Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1068 followers · 1078 posts · Server birds.town
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
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1068 followers · 1077 posts · Server birds.town
A #nest full of #young #swallows at #WWTCastleEspie.
It’s a bit late in the season for these guys but hopefully they’ll #fledge before more #autumnal #weather returns.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #swallow #barnswallow #youngster #nestling #autumn #migration #wwt @RSPB #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#nest #young #swallows #wwtcastleespie #fledge #autumnal #weather #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #swallow #barnswallow #youngster #nestling #autumn #migration #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1067 followers · 1058 posts · Server birds.town
Another shot from yesterday at #WWTCastleEspie - one of many spider webs draped in droplets of water from the mist.
Surprisingly difficult to capture the atmosphere on camera - truly magical.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #arachnid #spider #web #spiderweb #weather #mist #fog #dew #morning #atmosphere #atmospheric #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
#wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #arachnid #spider #web #spiderweb #weather #mist #fog #dew #morning #atmosphere #atmospheric #wwt #countydown #northernireland #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1065 followers · 1053 posts · Server birds.town
A skein of #Greylag #geese coming into land over a #misty #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
#VFR landings are not usually recommended in such #weather conditions but geese are very good pilots 😎
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #mist #fog #mono #monochrome #MonochromeMonday #landscape #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#greylag #geese #misty #wwtcastleespie #vfr #weather #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #mist #fog #mono #monochrome #monochromemonday #landscape #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1066 followers · 1050 posts · Server birds.town
My good deed for the day - releasing a young swallow that got lost indoors.
They’re getting in lots of practice in preparation for their migration to Africa but this one needs more work 😏
It’s a privilege to get this close to a wild bird 😎
It was none the worse for its indoor adventure 👍
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #swallow #barnswallow #youngster #immature #rescue #release #wwt #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #swallow #barnswallow #youngster #immature #rescue #release #wwt #wwtcastleespie #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1065 followers · 1043 posts · Server birds.town
Leaves at the top and bottom, flowers in the middle..? 🤔🤷♂️
A specimen of Eucomis autumnalis (Pineapple Lily) in the courtyard at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #plant #flower #bloom #garden #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #shotoniphone
#wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #plant #flower #bloom #garden #wwt #countydown #northernireland #shotoniphone
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1065 followers · 1027 posts · Server birds.town
The oddly named pinion-streaked snout moth.
There were several of these #Concorde-shaped #moths in the Heath trap at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
#nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moth #MothsMatter #mothtrap #snout #PinionStreakedSnout #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#concorde #moths #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moth #mothsmatter #mothtrap #snout #pinionstreakedsnout #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1063 followers · 955 posts · Server birds.town
A #GardenCross #spider waiting for lunch guests to arrive, in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #arachnid #web #garden #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #shotoniphone #Halide
#gardencross #spider #sensorygarden #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #arachnid #web #garden #wwt #countydown #northernireland #shotoniphone #halide
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1059 followers · 913 posts · Server birds.town
This #SmallCopper #butterfly was happy to let me get really close so I used the #iPhone to get this shot.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #insects #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon #butterflies #flower #fleabane #yellow #meadow #grassland #WWT #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies #shotoniphone #Halide #macro
#smallcopper #butterfly #iphone #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #insects #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon #butterflies #flower #fleabane #yellow #meadow #grassland #wwt #wwtcastleespie #countydown #northernireland #shotoniphone #halide #macro
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1059 followers · 911 posts · Server birds.town
The #DingyFootman might be a dull name for a #moth but it’s probably the most #beige moth you’ll ever see.
Nevertheless, this was one of the very few to have been recorded in #NorthernIreland, at #WWTCastleEspie (red dot on map).
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moths #MothsMatter #footman
#dingyfootman #moth #beige #northernireland #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter #footman
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1059 followers · 911 posts · Server birds.town
There’s a good #crop of #blackberries this year!
#nature #NaturePhotography #plant #fruit #softfruit #bramble #blackberry #summer #harvest #WWT #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#crop #blackberries #nature #naturephotography #plant #fruit #softfruit #bramble #blackberry #summer #harvest #wwt #wwtcastleespie #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1059 followers · 911 posts · Server birds.town
#WaterLillies on the pond in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #naturephotography #water #pond #Pondlife #plant #flora #lilly #garden #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #shotoniphone #Halide
#waterlillies #sensorygarden #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #water #pond #pondlife #plant #flora #lilly #garden #wwt #countydown #northernireland #shotoniphone #halide
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1053 followers · 876 posts · Server birds.town
A lovely wee #SmallCopper #butterfly in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #butterflies #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies
#smallcopper #butterfly #sensorygarden #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #butterflies #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1051 followers · 865 posts · Server birds.town
Just a lonely mushroom in the woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #fungus #fungusamongus #fungi #woods #woodland #forestfloor #shotoniphone #halide #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #fungus #fungusamongus #fungi #woods #woodland #forestfloor #shotoniphone #halide #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1047 followers · 841 posts · Server birds.town
“Some Assembly Required”
The #sparrowhawk family have been busy in the #woods.
No wonder they’re quiet today if they’re sleeping-off that fat #WoodPigeon!
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #feathers #pigeon #food #feeding #raptors #birdofprey #woodland #wwt #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB #bird #birds
#sparrowhawk #woods #woodpigeon #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #feathers #pigeon #food #feeding #raptors #birdofprey #woodland #wwt #wwtcastleespie #countydown #northernireland #bird #birds
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1043 followers · 817 posts · Server birds.town
The #weather has been unseasonably rubbish recently so it was nice to see a #sunbathing #robin in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie.
Must feel good to get those feathers properly dried out ☺️
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #songbird #gardenbird #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @RSPB
#weather #sunbathing #robin #secretswamp #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #songbird #gardenbird #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1039 followers · 811 posts · Server birds.town
#LargeWhite #butterfly on #bramble #flowers in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon #butterflies #blackberry #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies
#largewhite #butterfly #bramble #flowers #secretswamp #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon #butterflies #blackberry #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1039 followers · 809 posts · Server birds.town
The thoroughly impressive #GiantWoodWasp (Urocerus gigas) in the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
At just short of 2 inches long, these #insects look and sound scary but they’re poor fliers and that “sting” is harmless ☺️
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #wasp #woodwasp #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#giantwoodwasp #woodland #wwtcastleespie #insects #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #wasp #woodwasp #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1039 followers · 808 posts · Server birds.town
A delicate #HollyBlue #butterfly feeding on #PurpleLoosestrife #flowers in the #SecretSwamp at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #InsectPhotography #lepidoptera #butterflies #WWT #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies
#hollyblue #butterfly #purpleloosestrife #flowers #secretswamp #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #insectphotography #lepidoptera #butterflies #wwt #countydown #northernireland
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
1039 followers · 803 posts · Server birds.town
When there’s not much sun, you don’t get to choose who you sunbathe with…
#CommonDarter #dragonfly with #Peacock #butterfly and #GreenBottle #fly on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #InsectPhotography #insects #odonata #lepidoptera #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @savebutterflies
#commondarter #dragonfly #peacock #butterfly #greenbottle #fly #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #insectphotography #insects #odonata #lepidoptera #countydown #northernireland