Good to see the swallows back in the local patch, along with some sun and heat. Spring here finally I hope! #spring #birds #photography #nature #wildlife

Nice to see the first Holly Blues here yesterday in my folks' garden #butterflies #nature #insects #photography

Grapholita jungiella - not many micros showing up in these parts so nice to get a shot of this wee stunner #moths #moths matter #nature #wildlife #photography

Nice to get the first Pine Beauty of the year two nights ago in a significant improvement in moth numbers finally with some damp but mild evenings #moths #moths matter #macrophotography

Nice to still have one Waxwing in Portadown town centre, wonderfully engaging birds #birds #photography #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography

Great Crested Grebe “weed dance”, wonderful to watch these birds and their courtship display

Vine Weevil from the garden, a short focus stack of 5 images #macrophotography #weevil #insects #nature #wildlife

Nice to see the first solitary bees of the year this week with this fine andrena bicolor on dandelion

A nice Early Thorn from the garden this morning, nice to see some species diversity in the moths now #spring is here #moths #teammoth #photograghy #nature #NaturePhotography #insects

Turnstone, Co. Down shoreline #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NaturePhotography Ulster Wildlife RSPB NI

Wetlands, nature's sponges 🧽 play a crucial role in preventing floods and droughts, purifying water 💧 and storing carbon to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

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How does a Spring filled with farmland birds and beautiful sunrises sound?☀️

We're currently on the lookout for volunteers to help out carry out surveys on farms in Co.Down to help us understand how seed-eating farmland birds are faring.

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Lesser Scaup on Lough Neagh, quite a rarity round here #birds #wildlife #wildfowl #vagrant #photography #birding

One of the most promising periods of the winter so far for insect dispersal from N. Africa, from Tuesday, 13th. Wednesday and Thursday look particularly good at this stage. The good news is that winds will be fairly light and the moths should disperse further east this time.

Treecreeper in some nice light #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NaturePhotography Ulster Wildlife

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Nice to see some moths for the first time in 2024, including this finely marked Dotted Border #moths #lepidoptera #moths matter #macrophotography #nature #insects

Continuing on with our #wilderparks campaign how could parks look with more thought for #biodiversity ?

1) Wildflowers for adult pollenators and ecosystem services like flood mitigation;
2) Native shrubs providing heterogeneity for fruit eating birds and specialist insects;

Purple Sandpiper, Co. Down coastline. Great to see these birds again this year, wonderful little waders #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #NaturePhotography NatureUK Nature at the Best

It was nice to catchup with the local Dippers, scoping oit nest sites and feeding in the high river water #birds #photography #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife Ulster Wildlife