{"id":7402,"date":"2020-05-21T18:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2020-06-05T15:58:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:58:35","slug":"photographers-get-creative-in-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/21\/photographers-get-creative-in-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographers get creative in Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Photographers get creative in Lockdown<\/h2>\n<p>How have our photographers been coping during the Covid-19 lockdown? We asked them to tell us their own stories and to share with us the photos they have shot in these difficult circumstances. We&#8217;ve been surprised what they have managed to achieve &#8211; and how many fascinating subjects are found very close to home!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648930-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair bringing small sticks and leaves for lining their nest in a chimney with, Wiltshire, UK, March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648930-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648930-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648930-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648930-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair bringing small sticks and leaves for lining their nest in a chimney with, Wiltshire, UK, March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) plays with a dead common garden frog (Rana temporaria) on allotment, North London, England, during coronavirus lockdown, March 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649494-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) plays with a dead common garden frog (Rana temporaria) on allotment, North London, England, during coronavirus lockdown, March 2020.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Portrait of domestic ragdoll cat , male &#039;Shiloh&#039; age 13 on a verandah, lookinhg out. Brighton, Victoria, Australia. March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Portrait of domestic ragdoll cat , male &#039;Shiloh&#039; age 13 on a verandah, lookinhg out. Brighton, Victoria, Australia. March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in woodland copse, Wiltshire, UK, April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650676-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in woodland copse, Wiltshire, UK, April\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h2>Update from Belgium and Wiltshire<\/h2>\n<p>Bernard Castelein and Tracey Rich have recently sent us their own personal stories of their lockdown experience, from Wiltshire in the UK and from Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian photographer <strong>Bernard Castelein<\/strong> saw his exhibition of the multimedia <em>100 Landscapes<\/em>\u00a0 project close early, due to the coronavirus pandemic. He told us how he employed the principles of that project during the lockdown:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7807\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/stream-through-misty-woodland-groot-schietveld-wuustwezel-belgium\/gallery-10023-10881-10702-0\/detail-0_01650776.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650776-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stream through misty woodland, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;On\u00a0 March 16th \u00a0it became clear exactly what the lockdown-light in Belgium meant. Fortunately we were still allowed to cycle and walk outside, close to home and not by car, excetp for essential travel. I don&#8217;t have a car, I&#8217;m an avid cyclist. So Peerdsbos, Groot and Klein Schietveld, nature reserves between 2 and 15 km from my home, remain easily accessible. I made the connection: no matter how much I like to travel and explore exotic places, in the whole project 100 Landscapes I had just advocated photographing in one\u2019s own region. Now let me live up to that idea!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since then I&#8217;ve made long walks with my wife of 7 to 8 km through the Peerdsbos almost every morning. After all, it is also important just to keep moving and stay fit. On day one we immediately had a super observation of black woodpeckers. It was a wonderful sighting but unfortunately I had left my photo equipment at home\u2026 It\u2019s clear &#8211; I mustn&#8217;t go outside anymore without taking my photo gear with me. Over the next few days, this only yields in a few pictures of jackdaws that had taken over a nesthole of a pair of black woodpeckers. For the woodpeckers I had to wait until April 14th. But then it&#8217;s really &#8216;bingo&#8217;: two male black woodpeckers were engaged in a territorial dispute, all of which takes place within shooting distance and lasts longer than half an hour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Two Eurasian jackdaws (Corvus monedula) perched on tree, Peerdsbos, Braschaat, Belgium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650770-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Two Eurasian jackdaws (Corvus monedula) perched on tree, Peerdsbos, Braschaat, Belgium\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Misty morning landscape, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650771-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Misty morning landscape, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. April\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Two Black woodpeckers (Dryocopus martius) males on tree trunk in territorial dispute, Peerdsbos, Braschaat, Belgium. April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650774-1-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Two Black woodpeckers (Dryocopus martius) males on tree trunk in territorial dispute, Peerdsbos, Braschaat, Belgium. April\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Tracey Rich gets close to rabbits in Wiltshire<\/h3>\n<p>Tracey found that lockdown gave her more appreciation of the wildlife on her doorstep:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m sure I can\u2019t be the only one to &#8216;grasp the nettle&#8217; when it comes to getting inventive during lockdown. It has given me a new sense of purpose in my photography, given me permission to look and learn, and a greater appreciation of what\u2019s right under my nose. Rabbits, for instance. &#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus) juvenile at sunset, Wiltshire, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650682-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus) juvenile at sunset, Wiltshire, UK. May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus) juvenile grooming ears, Wiltshire, UK, May. Sequence 1 of 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650671-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus) juvenile grooming ears, Wiltshire, UK, May. Sequence 1 of 3\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&#8220;Nature, it seems, has become louder, braver, more obvious during lockdown and these bunnies are no exception.