tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320110598778233172024-02-20T17:03:12.804+00:00Bumblebee Blogrharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-77844712399410318592013-11-28T14:10:00.000+00:002013-11-28T14:10:01.260+00:00Common Eastern BumblebeeSaw lots of these on a recent trip to Nova Scotia - stunning little things. It is a Common Eastern Bumblebee or Bombus impatiens to give it is proper name:<br />
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<br />rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-16244654709825521602013-08-09T10:33:00.001+01:002013-08-09T10:33:56.105+01:00Cuckoo bees dominate...On a recent visit to Lambert's Castle near Axminster, Andy Grinter and myself found a large number of cuckoo bumblebee species nectaring on bramble flowers. Six species of bumblebee were present but numbers were dominated by:<br />
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Bombus hypnorum was also noted in small numbers.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-12755782259705590532013-06-27T12:43:00.001+01:002013-06-27T12:50:26.901+01:00Bombus in the garden...Well, my father's actually. He has an incredible border of geraniums, which are covered in bumblebees - 5 species present last night when I went to visit, including Bombus hypnorum:<br />
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<br />rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-38049491208487302362013-06-22T20:02:00.002+01:002017-03-27T21:12:32.784+01:00Bombus hypnorum...Bombus hypnorum still turning up everywhere at the moment. Couple of great photos taken by Dave Helliar in his back garden in Chard, Somerset:<br />
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rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-13667870874368583672012-07-05T08:54:00.001+01:002012-07-05T08:54:33.788+01:00More Tree Bumblebees...Ever spreading across the country, more Bombus hypnorum seen in and around Chard this summer...<br />
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<br />rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-71709129379830315712011-06-02T07:46:00.001+01:002011-06-02T07:48:33.835+01:00Bombus vestalis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBpnEHaAQUGZb2vcKEfypy8jgHOV_FWDqVcc-kL6TqXBtoL0lrO0aJmSTdIcl2XyS-mp73VTOEDwL1OsShN9zAgT8YtsLFgxctn9dJxKKu82cG7kBFFkPrmpgnPDwyz6CqWrb2yMsuuk/s1600/B_hypnorum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBpnEHaAQUGZb2vcKEfypy8jgHOV_FWDqVcc-kL6TqXBtoL0lrO0aJmSTdIcl2XyS-mp73VTOEDwL1OsShN9zAgT8YtsLFgxctn9dJxKKu82cG7kBFFkPrmpgnPDwyz6CqWrb2yMsuuk/s320/B_hypnorum.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div>At least 12 feeding on bramble at Castle Neroche, Blackdown Hill, Somerset.