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Steve Simons

#UK #wildlife, #nature and #environment (sometimes #people) #photography. All #images © Steve Simons except where stated. #fedi22 #fedi23 #birds #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #BritishWildlife #darktable #NoAltNoLike

A Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) in a grassy verge at the side of the road in #Tintagel #Cornwall #UK.
#MyPhoto #MyWork #mushroom #fungus #Parasol #macrolepiotas #MacrolepiotaProcera #England #nature #NaturePhotography #environment #EnvironmentPhotography #photography #OC #SilentSunday #outdoors #ShroomSunday

A wild mushroom on the left side of the frame surrounded by grass with a blurred grey sky in the background.

Lovely! Only seen purple and white buddleia flowers before.

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Definitely male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). Lovely photo!

Maybe even Southern Small White - Pieris mannii (https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/southern-small-white)?
Lovely photo either way!

One of the adult otters (Lutra lutra) at #WWT #MartinMere in #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #otter #LutraLutra #OtterPhotography #OttersOfTheFediverse #OttersOfPixelfed #OttersOfMastodon #FediOtters #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #BritishWildlife #outdoors #UKMammals #mammal #predator #captive #cute #OC #darktable

One of the otters at WWT Martin Mere in the sunshine. It's sat on a rock, facing the camera and appears to have a smile on its face, its eyes are closed. There are other, moss-covered rocks in the background.

One of the adult otters (Lutra lutra) at #WWT #MartinMere in #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #otter #LutraLutra #OtterPhotography #OttersOfTheFediverse #OttersOfPixelfed #OttersOfMastodon #FediOtters #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #BritishWildlife #outdoors #UKMammals #mammal #predator #captive #cute #teefs #OC #darktable

Eurasion otter resting on a rotten tree stump in the sunshine, with blurred green vegetation in the background. It's looking from right to left, facing us and has its mouth slightly open.

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#nature #macro #insect #flower

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A swan on what looks like a collision course – taken as I was standing, apparently in a good spot for flying over, on a hill next to the lake it took off from. It was gaining altitude faster than it was closing the distance, so this didn't feel quite as perilous as it might appear!

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

A swan flying towards the camera, water and grass in the underexposed background.

Adult male Common Goldeneye in the grass at #WWT #MartinMere in #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #BritishBirds #UKBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #duck #DuckPhotography #Goldeneye #BucephalaClangula #male #WaterBird #WaterFowl #OC #darktable

Adult male Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) resting in grass in the sunshine. Its body is covered in black and white plumage and its head is glossy black-green. Its bill is black and it has a white splodge between its bill and its gold-coloured eye.

Adult female Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) duck at #WWT #MartinMere in #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #BritishBirds #UKBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #duck #DuckPhotography #female #Goldeneye #BucephalaClangula #WaterBird #WaterFowl #OC #darktable

Female Goldeneye duck facing left to right in a sunlit grassy meadow with blurred foliage in the background. She has grey, white and brown body plumage with a brown head and black bill. Her eye is pale white.

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Eichelhäher - seltener Gast in unserem Garten

Ein Eichelhäher in einem Baum sitzend

Ein Eichelhäher in einem Baum sitzend

Ein Eichelhäher in einem Baum sitzend

Ein Eichelhäher in einem Baum sitzend

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Pierwiosnek / common chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita
#birds #ptaki #birdwatching #birding #nature #wildlife

Another - quite frankly stunning - Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) having a splashing good time at #WWT #MartinMere in #Burscough, #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #UK #IncaTern #LarosternaInca #adult #WaterBird #MarineBird #splashing #OC #darktable

Adult Inca Tern splashing in the water. It's a black bird, having a shape a bit like a gull or common tern, and has a bright red beak and a stunning white handlebar moustache. It is flapping its wings in the water and there are lots of water droplets all around.

Adult European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in a bramble bush at #WWT #MartinMere in #Burscough, #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #BritishBirds #UKBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #UK #robin #ErithacusRubecula #WoodlandBird #GardenBird #OC #darktable

Adult robin facing left to right in a sunlit bramble bush. There is bright green foliage background and its beak is slightly agape.

Adult female Hooded Merganser duck on the water at #WWT #MartinMere in #Burscough, #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #BritishBirds #UKBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #UK #duck #DuckPhotography #WaterBird #WaterFowl #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #female #OC #darktable

Female Hooded Merganser duck facing right to left on the water. She's several shades of brown and has dark brown eyes. She has a similar feathered crest on her nape, but this is also brown. Her distorted reflection is in the water below her.

Adult male Hooded Merganser duck on the water at #WWT #MartinMere in #Burscough, #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #BritishBirds #UKBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #UK #duck #DuckPhotography #HoodedMerganser #WaterFowl #WaterBird #male #adult #darktable #OC

Male Hooded Merganser duck floating on the water with his rippled reflection below him. He's brown, black and white with a pale yellow eye and his black head feathers are crested to the back with a large white blob behind his eye.

Possibly helping populations recover? They don't give the reason on the website, other than to say they've been added to the collection.

An adult male Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) in the grass at #WWT #MartinMere in #Burscough, #England #UK. #MyWork #MyPhoto #photography #bird #birb #BirdPhotography #FediBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfTheFediverse #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #environment #outdoors #WildBirds #UK #MandarinDuck #duck #AixGalericulata #DuckPhotography #WaterBird #WaterFowl #darktable #OC

An adult male Mandarin duck walking through sunlit grass and daisies. His plumage is a riot of brown, white, green, peach and black. He has a red bill and orange legs and feet, and he's facing from left to right.

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