Haslingfield Clunch Pits on Hot June Afternoon

I visited Haslingfield Clunch Pits last Sunday to check on the orchids.The Man Orchids and Twayblades are fully out but the Common Spotted are still in bud or not yet developed spikes. Lots of insect life with a wonderful Myathropa florea hoverfly, Ringlet Butterfly, Lattice Heath and Burnet Companion Moths, Dock and Hairy Bugs, a Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle, Empis species fly and a very obliging Crab Spider - Xysticus ulmi.

Toft Garden Insects

Yesterday was the first day that I have been at home where the weather was right for a variety of insects to be on the move. . The first bug, Corizus hyoscyami, is another of the species benefitting from warmer summer as it was originally only found on southern coasts. The Nomad bee - a parasite of lots of species of mining bee - is the most common species after the various Shield Bugs like the Woundwort Shield Bug. A variety of Hoverflies recorded but all quite active in the warm weather.

Caldecote Churchyard and Orchard

The churchyard and orchard at our neighbouring village are very beautiful at the moment with flower borders, swathes of Red Campion and Cow Parsley. I will return with a colour camera some time but here some Sony infrared images

CCC Workshop

Emma and Sophie were  wonderful models at a workshop yesterday, along with Zoe and Francoise and David (all also excellent). Eventually they will appear in all kinds of scenarios as the aim of the day was to create composite images but here a few images  for the girls from the camera. There will be many more from the participants on the day.

People in Cambridge

I often photograph people when using the infrared camera as the result is totally unpredictable. for instance the ladies on the bridge and the one in the avenue all had black coats but synthetic materials are rendered pale by the IR. Glad to see that Trinity College supplies natural fibre suits and hats to their porters.