Mining bees in a mating pile-on, originally uploaded by Gavatron.

These are solitary mining bees which overwinter as adults and are some of the first bees to become active in the spring. There were lots of them active at the Brickworks today, at a wet area along a path.

Spending some time watching, it was obvious that love was in the air–mating was the major going-on.

 

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