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-10055710097587238752011-05-29T23:35:00.001+01:002020-09-11T20:03:09.301+01:00Bombus bohemicus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6dHDF8TvsR5Qk6bPuVWRw-7SzgfYyEP-SG7W6i0rlP0CtvHprHa2AR5AzsNysqw-L-ZzE-wx4phvbqROzCRVVtKAUpsMszptGMUmLoCVWc8gJ_iOKH8DsB200CkqF1w-ggMDG_veDFs/s1600/B_bohemicus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6dHDF8TvsR5Qk6bPuVWRw-7SzgfYyEP-SG7W6i0rlP0CtvHprHa2AR5AzsNysqw-L-ZzE-wx4phvbqROzCRVVtKAUpsMszptGMUmLoCVWc8gJ_iOKH8DsB200CkqF1w-ggMDG_veDFs/s16000/B_bohemicus.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div>Castle Neroche, Blackdown Hills, Somerset: May 29th, 2011rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-84442743882266601982011-05-05T15:50:00.000+01:002011-05-05T15:50:19.159+01:00Bombus hortorum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9h20pMbFuZKP6Cj1qaGWL3BhWKJuYtJn9d709i6AlQcXfDdp97HmLGZXo-yWB_x42sk-nOo4DlfBQA1NfXkKQAmCc2Cmr69r9cFvc8a7PQwLo1xaTEQcb8WDQO1bO8EOIWs1MQirCf4/s1600/hortorum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9h20pMbFuZKP6Cj1qaGWL3BhWKJuYtJn9d709i6AlQcXfDdp97HmLGZXo-yWB_x42sk-nOo4DlfBQA1NfXkKQAmCc2Cmr69r9cFvc8a7PQwLo1xaTEQcb8WDQO1bO8EOIWs1MQirCf4/s320/hortorum.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>Enjoying the rhododendrons in Whitestaunton near Chard, Somerset.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-14113495725957026822011-04-26T15:15:00.000+01:002011-04-26T15:15:56.521+01:00Bombus vestalis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO2eyC5chozC1d0mqEIiJffEnr8XJbcQaXEXggeStkpi0A7pW7Cj3x2psXlfh0wp39NFDEfzi5aoBGC93DBiOORpxeM_bjeoTqpSC9PcfvImVOe8JyJ3gnqO5IZohJgfKXwqHRx2rcOk/s1600/vestalis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO2eyC5chozC1d0mqEIiJffEnr8XJbcQaXEXggeStkpi0A7pW7Cj3x2psXlfh0wp39NFDEfzi5aoBGC93DBiOORpxeM_bjeoTqpSC9PcfvImVOe8JyJ3gnqO5IZohJgfKXwqHRx2rcOk/s320/vestalis.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>Large queen, photographed in Whitestaunton near Chard, Somerset.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-17934713481296056862010-08-24T16:29:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:31:05.131+00:00Bombus vestalis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS-wULbR9tl32wIxFBVxjMYxLK1G_f8S8plLFpbyqi-NgmLCKBOPxxd-jMsc_Ki7HdKQrlaVYordzlOpTIczYUxt4-LSYGp2eI_auhU0oJUQSWLNWziGqXV3xfbzrBUglNXjFThkSWSA/s1600/Bombus_Vestilisweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS-wULbR9tl32wIxFBVxjMYxLK1G_f8S8plLFpbyqi-NgmLCKBOPxxd-jMsc_Ki7HdKQrlaVYordzlOpTIczYUxt4-LSYGp2eI_auhU0oJUQSWLNWziGqXV3xfbzrBUglNXjFThkSWSA/s320/Bombus_Vestilisweb.jpg" /></a></div>Cuckoo bumblebee species, hosting on bombus terrestris. This one was photographed at Pensthorpe Reserve, Norfolk in August 2010.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-32680777729199337722010-08-03T16:25:00.003+01:002011-03-25T08:54:33.434+00:00Bombus hortorum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQ-nUg47eoNF54-pCXw5qZuZA_ixablRGCoMYtFEdiR73Y0havTbM0J9ameJPgg-q4hPygmvoFezDTxKC38rRwxfaRdvhCNiOEpAG2qIAv_v5P8cDBpIFnyFwE_uI5xzALWe-D4kSNBE/s1600/B_Hortorum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQ-nUg47eoNF54-pCXw5qZuZA_ixablRGCoMYtFEdiR73Y0havTbM0J9ameJPgg-q4hPygmvoFezDTxKC38rRwxfaRdvhCNiOEpAG2qIAv_v5P8cDBpIFnyFwE_uI5xzALWe-D4kSNBE/s320/B_Hortorum.jpg" /></a></div>Photographed near Snowden Park, Chard - seem to be feeding almost exclusively on thistles at the moment.