\u00a0Their burrows line a camping field which has been completely deserted during the last few months. Whereas they would normally hot foot it out of the field on even a shadow of a person, they are venturing further and are much more tolerant of me than ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The youngsters in particular have no concept of social distancing at all and often run within inches of me, although I still use the ponies in the next door field as mobile hides, allowing me to creep up on them. It\u2019s been fascinating getting to know the individuals. All the cast of Watership Down is right here, and the dramas that play out every night are dramatic to say the least. I have learn to understand what makes them tick. For instance, they don\u2019t bat an eyelid at the military aircraft overhead, but a distant call of a crow harassing a buzzard and they are running for their burrows in a heartbeat!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve also had red kites galore here and they have certainly come into \u2018town\u2019 well, into the village at least. Maybe the lack of road kill has something to do with that? One day last week, right in front of my cottage, there were 17 alongside 7 buzzards, corvids and gulls following the plough. It was incredible &#8211; a special moment. So, lockdown so far for me has been an eye opener, a chance to breathe, to rediscover and to reconnect as I hope it has for many.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7737\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/red-kites-(milvus-milvus)-following-the-plough-with-corvids-pewsey-vale\/gallery-10023-10881-10702-0\/detail-0_01650674.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Red kites (Milvus milvus) following the plough with corvids, Pewsey Vale, Wiltshire, UK, May.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/01650674-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red kites (Milvus milvus) following the plough with corvids, Pewsey Vale, Wiltshire, UK, May.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Urban Living<\/h2>\n<h3>Matt Maran&#8217;s London foxes<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) squeezes under a fence into allotment while patrolling its territory, North London, England during coronavirus lockdown, April 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649495-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) squeezes under a fence into allotment while patrolling its territory, North London, England during coronavirus lockdown, April 2020.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) squeezes under a fence into allotment while patrolling its territory, North London, England during coronavirus lockdown, April 2020.<\/strong> by Matthew Maran<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) trotting through a deserted allotment North London, England, during coronavirus lockdown, March 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492-300x496.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492-320x529.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492-375x620.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492-600x993.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649492-64x106.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) trotting through a deserted allotment North London, England, during coronavirus lockdown, March 2020.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) trotting through a deserted allotment North London, England, during coronavirus lockdown, March 2020.<\/strong> by Matthew Maran<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs outside the entrance to the den on allotment, North London, England. April 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-320x248.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-375x290.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-900x696.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649488-137x106.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs outside the entrance to the den on allotment, North London, England. April 2020.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs outside the entrance to the den on allotment, North London, England. April 2020.<\/strong> by Matthew Maran<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen, with cubs looking up expectantly near den on urban allotment, North London, England. April 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-300x359.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-768x920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-320x383.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-375x449.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-600x719.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649487-89x106.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen, with cubs looking up expectantly near den on urban allotment, North London, England. April 2020.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen, with cubs looking up expectantly near den on urban allotment, North London, England. April 2020.<\/strong> by Matthew Maran<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub at the entrance to the den on allotment, North London, England. April 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649489-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub at the entrance to the den on allotment, North London, England. April 2020.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub at the entrance to the den on allotment, North London, England. April 2020.<\/strong> by Matthew Maran<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Matt found some great opportunities for fox photography close to his North London home.\u00a0 &#8220;Lockdown has been a challenge with much of my paid work cancelled or postponed. However it has freed up time to take stock and dive into archives to create photo and video stories. I am fortunate to have a plot on an allotment and to be able to visit to film and photograph the foxes. The lack of traffic and planes flying overhead has made it easier to hear fox activity and to prepare more quickly for the next shot. I found a new den site where a vixen had 5 cubs. The viewpoints were good and I was able to film from a distance. I used a telephoto lens to capture intimate moments of the cubs feeding. It has been a privilege to get so close and it has been one of the best experiences of the past four years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And here are a couple of recent video clips &#8211; just click the image info link to play!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) with two suckling cubs in an allotment, London, England, UK, May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649607-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"CLIP - CLICK TO WATCH: Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) with two suckling cubs in an allotment, London, England, UK, May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Close up of a Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) grooming her five cubs at den entrance in an allotment, cubs begin to suckle, London, England, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1649171-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"CLIP - CLICK TO WATCH: Close up of a Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) grooming her five cubs at den entrance in an allotment, cubs begin to suckle, London, England, UK, April.