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More mist and lovely autumn colours at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #woodland #autumn #gold #mist

This female sparrowhawk visited my garden this morning; gave me a good "Paddington Bear" stare as I was photographing her #nature #wildlife #bird #birding #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdsoftheworld #birdsoftheworld #hawk #raptor #birdofprey #eyes

Mist and lovely autumn colours - absolute bliss today @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #woodland #autumn #gold #mist

Binky Cat wanted us to paint the feature wall in our lounge to match her eyes, and who were we to refuse ? Happy #caturday to all #cat #catbeauty #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfTheSky #DailyCat #CatLovers #caturday

Nothing like a bit of rain to enhance autumnal colours; cam back very wet and thoroughly refreshed my my morning outing today North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #woodland #autumn #gold

I love the contrast between the silver/downy birch and the oak in this image. North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire this morning. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #ScenesOfYorkshire #woodland #autumn #fall

A nicely relaxed Binky Cat would like to wish a happy #caturday to all #cat #catbeauty #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfTheSky #DailyCat #CatLovers

I'm not usually a fan of bracken, but it can have a certain charm in the right light. North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire this morning. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #ScenesOfYorkshire #woodland #autumn #fall

Lovely light and autumn creeping in at my wonderful @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cliffe Woods today #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #splendid_woodlands #landscape_lover #ScenesOfYorkshire #woodland #autumn #fall

Binky Cat wanted something for her #caturday photo that shows her lovely eyes to best advantage. Hope this does the trick #cat #catbeauty #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfTheSky #DailyCat #CatLovers

A distinctly autumnal feel to parts of my wonderful @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cliffe Woods today - a symptom of the very dry weather this summer #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #splendid_woodlands #landscape_lover #ScenesOfYorkshire #woodland #autumn #fall

A common blue butterfly in classical pose at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Wharram Quarry. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly #blue

A small party of black-tailed godwit ...one of my fave waders, and one of the first birds I can recall seeing when I starting birding nearly 50 years ago #nature #wildlife #bird #birding #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdsoftheworld #birdsoftheworld #shorebirds #waders

Binky Cat wanted a rather formal photo this #caturday .... And who am I to disoblige? #cat #catbeauty

This Common Blue Butterfly posed perfectly for me. Backlit, you can see the underwing pattern from above. Found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Kiplingcotes chalk pit. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly #blue

I love the way that the colours shown in this meadow grasshopper blends with its grassland habitat. Found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Kiplingcotes Quarry nature reserve. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #grasshopper #green #camoflage

Against some pretty stiff competition, one of the most beautiful of Yorkshire's butterflies - the small copper. Found today at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Wharram nature reserve. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly

One of our most elegant of butterflies - Painted Lady. Many are migratory, and can look a bit tatty but this was absolutely mint. Found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Wharram nature reserve. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly

Found this very striking (not to say HUGE !) Hornet Mimic Hover Fly today .... "normal" sized fly for comparison. Found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #fly #hoverfly

I love grasshoppers. They look like they are made out of meccano...This one is a meadow grasshopper. Found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Kiplingcotes Quarry nature reserve. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #grasshopper

A magnificent male Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator - the name means "lord emperor", the UK's largest "dragon" caught in flight at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave wetlands Nature Reserve #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #dragonfly

A lovely Spotted Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata in action today at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave wetalnds Nature Reserve #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #black #yellow #beetle #longhorn

There arent many things that can beat the gentle beauty of the "blue" butterflies - like this male common blue I found @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Wharram Quarry Nature Reserve #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly #blue #chalkland

A quintessentially chalkland combination of green-veined white butterfly and pyramid orchid @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Wharram Quarry #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly #orchid #flower

A very elegant willow emerald damselfly I found today at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands where it has become well-established in the past few years #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #damselfly #jewel

Super pleased to have this lovely humming bird hawk moth in my East Yorkshire flower garden this morning #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #moth #hawkmoth #hummingbird

One of my fave chalkland butterflies - Marbled White. Scores of them today at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Kiplingcotes Quarry nature reserve #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #butterfly #butterflies #Canon

A perfect pyramid orchid at one of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's East Yorkshire chalk quarry nature reserves #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #wildflowers, #bluebells #ScenesOfYorkshire #YorkshireWildlife #orchid

An early start for binky cat, enjoying our lovely flower garden early morning this #caturday.

A tiny speckled bush cricket, Leptophyes punctatissima. found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands nature reserve. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #cricket #Cygnustech

Two absolute jewels - male and female Banded Demoiselle damselflies taken at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Skerne Nature Reserve, East Yorkshire #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #damselfly #jewel

This splendid Black-Tailed Skimmer dragonfly brightened my day today, taken at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands, East Yorkshire #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #dragonfly

One of my fave insects, the magnificent Golden-bloomed Longhorn Beetle, I found at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands nature reserve #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #beetle #longhorn #gold #black #Cygnustech #Canon

A minty fresh four-spotted chaser dragonfly at the @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands, East Yorkshire #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #dragonfly #gold

Green & Black, and Black & Green. Common Green Sawfly à deux.... There's something very pleasing about this colour combination #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #fly #diptera #green #black #Cygnustech #Canon

I don't like cricket, I love it...esp. if it's this lovely little Roesel's Bush-Cricket I found today at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social‬ North Cave Wetlands nature reserve #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #cricket #Cygnustech #Canon

This little cutie, a common figwort weevil, was so tiny I was plased to find it let alone photograph it. A pair of Nettle Weevils, hanging loose and defying gravity .... #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #beetle #weevil #Cygnustech #Canon

Insects as pollinators ... A Tenthredo sp Sawfly covered in pollen. ... #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #sawfly #fly #yellow #Cygnustech #Canon #pollinator

A pair of Nettle Weevils, hanging loose and defying gravity .... #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #beetle #weevil #green #Cygnustech #Canon

This beautiful, jewel-like Malachite Beetle caught my eye this afternoon #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #beetle #green #copper #gem

Binky cat would like to wish everyone everywhere a very happy #caturday

Very pleased to find this spectacular Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis today at the @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands, East Yorkshire #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #beetle #yellow #black

A four-spotted chaser dragonfly, glowing like gold in the evening sunshine at the @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cave Wetlands, East Yorkshire #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #dragonfly #gold

An ichneumid wasp - looking amazing in its orange and black livery. One of 25,000 species worldwide #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #orange #black #insect #wasp #Cygnustech

For the garlic lovers amongst you #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #splendid_woodlands #landscape_lover #wildflowers, #garlic #ScenesOfYorkshire #woodland #spring #springtime

There is a beautiful delicacy to damselflies, like this minty fresh red-eyed damselfly Erythromma najas. Image taken at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's North Cave Wetlands. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #damselfly #insect #dragonfly #Cygnustech

A terrific compilation of articles about waders / shorebirds here:

Sort of an appropriate discovery I made today given what has just kicked off at the Vatican - A Cardinal Beetle, Pyrochroa. #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #macro #macrophotography #beetle #insect #bug #cardinal #orange

I’ve begun a portfolio of images from the Yorkshire Wolds - my home. simontullphotography.com/the-yorkshir... #Photography #outdoorphotography #landscapephotography #ScenesOfYorkshire #Yorkshire #EastYorkshire #landscape #minimalist #Wolds #GodsOwnCounty