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-83519906842719530962010-08-03T16:22:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:32:14.809+00:00Bombus lapidarius<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhqo71bKH7yiOe5pCVLjLTjgNubkDeqQ2iMbY5Zq4bahK1mrCKp72X26qL06MeIf3bXve6s0VKSemb0q2zNdqqRHQ6l_1P2EFCJ8tvM_88yrqy1r6FjGmlDgZjPJL_7mr3KmpZGP_JBw/s1600/B_Lapidarius2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhqo71bKH7yiOe5pCVLjLTjgNubkDeqQ2iMbY5Zq4bahK1mrCKp72X26qL06MeIf3bXve6s0VKSemb0q2zNdqqRHQ6l_1P2EFCJ8tvM_88yrqy1r6FjGmlDgZjPJL_7mr3KmpZGP_JBw/s320/B_Lapidarius2.jpg" /></a></div>These beautiful bumble bees are a real jewel as they buzz around the late summer flowers. Nikon D90 with Sigma 105 Macro, ISO 1600, F11rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-55806183919004534492010-08-03T16:18:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:32:33.575+00:00Bombus lapidarius<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd2dl1z_CO9f9p1rOZAFirwKm73kKsJrx9UgLSMN4_emFQ1e40CZ_tEdFYFEC43QGuu5NMAPtVjUp5DN2K1LVqDNTJ7Ays0Eih5zo7tvn-HCG6LHB2AReuZYdVviozznp8nx8ywL33l4/s1600/B_Lapidarius.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd2dl1z_CO9f9p1rOZAFirwKm73kKsJrx9UgLSMN4_emFQ1e40CZ_tEdFYFEC43QGuu5NMAPtVjUp5DN2K1LVqDNTJ7Ays0Eih5zo7tvn-HCG6LHB2AReuZYdVviozznp8nx8ywL33l4/s320/B_Lapidarius.jpg" /></a></div>Very common at the moment, males frequently visiting spear thistles and bramble by Snowden Park.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-79483167994610540922010-07-05T16:40:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:32:57.296+00:00Bombus sylvestris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MQd0HxLYzq_xEnT52AtwD7Ab5oDcoO1RbZydcC2bserXvAwpE0QdjPycScyu8O3BATuuoSMsZTvU6nFQpCazFhQhDbBPlZMQyCOhzSluTTk_vUdspKMwHkPC0LWKDDO1_T0RahAP14c/s1600/Bombus+Sylvestris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MQd0HxLYzq_xEnT52AtwD7Ab5oDcoO1RbZydcC2bserXvAwpE0QdjPycScyu8O3BATuuoSMsZTvU6nFQpCazFhQhDbBPlZMQyCOhzSluTTk_vUdspKMwHkPC0LWKDDO1_T0RahAP14c/s320/Bombus+Sylvestris.jpg" /></a></div>Photographed at Pilsdon Pen, Dorset. Very windy - lots of bees on the deck sheltering from the elements.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-43052378376341071412010-06-29T12:56:00.002+01:002011-02-27T21:33:16.750+00:00Bombus sylvestrisThis is a male of the cuckoo species feeding on bramble in Snowden Park, Chard in Somerset. June 2010. Nikon D90, Sigma 105mm Macro <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVogj3SxPrT_-2Fth5srRAbsOF3s4g1lftgY8FiHhBoxCvsbH5SszB9cITETWwXsU-NeDfO28wdAaUkbivgCQ3aNmdgK0UdueHVch7LVmfyWTSZzuMQ2xziJBCOVLBwwMbX_3pFuAEkc/s1600/Bombus-Sylvestris_male.