Nature

November – an overview Shorter days and weaker sun mean lower temperatures, we can experience the first signs of winter; heavy rain gales and snow are all features of the month. On cold still days mist and fog are characteristic of November. What to see Winter food is becoming scarce for wildlife and berries such as Holly, Rowan Hawthorn will be welcome for birds. As […]

May – an overview May is a busy month as birds get down to the task of nest building and rearing their brood. The weather is warm but danger of frost at night can cause damage to tender plants. What to see Resident birds and the arrival of summer migrants such as Swallows, House Martins and Swifts are occupied with the task […]

I have an allotment now what? This is written for anyone who is about to embark on starting an allotment in the Bradford District, the advice applies to anyone with a small plot of land to garden. If you want to apply for an allotment the contact is at the bottom of this page under […]

Taking a time-lapse Doing any time-lapse outdoors security is paramount, so keep an eye on your equipment at all times. As you are likely to be in one spot for a while, make sure you are in a location where you are safe and is tolerant of cameras. You need check where you are pointing […]

Spiders are often mistakedly called insects; they are Arachnids, an insect has six legs a spider has eight. They are carnivores and many spiders make webs, which are used to catch their prey; usually flies gnats and moths.Spiders lay eggs inside a silken cocoon, the young are called spiderlings. Name: 1- Spider shedding skin Month: August […]

Difference between a Dragonfly and a Damselfly:A Dragonfly is generally larger, its flight is less jerky than a damselfly. When resting the dragonfly usually has its wings 90 degree to its body, the damselfly usually has them folded back along its body. Both species use their long legs to capture insects when flying, their legs […]

Butterflies belong to the insect group Lepidoptera. Butterflies and Moths have a life cycle in four stages – egg, caterpillar (larva), pupa (chrysalis) and imago (adult). This change from one form to the next is called metamorphosis.Difference between a butterfly and moth.There is no absolute rule to determine the classification of the two groups, for […]

Making the Time-lapse film You should have a sequence of images on a memory card, download these to your computer making sure they are numbered sequentially. Check a few random images and make a note of their jpeg size, picture left is a before and after screenshot of a time-lapse sequence of a tulip opening. […]

The animation is 128k and will take 1 – 3min on a 56k modem, you will need flash 6 or later to view it. It will auto load and start, using the buttons you can play/stop the sequence. First the spider needs to make a bridge line, this thread dangles and catch on a breeze […]

What is a Time-lapse? Time-lapse is where a camera takes a sequence of images of a subject with an interval of time between each image. The interval can be anything from less than a second to a day or more. When the images are played back the interval of time is speeded up creating shorter […]