We visited RSPB Sandy on the hottest day so far of the year - my car registered 34 degrees on a hunt for Bee-wolf Wasps and other interesting insects. After a fairly long wait (fortunately in the shade) a Beewolf arrived carrying its honeybee prey but was unable to locate the exact position of burrow making many repeat visits so we had opportunities to photograph it over half an hour. The other bee-catching wasp, the Ornate Digger Wasp was found nectaring on Fennel along with several other attractive species including Cinnamon Bug, Ant Damsel Bug and Western Conifer Bug, species that are rapidly spreading north with global warming. There were dragonflies in the air so not surprised to photograph a Hobby hunting in the distance.
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