Just found this bee in my garden on the paving, looking very forlorn.

[robtherunt@cupoftea.social]

Just found this bee in my garden on the paving, looking very forlorn. Was walking a little bit, but a long way from any food source or shelter.

Moved it to a largish clump of red dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) which is in flower.

I think the bee is a hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) which the iRecord app seemed to agree - though need it to be positively identified by an expert.

Quite the floofy cutie! Hope it appreciated the move and survives.
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