Volucella Pellucens, more common than you may think. Spotted this one today on the wire fence protecting the hives and bees in #blarneycastleandgardens Sometimes called Pellucid Hoverfly, its larvae live in the nests of social wasps and bumblebees, eating waste products and the bee larvae (according to naturespot.org.uk)
A Colourful mid-May In Blarney Castle Gardens #blarneycastleandgardens
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#blarneycastleandgardens #Purecork #Blarney #castle #gardens
Himalayan walk at #blarneycastleandgardens this morning #purecork #irelandsancientseast #keepdiscovering full of rhododendrons, magnolias, and other Himalayan species
#blarneycastleandgardens #Purecork #irelandsancientseast #keepdiscovering
A bare archway in the Poison Garden at #blarneycastleandgardens A few more pics at www.corkbilly.com
Blarney House, built in 1874, looking well today. #blarneycastleandgardens #walkies #irelandsancienteast
#blarneycastleandgardens #walkies #irelandsancienteast
A welcome from this cheeky robin to #blarneycastleandgardens on this morning's #walkies #robin
#blarneycastleandgardens #walkies #robin