#hoverfly #hypericum A Hoverfly deciding whether to land on Hypericum flowers.

#Milkyway #astrophotography St Aldhelm's Chapel on a headland near Swanage, Dorset, UK one night when chasing the dark but failing to allow for the moon. And a shot straight out of the Seestar scope of the Milky Way.

#insects #blowfly #greenbottle #beetle #soldierbeetle A Soldier Beetle on a pink Clover Flower. A useful wee beast pollinating plants as it feeds on nectar and pollen and keeping down pests when browsing on other insects and their eggs. And a Green Bottle fly on Carrot flower.

#flower #wildflower #salsify #seeds #dispersalmechanisms Salsify! Like a dramatic Dandelion seed puff, a puff with attitude 😊.

#rose Too hot to edit and post photos even now at 9pm!

#insects #butterfly #bee #carderbee Just back from a wonderful week in North Yorkshire. There haven't been enough insects in my life this year. Too many chemicals sprayed! A Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on Bramble flowers and the same butterfly sharing a bunch of Bramble flowers with a Carder Bee.

#flower #poppy #diptych A diptych of a Poppy one of them has been desaturated. Can you tell which one 😂😂😂?

I lightened Knowlton Church at someone's suggestion, wish I'd thought to do it myself, and like it a lot better.

#bee #bumblebee I don't know if it's a general thing this year or something local where I'd expect certain plants to be humming with bees all is silent which worries the hell out of me. I've been banging on for years about how insect numbers have been falling, it feels like a crash here this year.

#nebula #bubblenebula The Bubble Nebula from several nights viewing with a Seestar S30 pro. I can't get enough of the whole process. Being able to see this stuff hidden from unaided view is just mind blowing. Makes you wonder just how important events on Earth are to the rest of the Universe.

#bird #mallard #duckling #reflection Mama Mallard with her brood getting ready to settle for the night. Mum is showing them how to clean up ready for bed and they are all copying her 😂😂😂

#composite Knowlton Church Ruins. I have visited several times at night in the hope of an interesting Milky Way shot. The biggest problems are the amount of light pollution from Wimborne Minster to the south just where the Milky Way is and from a building left lighting up that tree.

#dragonfly #nymph #odonata #anisoptera #metamorphosis The old home abandoned. It left at first light.

#bird #robin #lunch #mayflies While walking along the Brecon Canal I was trying to focus on a Mayfly above the water surface. A flash of reddy-brown and it vanished from sight but there in front of me, on the towpath, and looking very pleased with itself was this Robin with a beak full of Mayflies!

#brecon #breconbeacons #4waterfallswalk #FalloftheWoollenWasher The 3rd falls in the 4 waterfalls walk sequence. Sgwd y Pannwr in the Welsh English translation as a hashtag.

#moon #S30pro #seestar This is the output directly from my smart Seestar S30 pro telescope of last night's moon. It is the product of a 2 minute video that has then been stacked. Beautiful isn't it?

#poppy #fieldpoppy #flower #red The vibrant red of the field poppies I now, after collecting seeds a couple of years ago, have growing all over the garden.

In Brecon, South Wales, recently went on a 4 Waterfalls walk. Astonishingly hard work for an 'easy' hike 😊. While taking my photos I spotted a pair of Dippers feeding young. Dippers were on my list of ‘hope to sees’ while in Wales, so exciting! Finally managed to find an unobscured view of Falls 1.

"Who's There" Like all the art in my Pretty Morbid series, I set out to draw something nice and pretty...and ended up drawing ghosts or spiders. *Art is available --> www.buymeacoffee.com/isabelcaves/... #art #digitalart #EastCoastKin #artyear #artsky #artistsofbluesky #ghosts #tree #Procreate

#bird #dipper #water #spring #broodfood This was on my list of 'things I hope to see' and whoop, whoop I was lucky enough to see a pair of Dippers feeding young on yesterday's waterfall walk. Wrong lens though, so returned today and found a second pair.

I am still alive things have just been a little hectic lately. This is the first post from Brecon in South Wales where I am freezing bits I would rather not freeze off trying to capture the Milky Way. This is a duckling, one of many ducklings just looking cute as it practices Makin' Some Noise.

#flowers #springflowers #dandelion #dandelionflowerphases #beefood #dandelionclock #wishes The various phases of a Dandelion flower.

#spring #springflowers #kingcup #yellowflag King Cups and Yellow Flag, waiting for its moment to flower, in the background.

#nebula #nebulae #easternveilnebula #westernveilnebula #supernova A rather fanciful interpretation of the Eastern and Western Veil Nebulae which are part of a supernova remnant in Cygnus. Feeling that the whole looked more interesting than the sum of its parts I went for a mosaic.

