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.

A sleepy #snipe on the bank of the #Connswater #river near #victoriapark in #belfast.

Shot on #Canon #EOS70D with 70-200mm lens and 1.4x #teleconverter.

Processed in #topazlabs #SharpenAI and #AffinityPhoto. Heavily cropped.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #wader #WadingBird #eastbelfast #NorthernIreland @RSPB

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.

Goldfinch, politely awaiting its turn on the feeder at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #finch #goldfinch #passerine #wwt #CastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #ShotOnCanon #EOS70D