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100s of Grey-backed Mining Bees Andrena vaga mainly males with some females emerging and digging burrows in the Avon Valley, Hampshire today.
great views of at least 15 Hummingbird Hawk moths nectaring on Buddleia at Berry Head, Brixham this morning
@Suewrightartist I don't know but the feathers are definitely from the same bird and quite fresh, I once saw a pair collecting beak fulls Woodcock feathers obviously from a recently dead bird
Winter Gnats Trichochera annulata males dancing in a group to attract females, these close relatives of craneflies fly on mild days throughout the winter - Chudleigh Knighton Heath Devon
Hornet Robberflies Asilus crabroniformis, Bicton Common, Devon this morning
Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus bringing in a pug moth caterpillar to provision her nest Bovey Heath Devon
@flygirlNHM @UK_Wildlife @NHM_London @NHM_Diptera @DipteristsForum @SoldierfliesRS @dipterists @amentsoc @WildlifeMag Yes a stunning fly what a beast! I haven't seen one for years so must try track some down this year
Adder female sunning herself, the females are particularly well camouflaged and often very difficult to spot - south Devon
Goosanders sketched at dusk as they came in to roost, about 20 birds and lots of chasing and displaying going on Dartmoor Devon