I like to think he is looking for his stripes. This one just tickled me - that long carefree crop of hair obscuring all other bee recognition features.
The woodland trust tells me that there are more than 250 species of bee in the UK. Fortunately I have a side on view of this chap and I have him marked as a common Carder Bee. It is all a learning exercise - I have never taken too much trouble to try and identify insects before. Not easy.
This is a wonderful close-up! It certainly looks busy...amazing you were able to capture it so clearly...well done! Don’t we learn so much from 365? Whether doing a bit of research for our own images or reading descriptions of others’ images, 365 provides lots of learning opportunities!
It does make it more interesting trying to identify whatever you have found. Some have amazing behaviour or habits.
Plus it's a good trick to try and get more than one shot of a bug, even if some of the other shots are rubbish, there might be a colour or pattern to help you identify them.
Plus it's a good trick to try and get more than one shot of a bug, even if some of the other shots are rubbish, there might be a colour or pattern to help you identify them.