Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) flying back to its colony in a bird nest box they have taken over on a house wall, Wiltshire, UK, June.

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Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) flying back to its colony in 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: 5142px × 3857px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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