Friday, 2 March 2012

Seeing the Changes 456

More sunshine in Loughor, more insects! A hoverfly (probably Eupeodes nitans) basked along with newly roused Bluebottle flies (Calliphora vomitaria). A plume moth (Emmelina monodactyla) fluttered and a bumble-bee (Bombus terrestris) filled its pollen baskets.

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