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Emanuele Biggi shoots spiders in his apartment<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649396-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649395-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Crab spider (Xysticus sp.) on balcony, Genova, Italy, May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Wall spider (Oecobius sp.) resting on a wall in the corner of an apartment. Genova, Italy. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649394-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Wall spider (Oecobius sp.) resting on a wall in the corner of an apartment. Genova, Italy. April.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Wall spider (Oecobius sp.) on a house wall, Genova, Italy. March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649392-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Wall spider (Oecobius sp.) on a house wall, Genova, Italy. March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Jumping spider (Salticidae) on fabric in apartment, Genova, Italy, March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649389-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Jumping spider (Salticidae) on fabric in apartment, Genova, Italy, March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Emanuele tells us how he managed to find wildlife subjects in his Genoa apartment. &#8220;During my two month lockdown I stayed home with my beloved Elena. I only left our third floor apartment to buy groceries. Around us we had a nice but not so green environment. Being a new apartment, even our balcony was a bit \u201cbare\u201d and it was our only available \u201coutdoors\u201d. The very sunny weather was an additional torture! But wherever humans go, there\u2019s always a spider lurking in hidden corners. So I used mixed techniques (macro, wideangle) to portray our eight-legged companions. It was both rewarding and entertaining. I started giving names to some of them and hoped to find them again the next day &#8211; just to say hi!\u00a0 At the end of the lockdown I felt grateful to them, because they truly gave us some nature relief while stuck in our nice but concrete-made home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Alex Hyde has a little helper for indoor insect photography<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649519-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Photographer Alex Hyde working from home whilst carrying baby daughter during the Covid-19 Pandemic, April 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649519-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649519-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649519-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649519-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Photographer Alex Hyde working from home whilst carrying baby daughter during the Covid-19 Pandemic, April 2020\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata), underside of individual resting on a window. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus stacked image.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649525-1-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata), underside of individual resting on a window. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus stacked image.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) female. Females have serrate antennae whilst those of males are pectinate. Photographed on a white background. Peak District Natinal Park, Derbyshire. May. Focus stacked image.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649527-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) female. Females have serrate antennae whilst those of males are pectinate. Photographed on a white background. Peak District Natinal Park, Derbyshire. May. Focus stacked image.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) male with antennae fans spread. Males have seven leaves to each of their antennae whilst females have six. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. May. Focus stacked image.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649515-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) male with antennae fans spread. Males have seven leaves to each of their antennae whilst females have six. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. May. Focus stacked image.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Alex faced the challenge of looking after his 7 month old twins, while finding photography subjects in and around his home! &#8220;I have had one of the twins strapped to my front for many of the pictures I have taken in lockdown. You can see this in the selfie, which depicts the making of the moth underside picture. The twins at least helped me get up at 5.30am to look at the moth light trap. This brought in a number of excellent subjects such as the Cockchafer and the Red-green carpet moth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Doug Gimesy finds feline inspiration<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Portrait of domestic ragdoll cat , male &#039;Shiloh&#039; age 13 on a verandah, lookinhg out. Brighton, Victoria, Australia. March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649479-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Portrait of domestic ragdoll cat , male &#039;Shiloh&#039; age 13 on a verandah, lookinhg out. Brighton, Victoria, Australia. March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Portrait of domestic ragdoll cat , male &#039;Shiloh&#039; age 13 on a bed. Brighton, Victoria, Australia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649478-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Portrait of domestic ragdoll cat , male &#039;Shiloh&#039; age 13 on a bed. Brighton, Victoria, Australia.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Portrait of female rag doll cat , Chloe, relaxing on a couch whilst her owner, checks her phone. Brighton, Victoria, Australia. April 2020. Model released.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649419-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Portrait of female rag doll cat , Chloe, relaxing on a couch whilst her owner, checks her phone. Brighton, Victoria, Australia. April 2020. Model released.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Doug Gimesy lives in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. He found inspiration in the form of his cats. &#8220;Shiloh and his sister Chloe really love the lockdown and have really benefited. We have only had these rescue 13 year old rag dolls 5 months, and because either one of use is at home all the time now, they are getting lots of attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>In the Garden and and into the Woods<\/h2>\n<p>A number of our photographers have created wildlife-friendly gardens and are also lucky to have woodland habitat nearby with an even greater range of species.