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Another couple of shots from earlier this year.
A very confused Long Tailed Tit, defending its territory from its own reflection on the Sam Thompson Bridge in Victoria Park and a rare close encounter with a Common Sandpiper at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #photography #longtailedtit #commonsandpiper #ReviewOfTheYear #bestof2022 #birdphotography #wwt #castleespie #victoriapark #EastBelfast #belfast

Five-shot #panorama of a spectacular double #rainbow over #StrangfordLough through a rainy window at #WWT #CastleEspie today.
Shot on #Canon, stitched and processed in #AffinityPhoto.

#nature #naturephotography #photography #weather #rain #sun #sunlight #refraction #DoubleRainbow #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Another selection of images from March and April of 2022.
Siskin on larch and a springtail on frogspawn, both taken at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #photography #bird #birds #siskin #larch #seeds #cones #amphibian #frogspawn #invertebrate #springtail #macro #reviewoftheyear #ReviewOf2022 #bestof2022 #wwt #CastleEspie #NorthernIreland

Apparently it’s that time of year again so here goes; My most “interesting” shots of 2022, starting with January & February.
A rare sighting of a Siberian Chiffchaff and a flotilla of Canada Geese, both taken at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

#ReviewOfTheYear ##ReviewOf2022 #bestof #bestof2022 #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wwt #castleespie #northernireland

A little grebe bow wave on the Limestone Lake.

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A couple of nice shot of a Greenshank on the Saline Lagoon at WWT Castle Espie.

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A very handsome song thrush on the reserve at #WWT #CastleEspie this week.

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A suitably wintry shot to mark the start of December.
A flock of Brent geese on a flat-calm Strangford Lough with Scrabo Tower in the background.
Taken 2 years ago, this was just before Storm Ciara arrived.

#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #mono #monochrome #BlackAndWhte #calm #water #lough #StrangfordLough #winter #scrabo #ScraboTower #Ards #Newtownards #WWT #CastleEspie #goose #geese #wildfowl #waterbird #brent #CountyDown #northernireland

“I want to go out, but I want to stay in.”
A young swallow contemplating fledging, in the Roundhouse at WWT Castle Espie. Summer 2021.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bird #birds #birdphotography #swallow #young #youngster #fledgling #window #inside #InsideLookingOut #ThroughTheWindow #summer #ShotOnCanon #affinityphoto #countydown #NorthernIreland #WWT #castleespie

A quick (uncropped) iPhone shot of Rockie the Robin yesterday. These guys really have no fear if they think you have seeds in your pocket.
Taken with the 2x camera on an iPhone 8 Plus using the Halide Camera app.

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