Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female at nest burrow, River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Grey patched mining bee (Andrena nitida),male feeding rambling rose flower (Rosa sp) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Bence Mate / Eurasian bee eater (Merops apiaster) dust bathing in sand, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May.

Pascal Pittorino / Mining bee (Andrena) male and female mating on flower, Var, Provence, France, April.

Ammonite / Mining bee (Andrena apicata) flying and feeding from Sallow (Salix caprea) catkins, with pollen sacs on hind legs, France, March.

Ammonite / Two male Mining bees (Andrena praecox) trying to reach a female bee in a hole, France, March.

Ammonite / Two male Mining bees (Andrena praecox) attacking a third male bee emerging from a hole with orchid pollinia attached, France, March.

Ammonite / Pair of Mining bees (Andrena praecox) mating, interupted by a second male, France, March.

Bence Mate / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) digging in sand, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Bence Mate / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) view of tail feathers as it digs in sand, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Jose B. Ruiz / Sea daffodil and flying bee, coastal sand dunes, Spain