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Tigress🐯 It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to spend some time with Tschuna @yorkshirewildlifepark, but last week I managed to get three afternoons in. Tschuna didn’t disappoint! We had some lovely light and the power of 400mm f/2.8 made for
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Show me how it’s done!🐥 Love to see goslings around this time of the year! Was great watching these two bumble along in the grass😍 #gosling #chicks #yorkshirewildlifepark #nature #wildlife #goose #geese #goosechicks #geesechicks #
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Whiskers in the wind The new #sealion enclosure @yorkshirewildlifepark is amazing! Spent a few hours with them this week and got some truly stunning images of them in the lovely light. Can’t wait to exploit the excellent enclosure design here to make some
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Back at it!👋 I’ve been a bit quiet lately as I finalise lots of work to wrap up my degree and transition from “Lazy-Lockdown-Niall” so it’s been refereeing to get back out. Picked up a beautiful tank today, a #canon40028 so have taken it for a spin @
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Colours Of The Peaks🐂 This superb highland bull was photographed on Balsow edge in the Peak District. The blue skies, lush green meadows and golden ginger hair make for amazingly vibrant images. Just got this in an a3 print and it looks amazing:heart_e
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One of my all time favourites! This beast of a stag was just mooching around as they do. I decided to lay down to try get some interesting angles. Once he’s spotted me laid in the grass he was all of a sudden interested. A few minutes of staring at me and
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From the 80’s Well not really, but this image was taken using a lens from that era! It’s crazy how well old optics were made, this is a small 44mm lens, all manual, made fully of metal, and it’s incredible. This was taken wide open at f2 and remains sharp
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Glen Shiel⠀ ⠀ I captured this image today whilst parked up at a lay-by in Glen Shiel. To the right is Sgurr Fhuaran, a large mountain with a peak of 1067 m & belonging to the Five Sisters of Kintail. It was my first time in the west of the highlands & all
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Three Damsels This was great fun to make this photo, I was laid on a wooden jetty with my (actually my friends) camera just millimetres above the water. Another example of getting into silly positions to get the photo! #lake #water #pond #insects #macroph
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Was sat listening to a wren the other night which prompted me to dig out some wren photos I took about a year ago🐥 This individual was incredibly confident, coming as close as just a few metres. I was sat in the middle of a chipped bark path
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Caught Red Handed Can we forgive him for eating all the peanuts? I think so! This was the cheeky individual that was rummaging through my camera bag after the hazelnuts. Their mischievousness is all part of the charm! #redsquirrel #squirrels #northyorkshi
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The Small Bit Mighty!🐥 Easily missed when fleeting about in the scrub but definitely not when singing their heart out! I’m a huge fan of a Wren for their dinky size, loud song & stunning shape. Will always jump to photograph one when I see t
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What does this bird & this emoji 📮have in common? Hint: it’s not the colour red! #robin #europeanrobin #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdsofinstagram #wildlife #ukwildlfie #birdsinflight #birdphotography #birds #bird #avian #birds #bird
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I think we should replace the Easter Bunny with Easter Red Squirrel Two reasons: firstly, they are just cool af. Secondly, it would really help raise awareness of their struggle to survive in a country dominated by greys! What do we think?😀 #reds
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Hoppity Hop!🐰 It’s unofficially red squirrel week! Here’s another red for you all! What’s really fun is IM BACK WITH THEM TOMORROW! Which I’m very excited about! #redsquirrel #squirrels #northyorkshire #yorkshire #hawes #ginger #red #animalphotogra
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Peek-a-boo! I’m so happy that I was able to head back to the @yorkshiredales today to photograph the red squirrels! It’s been so long & truly loved it! Wasn’t too many about today but this individual, I think female, was pottering around foraging for food
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Anyone up for a game of poker?🌰 Winner gets 2kg oh hazel nuts… #redsquirrel #squirrels #northyorkshire #yorkshire #hawes #ginger #red #animalphotography #animalsofinstagram #explore_wildlife #featured_wildlife #thebritishwildlife #naturephotograp
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Breathing Fire🐉 Only managed a single trip to Bradgate during the lockdowns but thankfully it was a good day! This male was doing a grand job of roaring right as the sun rose giving some superb back lit shots. Who loves back light? #reddeer #deer #
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Hazelnuts Float🌰 This courageous red was hellbent on getting this hazelnut from the water! I was always under the impression that red squirrels didn’t like water but apparently it’s worth it for a hazelnut! I can’t begin to tell you how excited I
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Peli-can. Can you? (captive) Took this photo a while back at ZSL Whipsnade. The light was intense and behind the bird was shaded by the trees creating some insane contast. #pelican #zsl #whipsnade #zslwhipsnade #zoophoto #zoophotography #nature #animal #b
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It’s a First!🐞 So this is the first time I’ve posted a photo of a ladybird. Why? I don’t know. But where did they get their common name (ladybird: UK & ladybug: USA)? Well like most things it comes from religion. Remember Mary? Jesus’s mum? Yeah, w
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The Wolf!🐺 Another #springtime delight; Wolf spiders! My garden is bordered with plum slate and makes the perfect home for an entire population of wolf spiders. There must be st least 100 of them all crawling out from beneath the slates. Wolf spiders
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Another weeee’ hint of spring!🐷 Am I missing Scotland or was that a bad pun?💀 Anyway, was walking the other day at a local secret spot and it just so happens to be right next to a pig farm! Or or so if these little beauties bumbled out into the
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Spring. Is. Here!🌱 I know I’m a few days late but this was the first photograph I’ve managed to take showing off the incredible season of Spring! This is the blossom of a species of Plum tree. I just love the colour, detail & feel of springtime!
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Nuts About 🌰🌰 One of the few trips out I’ve managed in the past 12 months. I’ll be making a beeline for these guys the second I’m allowed to! Where are you heading once lockdown starts to ease❓ #redsquirrel #squirrels #northyork
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Mum & Pup Here’s a photo from last year of mum & pup sharing a hug. Seals form really strong bonds with their pups & they will do anything to protect them. Sometimes a hug is all that is needed! #sealselfie #greyseals #greyseal #seal #sealcolony #yorkshir
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Leucistic Red Kite I photographed this stunner in Wales a few years back. We were so lucky with the weather & then to see a rare bird like this was amazing. 100% will go back to Wales to photograph kites! #kites #animalphotography #animalsofinstagram #bir
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Proud Boy Taken about 18 months ago, this relatively young Red was looking rather proud. Showing who’s boss he maintained eye contact for at least a few minutes. Red deer are not only amazing animals, they are symbolic and I think that lends to the great
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Walkin in the woods🌳 Yes, another drone shot. I’m sorry! Naaaaat! Seriously though, how good is this camera, I’m blown away by its ability to maintain good dynamic range, sharpness & noise profile even when under the shadowy underscore of a
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Spot the odd one out?🐑 One of the most fascinating aspects of drone photography is the patterns within a landscape. I find the geometry satisfying ⌘! #sheep #farmland #woodland #forest #trees #geometry #drone #dji #djimavic2 #djimavic2pro #djimavic