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648938-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeding on new leaves in a Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) tree, Wiltshire, UK, March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648938-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648938-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648938-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648938-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeding on new leaves in a Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) tree, Wiltshire, UK, March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoenicus) male singing from snow-covered red maple (Acer rubrum) in flower, Ithaca, New York, USA. April 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648907-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoenicus) male singing from snow-covered red maple (Acer rubrum) in flower, Ithaca, New York, USA. April 2020.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pine marten (Martes martes) in garden in front of building at night, CairngormsNational Park, Scotland.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649128-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pine marten (Martes martes) in garden in front of building at night, CairngormsNational Park, Scotland.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Tree Bumble bee (Bombus hypnorum) nectar gathering from a Borage flower. Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648949-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Tree Bumble bee (Bombus hypnorum) nectar gathering from a Borage flower.  Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Crocuses flowering in snow, late March 2020, New York State, USA.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648914-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Crocuses flowering in snow, late March 2020, New York State, USA.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flowers with house and garden visible, Bristol, UK, April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flowers with house and garden visible, Bristol, UK, April\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Mike Hutchinson finds the garden a dramatic theatre for stills and video<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649369-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Photographer Michael Hutchinson at work during lockdown, Bristol, UK, May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649369-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649369-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649369-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Photographer Michael Hutchinson at work during lockdown, Bristol, UK, May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flowers with house and garden visible, Bristol, UK, April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649373-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flowers with house and garden visible, Bristol, UK, April\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649372-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) male on Saxifraga flower, Bristol, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649372-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649372-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649372-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649372-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) male on Saxifraga flower, Bristol, UK. April.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.15pt;\">&#8220;An interest in small things makes a garden a vast, varied theatre hosting lots of small dramas. People are having such different experiences of lockdown and I am very aware that I am lucky to have a garden. I\u2019ve been managing it for wildlife ever since I moved in. I\u2019m also grateful for my fascination with invertebrates which makes it difficult to be bored.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.15pt;\">My two metre square mini-meadow has been full of pollinating insects, dark bush cricket nymphs and wolf spiders. Nearby, I spent several days watching and filming flower crab spiders. I lucked out when one yellow female in particular took up residence on my honesty plant. She hunted quite dramatically amongst the purple flowers making a great colour combination. Several days later she turned white and I was able to document her new look too.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/419995874?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.15pt;\">I\u2019m certain none of us wished for the situation we find ourselves in. However, the lockdown has given me a much needed opportunity to explore the garden at a time of year when I am normally away on assignment. For the abundance of new life, Spring is my favourite time of year. Invertebrates are captivating if you take time to watch them and I hope in some small way we can collectively help communicate their importance and the joy and interest they can bring to even very small patches of land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Andy Sands finds focus-stacking opportunities in his garden and a nearby wood<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male on Greater stitchwort flower in English woodland, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648816-80x106.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male on Greater stitchwort flower in English woodland, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male on Greater stitchwort flower in English woodland, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April.<\/strong> by Andy Sands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Cuckoo bee (Nomada flava) Hertfordshire, England, Uk, April - Focus Stacked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648813-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cuckoo bee (Nomada flava)  Hertfordshire, England, Uk, April - Focus Stacked\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Cuckoo bee (Nomada flava)  Hertfordshire, England, Uk, April - Focus Stacked<\/strong> by Andy Sands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648832-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked<\/strong> by Andy Sands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) portrait on an Oak leaf, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April. Focus Stacked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648830-1-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) portrait on an Oak leaf, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April. Focus Stacked\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) portrait on an Oak leaf, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April. Focus Stacked<\/strong> by Andy Sands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Crab spider (Misumena vatia) sitting on a garden flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648826-1-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Crab spider (Misumena vatia) sitting on a garden flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Crab spider (Misumena vatia) sitting on a garden flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked<\/strong> by Andy Sands <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) courting pair on Dandelion seedhead prior to mating, Hertfordshire, England, UK. April - Focus Stacked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648820-80x106.