Red mason bees (Osmia bicornis = Osmia rufa) collecting mud from a garden pond for sealing their brood cells in an insect hotel with, Wilshire, UK.

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Red mason bees (Osmia bicornis = Osmia rufa) collecting mud from the margins of a garden pond for sealing their brood cells in an insect hotel with, Wiltshire, UK, May.

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Size: 4949px × 3712px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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