Tree bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) coming and going from a bird nest box they have taken over on a house wall, Wiltshire, UK, June.

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Tree bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) coming and going from a bird nest box they have taken over on a house wall, Wiltshire, UK, June. This European species arrived in the UK in 2001 and has spread very fast, often nesting close to people using bird boxes and other cavities around homes.

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Size: 6990px × 4660px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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