Reintroduced Short-haired bumblebee (Bombus subterraneus) nectaring on Birdsfoot trefoil flowers (Lotus corniculatus), Kent, UK

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Short-haired bumblebee queen (Bombus subterraneus) collected in Sweden nectaring on Birdsfoot trefoil flowers (Lotus corniculatus) with its long tongue after release during a UK reintroduction project run by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust / RSPB / Hymettus, RSPB Dungeness Nature Reserve, Kent, UK, May.

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Size: 4550px × 3033px
Location: Dungeness, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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