Daniel Brown

A Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly, a black and brownish dragonfly with four black spots on each wing

Four-spotted Chaser at Titchfield Haven in May #Dragonfly #Bugsky #UKWildlife

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A Common Gull in winter plumage with its streaked head and ring on its bill stood on a yellow buoy with a Black-headed Gull on water blurred in shot behind

A Greylag Goose stood in shallow water at the edge of a lake

Two male Mallards in shallow water at the edge of a lake

Common Gull, Greylag Goose and Mallards at Lakeside at lunch time. Also nice to see Herring Gull and Moorhen and hear Wren. #Birds #UKWildlife

Bare trees and trees with yellow and orange leaves

A white rose and green leaves with red rose hips blurred in shot behind

Red hawthorn berries

View, rose and hawthorn berries at Lakeside at lunch time

Nice

Thanks, it was fascinating to watch as they had a standoff with some ponies

A photo of two Moorhens on water

Moorhens at Lakeside at lunch time. Also good to see Coot, Buzzard and Common Gull. #Birds #UKWildlife

A view of a lake with trees the other side of the water

Spiky thistle leaves

A view over grass and trees with some yellow autumnal colour in the trees

Lunch time walk at Lakeside

Turkey tail, black, brown and white layered fungi, on dead wood with brown and one yellow fallen leaves on the ground below

Turkey tail at Denny Wood in the New Forest on Saturday #FungiFriends

A sepia edit of a photo of a group of Red Deers with two stags and a group of hinds in woodland among bracken

Red Deers in the New Forest yesterday #Mammals #MammalMonday #UKWildlife

Marsh Fritillary, an orange mosaic marked butterfly, on the ground in the spring sunshine

Marsh Fritillary at Martin Down in May #UKButterflies #UKWildlife #Bugsky

Thanks, I wasn’t sure but have seen a few posts saying it’s Jupiter

Two Red Deer stags and a group of Red Deer hinds in woodland with orange bracken in the foreground and bare trees in the background and a tree with orange leaves hanging down at the top of the photo

Red Deers in the New Forest today

A shrinking moon in the night sky

Moon tonight

A view along a path with pine and birch trees and gorse either side of the path

A view along an overflowing stream with trees and vegetation either side

Walk in the New Forest today. Also good to see Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk and Blackbird.

One Red Deer stag and a group of hinds in woodland

Two Red Deer stags and a group of hinds in woodland with orange bracken in the foreground, bare trees in the background and a tree with orange leaves hanging down at the top of the photo

Red Deers in the New Forest today #Mammals #UKWildlife

A photo of sulphur tuft mushrooms

A photo of candlesnuff fungi, thin grey fungi, on moss

Sulphur tuft and candlesnuff fungi in the New Forest today #FungiFriends

A collage of photos of eight wildflowers, from left to right top to bottom; red valerian, daisy, white deadnettle, groundsel, dandelion, yarrow, bramble flower and common fumitory

A photo of hazel catkins with one open at Lakeside Country Park on Friday

A photo of the white flowers of dogwood with its red leaves blurred in the photo

#TheWinter10 in Hampshire this week, red valerian, daisy, white deadnettle, groundsel, dandelion, yarrow, bramble flower, fumitory, hazel catkins and dogwood. #WildflowerHour

A spectacular end to an engrossing journey. An especially fascinating glimpse into the Lions tonight. A beautifully filmed and thought-provoking series, looking forward to seeing how it was filmed and the hard work of conservationists next week. #Kingdom

A photo of four Shags on a rock with the sea below in the sun at Durlston, Dorset in June 2025

Shags at Durlston in June #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds

A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.

Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.

A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

A photo of a ringtail Hen Harrier in flight in the sun against a blue sky

Hen Harrier on Orkney in April #Birds #UKWildlife

A photo of the moon in the night sky

Moon tonight

A view along a path in woods with the ethereal winter sun shining through trees to the left of the path illuminating the scene

A view along a path in the woods with a creamy sky from sun behind the trees with a puddle with the sun reflected in on the path

Common greenshield lichen on a stick with brown/orange fallen autumn leaves on the ground around a the stick

Denny Wood in the #NewForest today

Turkey tail, black, brown and grey mushrooms, on a dead branch with fallen autumn leaves below

False turkey tail, brown and cream coloured mushrooms, with fallen leaves below and around it

Turkey tail and false turkey tail on a walk at Denny Wood in the New Forest today #FungiFriends

A frost encrusted fingerpost with a roman numeral 8 on thr left and a roman numeral 7 on the right. The vegetation below is green but covered in frost. The sky through the trees behind is blue

A #frosty #fingerpostfriday from the North York Moors National Park. I don't think it got warmer than -6⁰ all day. Cold but fresh, no wind to speak off and the thick frost remained all day...
#ice #frost #coldnips

Red valerian, a red flower

Fumitory, pink, white and maroon tip coloured flowers

A light brown self-heal seed head

Red valerian, fumitory and self-heal seed head at Lakeside today

A longitarsus dorsalis beetle on a ragwort leaf with yellow ragwort flowers also visible in the photo

Longitarsus dorsalis at Lakeside today #Bugsky #UKWildlife

A view of bare trees with clouds and creamy sky from the sun poking through behind

A photo of trees including some with yellow leaves and a roof behind

A photo of trees with yellow leaves and a lake with other trees behind

Lunch time walk at Lakeside, good to see Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Herring Gulls, Tufted Ducks and hear Song Thrush.

A red squirrel in profile on a broken branch. Its bushy tail with pale tip is arched up over its back.

Cumbrian red squirrel showing off its magnificent tail
#UKwildlife #mammals