Saturday 11 July 2020

Brimstone Moth and Carder Bees


Back to gardening, I of course leave it to the birds and Olive, while I amuse myself trying to photograph insects. Currently all of the flowers the bees are using are tiny and they are only on each flower for 1-2 seconds, it's a nightmare.



Brimstone Moth



Unknown flower, it wasn't what was ordered apparently



One of around 30 House Sparrows being seen daily, I suspect there's many more than that and it's different ones coming in as previously found



I think this and those below are Moss Carder Bees, they're from a neighbours garden where they have built a pile of moss as a nest. He's put a large plastic flower pot over the nest and they seem un-phased by it, he's confident he's identified them correctly



I notice this one has a red mite, and it's not uncommon it seems as various other species have more than one






The only red clover flower in an entire lawn



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