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVogj3SxPrT_-2Fth5srRAbsOF3s4g1lftgY8FiHhBoxCvsbH5SszB9cITETWwXsU-NeDfO28wdAaUkbivgCQ3aNmdgK0UdueHVch7LVmfyWTSZzuMQ2xziJBCOVLBwwMbX_3pFuAEkc/s320/Bombus-Sylvestris_male.jpg" /></a></div>rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-57385368732697674832010-06-11T17:16:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:33:41.068+00:00Bombus campestris - dark morph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGQTDgcgqR7Tf7PAkh6IoL2sBfRPEdNxG0bu6-L6Oox224fehocQlE1KIYTbsOBqXKMsa93E9qdwmtSEPI_6ANFjGuSHd7EBeOmL1d1iXdc3UPcLhYLywQat6R7fguOajuCn4v4t0hd0/s1600/Bombus-Campestris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGQTDgcgqR7Tf7PAkh6IoL2sBfRPEdNxG0bu6-L6Oox224fehocQlE1KIYTbsOBqXKMsa93E9qdwmtSEPI_6ANFjGuSHd7EBeOmL1d1iXdc3UPcLhYLywQat6R7fguOajuCn4v4t0hd0/s320/Bombus-Campestris.jpg" /></a></div>Dark morphs with this species are quite common. Host species is Bombus Pascourum, this one was photographed feeding alongside them at Otterford Lakes on the Blackdown Hills.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-73107163897108978312010-06-11T17:01:00.003+01:002011-02-27T21:33:58.778+00:00Bombus pratorum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUnwNDCQD8SdiwdRKaD8wY5wmOlXVE2vsWkdJMKqKU6jTQrE2iiUVaxpkHj0-YgGHhyzJZ0LuICth8EV2rXrSQAQJkaD2mNDWnzNmTCGhR3d1zLHR4yrSxeHmb6WsnJh4acsIl5x3r98/s1600/Bombus-Pratorums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUnwNDCQD8SdiwdRKaD8wY5wmOlXVE2vsWkdJMKqKU6jTQrE2iiUVaxpkHj0-YgGHhyzJZ0LuICth8EV2rXrSQAQJkaD2mNDWnzNmTCGhR3d1zLHR4yrSxeHmb6WsnJh4acsIl5x3r98/s320/Bombus-Pratorums.jpg" /></a></div>Stil the most common species in Snowden Park, Chard, Somerset.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-19533839726858258332010-06-11T16:58:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:34:15.517+00:00Bombus lapidarius<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4av1sR-WYJgyQIShCtCUWFGgXctOp0mOE6dEGT0KXucZdBxIUfVtxRAmQMzhwtrAEt5VaSA0l6kNpAlrLR-wvIm6pgf2Cf0W5qYwUckTQ_QYcGqJ6aU-yC8UWx_dQLHS5FQ05LLhP-8/s1600/Bombus-Lapidarius.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4av1sR-WYJgyQIShCtCUWFGgXctOp0mOE6dEGT0KXucZdBxIUfVtxRAmQMzhwtrAEt5VaSA0l6kNpAlrLR-wvIm6pgf2Cf0W5qYwUckTQ_QYcGqJ6aU-yC8UWx_dQLHS5FQ05LLhP-8/s320/Bombus-Lapidarius.jpg" /></a></div>These really love the clover and don't seem to be feeding anywhere else at the moment.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-7510824166437179052010-06-11T16:57:00.002+01:002011-02-28T20:34:46.581+00:00Bombus hortorum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKoR7BWObzZBO1dqkN9shwvldNQdEzkijiGrjva7_k7_ZiGIJ33n6hEdA2GZ0MxrRS9Kctdwgu39cjdqUA9-KWOjY7Bw9O9EVedH6QcrVVgJwXDYMvfUn8HeXvNGR2k2_AB0SaN0cNKI/s1600/Bombus-Hortorum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKoR7BWObzZBO1dqkN9shwvldNQdEzkijiGrjva7_k7_ZiGIJ33n6hEdA2GZ0MxrRS9Kctdwgu39cjdqUA9-KWOjY7Bw9O9EVedH6QcrVVgJwXDYMvfUn8HeXvNGR2k2_AB0SaN0cNKI/s320/Bombus-Hortorum.jpg" /></a></div>Now that the clover is in full flower, the bees are rushing to take advantage. In Snowden Park, Chard there are at least 4 of the 'Big Six' including this Bombus Hortorum.