The overcast light this morning seemed perfect for a trip to photograph early purple orchids at Brockadale YWT reserve. I figured they would be just about in bloom now and I was right. The whole of the limestone grassland was covered in a sea of purple and yellow, the yellow being cowslips which are just...
A banded demoiselle resting over a pool in the late summer sun. These creatures look like little fairies as they flutter up and down the river edge with wings that seem to beat in slow motion. Stunning!
Well, the cold, overcast weather may be good for photographing flowers but it is not helping our insects! Today I came across a small white butterflies in a coma on wild garlic and on the next leaf, a tawny mining bee was just as shocked! For those interested in such matters, these are taken using...
