A banded demoiselle damselfly resting on a reed leaf.
A banded demoiselle damselfly perched on a finished flower stalk.
Fancy damselflies for the last day of @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek, banded demoiselles out in abundance at @wildlifebcn.org Titchmarsh nature reserve. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
Brown hawker dragonfly resting in the sun.
Back to dragonflies for day 6 of @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek, a brown hawker resting in the sun at @wildlifebcn.org Felmersham Gravel Pits. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
A purple emperor butterfly and its reflection, licking something off one of the windows of The Bungalow, at Woodwalton Fen.
A purple emperor butterfly licking minerals from matted soil and grass clippings, at Woodwalton Fen.
Purple emperor butterflies licking stuff for day 5 of
@royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek, spotted today during a visit to @wildlifebcn.org @greatfen.org.uk Woodwalton Fen. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
Insects making more insects for day 4 of @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek. Spotted this mating pair of emperor dragonflies today in @wildlifebcn.org Brampton Wood. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
A Norfolk hawker dragonfly, taking a break on a reed leaf for day 3 of @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek, spotted at @rspb.bsky.social Fen Drayton Lakes today. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
A white admiral butterfly feeding on bramble flowers.
A white admiral butterfly licking a sunny bramble leaf.
A white admiral butterfly for day 2 of @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek. Spotted today feeding on brambles at @wildlifebcn.org Short Wood and Southwick Wood. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
A hairy caterpillar for the first day of @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek. The caterpillar of a yellow-tail moth, munching on some leaves at @wildlifebcn.org Glapthorn Cow Pastures. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography
Hoof fungus growing along a fallen silver birch trunk.
A large hoof fungus on the side of a silver birch trunk.
A large hoof fungus starting to decay, on the side of a silver birch trunk.
A birch polypore bracket fungi, growing from a silver birch trunk.
Some bracket fungi photos from Holme Fen back in April. Mostly varying sizes of hoof fungus, apart from the last one which is a birch polypore. #outdoors #nature #spring #photography #naturephotography
A Canada goose out on the water of Boston's Mere.
A Greylag goose out on the water of Boston's Mere.
A mute sawn out on the water of Boston's Mere.
A red kite soaring through the blue skies, over the trees.
Birds from Holme Fen back in April. Canada goose, greylag goose and mute swan out for a swim on Boston's Mere, and a red kite soaring through the blue skies above. #outdoors #nature #spring #photography #naturephotography
Apologies to those who'd already seen/liked my last post, realised I'd put the wrong month and couldn't see a way to fix it without reposting. 🤦
Peeling bark on a fallen silver birch trunk.
Lumps and bumps in the bark of a silver birch tree.
A bracken front unfurling in the woodland.
A fallen silver birch trunk lying across an animal track, through the new growth and dead bracken.
Some more photos from Holme Fen back in April, silver birch trees and new bracken growth. #outdoors #nature #spring #photography #naturephotography
Thanks! It always is! 😄
A peacock butterfly basking in the morning light, on masses of dead bracken.
A particularly gnarled and twisted trunk of a silver birch tree.
A silver birch catkin (flower) hanging in the morning sunlight.
A long jawed orb-weaver spider, lurking under a silver birch leaf.
First batch of photos from my first trip out this year, a visit to Holme Fen national nature reserve back in April. A peacock butterfly, gnarled and twisted silver birch trunk, silver birch catkins, and a long-jawed orb-weaver spider. #outdoors #nature #spring #photography #naturephotography
Happy New Year everyone! 🎉
Sunlit trees amongst the bluebells.
A small green-veined white butterfly, on a bluebell flower.
A large red damselfly, sitting on a sunlit bramble leaf.
A mossy log lying amongst the sunlit bluebells.
A few photos from @wildlifebcn.bsky.social Glapthorn Cow Pastures back in the spring, when the bluebells were in full bloom. A green-veined white butterfly, and a large red damselfly also enjoying the sunlight. #photography #nature #spring
Some photos from a visit to Glapthorn Cow Pastures (Wildlife Trusts) nature reserve last month. #winter #winterwatch #nature #photography
EHLO Bluesky