch of fine weather, and I am taking advantage by getting outside again, trying to bathe my pale face in vitamin D, and ease my Tourette tics.
The last few weeks, we've mainly had bumbles and honeybees on the wing, with only hairy footed flower bees being the other bees in flight, doing their ferocious zig-zag flights around the red dead nettle and green alkanet.
But yesterday and today, mining bees have appeared. The sappy leaves of a shrub at work attracted grey patched mining bees and chocolate mining bees, while today at the library gardens, a stunning tawny mining bee paused for a brief rest on a clump of alkanet.
There was a bonus today too, the first common carder bumblebee of the year was looking for a nest hole among the grasses.
Tomorrow will be warmer, and perhaps I might even find a butterfly.
Si
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Great photos once again, thank you. So far I have seen two red admirals, one peacock, a small blue butterfly and a couple of small brown ones (? Gatekeepers) which is more than the whole of last year. Regards Sue H
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