Phil Savoie / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) male feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen flying to Oriental poppy flower (Papaver orientale) with pollen baskets, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July.

Phil Savoie / Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) swimming, Gallatin National Forest, Bozeman, Montana, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) worker flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, June.

Phil Savoie / Chocolate mining bee (Andrena scotica) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum), on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Tawny mining (Andrena fulva) on apple tree blossom (Malus domestica), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) sleeping with jaws locked onto grass blade, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Chocolate mining bee (Andrena scotica) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) feeding on Chive flower (Allium schoenoprasum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Heath bumblee (Bombus jonellus) feeding from Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) dark form on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera),feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Grey-patched mining bee (Andrena nitida), feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen feeding on Chive (Allium schoenoprasum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum), on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding from Biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Swift (Apus apus) in flight with blue cloudy sky, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Swift (Apus apus) in flight with blue cloudy sky, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July

Phil Savoie / Orange tailed mining bee (Halictus rubicundus) feeding on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) feeding on Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding from Biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Hairy footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) tired male drinking sugar water, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) female flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) queen feeding from crocus flower Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp.) on Apple tree (Malus domestica) Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) tiny bee feeding on pollen on flowers, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum),feeding on Hardy geranium (Geranium sp.), flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), nectar robbing from Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) in flight, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) male flying to Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Monmouthshire, Wales UK, August. May

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female with full pollen baskets, on bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), feeding form Biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) male at bee hotel. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female with male following , near nest burrow in bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May..

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee sealing off brood cells with mud Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) male feeding on Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July.

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera), feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) queen flying to Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

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

Phil Savoie / Heath bumblebee (Bombus jonellus) feeding on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee sealing off brood cells with mud Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), queen with mites, sleeping in Crocus flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Heath bumblee (Bombus jonellus) feeding from Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load for brood cell Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.

Phil Savoie / Chocolate mining bee (Andrena scotica) female outside riverbank burrow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) female outside nest burrow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July

Phil Savoie / Rhino snout hoverfly (Rhingia campestris) flying to Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) tiny bee on Aubrieta flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) tiny bee on Aubrieta flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum), feeding on Chive (Allium schoenoprasum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) tiny bee feeding on Grape hyacinth (Muscari sp) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) tiny bee feeding on Grape Hyacinth (Muscari sp.) flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee capping off nest brood cell with mud, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum), feeding on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Patchwork leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) feeding from Common marigold (Calendula officinalis) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) nectar robbing Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Rhino snout hoverfly (Rhingia campestris) on Grape hyacinth (Muscari sp) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Common dronefly (Eristalis tenax), feeding on Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Racoon (Procyon lotor) at riverside, Madison River, Gallatin National Forest, Bozeman, Montana, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) female outside nest burrow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Orange tailed mining bee (Halictus rubicundus) male feeding on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Patchwork leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) gathering pollen on scopa (special hairs beneath abdomen) on Common marigold (Calendula officinalis),Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee being followed by male Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Red Mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female nectar robbing from comfrey, Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK April

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) tiny bee feeding on Grape hyacinth (Muscari sp.) flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Painted nomad bee (Nomada fucata) female, kleptoparasite outside the nest burrow of Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) where it will kill the larvae in the burrow before laying its own eggs w...

Phil Savoie / Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), swimming, Madison River, Gallatin National Forest, Bozeman, Montana, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding from Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), queen, feeding on Chive (Allium schoenoprasum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

Phil Savoie / Patchwork leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) gathering pollen on scopa (special hairs beneath abdomen) on Common marigold (Calendula officinalis),Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July.

Phil Savoie / Ivy bee (Colletes hederae),on Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp) feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) feeding from Biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), queen feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) males swarming around nest burrows, waiting for females, in bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March