When bees get tired after long periods of flying and gathering pollen, they sometimes rest or fall asleep inside flowers.
Flowers can provide warmth, shelter, and a safe place for bees to recover before continuing their search for nectar and pollen.
Happy Thursday! This is the first time I’ve seen juvenile Long-tailed-tits. I already thought the adults were cute, but these little bandits are just adorable 🩶
ALT Fluffy juvenile Long-tailed Tit perched on a lichen-covered branch in woodland. The small bird has soft grey, white and brown feathers, a long tail and a slightly scruffy crest, with a blurred green background behind it.