My latest watercolour painting of a pied flycatcher #art #birds #nature #sciart

Perfect day yesterday for my birthday - lovely collection of moths in the morning (list in alt of moth photos), then a trip up the road to the local nature reserve with my sis and partner - saw cuckoo, nesting osprey, pied flycatcher, and heard an elusive redstart. 💚 #teammoth #nature #birds

Two of these stunning creatures in the light trap this morning 💚 #poplarhawkmoth #teammoth

Around my moth trap this morning - 3 of these beautiful little beetles. I don't know much about beetles but I believe they are Black-headed Cardinal beetles. They're absolutely bright shiny red - it seems they're more common in the south - I've never seen one before. #beetle #nature #insects #bugsky

Completed dunnock, in micron pen. #micron #birds #birdart #ink

I'm going to try and finish this little dunnock drawing today. It needs a bit of work on the chest - some of the chest feathers are too pronounced so they need toning down, then the legs and tail. #micron #birdart #birds

My favourite catch from last night - Elephant Hawk moth. Also 5 Green Carpet, 2 Buff Ermine, Brown Silverline, Pale Tussock, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Bee moth, Ingrailed Clay, Water Carpet, Small Phoenix, Garden Pebble, Spruce Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet. #teammoth

A lovely hawthorn for #treeoftheday Smells amazing too.

I haven't done any drawing for ages, so I had a go at a Nut Tree Tussock moth caught in my trap the other night. It was tricky to get the intricacy of all the markings on its wings but got my rusty observation muscles working again. 4 ins wide - ballpoint pen #teammoth #ballpoint #penandink

Early in the bluebell woods this morning. #bluebells

Two of my favourites from last night - Scorched Wing and White Ermine. Also 1 Treble Lines, 2 Brown Silverlines, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Grey Birch, 1 Lesser Swallow Prominent, 1 Brindled Pug. #teammoth

Started moth trapping this year - I've become a little obsessed. This is my favourite from last night - a Nut-tree Tussock. #teammoth

Lots of pipistrelles flying above the house this morning. Audio is their clicks on a bat detector. #bats #wildlife

Day 24 of #INKTOBER 2025 #ericsgotlegs #ericclegg

My contribution for today's #inktober prompt - #ornate #micron #ink

My rook drawing, done in micron pen. #inktober #micron #birdart #birds

My dream cabin in the woods. Drawn with one fine micron pen. #inktober #ink #micron

A little landscape drawn in ink and details scratched out with a knife. #inktober #ink #scratchboard

Teeny tiny toad sheltering in my shoe this morning. #macromonday #nature #wildlife

Day 5 #inktober 2025 #deer

Had a bit of a break from drawing recently, but decided to take on a recent request for a pet portrait with a bit of a sad story. It's in coloured pencil (not taking commissions - it's just a hobby I like to dabble in now and again). #coloredpencil #petportrait

Not too many flowers left in the garden now, but here's some little violas that have weathered the wind and rain so far. #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #bloomscrolling

Dramatic morning sky. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #sky #clouds

Good morning! Here's a lovely sunflower in my garden. #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling #sunflower

Lovely light in the woods this morning. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #onlybeautifulthings

This American Pillar rose that runs along my garden fence produces masses of blooms every year. #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling #roses

Lovely dramatic skies this morning. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #onlybeautifulthings #sunrise #skies

Ferns are so graceful. Here's one I took a couple of mornings ago in late summer golden light with some nice bokeh in the background. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #onlybeautifulthings #fern #bokeh

A welsh poppy in my garden #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling

Taken on a damp morning walk through the woods - a raindrop about to drop from the end of a fern. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling

Astrantia in the garden. I liked the dreamy abstract look of this which I didn't expect. #photography #nature #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling #rosewednesday

Rose "Princess Anne" in front of my living room window, smells as lovely as it looks. #photography #nature #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling #rosewednesday

A wild foxglove. #photography #nature #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling

A hydrangea in my garden. #photography #nature #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling

The lovely topiary gardens at Levens Hall yesterday. There were so many butterflies too. 🦋 #photography #nature #flowers #garden #topiary #cumbria #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings

The seedpods of a foxglove plant. #photography #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography

Taken from my bathroom window this morning. #nature #roedeer #photography

Close up of a pansy. #macrophotography #macro #photography.#naturephotography #bloomscrolling

Tiny blue flowers in the garden #macrophotography #macro #photography.#naturephotography #bloomscrolling

Trying out a bit of macrophotography today. I quite liked this shot of montbretia flower buds. #macro #photography #macrophotography #naturephotography

Tiny new born deer right in the middle of the path a couple of days ago. More in Alt. #nature #wildlife #deer #roedeer

Finally finished my coloured pencil raven portrait. #coloredpencil #handdrawn #drawing #bird #birds #raven #BirdArt #nature #wildlife #WildlifeArt #artyear #bskyart #sciart

Work in progress - a raven in coloured pencil. Still a lot to do. #coloredpencil #polychromos #drawing #bird #birds #raven #BirdArt #nature #wildlife #WildlifeArt #artyear #bskyart

Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i

First attempt at the daily haiku prompt Blue sky, drifting clouds Mirrored in the pool below Heron stands watching. #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #pool #birdhaiku

Dip pen and ink drawing of celandines. It's the first drawing I did using dip pen, learning how to control the weight and smoothness of the line without making blots. #dippen #penandink #handdrawn #art #nature

Found the remains of a blackbird egg among the buttercups this morning. #nature #wildlife

A page from my sketchbook. Dog rose and rose hips study in ballpoint pen. Ballpoint is great - cheap as chips, and creates a nice softish line somewhere between ink pen and pencil. #ballpoint #sketchbook #botanicalart #drawing #nature #art

Two nice captures on the Merlin app today. I missed both by ear, but it's picking up Hawfinch most days. There are two ospreys nests within a mile or two of here, and have seen them flying over previously, so no reason to doubt it. #birds #birdsong #merlinapp

Cuckoo's been cuckooing like crazy for the last few days. This is him this morning. Looking up the Rusland valley towards Coniston. #cuckoo #birdsong #nature #birds