Biggin Hill 2010

A bit behind on my posts but the weekend before last Biggin Hill hosted it's annual air fair. This year is a special year as it is also the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
It was a packed program, the main downside from a photography point of view was the weather as usual. It was very hot so there was quite a heat haze to contend with, also not long after the flying started a layer of cloud settled into the background.
Then after about midday the sun started to shine from behind the aircraft, still enough excuses I still managed to get some shots I liked so all in all a good day!

Some more photos from the day can be found on my Flickr Photostream: Biggin Hill Air Fair 2010

Register your Bombus hypnorum sightings

BWARS (the Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society) are asking for sightings of a Bumble Bee - Bombus hypnorum in the UK. A relative newcomer to these shores they look to be expanding their range.
The bee is fairly distinctive with a ginger thorax and white tail as can be seen below.
For more information visit Eyes open for Bombus hypnorum

Blue Tit Family

We have been very lucky in the garden with a number of interesting visitors. The last couple of weeks has seen the arrival of Blue Tit family.
The youngsters are very bold and can be approached pretty closely, even the adults didn't seem to mind.