#cherry #cherryblossom #amelanchier In early spring there is a New Forest path that I call the Cherry Blossom Walk though strictly it's an Amelanchier walk. In any case it is pretty if you catch the full white blossom effect.

#composite #butterfly #buddleia #redadmiral #lymington A playful image composite of a pair of Red Admiral butterflies on a Buddleia flower spike against the backdrop of Lymington Harbour using various textures.

#bird #kingfisher The Miss! Return from the dive. Shake and dry before taking to the sky prior to another try. This fishing lark isn't as easy as it looks!

#space #the #final #frontier #stars #astronomy #orion #nebula #beautyintheskies The Orion Nebula in a sky full of stars ✨😍.

#bird #wader #coast #oystercatcher This image of 3 Oystercatchers in flight reminds me of the porcelain ducks people once had flying across their walls. The plaintive cry of these epitomises the sound of the shore.

#spring #bluebells It's that time! I checked growth a few days ago. The warm weather must have brought things on as they were in full flower yesterday. Looking very good too. Forgot the tripod so this is a hand held 3 image stack to get reasonable focus front to back. Amazed it worked so well.

#apple #blossom #appleblossom Apple blossom is opening. This little triptych proves it 😊.

This is an unadorned image from last night straight out of the Seestar telescope of the 'Bubble Nebula'. I'll leave you to work out why 😊. #astrophotography #nebula #bubblenebula #nightsky

This is set as a little puzzle for you. What is it you are looking at? Answers on a postcard 🤣🤣🤣 please to W1A 1AA.

#bird #diver #kingfisher #reflection Going Down. Coming, ready or not! 🤣🤣🤣

#pony #trap #ponyandtrap #collie #dogs #countrystyle #transport A regular sight around the village as the Meakers enjoy a slightly different way of going for a forest walk.

First try at capturing the Milky Way. From a clifftop, looking into the breeze off the sea at 3am on a bitterly cold morning unable to see a thing so more guess work than anything. Only able to see what I had after thawing out at home and processing the images on the computer. I am pleased! More!

#bird #kingfisher #bird #seawall #keyhaven My first ever Kingfisher image. I couldn't believe my luck coming face to face with this iconic bird sitting on the sea wall at Keyhaven after an afternoon failing to see one elsewhere.

#bird #egret #littleegret #heron #robertddavidatkinson I can see this becoming a theme. The second in a series of images influenced by the work of Robert David Atkinson. Here a Little Egret high in a Pine tree though the location probably isn't really obvious 😊.

Our own star the sun in close-up. Feel the heat and see the sun spot. That needs to be squeezed 😂😂😂

#astrophotography #space #nebula #rosettenebula #seestarscopes This is one of the earliest images taken on the Seestar scope. Not a huge amount of data images though I hope to add to them over time which will Improve the level of detail. This is C 49 the Rosette Nebula, it is beautiful isn't it 😍?

#birds #heron #greyheron Grey Heron in the style of American photographer Robert David Atkinson, something I've been wanting to try for a while. I think it is fair to say, more practice needed. Happily it is quite an enjoyable process.

#squirrel #greysquirrel #incomerfromoff Grey Squirrel on a wild rose having at the feast of hips available. Good to know something eats these unpalatable things better known for being the constituent of itching powder!

#pony #newforestpony #semiwildpony #snow #winter #newforest Wanting the grey muzzle to look older than its real age to get into the Christmas Party.

#berries #guelderrose While flicking through some old photos I came across this and a bunch of others which will follow. I liked that colour contrast and it reminded me of the time I tried making a jelly from these Guelder Rose berries. Don't do it! It stinks. Literally. Like really sweaty feet!

#vehicle #van #enginebay #burning #burnedoutvan #rust Now for something completely different. Can you guess what this is? I'll tell you anyway. It's the engine bay of a Ford van that has been burned out. I kind of liked the colours and textures.

#astrophotography #seestar #s30pro #powerbankholder So here's the finished thing waiting for trimming. Neat isn't it? should have added #postsofnointeresttoanyonebutthecreator 🤣🤣🤣

My intelligent telescope arrived some days ago. The skies cleared after weeks if not months of overcast and rain. I have lost myself in late nights through to early mornings and have had no time for anything else! It's a great new adventure. I hope to be posting some results, shortly.

Good morning lovely people, coffee is ready ☕️☕️ Have a good start to the new week! 😊 Guten Morgen ihr Lieben, Kaffee ist fertig ☕️☕️ Habt einen guten Start in die neue Woche! 😊 What, it’s Monday already?

Close up of the above. Now you see it... now you don't! 💨 This Aussie Darter was underwater for over 30 seconds, only to pop up and flip this fish in literally one second. Talk about fast food! 🍟🐦⚡️ #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

Velveteen jewel box Today's 74°F temp makes it feel like spring is already here. Three more weeks! 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑗𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎 #flowers #photography #FlowersOnFriday