One of the #family groups of #BrentGeese arriving on #StrangfordLough from the #arctic.
Looks like it’s been a good season - quite a few goslings among the adults ☺️
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #wildfowl #goose #geese #BrentGoose #LightBellied #migration #autumn #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #digiscope #shotoniphone #iPhone @RSPB @thewildlifetrusts
#family #brentgeese #strangfordlough #arctic #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #wildfowl #goose #geese #brentgoose #lightbellied #migration #autumn #countydown #northernireland #digiscope #shotoniphone #iphone
The #Brent are back!
Thousands of #LightBellied #Brent #geese return to #StrangfordLough from the #arctic each #autumn to swait-out the #winter. It’s always a joy to see them - their chattering is an iconic sound of autumn.
#WWTCastleEspie is the perfect spot to see them.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #wildfowl #goose #BrentGoose #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #WWT #WWTCastleEspie
#brent #lightbellied #geese #strangfordlough #arctic #autumn #winter #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #wildfowl #goose #brentgoose #countydown #northernireland #wwt
Male Mallard Duck
#wildfowl
#birdlife
#reflection
#nature
#photography
#Scotland
#scotland #photography #nature #reflection #birdlife #wildfowl
Teenage #Shelduck is quite happy to just sit on its own little island, thank you very much.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #wildfowl #duck #young #youngster #immature
#shelduck #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #wildfowl #duck #young #youngster #immature
A trio of unexpected #Canadian visitors to #WWTCastleEspie this morning 🇨🇦
The resident #greylag #geese were unimpressed.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl #goose #CanadaGoose #NatureReserve #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB
#canadian #wwtcastleespie #greylag #geese #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl #goose #canadagoose #naturereserve #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Female #NorthernShoveler with one of her four #ducklings at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #duck #shoveler #duckling #wwt #wildfowl
#northernshoveler #ducklings #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #duck #shoveler #duckling #wwt #wildfowl
Exposure at 1/50 was much too slow for these fast moving grebes. Nevertheless, the swirl is quite atmospheric.
Study reveals excessive lead levels in raw dog food with pheasant - 77% of raw dog food with pheasant has excessive levels of lead.
From the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust campaign to ban lead ammunition in the UK
Swan family
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RSPB Titchwell Marsh
#norfolk #swan #bird #birdphotography #rspb #flight #swans #signet #titchwell #titchwellmarsh #wings #birding #birdingphotography #beak #reserve #nature #naturephotography #sky #Wing #signets #Motion #reeds #family #wildfowl #Wildlife
#norfolk #swan #bird #birdphotography #RSPB #flight #swans #signet #titchwell #titchwellmarsh #wings #birding #birdingphotography #beak #reserve #nature #naturephotography #sky #wing #signets #motion #reeds #family #wildfowl #wildlife
I accidentally deleted the second half of my #Introduction so trying again-
"Occasional" pictures of #ducks sometimes days apart others several in a day. Mostly #mallards as they're most common locally and I mostly practice #LowCarbonBirding. I'm interested in #Ecology, #Birds, #Birdwatching, #Birding, #WildFowl
Depressed by #ClimateCrisis, #Ecocide, #Overdevelopment, #Politics
Cheered by #Rewilding, #Nature, #Cycling, being a #BadBirdwatcher
Member of the #RSPB, #WWT and #WildlifeTrust
#introduction #ducks #mallards #lowcarbonbirding #ecology #Birds #birdwatching #birding #wildfowl #ClimateCrisis #ecocide #overdevelopment #politics #rewilding #nature #cycling #badbirdwatcher #RSPB #WWT #WildlifeTrust
#Galloway #wildfowl collector pleads guilty to 14 charges relating to the poisoning of red kites – Raptor Persecution UK
Barry Nicolle, a wildfowl collector in south west #Scotland, has pleaded guilty to 14 charges this morning at #Dumfries Sheriff Court in relation to the illegal #poisoning of #redKites in the area.
#redkites #poisoning #dumfries #scotland #wildfowl #galloway
Okay, apparently we’re trying to make #WaterfowlWednesday a thing so here’s a very #handsome #drake #Teal (the UK’s smallest breeding #duck), on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie 🦆
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #wwt #bird #birds #wildfowl #countydown #northernireland
#waterfowlwednesday #handsome #drake #teal #duck #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wwt #bird #birds #wildfowl #countydown #northernireland
Mallards, perhaps like Starlings, are one of those birds that often feels overlooked due to their widespread nature but are a bolt of iridescent green and purple colour on a bright spring morning
#wildfowl #inverness #parklife #ducksofmastodon
Before assisting with the #rescue & #release of a #Kingfisher, these were the #highlights from my visit to #WWTCastleEspie on Friday:
One of the many #Teal around the #MainLake and a surprise #Wigeon on the #WaderMarsh 🦆🦆
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #duck #wetlands #WetlandsConservation #WWT #wildfowl #countydown #northernireland @RSPB
#rescue #release #kingfisher #highlights #wwtcastleespie #teal #mainlake #wigeon #wadermarsh #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbird #duck #wetlands #wetlandsconservation #wwt #wildfowl #countydown #northernireland
A beautiful #drake #teal on the #Connswater #river at #VictoriaPark in #EastBelfast today.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #waterbird #wildfowl #duck #water #Belfast
#drake #teal #connswater #river #victoriapark #eastbelfast #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #waterbird #wildfowl #duck #water #belfast
Is it #WildlifeWednesday?
It is now. My lovely duck - a splendid male Eider duck.
#wildfowl #WWT #birds
#wildlife
#wildlifewednesday #wildfowl #WWT #birds #wildlife
I usually do #LowCarbonBirding but tomorrow I’m going #HighCarbonBirding (i.e. by car rather than active travel/public transport) to the WWT reserve at Welney. Any recommendations of #Wildfowl related #FolkMusic for the drive over?
If not I’ll start with Naragonia’s Carabel as it has a stork on the cover!
#Folk #Trad #BadBirdwatching
#lowcarbonbirding #highcarbonbirding #wildfowl #folkmusic #folk #trad #badbirdwatching
Also saw a heron but it was a bit far away to get a good photo. #heron #wildlife #wildfowl #waterbirds
#waterbirds #wildfowl #wildlife #heron
A suitably wintry shot to mark the start of December.
A flock of Brent geese on a flat-calm Strangford Lough with Scrabo Tower in the background.
Taken 2 years ago, this was just before Storm Ciara arrived.
#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #mono #monochrome #BlackAndWhte #calm #water #lough #StrangfordLough #winter #scrabo #ScraboTower #Ards #Newtownards #WWT #CastleEspie #goose #geese #wildfowl #waterbird #brent #CountyDown #northernireland
#landscape #photography #landscapephotography #mono #monochrome #BlackAndWhte #calm #water #lough #StrangfordLough #winter #scrabo #scrabotower #ards #newtownards #WWT #CastleEspie #goose #geese #wildfowl #waterbird #brent #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
A drake mallard with unusual pure-white plumage on the Main Lake at #WWT #CastleEspie last year.
No sign of him this year, though. Hope he hasn’t succumbed to #avianinfluenza 😖
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #water #lake #waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl #duck #drake #mallard #white #reflection #reflections #freshwater #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #ShotOnCanon #AffinityPhoto #photography #naturephoto #naturephotos
#WWT #CastleEspie #avianinfluenza #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #water #lake #waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl #duck #Drake #mallard #white #reflection #reflections #freshwater #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #ShotOnCanon #AffinityPhoto #photography #naturephoto #naturephotos