Bumblebees - up close and personal!

Andy M had some fun trying to get close-up pictures of Bumblebee workers in the garden - not sure whether these are Buff-tailed or White-tailed.  I particularly like the pollen all over the head, and the casual 'side kick' one bee resorted to when another bee approached the same flower.

 

Dragonfly in Cambridge Road garden

Derek took this photo of a dragonfly on 31 August.

Darren Bast (at Granta Park) identified it as a female Common darter, explaining:

• Key diagnostic to this species is a pale coloured leg stripe which you can see in the photo.
• The red T shaped mark at section S2 is clearly visible, as are dark pterastigma or wing spots.
• The only 2 darters seen in this area really are ruddy and common darters. Ruddy darters have jet black legs with no leg stripe.