I only saw one bumble bee. Usually it has been the opposite, lots of bumble bees and few honey bees.
They were not alone - seemingly basking in the Sun was this lone hairy caterpillar:
It appears to be the caterpillar of the Ruby Tiger Moth which feeds on heather, amongst other things. The adult can be seen here on the ukmoths site.
This reminds me of summer. Grand shots.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: The Nikon was working well that day.
Deletehuge signs of spring! yay!
ReplyDeleteTWG: Back to cold winds today but one good day every so often gives something to look forward to.
DeleteHi John, I saw my first bee today on flowers in the rockery, I don't really know what the flower is but it looks similar to your's, so I think it must be heather. I also saw a caterpillar in the rockery a few weeks ago, which I couldn't identify but it looked the same as the one in your photo!
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Gemma: I had a look back to your little pond pictures. The flowering plants there look like heather to me. Also I couldn't tell when I first saw your curled up caterpillar but it does look much the same as mine.
DeleteYes they make some great images John. Just as long as you don't get a swarm around the garden anytime.
ReplyDeleteRoy. I hope the hives are far enough away to keep swarms at bay. Maybe some of the hives will have Summer locations in local fields.
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