A Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major) gathering nectar from a flowering aubrieta in spring

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Size: 6212px × 4146px
Location: Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Andrew Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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