Summer Leys Birds

A few birds from Summer Leys reserve including a family of Bullfinches, which was great as they are a bird so rarely seen now.  

CRUFC versus Richmond 2nd team

Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club beat Richmond's 2nd team 24-12 this afternoon - a good result as Richmond are in the league above and are a professional team. Played in the rain and a bit untidy but plenty of action.

 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The garden has an amazing collection of insects and spiders at the moment - each with its own place in the ecosystem from the snail-killing, gall-making and parasitic/scavenging flies to minute spiders lurking on the tops of flowers and many species of plant bugs some of which also predate caterpillars.

More Shallow Depth of Field Macro

I continued in the garden with a Canon 50mm macro lens on my Fuji so set wide open at f2.5 to give some very interesting closeups.

RSPB Sandy

 It is nearly 2 years since I visited RSPB at Sandy so today I took the opportunity to walk all round the reserve finishing at the impressive house and gardens. The trees as always are wonderful in their variety and stature. I forgot a spare battery so many of the photos are with my phone. I did take a couple of hoverflies, Hornet mimic and Pied Hoverfly early on.