What promised to be the sunniest day over the Easter period did not quite live up to expectations. The chance to photograph an
Adder in Bedfordshire was, however, realised. There were four or five females on show by mid-morning as the sun tried to burn off the cloud. Some were seen to increase their surface area by flattening their bodies and therefore increasing the warming effect of the sun.
Image taken with the Tamron macro (still getting to know this lens). The cloudy eye suggests sloughing of the skin will be soon
Canon 350D, Tamron 180mm macro,
1/125th sec, f /10, ISO 400, handheld
There were a number of active Wood Ant nests over the site. They cannot sting but do bite and can spray formic acid.
