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Jonny Clark Oct 16, 2024

@RSPB
Caught this one in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie this week.

Jonny Clark Sep 8, 2024

A male #MigrantHawker #dragonfly in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie.

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

Jonny Clark May 7, 2024

Everything’s a big job when you’re small.
This #goldcest took a while to dismantle a #spiderweb for use as #nest material.
In the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #songbird #nesting #nestbuilding #web #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB

Jonny Clark Mar 8, 2024

Before and after.
I got this shot of a lovely #male #Siskin in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
It was in deep shade on a dull day, f/7.1 1/500th at ISO8000.
Second image is after a pass through an old version of #TopazLabs #SharpenAI and a tweak in #AffinityPhoto.
Zoom in to see the difference in #noise.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #imageprocessing #ai #sharpening #denoise #witchcraft

Jonny Clark Dec 14, 2023

It’s been #raining almost continuously for a fortnight here and nowhere is more saturated than wetlands.
This was a path through the “#SecretSwamp” at #WWTCastleEspie yesterday.

#nature #naturephotography #landscape #reserve #naturereserve #wwt #water #weather #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Jonny Clark Nov 24, 2023

#SmokeyBracket #fungi on a dead tree branch in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #fungus #FungiFriday #BracketFungus #decay #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Jonny Clark Aug 5, 2023

The #weather has been unseasonably rubbish recently so it was nice to see a #sunbathing #robin in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie.
Must feel good to get those feathers properly dried out ☺️

#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #songbird #gardenbird #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB