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Jan. 27, 2021
Busy Bees
The sack you see is for pollen and folds out of the modified hind legs of the bee is used for pollen storage and transport then returns back into the leg again…
Jan. 12, 2021
Bees!
Bees are among many insects on the decline. In fact 40% of the world's insect species have declining numbers. This was according to a February 2019 study.…
Sept. 26, 2020
The balcony observer's 279th report- Forensic investigation …
【Forensic investigation, Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) & Flesh fly (Sarcophagidae) 6/6 法醫調查,切葉蜂與肉蠅】 The beekeeper had questions in his mind, so he decided to…
Sept. 22, 2020
The balcony observer's 278th report- Uninvited guests, flesh…
【Uninvited guests, flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) 5/6 不速之客,肉蠅】 This morning, a group of uninvited guests suddenly appeared on the three-tier shelf. Mamma Mia! They…
Sept. 19, 2020
The balcony observer's 277th report- Babies are born.…
【Babies are born. Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) 4/6 切葉蜂,寶寶誕生】 Twenty-two days passed and nothing happened until that noon... 就這樣過了22天,什麼事都沒有發生,直到那天中午… to…
Sept. 19, 2020
Busy Bee
I sat and watched this little bee for 30 minutes at least. Going from flower to flower. He would crawl around collecting pollen then tuck it under his wings and…
Sept. 17, 2020
Beeing There
[43-365] 17th September 2020- You just have to bee there at the right time, even when you don't realise it. I never saw the bee and was photographing the…
Sept. 16, 2020
The balcony observer's 276th report- Where's the secret nest…
【Where's the secret nest? Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) 3/6 切葉蜂,秘巢在那裡?】 If you have read my 254th and 255th reports, I think you know that this is another…
Sept. 05, 2020
Foraging in progress
It’s been a while since I spent any time photographing insects, so I made them the focus of my attentions during a stroll through the gardens at Audley End.…
July 25, 2020
Tomaree National Park hinterland walk
I grabbed the chance for a coastal hinterland walk on a mild winter's day ahead of some wild weather.
July 16, 2020
The balcony observer's 255th report (Video)- Leafcutting bee…
Who stole my leaves, sir? (The balcony observer's 254th report) The answer is a solitary leafcutting bee (Megachilidae). She cut with her big jaw. She used her…
July 10, 2020
The busy little bee
[096/365] Day 96 of my 365 Photo Challenge. After 4 days in the state capital Berlin, I had to go back to nature and take some colourful pictures. It was good…
July 06, 2020
Who says you need a macro lens?!
As the weeks go by, more and more places are gradually reopening, offering some welcome photographic possibilities. Having to pre-book visits does take away…
July 02, 2020
Wakey, wakey!
As I rescued the trail camera from our garden this morning, I noticed a sleepy bumblebee on our buddleia bush. It was just beginning to wake up, moving slowly…
June 20, 2020
Buzzing!
I couldn’t get motivated to go out for a walk this afternoon. Instead I spent some more time sitting at the bottom of our garden, with my feet in the flowerbed,…
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