I was taking photos of Bluebells last weekend. There weren’t many yet, but they were starting to flower in the woods and elsewhere. I suspect there are more now, but it’s rainy today. Hopefully I’ll get out again sometime soon. One of them had a surprise passenger that I didn’t spot at first. Then I…… Continue reading Surprise Passenger
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Can’t resist a bee
Whenever I go for a walk I always love to see bees. I can’t help but be drawn to them. These bumbles are from two different walks and both encounters left me beaming 🙂
Big Baskets
Yesterday I spotted this honey bee on the bluebells, very busily collecting pollen. Her pollen baskets are full to bursting, and her face is liberally dusted. It was lovely to get a few shots as she went about her business. Pollination is an essential part of nature, so I’m thinking this bee could easily be described…… Continue reading Big Baskets
Butterfly Belle
On a lovely walk in the sunshine this morning I spotted this beautiful Green-Veined White Butterfly resting on a white bluebell. I got pretty close without disturbing it 🙂
Bluebells
I’m not sure if any of these are true wild native British Bluebells … they may well be more likely to be Spanish Bluebells or hybrids. Either way, they’re pretty 🙂
Wasp attempts rebranding
On a recent walk we came across this Wasp. I presume she was female as she was rather large. It seemed to me that she was attempting to show Wasps in a new light – trying to rebrand the Wasp family as friendly, pretty insects…
Spanish Bluebell
The Spanish Bluebells are nearly all open now, and looking lovely. I got very low to the ground (with difficulty!) and got this shot into the heart of one of them. You can see from this angle that they’re different from ‘normal’ bluebells, with a shorter, wider bell. I love the colour of the stamens…… Continue reading Spanish Bluebell
