Pasque Flowers Beginning at Royston Heath

The Pasque flowers are just beginning to flower - a bit later than some years but will probably be best around Easter as their name suggests. They are very short so quite a challenge to photograph plus a stiff breeze today. Most are Focus stacks using Fuji X100V and Raynox 250 close-up lens. I find this a very useful high quality combination for flower photography. We found one very small bee - a Lasioglossum species

Red Kites

We stopped near Watlington on our way to Newbury today and spent a while photographing the Red Kites in beautiful lighting.
Clouds built up later and the kites look great silhouetted against the sky.

Kites from the Thame Travelodge

These kites are probably the most dramatic view so far from my Travelodge series. The light was poor and the sky very featureless but still good to see their antics.