BelfastRoadster, 2 months ago to tv

A pair of #jackdaws on a #tv #aerial watching the sun go down over #Belfast.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #corvid #crow #antenna #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 3 months ago to nature

After a chilly night there was only one moth in the trap but it was a beaut - an Earlt Thorn.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrates #insect #lepidoptera #moth #moths #mothtrapping #earlythorn #earlythornmoth #wwt #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies

BelfastRoadster, 3 months ago to nature

More #SpringFlowers emerging in #MoatPark this morning;
#WoodForgetMeNot, #Toothwort, #WoodAnemone & #StripedSquill

#nature #naturephotography #plant #flower #flowers #spring #park #publicpark #dundonald #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #shotoniphone

Toothwort
Wood Anemone
Striped Squill

BelfastRoadster, 3 months ago to nature

Spring has sprung in #MoatPark, #dundonald 😎

#daffodils and #GrapeHyacinths in bloom around the ancient moat.

#nature #naturephotography #plant #flower #flowers #bloom #daffodil #GrapeHyacinth #sunshine #spring #springflowers #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Grape hyacinths in bloom
Ancient moat in the spring sunshine

BelfastRoadster, 3 months ago to nature

A Moorhen enjoying the lookout over the Wader Marsh at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbirds #moorhen #fence #lookout #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 4 months ago to rainbow

#Rainbow #reflection on #StrangfordLough.

#nature #naturephotography #weather #refraction #reflections #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @weather

BelfastRoadster, 4 months ago to nature

Male #siskin down for a drink in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #finch #songbird #passerine #male #winter #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB

Male Siskin
Male Siskin

BelfastRoadster, 4 months ago to Weather

Rough Island, adrift on a sea of glass.
A beautifully calm day on #StrangfordLough.

#landscape #landscapephotography #weather #calm #cloud #water #reflection #island #sea #lough #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 4 months ago to nature

A lone dew-covered #Herald #moth #hibernating in the #abandoned #GunpowderStore in the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.

Shot on #iPhoneXR using #HalideCamera app in #macro mode.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter #dew #water #droplet #cold #dark #damp #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies @halide

BelfastRoadster, 4 months ago to nature

#Teasel seeds sprouting from an old #seedhead, in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #naturephotography #plant #sprout #germination #seed #garden #signsofspring #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #wwt

BelfastRoadster, 4 months ago to nature

A small flock of #Fieldfare and a large flock of #Linnet around the local football pitches today.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB

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BelfastRoadster, 5 months ago to Weather

The Mourne Mountains from the Craigantlet Hills this morning.

Part of a larger, 15-shot panorama.

#landscape #landscapephotography #mourne #mournes #mournemountains #panorama #winter #weather #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 5 months ago to nature

Previously in 2023…
This #young #jackdaw wasn’t sure what to make of me but the constant warning calls from its parents in a nearby tree soon prompted a short, clumsy flight to safety.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #corvid #crow #immature #reviewof2023 #blueeye #bestof2023 #WWT #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 5 months ago to Birding

My #birding highlight of 2023 - a #hoopoe, and it was just down the road from me!

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #lifer #rarity #bird #birds #comber #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #bestof2023

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

A small patch of Scarlet Elf Cup #fungi in the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #ScarletElfCup #fungus #fungusamongus #fungusphotography #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

A couple of clear #badger #footprints in the mud at #WWTCastleEspie this morning 🦡😎

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #mammal #tracks #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Badger footprints in mud, highlighted in red

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

Another #robin posing nicely on the #reserve at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #winter #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

A #flock of #oystercatchers roosting on the #pier at #WWTCastleEspie.
There’s usually over 300 birds here at high tide.
Extra points if you spot the #LittleEgret and the #buzzard.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #wader #wadingbirds #CountyDown #StrangfordLough #NorthernIreland #wwt

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

It’s wrong to have #favourites but these guys are definitely one of mine - the male #bullfinch.
Brightening a dull day at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #finch #tree #winter #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

Male bullfinch in an aspen tree

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

This car park serves a small kiddies play area and always floods after any significant rain. It’s been tipping down all day so the sunset was reflected nicely in the water.

#nature #weather #water #flood #puddle #carpark #flooding #Dundonald #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #reflection #reflections #sunset #winter #ShotOniPhone #halide #HalideCamera #HalideApp

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to Weather

The #reindeer was looking a little wooden but then it was very cold out on the #Crannog at #WWTCastleEspie 🥶

#landscape #LandsapePhotography #sculpture #winter #weather #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #seasonal #Christmas

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

Clouds like a painting over Strangford Lough this morning 🎨

#nature #NaturePhotography #landscape #LandsapePhotography #weather #WeatherPhotography #cloud #clouds #painting #painterly #ShotOnCanon #MadeInAffinity #AffinityPhoto #WWT #WWTCastleEspie #StrangfordLough #CountyDown #NorthernIreland

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

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

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

Bracket fungi

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

Lots of #fungi in the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie today.

#nature #NaturePhotography #shotoniphone #mushroom #fungus #FungusAmongUs #FungusPhotography #forestfloor #LeafLitter #sign #wwt #comber #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #FungiFriday

BelfastRoadster, 6 months ago to nature

Just the one #moth in the trap at #WWTCastleEspie this morning but it was a good one - my first #DecemberMoth for years! 😎👍

#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #Entomology #moths #MothsMatter #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide @savebutterflies

December Moth