27 Aug 2010 - Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius). Male. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
Seen on the first day after several days of rain and drizzle. This male Bumblebee looks very bedraggled. At the first opportunity it is collecting and eating nectar.

Bees ApidaeBees Wasps Ants Sawfly HymenopteraBroadmarshInsectsnatureRed tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius

From Red tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)