Early spring in England

Last winter in the UK was really mild. I haven’t seen snow at all. The temperature was hovering around 5-10 C deg. It incurred a faster vegetation period. Moreover during late march and early April temperatures in England were high, sometimes higher than 20 C deg. (Pic.1). Thanks to this we could enjoy a really nice spring.

2017-04-09 15h temperature in Europe
Pic. 1 The temperature at 2m above ground on Sunday, April 9th at 15 UTC. In Cambridgeshire area was 20 C deg. (modellzentrale.de). The previous dry spell with high temperatures was around the 1st of April.

Below you can see many photos both from the first greening of spring in Cambridge and the period of flowering trees, which looks amazing through my camera Nikon D5300. I used macro to enhance the details of blooming plants and trees.

Marsh Marigold

Marsh Marigold enlarged view
Pic. 2,3 Marsh Marigold.

Lesser Stitchword

Lesser Stitchword enlarged
Pic. 4,5 Lesser Stitchword.

Chrysosplenium arternifolium

Chrysosplenium arternifolium enlarged
Pic. 6,7 Chrysosplenium arternifolium.

Mysostis Sylvatica (Wod forget-me-not)Mysostis Sylvatica (Wod forget-me-not) 2

Mysostis Sylvatica (Wod forget-me-not) closed up
Pic. 8,9,10 Mysostis Sylvatica (Wod forget-me-not).

Polytrichum communePolytrichum commune 2

 

Polytrichum commune closed up
Pic. 11,12,13 Polytrichum commune.
Capsella bursa pastoris
Pic. 14 Capsella bursa pastoris.

Taraxacum officinale (Common dandelion)

Taraxacum officinale (Common dandelion) 2
Pic. 15,16 Taraxacum officinale (Common dandelion).

Bellis (Daisy) pink

Bellis (Daisy)

Bellis (Daisy) close up view
Pic. 17,18,19 Bellis (Daisy).

Lamium purpureum

Lamium purpureum close up view
Pic. 20,21 Lamium purpureum.

Nettle

Nettle enlarged
Pic. 22, 23 Nettle.

Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hiacynth)

Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hiacynth) close up
Pic. 24, 25 Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hiacynth).
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Pic. 26 Tulip.
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Pic. 27 Forsythia.

Rosa canina (Dog rose)

Rosa canina (Dog rose) macro view
Pic. 28, 29 Rosa canina (Dog rose).

Vitis (Vine) grape flower macro view

Vitis (Vine) grape flower

Vitis (Vine) grape flower close up view
Pic. 30,31,32 Vitis (Vine) grape flower.
Betula (Birch) flower macro view
Pic. 33 Betula (Birch) flower.
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) flower enlarged
Pic. 34 Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) flower.
Willow flower macro view
Pic. 35 Willow flower.
Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) macro view
Pic. 36 Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac).

Flowering magnolia tree

Magnolia flower
Pic. 37, 38 Magnolia.
Malus (Apple tree)
Pic. 39 Malus (Apple tree).
Rhus typhina flower
Pic. 40 Rhus typhina flower.
Platanus (Plane tree) flower
Pic. 41 Platanus (Plane tree) flower.

Tilia (Lime tree) leaf bud

Tilia (Lime tree) leaf bud 2

Tilia (Lime tree) leaf buds

Tilia (Lime tree) leaf bud 3

Tilia (Lime tree) leaf buds 2

Tilia (Lime tree) leaf bud 4
Pic. 42 – 47 Tilia (Lime tree).

I captured also the insect, which enjoys the spring. See below:

Coccinellidae black

Coccinellidae red
Pic. 48, 49 Coccinellidae.

Formicidae (Black ant)

Formicidae (Black ant) close up view
Pic. 50, 51 Formicidae.

Lepidoptera (Butterfly)

Lepidoptera (Butterfly) macro view
Pic. 52, 53 Lepidoptera (Butterfly).

Apis (Honey bee)

Apis (Honey bee) macro view

Apis (Honey bee) 2

Apis (Honey bee) macro view 2
Pic. 54 – 57 Apis (Honey bee).

Mariusz Krukar

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