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) courting pair on Dandelion seedhead prior to mating, Hertfordshire, England, UK. April - Focus Stacked\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) courting pair on Dandelion seedhead prior to mating, Hertfordshire, England, UK. April - Focus Stacked<\/strong> by Andy Sands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) showing camouflage on Oak twig, Hertfordshire, England, Uk, April - Focus Stacked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648825-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) showing camouflage on Oak twig, Hertfordshire, England, Uk, April - Focus Stacked\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) showing camouflage on Oak twig, Hertfordshire, England, Uk, April - Focus Stacked<\/strong> by Andy Sands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&#8220;We have been blessed with some great weather during the first 5 weeks of lockdown. Personally I have been blessed with extra time as I usually work 5 days a week as well!\u00a0 I made a decision to try and take at least one macro image I was pleased with every day. Not an easy task when helping to home school our 7 year old!\u00a0 We are also lucky to have a good sized garden that I have set out to be wildlife friendly. In addition we have access to ancient woodland and open country at the end of our road.<\/p>\n<h3>A family walk and subjects for focus stacking<\/h3>\n<p>Our daily exercise as a family is usually a 4 mile walk.\u00a0 Often it involves short stops to take photos or collect specimens. Usually I use a sweep net or beating tray, essential kit for an enthusiastic entomologist.\u00a0 I have been concentrating on trying to produce the best quality possible often using a technique called focus stacking.\u00a0 This involves taking a sequence of images and moving the focus between frames. These are then combined using specialist software at home to control depth of focus in the image.\u00a0 This can be extremely frustrating as the subject needs to remain motionless for a second or two while the images are taken.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing I have learnt is how much invertebrate life there is close to home and around the garden. If you spend enough time in one place it can be eye opening what is around.\u00a0 I have discovered many new areas within a mile of home including a fabulous ancient woodland full of interesting insects and birds, all this right next to the M25!<\/p>\n<h3>Ross Hoddinott enjoys the Cornish woods and family time<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flower, soft glow from in-camera double exposure, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649462-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flower, soft glow from in-camera double exposure, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flower, soft glow from in-camera double exposure, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Lesser celandine flower (Ranunculus ficaria), Cornwall, England, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649468-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Lesser celandine flower (Ranunculus ficaria), Cornwall, England, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Lesser celandine flower (Ranunculus ficaria), Cornwall, England, UK. April.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Early-purple orchid flower (Orchis mascula) in morning light, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649470-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Early-purple orchid flower (Orchis mascula) in morning light, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Early-purple orchid flower (Orchis mascula) in morning light, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Cornwall, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649460-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Cornwall, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Cornwall, UK. April.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Male fern (Dryopteris felix mas) backlit, close-up, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649440-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Male fern (Dryopteris felix mas) backlit, close-up, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Male fern (Dryopteris felix mas) backlit, close-up, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing, early morning in spring, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649456-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing, early morning in spring, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing, early morning in spring, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Male St Marks fly (Bibio marci) resting on oak leaf, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649453-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Male St Marks fly (Bibio marci) resting on oak leaf, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Male St Marks fly (Bibio marci) resting on oak leaf, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) silhouetted on beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649445-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) silhouetted on beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) silhouetted on beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Male broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly resting on yellow flag iris flower bud (Iris pseudacorus), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649467-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Male broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly resting on yellow flag iris flower bud (Iris pseudacorus), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Male broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly resting on yellow flag iris flower bud (Iris pseudacorus), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.<\/strong> by Ross Hoddinott<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"11-year old girl with a newly emerged four-spotted chaser dragionfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) on her hand, Cornwall, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-320x216.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-375x253.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-900x607.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649497-157x106.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"11-year old girl with a newly emerged four-spotted chaser dragionfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) on her hand, Cornwall, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>11-year old girl with a newly emerged four-spotted chaser dragionfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) on her hand, Cornwall, UK. April.<\/strong> by Adrian Davies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>It&#8217;s been a challenging and uncertain few months for everyone, but I feel very fortunate to live in rural North Cornwall. We have escaped the worst of the pandemic so far. I love spring, but normally at this time of year I am travelling all over the UK to run workshops. Therefore, I\u2019ve treated the enforced time at home as an opportunity to enjoy the wildlife local to me.<\/p>\n<p>We are fortunate to have a small woodland, which my parents created over 30 years ago. It is now a thriving little habitat and this year I\u2019ve been able to truly appreciate the nature on my doorstep. The wildflowers have been spectacular \u2013 swathes of red campion, bluebells in the hedgerows, and lots of early purple orchids. With our three children at home currently, we\u2019ve been learning about nature as part of their home-schooling. We visit our little ponds in the morning to watch damselflies and dragonflies emerge.