by Martin Bay | Jun 6, 2016 | Nature Trail
I like to spend the mornings with my macro lens looking for flowers like the Sea thrift. The soft light, low winds and dew make it the ideal time for macro photography. I nearly always use my trusted Gitzo tripod to support the heavy Canon 180mm f/3.5 Macro lens when...
by Martin Bay | May 19, 2013 | Nature Trail
They have always amazed me. The bumblebees! As a kid i was amazed that these big insects could even fly and there buzzing sound in the flowers all summer. Here in the early summer the bumblebees are very busy flying around finding fook and a place to build a nest for...
by Martin Bay | May 8, 2013 | Nature Trail
It’s soon summer and the garden will be buzzing with bees and hover flies, flowers will bloom and the grass will turn green – lovely times. I really love these small buzzing creatures and have love sneaking around with the 180mm f/3.5 Macro lens to capture...
by Martin Bay | Sep 19, 2012 | Nature Trail
The Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus) captured on Harris the Outer Hebrides. This was one the first day we spent on Harris after arriving from Isle of Skye in the beginning June. We arrived very early so had a long day we used walking out on the east coast near Scalpay...
by Martin Bay | Jul 14, 2012 | Nature Trail
I found this Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) on the hunt for the Edmondston chickweed in the serpentine debrief on Unst, Shetland. The Kedney vetch is often found close to the coast with very variable colors although those found on the Keen are an unusual,...
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