Gentoo penguin chick cuteness! Had so much fun photographing these little guys ☺️ #antarctica #nature #photography #art #wildlife #penguin

Raven on the Storr #Scotland #IsleofSkye #Storr www.damianshields.com

Robins will defend their territory fiercely and if that means putting a sign up, they will. #BirdOfTheDay #urban #EastCoastKin #ukbirds #birds

Genus Miltogramma? Please tell me I’m right for once 🤣 Found in Walthamstow London Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro SS1/5000 F10 ISO2500

The daffodils are out already in Sussex!

I was getting annoyed at the seagulls being blown into my photos by the gale, little blurry blobs flying so fast I couldn’t freeze them in shot without crazy ISO, but now I realise that they portray the reality of being in that storm. Feel the wind in your hair through a photo! #photographers

Here's a Dipper painted in watercolour for today's #ArtAdventCalendar and also #BirdOfTheDay theme #OnTheRocks ! I've only ever seen a Dipper once, they really are wonderful birds 🪶 🤎 Painting inspired by one of the @rspb.bsky.social website dipper images! #Birds #Art #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin

Loch Ness from Dores #Scotland #Invernesshire #LochNess damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar

Good morning from Greece. A cloudy day so a Clouded Yellow seems appropriate!

'Lift off' Good morning from Greece. Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.

'And it was all yellow' Clouded Yellow among the Woody Fleabane flowers. Greece 🇬🇷 Nov 25

Incoming....🦋🌼

Swallowtail shot this morning in Greece 🦋🇬🇷

Morning glory from Senja Island…

Woodland walk…

'Swallowtail by the Sea' Watching Swallowtails glide & flutter, whilst being next to the Aegean Sea and under the warm autumn sunshine - a treat for my senses & soul today!

The door to the secret garden…

Pac-man

Under the oak tree…

This little wren was popping in and out of the hedge during the drizzly rain today.

The old Shiel Bridge, Acharacle #Scotland #Ardnamurchan #Acharacle www.damianshields.com

‘Golden Boy’ Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon). A male aloft a territorial lookout perch. #Leptember

Goldfinch take off with the new OMSystem 50-200f2.8 and MC20 double extender @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Cleaned up the timeline thanks to muting a number of words (mostly names) & things now look much brighter! Clouded Yellow among the grey river mud seems an appropriate photo for this post!

Clouded yellow in flight with the brand new OmSystem 50-200 f2.8 @omsystem.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @royalent.bsky.social

A beautiful morning last week in the Netherlands, the morning just after I returned from Greenland. Glad I woke up for this! Might be my favourite windmill photo this year :)

A beautiful arche shaped iceberg that we found in Disko Bay early August during one of our late night sailing. To give you an idea the mast of the boat is around 30 meters high 😵‍💫⛵️🧊… This piece of ice was massive.

Bright and sunny today, but a bit windy for the butterflies, and this Small Copper sought a rest on the ground after being tossed about on the flowers.

Painted Lady

Small Copper ab. schmidtii. Bridgnorth, Shropshire 29/8/25 @bc-westmids.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

New wildflower meadow on set-aside on edge of our village - painted ladies, common blue and even clouded yellow! So happy to get painted lady flight sequence OM1mk2,40-150f2.8 @royalent.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-westmids.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

Small Coppers on lavender

Magpie Moth I had absolutely no idea what this was when I spotted it in the garden but managed to get a quick shot of it mid flight. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Butterflies #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #ThePhotoHour #MacroPhotography

I heard it was razzle dazzle Wednesday, so here's a neat little protea flower I photographed over the weekend. People often associate my flower images with sea creatures, but this one looks to me like it's coming at us from outer space. 🪐 🌺 🔭 #flowers #photography

For #WorldPhotographyDay

Small White on lavender #butterfly #butterflies #smallwhitebutterfly #nature #photography #August2025

Common Blue (F) #butterfly #butterflies #commonbluebutterfly #nature #photography #August2025

Male Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon). A photo taken very close to where I live in Rhodes, Greece 🇬🇷

Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon) in Greece 🇬🇷

Let’s continue with the white of horses series… This one from our April phototour in Camargue. #photography #art #nature

Mysterious sunrise ambiance in the salt marshes of Camargue with the horses… Really enjoyed that shooting, even tho we got caught by rain soon after this image… Btw, was my birthday yesterday… One more year around the sun 🌞 🎂

Morning flight on the Dutch countryside. Taken last week on a misty morning here in the Netherlands.

'Walk the Line' The Turbine Room at the Tate Modern can generate some cracking light & shadow. I'd only nipped in to escape from the sun, glad I did !!

Small White (Pieris rapae) on lavender today. #butterfly #butterflies #smallwhite #insect #nature #photography #July2025 #fujifilm

A Common Tern diving into a low tide pool at Rye Harbour @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

The Nightwatcher Around 4 AM yesterday morning, a stork is watching the noctilucent clouds and the dutch windmills reflecting in the still waters of Zaanse Schans.

A single Common Tern diving into a low tide pool at Rye Harbour @sussexwildlife.bsky.social