<\/p>\n<h3>The joys of close-up photography<\/h3>\n<p>While this is not an easy time to be self-employed, I&#8217;ve enjoyed having time to do my own photography at home without distraction. I\u2019ve been getting up close and personal with less obvious subjects, like shield bugs and scorpion flies. I&#8217;ve even discovered creatures I didn\u2019t previously know we had residing here. One of the joys of close-up photography is you don\u2019t need to go far to find a rich array of interesting little subjects&#8221;.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Adrian Davies finds unusual plant photography techniques &#8211; and a subject courtesy of his dog!<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) flower, showing - visible, UV and &#039;bee vision&#039; Surrey, England, UK, March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-150x59.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-320x126.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-375x148.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-600x236.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-900x354.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649382-269x106.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) flower, showing - visible, UV and &#039;bee vision&#039; Surrey, England, UK, March.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) flower, showing - visible, UV and 'bee vision' Surrey, England, UK, March.<\/strong> by Adrian Davies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) comparison with normal, and UV reflected light. Surrey, England, U. March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-320x216.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-375x253.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-900x608.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649383-157x106.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) comparison with normal, and UV reflected light. Surrey, England, U. March.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Marsh marigold with normal and UV light<\/strong> by Adrian Davies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Tick (Ixodes ricinus) removed from dog, swollen after feeding. Surrey, England, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-320x222.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-375x260.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-900x624.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649380-153x106.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Tick (Ixodes ricinus) removed from dog, swollen after feeding. Surrey, England, UK. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Tick (Ixodes ricinus) removed from dog, swollen after feeding. Surrey, England, UK. May.<\/strong> by Adrian Davies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Pendulous sedge (Carex pendula) releasing pollen in breeze. Surrey, England, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649378-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pendulous sedge (Carex pendula) releasing pollen in breeze. Surrey, England, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Pendulous sedge (Carex pendula) releasing pollen in breeze. Surrey, England, UK. April.<\/strong> by Adrian Davies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Common oak (Quercus robur) fowers shedding pollen. Surrey, UK. April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649377-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Common oak (Quercus robur) fowers shedding pollen. Surrey, UK. April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Common oak (Quercus robur) fowers shedding pollen. Surrey, UK. April.<\/strong> by Adrian Davies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&#8220;Like many photographers I have been both frustrated, living just 3 miles from one of the country\u2019s best bluebell woods but not able to visit it.\u00a0 At the same time I have been excited at having to use very local resources for my photography this spring. I am very lucky that my house backs directly onto Ashtead Common National Nature Reserve in Surrey. Here there are some wonderful ancient pollarded oak trees. I take daily exercise here, often without seeing another person. My dog always picks up ticks at this time of year, and the one shown here was removed from him one evening.<\/p>\n<h3>Using high speed and UV light techniques<\/h3>\n<p>I have always grown a number of plants in my garden specifically for photography. I often grow them in pots so that I can move them around to catch the best light and backgrounds. The Marsh Marigolds are in my pond, and I have been using them as a test subject for my ultraviolet work. This shows how insects might see them. The daylight shot was a one second exposure, so a calm windless day is required.<\/p>\n<p>The high speed shots of pollen are part of an ongoing project on plants in action. They were shot indoors using off the shelf flash guns at around 1\/10,000 second duration. Sometimes the pollen is only released on one day, so being around to catch them at the right time has been very useful.<\/p>\n<p>With limits to exercise being lifted we can now travel further, but there is still something very special about our own home patch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Nick Upton uncovers fascinating insect behaviour and some surprising nocturnal visitors<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649771-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649760-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"European badger (Meles meles) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649767-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"European badger (Meles meles) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>European badger (Meles meles) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Woman walking along a footpath through woodland carpeted with Wild garlic \/ Ramsons (Allium ursinum) during the Coronavirus lockdown period, Wiltshire, UK, April 2020. Model released.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648851-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Woman walking along a footpath through woodland carpeted with Wild garlic \/ Ramsons (Allium ursinum) during the Coronavirus lockdown period, Wiltshire, UK, April 2020. Model released.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Woman walking along a footpath through woodland carpeted with Wild garlic \/ Ramsons (Allium ursinum) during the Coronavirus lockdown period, Wiltshire, UK, April 2020. Model released.