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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
Yellow Rattle, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve
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Aberdeenshire - St Cyrus National Nature Reserve
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor), a plant in the Broomrape family Orobanchaceae, at St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, taken by David Palmar. Yellow Rattle taps into surrounding grass roots to obtain nutrients, which weakens the grass and lets other flowers grow more easily, so it's a good thing to plant if you're trying to create a wildflower meadow.
20 June 2021
Yellow Water Lily flower reflection, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Yellow Water Lily (Nuphar lutea) in flower, reflected in the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
14 June 2020
Yellow Water Lilies in flower, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Yellow Water Lilies (Nuphar lutea) in flower in the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
14 June 2020
Yellow Water Lily in flower, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Yellow Water Lily (Nuphar lutea) in flower in the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
14 June 2020
Common Blue Damselfly on a Yellow Water Lily flower, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) on a Yellow Water Lily (Nuphar lutea) flower in the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
14 June 2020
Meadow Buttercup, Ruchill Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris), Ruchill Park, Glasgow
01 June 2020
Hawkweed sp., Ruchill Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.), one of over 300 species of Hawkweed, in Ruchill Park, Glasgow. Even botanists have trouble identifying Hawkweeds, so they are often aggregated as a group by people who are not sure of the species.
01 June 2020
Marsh Marigold, Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris), a member of the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae, growing beside the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
