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Pollen and Nectar sources for bees Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 58 seconds Global video hits: 282 Help bees with lots of pollen and nectar sources. Excellent examples are herbs such as Lavender, and early flowers such as Dandelion, Selfheal, etc. Watch the other Natureheads video about homes for Leafcutter Bees! Related: bees, biodiversity, leafcutterbees, megachile, natureheads, pollen, pollination, solitary, wildlifegardening |
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tawny owlet Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 82 seconds Global video hits: 8 a fledgling begins the night surrounded by fearful neighbours Related: behaviour, birds, british, juvenile, kingston, kt2, london, natureheads, owlet, richmondpark, tawnyowl, uk, wildlife |
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Homes for Leafcutter Bees Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 40 seconds Global video hits: 430 Homes for these non-agressive solitary bees are easy to make, and serve a range of other invertebrates such as lacewings and ladybirds, which help to control garden pests. Leafcutter and Mason Bees are brilliant pollinators of fruit and vegetables. Watch the other videos of these bees on www.natureheads.com Related: b-movie, bee-movie, bees, bughouse, gardens, hymenoptera, insecta, insects, leafcutterbee, macro, megachile, natureheads, solitary |
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Toadlet in the Hand Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 25 seconds Global video hits: 364 Baby toad found in grass at Sheepdrove Organic Farm (www.sheepdrove.com) best viewed at smallest size - compact. Video © Jason Ball, founder of Natureheads.com Related: amphibians, animals, babies, biodiversity, cute, frogs, jasonpball, lifecycle, natureheads, sheepdrove, wildlife |
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Silhouette of Pipistrelle Bat exiting building Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 60 seconds Global video hits: 221 A tiny silhouette against the sky, one of many pipistrelles exiting the Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre. Sound enhanced by a bat detector. Related: bats, chiroptera, mammals, monitoring, natureheads, pipistrelles, roosts, sheepdrove |
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Leafcutter Bee defends hole from another Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 29 seconds Global video hits: 470 You see a Leafcutter Bee (Megachile spp) in a hole. Along comes another one with a piece of leaf, confused and heading for the wrong hole. So the 1st bee flies out to chase it off! This is a bughouse sold by Sheepdrove Organic Farm. Related: bees, insects, leafcutterbees, megachile, natureheads, solitary |
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Six-spot Burnet moth freshly emerged Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 40 seconds Global video hits: 167 Look out for this colourful moth in July, emerging from pupae stuck on grass stems. This one filmed at Sheepdrove Organic Farm (www.sheepdrove.com) © Jason Ball 2007 Related: berkshire, biodiversity, chrysalis, jasonpball, lepidoptera, morphosis, moths, nature, natureheads, sheepdrove, wildlife |
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Bombus ruderatus @ Sheepdrove, Berkshire, UK Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 14 seconds Global video hits: 498 Officially classified as a Nationally Scarce bumblebee in Great Britain, Bombus ruderatus is easily confused with the common Bombus hortorum. Freeze-frame reveals the 1st abdominal dark yellow band is broken. Filmed at Sheepdrove Organic Farm. View at smallest size. Get copies of original free from Natureheads. Related: biodiversity, bombus, bumblebees, farm, largegardenbumblebee, organic, ruderatus, sheepdrove |
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Leafcutter Bee emerges Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 15 seconds Global video hits: 244 Get a closer look at a Leafcutter Bee as it comes out of its little nesting chamber. This chamber is a hole 8mm-9mm diameter drilled into wood. This bughouse bought from Sheepdrove Organic Farm. Related: bees, homes, insects, leafcutterbee, natureheads, sheepdrove, solitarybee |
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Leafcutter Bee close-up Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 5 seconds Global video hits: 573 Great close-up of a leafcutter bee, genus Megachile. A very short 5-sec film! Related: b-movie, bee-movie, bees, bughouse, flight, hymenoptera, insecta, insects, leafcutterbee, macro, megachile, natureheads, solitary |
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6spotburnet Posted by: ecoconference
Video duration: 40 seconds Global video hits: 243 Six-spot Burnet moth freshly emerged Related: burnet, eco, insects, lepidoptera, moth, natureheads, sheepdrove, uk, wildlife |
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Train spotting - get instant relief Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 21 seconds Global video hits: 3378 Trainspotters get instant relief - a train passes immediately! No need to wait around on lonely station platforms. Level crossing at night with glamorous flashy lights. Ooooh. Related: crossing, level, movie, night, safety, sheen, spotters, train, trainspotting, transport |
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Parasitoid Wasp 1 Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 14 seconds Global video hits: 1170 This solitary wasp tentatively approaches the nest chamber of a leafcutter bee, senses the occupant, and backs off. It can actually fly backwards really well! Probably one of the ruby-tailed wasps (Chrysididae). Related: flyingbackwards, hymenoptera, leafcutter, parasitic, parasitoid, wasps |
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Glow-worm beetle Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 39 seconds Global video hits: 711 A flightless female glow-worm lights up to attract flying males. These are actually beetles - not worms! Related: beetles, glowing, glowworms, insects, lampyris, luciferin, luminscence, nocturnal |
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Squirrels and Sedaris Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 120 seconds Global video hits: 80 Squirrels grooming. Reminds me of... Related: animals, david, grooming, mammals, sedaris, squirrels |
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Looking for the right Primulas Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 144 seconds Global video hits: 26 So you get an idea of the rough sward and the setting. Actually the whole field is packed with wildflowers but this 2 acres is fenced and planted up with varied scrub. Related: butterfly, cowslips, primulas |
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Roe Deer barking Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 49 seconds Global video hits: 79 Totally black, you can hear the deer barking repeatedly, which it did for ages and ages. Related: barking, barks, deer, night, nocturnal, wild |
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Common Toad Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 62 seconds Global video hits: 26 A young toad. Amphibians are often most active at night - the damp air suits their sensitive skin, and there's prey about. Related: amphibian, berkshire, toad, uk |
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Badger at Caerlaverlock Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 27 seconds Global video hits: 49 At the Caerlaverlock WWWT reserve they feed badgers and you can watch them from the accomodation. They leave peanuts under rocks for them to find and put honey on the logs. Related: badger, mammals, scotland, wetlands, wildfowl |
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wasp chewing wood Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 7 seconds Global video hits: 621 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) worker chewing wood to make the paper fabric of the communal nest. Very short movie. Related: chewing, hymenoptera, nestbuilding, socialinsects, vespula, wasps, wood |
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Parasitoid Wasp 2 Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 43 seconds Global video hits: 1574 Wasps like this will lay eggs inside the nest chamber of solitary bees, and the wasp grub will eat the bee grubs. Related: hymenoptera, leafcutter, parasitic, parasitoid, wasps |
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Snow in London 6th April 2008 Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 29 seconds Global video hits: 16 A surprise to see this in April. Related: london, snow, weather |
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Neil gets final hit against Stu Posted by: natureheads
Video duration: 4 seconds Global video hits: 54 The very fast end to one of the best Foil bouts at Exiles 2008. The Exiles competition is an annual friendly with current and ex-members of the fencing club at University of Kent, Canterbury. Related: canterbury, exiles, fencing, university |
