Spring Bees

In early spring the main subjects of my photographic attention were the various solitary bees that were visiting my garden on a regular basis. I've yet to process all of the images I took but here are a few of them.

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Firstly, here's a mining bee, probably Andrena haemorrhoa

The next two are Tawny Mining Bees (Andrena fulva)

and finally, these next three are Red Mason Bees (Osmia rufa), all feeding on Forget-me-not