Jo Ward

Thank you! :)

'A King’s Gaze', Shinde Footsteps, Okovango Delta, Botswana.
Trying out a new editing style - the dark and moody look which seems popular right now. Sometimes you have to see where another path leads.

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Mating Common Grass Blue butterflies
#CommonGrassBlue #ButterflyBehavior #ButterflySeason #GrassBlueButterflies #WildlifePhotography #InsectLife #NatureLovers #ButterflyConservation #Entomology
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Scritching that itch!
A Sacred Kingfisher stops for a scratch, revealing its translucent nictitating membrane, a special protective layer over the eye that birds use to shield their eyes when hunting and preening.

#Kingfisher #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdLovers #Birds

Red-Backed Fairywren (Immature male)
You can just make out the faintest red dot on his shoulder. In time this will develop into a red band running all the way over his back, while the rest of his feathers turn jet-black.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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A Rainbow Lorikeet portrait.
They're very common, but always a pleasure to photograph (especially when it's raining and you don't want to stray too far from your deck)
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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Very! The Red-backed Fairywrens that I often see are generally happy to sit and pose, but not these guys! I’m still chasing a really sharp close up.

A male Variegated Fairywren, backlit in the dense shrub.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Royal Spoonbill with catch
Sunshine Coast, Australia
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Post #2. Generally I'll post nature and wildlife images, but while Atlas G3 is with us... here it is over Mount Ninderry with Coolum Industrial Estate in the foreground.
#Comet #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Canon

My first post! Hello!
Chestnut-breasted mannikin
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