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-13274525253115781932010-06-08T04:41:00.002+01:002011-02-27T21:34:48.292+00:00Bombus terrestris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8FexzXJncGgCVCH3yUWKhc3II00DCGusQyknIiDXgngaNMlM92YjOfqQyQYHSSIWcgHREk2QpsdqcCwAJMkaNj8ub0lbbHSI0YQoq_-ma_l8LQ-PliwtzVav6rXkB5qPgsEOVD8TxMo/s1600/Buff-tailed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8FexzXJncGgCVCH3yUWKhc3II00DCGusQyknIiDXgngaNMlM92YjOfqQyQYHSSIWcgHREk2QpsdqcCwAJMkaNj8ub0lbbHSI0YQoq_-ma_l8LQ-PliwtzVav6rXkB5qPgsEOVD8TxMo/s320/Buff-tailed.jpg" /></a></div>Queen - not looking too good! There were several Bombus Barbutellus hovering close by although they normally attack Bombus Hortorum? Photographed at Wayford Woods, Somerset.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-88360166529513301792010-06-08T04:37:00.001+01:002011-02-27T21:35:18.608+00:00Bombus pascourum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qknwc1qBr8T1n14b3SGrEgWKsx9LQ28HAUmSGNtcO-mblUIr9nV0-_Ydh-m63PdRyhFFC43MS_VVFZ7_w4nggpOGmQCiE8vxZuoHWEKsPQHdxpD1Vfz6sORyB7HZGLBRm9hB2DQ33g4/s1600/B_pas_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qknwc1qBr8T1n14b3SGrEgWKsx9LQ28HAUmSGNtcO-mblUIr9nV0-_Ydh-m63PdRyhFFC43MS_VVFZ7_w4nggpOGmQCiE8vxZuoHWEKsPQHdxpD1Vfz6sORyB7HZGLBRm9hB2DQ33g4/s320/B_pas_web.jpg" /></a></div>Very common. Feeding here on red clover at Chard Reservoir, Somerset.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-20002107051957491662010-06-08T04:35:00.002+01:002011-02-27T21:35:35.093+00:00Bombus barbutellus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowsJPq67HrZ_qWTUrYhMax1DBM3Vc3QKMOwiYxWFRDyfTnFrxIlMD9A1_FD932zH6IOmSx6N2wavi6yB4puRqTBOISKFyBnwDE4mwqfgsZ8Ri5RIEiyvIr4TJ-VbzqhgWxjtNLF2vLDI/s1600/Bombus-Barbutellus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowsJPq67HrZ_qWTUrYhMax1DBM3Vc3QKMOwiYxWFRDyfTnFrxIlMD9A1_FD932zH6IOmSx6N2wavi6yB4puRqTBOISKFyBnwDE4mwqfgsZ8Ri5RIEiyvIr4TJ-VbzqhgWxjtNLF2vLDI/s320/Bombus-Barbutellus.jpg" /></a></div>Cuckoo species, photographed here at Wayford Woods near Crewkerne in Somersetrharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332011059877823317.post-60834380764564810172010-06-02T12:13:00.003+01:002011-02-27T21:35:53.177+00:00Bombus hortorum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6M1ZSomuKl-Gq5ouTYlhINuTsyy_hTByb8HA84YwYrPeYMbati6qQ4x0PK3epyKoeb2D-a9WhtU2-rhYUDMQZNMzPdaZH5o2A9vMQ6m-1JGWaGAlWDnqkRRfg8vieTk5peNx1iB56HE/s1600/Hortorum_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6M1ZSomuKl-Gq5ouTYlhINuTsyy_hTByb8HA84YwYrPeYMbati6qQ4x0PK3epyKoeb2D-a9WhtU2-rhYUDMQZNMzPdaZH5o2A9vMQ6m-1JGWaGAlWDnqkRRfg8vieTk5peNx1iB56HE/s320/Hortorum_web.jpg" /></a></div>Photographed at St Margarets Holiday Park, Polgooth in Cornwall. First one of the year.rharrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.com0