Redwings foraging in Reykjavik city centre and Laugavegur street, Iceland

Redwings foraging in Reykjavik city centre and Laugavegur Street, Iceland Laugavegur Street is the main shopping street in Reykjavik, full of coffee shops, touristy gift shops, wine bars, cake shops and more. It was very busy in November when I was there. It was...
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Solitary Bees By Ted Benton & Nick Owens review

Solitary Bees By Ted Benton & Nick Owens review This is my second review of a book by Ted Benton. I enjoyed the much smaller first book and when I asked him why he wrote the first Solitary Bee book, his comments were just as appropriate for this second book....
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Wool carder bee, nesting and mating behaviour

Ladies first! Here I will explore the Wool carder (Anthidium manicatum) (Megachilidae: Anthidiin) females' behaviour, nesting etc. and then go on to the males. Unusually for solitary bees, female wool carder bees, are smaller than males and females generally emerge...
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Dolphin watching at Lagos Portugal

Dolphin watching at Lagos Portugal Several businesses offer dolphin and whale watching tours sailing from Lagos in Portugal. We decided to go with Sealife because on every trip they have a qualified marine biologist accompanying you on their boats. Instead of hugging...
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The Boardwalk from Lagos to Meia Praia

The wooden Boardwalk from Lagos to Meia Praia My wife and I watched spell bound as we were fortunate to watch the actual work undertaken during the construction of this beautiful wooden boardwalk. Although we have walked many miles on boardwalks in the area, we had...
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Red mason bee, (Osmia bicornis- O. rufa) life cycle -video

Jun 20, 2012

Red mason bee life cycle video “It does give me a great buzz to see my two new educational bee nest boxes in a physical form from concepts inside my mind. Our honey bees are declining as well as our wild bee populations, due to use of chemicals, habitat loss and loss...

Bombus pratorum, early bumblebee mating 10/6/12 -video

Jun 10, 2012

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Red mason bees Osmia bicornis (rufa) need mud! video -video

Red mason bees Osmia bicornis (rufa) need mud! video -video

Jun 9, 2012

Why is mud so important to red masons bees? Red mason female bees, after emerging from their cocoons, feed up ready for their arduous and hard working life ahead. After mating they go in search of a suitable cavity to lay their eggs and forage for their own food and...

Gladiator Red mason bees-the fight-video

Gladiator Red mason bees-the fight-video

May 24, 2012

Fighting Red mason bees!               I suspect that not many people will have observed this aspect of solitary bee ecology. I also suspect it is an everyday occurrence for solitary bees. They have to find a suitable cavity, find...

Red mason bees (Osmia rufa) at work inside new nest box-video

Red mason bees (Osmia rufa) at work inside new nest box-video

May 23, 2012

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Pollinating insect lodge using old pallets

Pollinating insect lodge using old pallets

May 8, 2012

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Wild bumblebee nest found along woodland trail April 2012 video

Wild bumblebee nest found along woodland trail April 2012 video

May 6, 2012

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Baby grey squirrel in garden-video

Apr 21, 2012

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