An Eye For NI

This Robin fledgling was offered a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly for lunch. It went down the hatch… eventually. Yum.

Meadow Brown butterfly

Sedge Warbler fledgling on the reserve at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

Constant heavy rain - sometimes you’ve just got to wait it out.

The Woodpigeons have two healthy chicks, both growing fast but they still look like Boris Johnson.

Hungry Shelduckling INCOMING!

Shot on Canon EOS 70D at ISO12800, rescued in Image Restore AI from NeuralMoon, edited in Affinity.

Tree Bumblebee asleep on a fluffy Dandelion seed head.

Fledgling Bluetit.

Yay. First day of summer… 🤷‍♂️

“Try not to look cute.”

Painted Lady butterfly in the garden.

European Wren fledgling, fresh out of the nest ☺️

Young Blackbird requesting a feed from Dad.

Pied Wagtail with an important package to deliver.

A very handsome drake Pintail at WWT Castle Espie.

These birds are a rare sight here; not just because there aren’t many about but they’re very shy and refuse to pose for photos.