A treat on my walk around #VictoriaPark this morning - a #jay! 😎
Easy to find due to the racket he/she was making, not easy to see.
Shot on #Canon #EOS70D with #Sigma 150-600mm lens.
Processed in #TopazLabs #SharpenAI and #AffinityPhoto.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #corvid #woodland #belfast #NorthernIreland

Not wanting to blow my own trumpet but I’m really quite proud of this shot - my first #dragonfly on the wing!
Also, it’s a #male #Emperor, #handheld and #manualfocus 👍

Shot on #Canon #EOS70D with 70-200mm lens at #WWTCastleEspie Wetland Centre, 6/8/24.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrates #insect #odonata #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Lots of tiny common #froglets emerging from the #ponds at #WWTCastleEspie. These were no larger than 1cm.
Shot on #Canon #EOS70D with 50mm f1.8 lens with a 12mm extension tube.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #amphibian #frog #commonfrog #tiny #macro #macrophotography #pondlife #summer #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #wwt

Britain’s smallest breeding bird; the #Goldcrest.
This one seemed happy to pose for photos in the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.

Shot on #Canon #EOS70D with 70-200mm lens + 1.4x teleconverter.
Processed in #TopazLabs #SharpenAI and #AffinityPhoto.

@savebutterflies Another shot of the same #moth, in the same location. It hadn’t moved a millimetre.
I really need to give this #hibernation malarkey a go… 😴

Shot on #canon #EOS70D with 50mm lens and 12mm #ExtensionTube, #Godox #flash with diffuser.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moths #HeraldMoth #hibernating #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies

A #songthrush in the #gorse hoping not to be noticed, on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie.

#shot on #Canon #EOS70D, rescued in #TopazLabs #SharpenAI and processed in #AffinityPhoto.

A last one from Sardegna this year. The whole scenery in the valley between Tergu and Osilo. Dust hanging in the air while the stage is still running.
Our camp at the “wild boar field”. Yes, we saw them and slept in the car. Felt much safer.
(And yes, we let the car cool down before entering the field.)

#jumpinginthedust #rallyitaliasardegna #wrc #rallye #rally #motorsport #italy #italia #mediterranean #dust #autosport #canon #eos #eos70d
After 3 years of not visiting any rallye event, I went to Sardinia again to see the Rally d’Italia Sardegna. This already happened in June this year. I try to reactivate this Pixelfed account and these pictures might be a good point to start from.
Cheers.

#jumpinginthedust #rallyitaliasardegna #wrc #rallye #rally #motorsport #italy #italia #mediterranean #dust #autosport #canon #eos #eos70d #hyundai #ford #toyota