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| Raspberry Beetle |
Overhead a pair of Ravens were soaring, and when they came too close to a Carrion Crow's nest the crow chased after them making a particularly loud strangled call almost like a Mallard duck!
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Thursday 16 April 2020
Ravens and Raspberry Beetles!
I took a wander up to Fairlawn Road again today where the verge was buzzing with Honeybees and Buff-tailed Bumblebees. In among the buttercups were a couple of Pollen Beetles of the Byturus family, commonly called Raspberry Beetles. Their larvae feed on the stalk-ends of the raspberry fruits but in spring the adults feed on pollen. Also a brief glimpse of a Epistrophe eligans hoverfly which disappeared before I could take a shot. Also a Mining Bee nearby which I can't even attempt to identify.
Overhead a pair of Ravens were soaring, and when they came too close to a Carrion Crow's nest the crow chased after them making a particularly loud strangled call almost like a Mallard duck!
Overhead a pair of Ravens were soaring, and when they came too close to a Carrion Crow's nest the crow chased after them making a particularly loud strangled call almost like a Mallard duck!
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