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) flowering among Bluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) in woodland understorey, near Box, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648854-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) flowering among Bluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) in woodland understorey, near Box, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) flowering among Bluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) in woodland understorey, near Box, Wiltshire, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) male nectaring on a Greater periwinkle (Vinca major) flower, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649774-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) male nectaring on a Greater periwinkle (Vinca major) flower, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) male nectaring on a Greater periwinkle (Vinca major) flower, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on a Crab apple (Malus sylvestnis) flower in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649775-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on a Crab apple (Malus sylvestnis) flower in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on a Crab apple (Malus sylvestnis) flower in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Green fairy longhorn moths (Adela \/ Adela reaumurella) in a group courtship display flight above a Hawthorn tree (Crateagus monogyna), Wiltshire, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648860-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Green fairy longhorn moths (Adela \/ Adela reaumurella) in a group courtship display flight above a Hawthorn tree (Crateagus monogyna), Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Green fairy longhorn moths (Adela \/ Adela reaumurella) in a group courtship display flight above a Hawthorn tree (Crateagus monogyna), Wiltshire, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) perched in a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) with unopened leaf buds in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648935-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) perched in a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) with unopened leaf buds in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, March.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) perched in a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) with unopened leaf buds in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, March.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinnella septempunctata) just emerged from hibernation, sunning on a Honeysuckle leaf with buildings in the background, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649762-141x106.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinnella septempunctata) just emerged from hibernation, sunning on a Honeysuckle leaf with buildings in the background, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinnella septempunctata) just emerged from hibernation, sunning on a Honeysuckle leaf with buildings in the background, Wiltshire garden, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with buildings and a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649765-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with buildings and a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with buildings and a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April.<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&#8220;As well as photographing a range of things in my garden,\u00a0 I\u2019ve been getting out for lots of local walks on really quiet footpaths through some stunning patches of woodland. Here there are lovely carpets of spring flowers to enjoy and photograph. I find myself wondering if the colours and are better are than ever this year, or if I&#8217;m just appreciating them more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Nature never fails to surprise<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Nature never fails to surprise and entertain me and I\u2019ve also come across many engaging insects. These included delicate Fairy longhorn moths dancing over Hawthorn bushes, colourful Hairy shield bugs and clusters of small furry Fruitworm beetles gorging on Dandelion pollen. Also, I\u2019ve spotted and photographed some rare behaviours I knew about but hadn\u2019t seen before. For example busy little Two-coloured bees coming and going from their quirky nest sites in old snail shells, and Bee flies coating their eggs with soil before hovering low over Mining bee nests to \u201cbomb\u201d eggs at them. \u00a0Working in my garden and on walks near my home has proved unexpectedly productive so far, though I look forward to going further afield down the line!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[Nick Upton to add in &#8211; some images yet to go online&#8230;]<\/p>\n<h2>Watch for part 2 of the lockdown blog for a global view<\/h2>\n<p>In the second instalment of our lockdown blog, to follow soon, we&#8217;ll offer a wider global perspective, from photographers based in Australia, Hawaii, India and the Galapagos, as well as more from various states across the USA. Watch this space&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery gallery-7402 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Photographer Tui De Roy&#039;;s office space, during the Covid-19 lockdown. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands April 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01649008-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Photographer Tui De Roy&#039;;s office space, during the Covid-19 lockdown. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands April 2020\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648890-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) - pair in nest box, Whitefield, Bangalore, India, March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648890-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648890-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648890-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648890-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)  - pair in nest box, Whitefield, Bangalore, India, March.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Photographers in snow-covered mountain landscape. Orsolya Haarberg and Erlend Haarberg. Vaga, Norway. March 2020.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01648922-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Photographers in snow-covered mountain landscape. Orsolya Haarberg and Erlend Haarberg. Vaga, Norway. March 2020.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>If you you&#8217;d like to see a wider selection of images taken in lockdown by the photographers featured above, and to have a taster of the wider view, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/feature-stories\/photographer-lockdown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out our lockdown gallery here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographers get creative in Lockdown How have our photographers been coping during the Covid-19 lockdown? We asked them to tell us their own stories and to share with us the photos they have shot in these difficult circumstances. We&#8217;ve been surprised what they have managed to achieve &#8211; and how many fascinating subjects are found&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/21\/photographers-get-creative-in-lockdown\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-stories","category-photographers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7402"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7549,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402\/revisions\/7549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}