Lynford

Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)









Common Neobiscid (Neobisium carcinoides)













Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)





Metallina segmentata?



Spider Sp



Rilaena tringularis

























Early Colletes (Colletes cunicularius)





First seen waiting outside a host's nest.

She was underground for 37 minutes before she returned to the entrance.





She then spent another 30 + minutes in and out of the nest entrance never fully revealing herself.

The wind, a flash and our presence all contributing to her remaining there perhaps.

In the immediate vicinity < 30cm two other females were busy clearing out nests.













This individual then sat out in the open for a a good five minutes allowing these photographs. and four other photographers.

Giant Blood Bee (Sphecodes albilabris)

Tags: BirdCherry, Giant Neobiscid, Coltsfoot, MetillinaSp, HarvestmenSp, Landscape, EarlyColletes, GiantBloodBee