Colours of Autumn

I love the light playing on this fallen tree trunk at Ffynone Waterfall.

Another view of the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy in September just before a storm rolled in. Really liked the light that day with the sunlight highlighting the foreground and the darkness of the approaching storm. #walesphotography #landscapephotography #seascapephotography #bluelagoon

Juvenile Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings.

Congratulations to our award winners this evening, and thank you to everyone who attended to celebrate with them! Thank you also to the Society of Wildlife Artists for their generosity in allowing us to hold our award ceremony on the opening night of the Natural Eye exhibition at Mall Galleries!

Here be Dragons!! A primeval looking Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

Autumn colours. The changing seasons seen in the colour of the leaves turning from green to brown and the copper tint of the Horse Chestnuts (also known as Conkers).

There is a feeling of belonging and stillness walking through an old established woodland. Lichens and moss hung from every available branch and water dripped from the leaves after a rain shower.

Another view of the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy just before a storm rolled in.

The Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy, Pembrokeshire, is a disused slate quarry. Even though it was mid-morning, the light was spectacular with a rain storm coming in off the sea providing an imposing backdrop to the colour of the sea with the sun highlighting the cliffs and ruined quarry buildings.

Ffynone Waterfall. According to folklore is the gateway to Annwfn (The Otherworld) and the meeting place of King Pwyll and King Arawn where they swap places for a year to right a wrong. It is a very enchanting place.

Having missed the lunar eclipse of the Harvest Moon on the 7th September because of the weather, I ventured out the following evening to capture the moonrise above the Teifi valley.

Rainbow over the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy, Pembrokeshire on 8th September.

Female Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula). The brilliant yellow eye reflected in the water contrasts against the dark brown plumage on this small diving duck. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) returning with a Sandeel. Sandeels are a vital food for many seabirds including the Arctic Tern, Kittiwake as well as the Puffin. The ban on Sandeel Fishing in UK waters should help ensure healthy stock of this food source.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) hovering as it prepares to land. This was a very wet day with heavy rain even though it was mid-June. #birds #birdsofinstagram #gannet #northumberlandcoast #arctictern #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) contentedly lounging in the sun in our garden. #mammals #squirrel #gardenwildlife #squirrelsofinstagram #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeimages

Late evening visit to Holwell Reserves near Melton Mowbray. The sun setting through the trees, birds singing. From a former ironstone quarry to a peaceful landscape, it's amazing how nature can reclaim a landscape given the time. #leicestershire #sunset #naturephotography #woodland #ironstone

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) lit by the setting sun.. Being on a boat, late evening off the Isles of Scilly, I had to handhold at high ISO.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) feeding in the setting sun with the sunlight glinting off the splashes of water.

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched quite obligingly outside the hide in the forest at Kirroughtree.

A Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) and one of it's chicks on the dam at Swithland Reservoir. These are such characterful little birds with seemingly boundless energy.

Evening shadows falling across the rolling fields of Leicestershire

Cardigan island from Mwnt.

Old John in Bradgate Park taken in August 2024.

Reflections of trees at New Abbey, Dumfries & Galloway.

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) hunting for grubs on the lawn.

Dippers are the UK’s only songbirds that swim underwater, walking along stream beds in search of food. Fledglings bob eagerly at the river's edge. Fluff-ball shadows of their parents, they'll be fed for around 2 weeks before they learn to brave the current. #SpringStories

Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries & Galloway. Founded in C13th by Lady Dervorgilla in memory of her husband Lord John Balliol. The Cistercian monks named the abbey Dulce Cor (Sweet Heart) in her memory.

A young Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the fields at the Kilnford Farm Shop nature trail, Dumfries & Galloway. The staff at the shop are aware of the deer getting into the fields and make sure it is able to get back out. #deer #mammals

AN enjoyable couple of hours yesterday at Eyebrook Reservoir #globalbirdweekend. Red Kite (Milvus milvus) being photobombed by a Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Two Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) displaying courtship/mating behaviour. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea).

Herds of Fallow Deer (Dama dama) roam through the parkland at the historic Bradgate Park in Leicestershire. #fallowdeer #bradgatepark

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) #hare #mammal #nature #wildlife

Steam train on the heritage Great Central Railway in Leicestershire crossing the viaduct over Swithland Reservoir. #trains #railway #leicestershire #greatcentralrailway

The Cutty Sark, built in the 1860s to carry tea from India to Great Britain. She was one of the last of the Tea Clippers and the fastest. She is now a museum in Greenwich, London. Shot on my mobile phone. #blackandwhitephotography #ship #night #shotonsamsung #mobilephone

Winter reflections in a reservoir. Swithland, Leicestershire.

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Portrait of a Puffin (Fratercula arctica) taken whilst monitoring seabirds on a remote Scottish Island.

A bit of drama over Wastwater

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‘All that remains’. Today’s photo is from Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 📷 🌊

Through the gloom of a June afternoon, two Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) dancing.

Patterns in the roof of the Kings Cross station atrium roof.

Cenarth Falls, Ceredigion, Wales. #blackandwhite #waterfall #landscape

Experimenting with different editing techniques. Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with the background darkened and reduced lighting on the bird.

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeding on spilt bird seed.

Male Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perched amongst the Spring blossom.

Storm waves lashing Peninnis Head on the Isles of Scilly. #storm #ocean #islesofscilly

Just joined @bsky.app . First post is of an early morning at Rutland Water.