The diminutive Scintillant hummingbird. One of the smallest, the male certainly makes up with his colours. 2400m altitude, San Gerardo de Dota, #CostaRica. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birds #nature #wildlife #nikon

A magnificent male resplendent quetzal. San Gerardo de Dota, #CostaRica #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #birds

American dipper in San Gerardo de Dota, 2400m high in the Talamanca Mountains, #CostaRica. The British Nature Guide #nature #wildlife #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birds

Owl angel 😇 Back lit barn owl. BBC Springwatch RSPB #nature #wildlife #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #owls #BirdsOfPrey #Nikon #Winterwatch #Winterwatchlist #WINTER #January

As the jackdaws start looking to roost, a male barn owl ponders what to do next after a good scratch. Norfolk Wildlife Trust @NorfolkNats BBC Springwatch #Norfolk #Mindfulness #MindfulMonday #nature #wildlife #birds

UK's smallest #mammal, the pygmy shrew in my #Norfolk #garden. Small, fast and never staying still, a real challenge to photograph. Mammal Society Norfolk Wildlife Trust @NorfolkNats BBC Springwatch #BBCWildlifePOTD #springwatch #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Naturephotography

Today's photo of the week is so cute we had to share two 🥹 Say hi to this gorgeous pygmy shrew found by Jon Kelf. These hungry little guys have to eat every 2-3 hours to survive and can eat 125% of their body weight every day. Not bad for Britain's smallest land mammal 👏

Lesser violetear hummingbird in the mountains of San Gerardo de Dota Costa Rica on a cold morning. #CostaRica #PuraVida #nature #wildlife #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birds

& the prize to first #Butterfly of the year in my #Norfolk Broadland #garden goes to 🥁.... Small tortoiseshell! Was enjoying the warm rays of sun today. BC Norfolk @NorfolkNats Norfolk Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #nature #wildlife

Beautiful #frosty #morning on the #Norfolk #Broads. BBC East BBC Weather

A few from my wanderings around #Norfolk this week. Dartford warbler, short eared owl, great white egret and stonechat. Norfolk Wildlife Trust @NorfolkNats BBC Springwatch #nature #wildlife #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birds #spring

Always one of the highlights to the #spring #moth season is the emperor moth. This beautiful male graced my #Norfolk #Broads #garden today. Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) BC Norfolk Norfolk Wildlife Trust BBC Springwatch #teammoth #mothsmatter #insects #moths #nature #BBCWildlifePOTD

Name a critter with more wow-factor 💁‍♀️ Simply STUNNING 🤯

Little owls of the Doñana National Park, #Spain. #nature #wildlife #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #BirdsOfTwitter

Black winged stilts dance like squabbling on the #Algarve #Portugal #spring #nature #wildlife #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birds #BirdsOfTwitter #BirdsSeenIn2025

Avocet reflection! Norfolk Wildlife Trust BBC Springwatch RSPB #Norfolk #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birds #BirdsOfTwitter #nature #wildlife #reflections #spring #springwatchlist

Always a highlight in my Broadland #Norfolk #garden, a prestine puss moth. Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) BC Norfolk Norfolk Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #teammoth #mothsmatter #moth #nature #wildlife

Hummingbird hawk moth in my Broadland #Norfolk #garden yesterday afternoon. Video at half speed. Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) BC Norfolk Norfolk Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #teammoth #mothsmatter #moth #nature #wildlife

Swallowtail #butterfly caterpillars on the #Norfolk #Broads this week. Always find it fascinating they eat the flower heads stopping the plant from producing seed & hence not so many milk parsley plants the following year. Norfolk Wildlife Trust BC Norfolk Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #Nature

Happy national #owl day! #OwlAwarenessDay #NaturePhotography #birdwatching