Itsy bitsy bee

I went out to try to photograph the gorgeous gingery stamens on some newly-flowering poppies on Saturday and was entranced by the tiny bees foraging on them. I thought they were hoverflies at first, but their behaviour was far more bee-like.
Tying to measure a very small moving creature isn’t easy, but they are about 7-8mm long. The poppy seed head was about 9mm across the top. To compare the scale have a look at my picture of a fairly small bumble bee completely obscuring the seed head of one of the black-stamened poppies.
If anyone can identify the little creatures for me (and confirm my assumption that they are indeed bees), I’d be pleased to learn more about them.

Unicorn

The walk to the local shops is full of surprises.

Cocoa trees

Well, they look like trees to me.

Stop and think

Good idea. I think I’ll take a photo.

From 5 May 2016.

Goring Folly

Forbidden

Guardians of the spare wheel

Reflections

Sometimes you find an image without moving from your desk. I see a cat on it’s hind legs and some weird Zombie-esque faces. What do you see?

Vintage car

The happy bollard

With thanks to Enlightened Snapper 🙂

Star jumps at the beach huts

He did a fairly impressive routine including handstand push-ups and a sort of salute to the sun thing. Not quite as awesome as the chap I once saw running high-knees style and barefoot along the pebble beach though!

Bah humbug!

Christmas is in December OK?! And this is a garden centre!

Nature table

Edible sportspeople

Finishing touch

Who put that there? I only noticed it because a magpie was chattering noisily in the butchered Leylandiis and I glanced up to look for it. The next pole along also has a finial at the top… Why?!