Hairy-footed flower bees about

March 7, 2017 by Deborah Porter, posted in All messages, Sightings

I saw my first Hairy-footed flower bee of the year today, a male. He nectared at Lungwort and then settled on a nearby dandelion plant.

Lungwort_BA3 3JP_07Mar2017 — Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis – D Porter

Anthophora plumipes_BA3 3JP_07Mar2017 — Hairy-footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes, male, Radstock, 07 March 2017 – D Porter