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Bird's Foot Trefoil, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), sometimes known as Bacon and Eggs, Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland. It can be distinguished from the similar Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) by the more rounded leaves of Bird's Foot Trefoil, whereas Meadow Vetchling leaves are longer and thinner. This forms part of a wildflower meadow to help with insect, particularly bumblebee conservation.
18 July 2017
Common Carder Bee on Meadow Vetchling, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland. Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen. They have a long tongue which allows them to feed on plants with long tubular florets.
18 July 2017
Common Carder Bee on Meadow Vetchling, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland
18 July 2017
Drone fly Eristalis tenax on Greater Knapweed, Bettyhill
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Dronefly (Eristalis tenax), a good honey bee mimic, on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) at Farr Glebe, Bettyhill. This species can be distinguished from the honey bee by its larger eyes, fatter waist and single pair of wings.
19 July 2017
Drone fly Eristalis tenax on Greater Knapweed, Bettyhill
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Dronefly (Eristalis tenax), a good honey bee mimic, on Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill
19 July 2017
Garden Bumblebee, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) on Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland. You can see the long, thin leaves of Meadow Vetchling which help to distinguish it from Bird's Foot Trefoil, which has rounder leaves.
19 July 2017
White-tailed Bumblebee on Common Vetch, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
White- tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) on Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland. The short tongue of this species mean that they prefer feeding on more open flowers.
Wild flower meadow, Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland, with amongst other plants Common or Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) and Common Vetch (Vicia sativa). This area was planted to enhance the habitat for bees and other pollinators.
19 July 2017
Meadow Vetchling, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland. A member of the Pea family, this plant produces clusters of between 5 and 12 yellow flowers on long, upright stems. It has thin leaves which help to distinguish it from the broader-leaved Bird's Foot Trefoil.
18 July 2017
Tufted Vetch, Sutherland
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Sutherland - Bettyhill
A member of the Pea family, Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca) is able to live in a variety of habitats including woodland edge, coastal margins and scrubland. The purple, tube-shaped flowers appear between June and August. This photo was taken at Farr Glebe, Bettyhill, Sutherland.
