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Rampant Hairy Footed Flower Bees Spring has sprung big time here in Newark over the last few days. I have so many critters to show you, it will take more than one post to s...

Have you seen a hairy footed flower bee yet?

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a close up colour photo of a female hairy-footed flower bee inside a yellow daffodil trumpet, with a green bokeh background

a close up colour photo of a female hairy-footed flower bee inside a yellow daffodil trumpet, with a green bokeh background

Day 72 of A Photo A Day for 2026

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#lumixphotography
#photography
#hairyfootedflowerbee
#bumblebee
#daffodil
#gardening
#bloomscrolling
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Carnage.

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A female Hairy-footed Flower Bee flies towards the white flowers of a dead-nettle. She is a chunky black bee, about 1.5cm long. The dead-nettle flowers occupy roughly the top left quadrant of the frame, and the bee is approaching them from the bottom right quadrant.

A female Hairy-footed Flower Bee flies towards the white flowers of a dead-nettle. She is a chunky black bee, about 1.5cm long. The dead-nettle flowers occupy roughly the top left quadrant of the frame, and the bee is approaching them from the bottom right quadrant.

Keen:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/336252...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee flies right to left towards a purple pulmonaria flower, with his long pointed proboscis extended. He is a chunky solitary bee, about 1.5cm long, with a long, pale cream face and a mixture of buff and grey hair covering his body. His middle legs have over-long tarsi decorated with long plumes of black hair, which can be seen here on the nearer middle leg, floating in the wind.

A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee flies right to left towards a purple pulmonaria flower, with his long pointed proboscis extended. He is a chunky solitary bee, about 1.5cm long, with a long, pale cream face and a mixture of buff and grey hair covering his body. His middle legs have over-long tarsi decorated with long plumes of black hair, which can be seen here on the nearer middle leg, floating in the wind.

Windswept:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/335963...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders #InsectThursday

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A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee flies over a patch of mauve aubretia flowers. He is a chunky solitary bee, about 1.5cm long, with a pale face and greyish-buff hair covering the rest of his body. He has a very long proboscis, which he is keeping extended as he flies from one flower to the next. It is heavily coated with pollen, and he is using his front feet to remove some of this as he flies.

A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee flies over a patch of mauve aubretia flowers. He is a chunky solitary bee, about 1.5cm long, with a pale face and greyish-buff hair covering the rest of his body. He has a very long proboscis, which he is keeping extended as he flies from one flower to the next. It is heavily coated with pollen, and he is using his front feet to remove some of this as he flies.

A female Hairy-footed Flower Bee feeds from a viburnum flower, using her very long tongue to reach down the flower tube towards the nectary. She is a chunky black bee, about 1.5cm long, with a bright ginger pollen brush on her back leg, and small ginger highlights on her middle leg and face.

A female Hairy-footed Flower Bee feeds from a viburnum flower, using her very long tongue to reach down the flower tube towards the nectary. She is a chunky black bee, about 1.5cm long, with a bright ginger pollen brush on her back leg, and small ginger highlights on her middle leg and face.

Multitasking:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/335670...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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a colour photograph of a hairy-footed flower bee hovering over some bluey purpley lungwort flowers in a garden

a colour photograph of a hairy-footed flower bee hovering over some bluey purpley lungwort flowers in a garden

Day 86 of a photo a day

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#aphotoaday2025
#lumixphotography
#photography
#naturephotography
#HairyFootedFlowerBee
#AnthophoraPlumipes
#bees
#insects
#gardenwildlife
#gardening
#spring2025

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A Hairy-footed Flower Bee hangs by his claws from a grape hyacinth, inserting his long tongue into one of the flowers to drink the nectar. The flowers are bulbous, and blue with a fluted pale rim. The bee is about 1cm long and chunky. The pile on his head, thorax and abdomen is mostly ginger, and his face is creamy yellow. His middle legs are elongated and carry the long plumes of hair that give this species both its common and part of its binomial names.

A Hairy-footed Flower Bee hangs by his claws from a grape hyacinth, inserting his long tongue into one of the flowers to drink the nectar. The flowers are bulbous, and blue with a fluted pale rim. The bee is about 1cm long and chunky. The pile on his head, thorax and abdomen is mostly ginger, and his face is creamy yellow. His middle legs are elongated and carry the long plumes of hair that give this species both its common and part of its binomial names.

A Hairy-footed Flower flies above a patch of pink and purple pulmonaria flowers. The bee is about 1cm long and chunky. The pile on his head, thorax and abdomen is mostly ginger, and his face is creamy yellow. He is flying with his long tongue extended beneath him, and his feet turned out.

