Insect id help!
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Ok here’s a longer vid. Defo a big one and some little ones.
Do need to get them out and re home though!
https://youtu.be/5y_264iNyXI?si=wziRp1kLOjc9hHLn
Do need to get them out and re home though!
https://youtu.be/5y_264iNyXI?si=wziRp1kLOjc9hHLn
They never moved in though - just house hunting !
To be honest I think the box being black recycled rubber product is going to be too hot for the bees. Re rehoming I was just going to scoop up into an ice cream box and put into the woods nearby. Or rather have some less allergic to bites/stings to do it !
Nightmare said:
That’s a fabulous picture!
Is heat not a concern for baby owls then? I’m slightly surprised anything would be able to live in a rubber box in summer here!
Bumblebees nearly never sting - most of them can’t IIRC. I certainly catch all the ones in our conservatory with my hands anyway and no issues so far. Don’t suppose you have a spare normal wood bird box you could stick on a similar tree and move them into there? (if they’re staying)
It’s an owl trust box - see the number / label on the bottom right it’s registered etc. wooden ones can rot apparently and owls nest for life or until they want to move hence why it’s a bigger getting them to move in. Is heat not a concern for baby owls then? I’m slightly surprised anything would be able to live in a rubber box in summer here!
Bumblebees nearly never sting - most of them can’t IIRC. I certainly catch all the ones in our conservatory with my hands anyway and no issues so far. Don’t suppose you have a spare normal wood bird box you could stick on a similar tree and move them into there? (if they’re staying)
Also the bumble bees nearly never sting …… this is where I find out the hard painful way they aren’t bumble bees !
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