Annual Man Orchid Hunt

After the very reduced numbers of orchids at Barnack and Cribbs Meadow, I wasn't expecting to find many Man Orchids (or other orchid species) at our local site, so was not surprised when numbers in the main meadow were very low for all species (Man, Common Spotted and Twayblades). However, up on the hill the Man Orchids were flourishing - at least 25 counted in a small area.  This is the 15th year I have visited the site with my camera and every one has been different in number and stature of the orchids eg https://pin-sharp.blogspot.com/2010/05/man-orchid.html

Cambridge Mosque Colour and Shapes

 Happy couple of hours in Cambridge Mosque using multiple exposure in the Fuji XV100 compact camera to combine colour and shapes.

Cambridge Mosque Fish-eye View

 Some images from today's visit to Cambridge Mosque taken with a 15mm fisheye equivalent (7.5mm on Olympus body). Wonderful place - last visited in 2019 when it was still being completed inside - all details about its construction are there

Ann Miles Blog: Cambridge Central Mosque

Ann Miles Blog: Details from the Cambridge Mosque

Paxton Flowers

A few flowers from a walk at Paxton Pits. We have a couple of Saturday public walks at the reserve (31st May/28th June) that involve the wild flowers that can be found growing there so a bit of homework on species (and practice photographing them, which is surprisingly difficult!).

Rutland Water

We visited Rutland Water today with 10 photographers from the RPS Nature Group. The conditions were difficult with a very strong wind which kept a lot of birds on the ground or water. We did see a very occasional Hobby pass very quickly and certainly had a very enjoyable time at the reserve with enough birds to keep the cameras clicking. The fields of buttercups are at their best. The Damselflies and Dragonflies were staying close to the shelter of vegetation.There were more butterflies than expected - Speckled Wood, Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, 3 types of White, Brimstone and Peacock all on the wing.