A Hairy-footed Flower flies above a patch of pink and purple pulmonaria flowers. The bee is about 1cm long and chunky. The pile on his head, thorax and abdomen is mostly ginger, and his face is creamy yellow. He is flying with his long tongue extended beneath him, and his feet turned out.

Garden lists:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/335129...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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A Hairy-footed Flower Bee hangs by his feed from the lowest flowers of a grape hyacinth, inserting his long tongue into one of them to drink the nectar. The flowers are bulbous, and blue with a fluted pale rim. The bee is about 1cm long and chunky. The pile on his head, thorax and abdomen is mostly ginger, though it's pale underneath his chin and thorax. His face is creamy yellow. His middle legs are elongated and carry the long plumes of hair that give this species both its common and part of its binomial names.

A Hairy-footed Flower Bee hangs by his feed from the lowest flowers of a grape hyacinth, inserting his long tongue into one of them to drink the nectar. The flowers are bulbous, and blue with a fluted pale rim. The bee is about 1cm long and chunky. The pile on his head, thorax and abdomen is mostly ginger, though it's pale underneath his chin and thorax. His face is creamy yellow. His middle legs are elongated and carry the long plumes of hair that give this species both its common and part of its binomial names.

Tube feeder:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/335010...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee, #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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A Hairy-footed Flower Bee emerges from the deep purple flower of a sweet violet. He is a chunky ginger bee, about 1.5cm long, with a long, pale face.

A Hairy-footed Flower Bee emerges from the deep purple flower of a sweet violet. He is a chunky ginger bee, about 1.5cm long, with a long, pale face.

Sitting pretty:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/334772...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee hovers above a pink pulmonaria flower, with his long tongue extended, ready to dip for nectar. He is a chunky ginger bee, about 1.5cm long, with a white face.

A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee hovers above a pink pulmonaria flower, with his long tongue extended, ready to dip for nectar. He is a chunky ginger bee, about 1.5cm long, with a white face.

A Gorse Shieldbug basks on a honeysuckle leaf. This is a large shieldbug, a little over 1cm long, and at this time of year it's primarily olive green. It has red feet and antennae, and a narrow yellow border around the edge of its pronotum and abdomen.

A Gorse Shieldbug basks on a honeysuckle leaf. This is a large shieldbug, a little over 1cm long, and at this time of year it's primarily olive green. It has red feet and antennae, and a narrow yellow border around the edge of its pronotum and abdomen.

Primed:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/334590...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #bug #shieldbug #GorseShieldbug #PiezodorusLituratus #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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Hairy footed flower bee

Hairy footed flower bee

I think this is the male #HairyFootedFlowerBee I photographed in my #NorthNorfolk garden on Thursday which if correct is a bit exciting

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A fresh male Hairy-footed Flower Bee feeds from a half-open pink pulmonaria flower. He's about 15mm long, and quite chunky. His body is covered with dense ginger hair, and his face, which is long and pale, has a covering of white hair. His eyes are black and grey, and faintly spotty. His legs are densely covered with black and white hair, and the middle pair, which are elongated, have long plumes of hair on the mid-tarsi.

A fresh male Hairy-footed Flower Bee feeds from a half-open pink pulmonaria flower. He's about 15mm long, and quite chunky. His body is covered with dense ginger hair, and his face, which is long and pale, has a covering of white hair. His eyes are black and grey, and faintly spotty. His legs are densely covered with black and white hair, and the middle pair, which are elongated, have long plumes of hair on the mid-tarsi.

Ta-da!
www.blipfoto.com/entry/334439...

#insects #invertebrates #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

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Male Hairy-footed flower bee catching some rays on a fence.

Male Hairy-footed flower bee catching some rays on a fence.

The boys are so back. #AnthophoraPlumipes #HairyFootedFlowerBee #Spring

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Ash blonde:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/322883...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Another:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/322377...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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The joys of spring:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321959...
#insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Stretching:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321907...
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Prepared:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321617...
#insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee
#AnthophoraPlumipes #UKWildlife #GardenWildlife
#NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Proboscis:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321546...
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#AnthophoraPlumipes #UKWildlife #GardenWildlife
#NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Restorative:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321472...
#insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee
#AnthophoraPlumipes #UKWildlife #GardenWildlife
#NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Neat:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321436...
#insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #UKWildlife #GardenWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Fine:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321399...
#insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #UKWildlife #GardenWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings

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Lethargic:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321290...
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Refreshment break:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/321107...
#insects #SolitaryBees #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #UKWildlife #StingsNWings

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Plump:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/320816...
#bee #insects #SolitaryBee #HairyFootedFlowerBee #AnthophoraPlumipes #StingsNWings #FirstOftheSeason

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