Young birds are appearing all over the place.
This fresh-out-of-the-nest fledgling Jackdaw was at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
It could barely fly a few metres and didnβt have a clue.
Good luck, little one π€π»
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #BirdPhotography #corvid #crow #jackdaw #fledgling #young #youngster #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #WWT #CastleEspie @wwtworldwide
One of many fledgling wrens on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #wren #fledgling #young #youngster #WWT #CastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
Itβs #orchid season at #WWTCastleEspie π
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #flower #flowers #orchids #wildorchid #wwt #CastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #flora #summer #wetlands #grassland #meadow #shotoniphone
Out and about with the #macro lens around the reserve at #WWT #CastleEspie I found this lovely wee #ZebraJumpingSpider on a whitewashed wall.
It seemed to be fascinated by the camera, not frightened at all π·οΈ
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #jumpingspider #macrophotography #ShotOnCanon #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
Out with the #macro lens at #WWT #CastleEspie this morning.
Quite a few Orange-Tip Butterfly eggs on Cuckoo Flowers.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #MacroPhotography #butterfly #egg #closeup #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #invertebrate #lepidoptera #orangetip
A #GreenShieldBug on the reserve at #WWT #CastleEspie this morning.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #bug #shieldbug #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #shotoniphone
A #SilverY #moth from the #trap at #WWT #CastleEspie this morning.
The cheap #LED #RingFlash never really cut it for #macro work so Iβm experimenting with the big #NEWER #flash and a pop-up #diffuser. Lots of light means more #DepthOfField so less need to use #FocusStacking.
Great for when the subject wonβt sit still π
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moths #MothsMatter #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
Hoards of #BurnetMoth #caterpillars on the #meadow at #WWT #CastleEspie this morning.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moth #moths #MothsMatter #larva #larvae #caterpillar #grassland
Just one of the highlights from last nightβs #MothTrapping at #WWT #CastleEspie - the #spectacular #ElephantHawkMoth.
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Down the hatch.
This lesser black-backed gull made short work of a young moorhen on the Main Lake at #WWTCastleEspie this afternoon.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #seabird #waterbird #gull #moorhen #predator #BirdEatBird #predation #wwt #CastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
Jonny Clark