Gallery: Garden bumblebees

Early bumblebee

So named because it is one of the first bumblebees to emerge from hibernation, the early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) is quite fairly easy to identify because it is the only common garden bumblebee with both a red 'tail' and the more normal buff stripes. This one was photographed on a geranium.

Technical Information: Photographed with a Minolta Dimage Z1.

Copyright Richard Burkmar 2004. Permission is hereby granted for anyone to use this image for non-commercial purposes which are of benefit to the natural environment. School pupils, students, teachers and educators are invited to use and reproduce the image freely. The photographer should be credited where practicable. Use for commercial purposes is prohibited unless permission is obtained from the copyright holder.

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