Bluebell Time at Waresley Woods

The Bluebells this year are out along with the other spring flowers - Wood Anemones, Primroses, Celandine and Cuckoo Pint.

CCC Outing to Waresley Wood

A second visit to Waresley, this time with members of Cambridge Camera club. Perfect conditions for photographing the flowers - no wind and overcast but bright skies. The Oxlips are nearly over but this one was complete and looked good among the Bluebells. I finished the morning photographing the Giant Horsetails - an intriguing plant.

Life in a Bluebell Glade

I spent a very enthralling couple of hours on the edge of Waresley Wood (Cambridgeshire) photographing the abundant invertebrate life in a small Bluebell and Dog's Mercury valley. Besides the Peacock and Brimstone shown here, there were also Small Whites and Commas. The Honeybees were busy collecting pollen from the Bluebells while the Bee Flies (Bombyllus major) concentrated on the Celandines. Both Hairy and Dock Shieldbugs were plentiful while I was fascinated to record the Grey Mining Bee together with its parasitic species Nomada lathburiana. The Sawfly I think was Tenthredo atra but will need to get this one checked out. Finally a 7-spot Ladybird.

Waresley Wood bluebells

I did two circuits round Waresley woods on Monday - one in the morning with the family and one in the afternoon with members of the Cambridge Camera club. No hardship as the Bluebells were at their very best. Top image with 24mm Tilt and Shift; rest with 100mm macro. Third image uses the multiple exposure setting on the Canon 5D - not sure yet how to get the best from this.