Garden Wildlife UK

good one butterfly.

A bloody spider built a web in my wallflower and one bee got caught in it, found it dead earlier . I can't believe it managed to build it so fast, I watered it just early last evening and there was nothing. Damn it, I will check it constantly from now on

This is second-hand - a neighbour reports a white-tailed bumblebee so that's lovely

Placido wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:47 am This is second-hand - a neighbour reports a white-tailed bumblebee so that's lovely

The white tails are my most regular visitors though there a several species which can be confused with them. Second most common visitor is the smaller Tree Bumblebee.

I take your word - just pleased that the neighbour enthused

Placido wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:11 am I take your word - just pleased that the neighbour enthused

I tried to train myself to ID the different species of Bumble by purchasing guides and plain observation. It is a lot trickier than birds with the black,yellow and white variants being very confusing. I found the more I studied the more confused I became

Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:43 pm

Placido wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:11 am I take your word - just pleased that the neighbour enthused

I tried to train myself to ID the different species of Bumble by purchasing guides and plain observation. It is a lot trickier than birds with the black,yellow and white variants being very confusing. I found the more I studied the more confused I became

Aaaaah yes, I see. That would account for a lot .......

Placido wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:34 am

Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:43 pm

Placido wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:11 am I take your word - just pleased that the neighbour enthused

I tried to train myself to ID the different species of Bumble by purchasing guides and plain observation. It is a lot trickier than birds with the black,yellow and white variants being very confusing. I found the more I studied the more confused I became

Aaaaah yes, I see. That would account for a lot .......

Seen one of the smaller bumble bees today. Had a reddish tail.

Willpar wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:34 pm Seen one of the smaller bumble bees today. Had a reddish tail.

Blimey that one was early.