Jonny Clark

Scarlet Elf Cup fungi on a log in a river, Cregagh Glen, Belfast.
Shot on iPhone using Spectre camera app.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #fungi #fungus #longexposure #shotoniphone #northernireland #belfast

Jelly Ear fungi

Collared Earth Star fungus

Some #fungi from Cregagh Glen, Belfast; Jelly Ear and Collared Earth Star.

#nature #naturephotography #shotoniphone #northernireland

Great Tit on my hand

Sometimes you don’t even need to bring food; just hold out your hand and someone will land to investigate..!

Great Tit at Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast.

#nature #wildlife #bird #songbird #BirdInTheHand #Belfast #NorthernIreland

Airbus A380 over Portrush

Airbus A380 over Portrush

Another couple of shots from the archive.

An Airbus A380 in launch livery performing at the Portrush Airshow in 2009.

#aviation #civilaviation #airbus #airbusa380 #airshow #portrush #northernireland #photography

Boat on a lake in autumn

Tourist boat out for a cruise in the Lake District, Cumbria. Autumn 2009.

A shot from the archive, reprocessed using modern tools.

#landscape #water #lake #lakedistrict #autumn #calm #boat #cloud #england #uk #photography

Orchid blooms

This orchid seems to like it on my kitchen windowsill - fifty blooms on one flower spike!

#orchid #houseplant #flower #exotic #Belfast #NorthernIreland

Avro Lancaster bomber

Avro Lancaster bomber from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight over Donaghadee.

#aviation #militaryaviation #avro #lancaster #bomber #battleofbritainmemorialflight #northernireland

Primary flight feather from the wing of a Long-Eared Owl, found in the woodland at WET Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

#nature #wildlife #bird #feather #birdofprey #owl #longearedowl #northernireland

Long-Tailed Tit

Long-Tailed Tit at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Center.

#nature #wildlife #bird #longtailedtit #wwt #wwtcastleespie

Scrabo Tower from WWT Castle Espie

The sun is out again after a few days of much needed rain.

#nature #landscape #northernireland #countydown #ards #strangfordlough #water #scrabotower #lake #wwt #wwtcastleespie

Sun-dog in clouds

Brief appearance of a “sun-dog” over Belfast.

#nature #weather #refraction #sunlight #belfast #NorthernIreland

This Peacock butterfly appeared to be unimpressed by a recent change in the weather. Belfast.

#nature #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #butterfly #peacockbutterfly #NorthernIreland

Face reflected in a computer hard drive platter

“Read error on drive C:”

Grey Dagger Moth

Grey Dagger Moth caterpillar at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

#nature #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moth #greydaggermoth #larva #caterpillar #wwt #wwtcastleespie

Vapourer Moth

Vapourer Moth

#nature #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moth #vapourermoth

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

View from Waterfront Hall, Belfast

A few iPhone shots from a wander around the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.

Shot using Spectre camera app, edited in iOS Photos app.

#urban #city #cityscape #evening #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #belfast

Feather from a Jay

Wing feather from an Eurasian Jay, found at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre this morning.

#nature #wildlife #bird #corvid #crowfamily #jay #EurasianJay #feather #wwt#WWTCastleEspie #NorthernIreland

Bordered Beauty moth

Resembling a stained-glass window, this is the Bordered Beauty moth.

#nature #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #moth #mothsmatter #northernireland

Adult female Lizard with youngster

Adult female Lizard with a youngster basking at Slievenacloy Nature Reserve.

#nature #wildlife #reptile #lizard #family #parenting #northernireland

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted Lady butterfly showing her underwing at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

#nature #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #lepidoptera #butterfly #paintedlady #wwt #wwtcastleespie

Common Tern with fish on wooden post in the rain

Tern in the rain.
Taken at RSPB Belfast Window On Wildlife.

#nature #wildlife #bird #seabird #weather #rain #fish #food

Lizard with Tick

Lizard with Tick

Lots of Lizards out at Slievenacloy Nature Reserve this morning, despite the misty start.
This one had a Tick behind its right fore-leg that I only noticed when processing the images.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #reptile #lizard #parasite #tick #invertebrate #northernireland

Meteor

A non-Perseid meteor passing below Cassiopeia last night.
There were a few nice bright Perseids but somehow the camera always seemed to be pointing in the opposite direction 🤷‍♂️

#meteor #PerseidMeteorShower #astrophotography #nightsky #longexposure #northernireland

Male Common Hawker Dragonfly in flight

Pair of Common Hawker Dragonflies mating on Knappweed

Today was a good day at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.
An in-flight shot of a male Common Hawker #dragonfly and then he found a mate!

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #invertebrates #insects #odonata #dragonflies #HawkerDragonfly #wwt #wwtcastleespie #NorthernIreland

Young Woodpigeon in the nest

A young Woodpigeon in the nest.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #pigeon #woodpigeon #nest #nesting #northernireland

Long-Eared Owl

An unexpected visitor to the reserve at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre this morning; a young Long-Eared Owl hunting baby rabbits.

From what I saw, the rabbits were in no danger 😏

#nature #wildlife #bird #birds #birdofprey #birdsofprey #owl #longearedowl

Lizard watching Leafhoppers

Lizard watching a pair of leafhoppers get friendly at Slievenacloy Nature Reserve.

#nature #wildlife #reptile #lizard #invertebrates #insects #leafhopper #grass #grassland #northernireland

Speckled Wood butterfly

Returned to my car at Slievenacloy to find a Speckled Wood butterfly resting on the roof.

#nature #wildlife #insect #lepidoptera #butterfly #NorthernIrelabd

Baby Rabbit hiding in plain sight

I nearly stood on a baby Rabbit this morning at WWT Castle Espie 😳
It’s mum must have told it to “stay low and don’t move for ANYTHING” 😏

#nature #wildlife #rabbit #baby #young #grass

On the beach at Kinnegar, Belfast.

#nature #wildlife #bird #seabird #unwell #dilemma #belfast #NorthernIreland