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Marco
@mvbelz.bsky.social
Wildlife gardener, solitary bees, bumblebees & butterflies, pollinators, ecology, native plants, biodiversity, addressing antisemitism
Bombus terrestris
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Bombus terrestris visiting gorse

Aardhommel koningin op gaspeldoorn
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Looking for a place to hibernate - juvenile alpine newt
October 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Otherworldly
October 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Gekraagde aardsterren in de tuin
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Camouflage :-)
September 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ballota nigra has been flowering since April; such a great plant for #bumblebees
August 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You can see the orange pollen in her pollen basket.
August 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Verbascum nigrum
August 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Tolmerus atricapillus a kind of robber fly

De gewone roodvlieg (Tolmerus atricapillus)
August 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Goed om te zien dat de blauwe metselbij nog actief is (Osmia caerulescens)

Osmia caerulescens is still active in the garden, visiting Ballota nigra.
August 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Linaria purpurea growing in my brother’s garden. Very popular with #bumblebees and so easy to grow.
August 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fris en fruitig aan een nieuwe dag beginnen.
August 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
House sparrows use the leaves of Nuphar lutea in the pond to take a bath.
August 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Anthophora furcata female gathering pollen from Ballota nigra.

Vrouwtje andoorbij bezig met het verzamelen van stuifmeel van de bloemen van de stinkende ballote.
August 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hazel turning yellow due to lack of moisture.
August 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pimpinella major and a Pimpinella saxifraga
August 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Primula vulgaris
August 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Knautia arvensis
August 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Some young Malva alcea and Stellaria holostea
August 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Fieberiella florii, (privet leafhopper) a kind of leafhopper from the family Cicadellidae.

Fieberiella florii, een soort dwergcidade of bladspringers. #elkedageeninsect
August 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A lovely Tiphia femorata visiting the flowers of Daucus carota
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August 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Pulicaria dysenterica had a good year despite lack of rain in spring. They pop up everywhere now.
August 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Gele weidemier (Lasius flavus)
Ik wilde ze niet verstoren dus slechts paar foto's kunnen maken, zaten onder drinkschaal voor vogels welke op een oude stronk staat. #elkedageeninsect
August 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is the work of the larvae of the midge Dasineura rosae, a kind of gall midge. Inside the folded leaf, there are numerous larvae. Its predators are for example Torymus microstigma.
August 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM