A Hairy-Footed Flower Bees male, waiting by a burrow.

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These bees are some of the first seen in Spring in central and southern England. The males are gingery in colour, the female predominantly black. This male is waiting for a female, ouside her burrow in an old stone wall.

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Size: 5200px × 3466px
Location: Warwickshire, UK
Photo credit: © Edward Phillips / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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