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Cuckoo bumblebee on Catmint, Mugdock Country Park
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus sp.), probably a Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee female (Bombus slyvestris) on Catmint (Nepeta cataria), Mugdock Country Park
28 June 2016
Cuckoo bumblebee on Catmint, Mugdock Country Park
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus sp.), probably a Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee female (Bombus slyvestris) on Catmint (Nepeta cataria), Mugdock Country Park
28 June 2016
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee, Stirling
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Stirling
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee (Psithyrus or Bombus bohemicus), Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock
06 July 2017
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee, Stirling
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Stirling
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee (Psithyrus or Bombus bohemicus), Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock
06 July 2017
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee, Mugdock Country Park
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus bohemicus), Mugdock Country Park
28 June 2016
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee, Mugdock Country Park
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus bohemicus), Mugdock Country Park
28 June 2016
Roe deer, Rothiemurchus
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe in the Rothiemurchus Forest near Coylumbridge. Does (females) have no antlers, whereas bucks (males) have short antlers with up to three points. Roe deer are mainly forest animals.
27 October 2012
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
