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Tufted Vetch, North Uist
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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 on the machair at RSPB Balranald, North Uist.
08 August 2017
Teampull na Trionaid (Trinty Temple), North Uist
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Teampull na Trionaid (Trinty Temple), Carinish (Cairinis), North Uist, a medieval monastery and college, founded by the daughter of Somerled (a 12th century warlord), enlarged in the 14th century and reconstructed in the 16th century.
08 August 2017
Common Carder Bumblebee, North Uist
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Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum), RSPB Balranald, North Uist. This somewhat worn example might be mistaken for a Great Yellow, but the black section is the thorax showing through the worn hairs. The black section does not extend across the back between the wings, and does not consist of black hairs.
08 August 2017
Corn Bunting singing on Dock plant, North Uist
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Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) singing on Dock seed pods, Balranald, North Uist
07 August 2017
Corn Bunting, Balranald
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Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) perched on barbed wire fence at Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distribution of this bee has declined by 80% in the last century, due to the loss of flower-rich meadows, making it one of the UK's rarest bees. Note the band of black hairs across the thorax, joining the bases of the wings, which distinguishes this bee from others such as the Common Carder, with which it might be confused.
05 August 2017
Moss Carder Bumblebee on White clover, Balranald
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Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) on White clover (Trifolium repens), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats and has a preference for Clover and Knapweed.
04 August 2017
White-tailed bumblebee on Ragwort, Balranald
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist
04 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. The Great Yellow Bumblebee comes out later in the summer, and can be distinguished from other bumblebees by the black band of hairs joining the bases of its wings.
04 August 2017
White-tailed bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. A widespread bumblebee, found in a range of habitats, the White-tailed Bumblebee can be seen feeding on flowers from the start of spring to autumn.
