You know you’ve been stared at when a Long-Eared Owlet stares at you…
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A slightly battered but still beautiful #PaintedLady #butterfly at #WWTCastleEspie today.
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Despite last year’s nest being destroyed by Storm Eowyn in January, the Long-Eared Owls at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre have fledged another youngster 🦉☺️
Apparently the adult didn’t want to be photographed 🤷♂️
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Young #moorhen #hiding out in the #grass at #WWTCastleEspie.
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Young #bullfinch in the #orchard at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
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Gadwall duckling swimming on a surreal lake of reflections at #WWTCastleEspie.
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A very chill male House Sparrow on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie.
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A #spottedflycatcher in the #orchard at #WWTCastleEspie this morning! 😎
Only my second time seeing this lovely bird and the first time was in the same spot six years ago, almost to the day ☺️
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#fledgling #treecreeper at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
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The illusive #CrypticWoodWhite #butterfly on a #Vetch flower at #WWTCastleEspie.
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The #shelduck #family out on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
Mum, Dad and eight cute #ducklings 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥
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#fledgling #bluetit getting a feed on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie.
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One of two Mediterranean Gulls flying over WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.
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Blue-Tailed #damselfly in the #PondZone at #WWTCastleEspie.
Shot on #iPhone.
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It’s so much easier when they pose for you…
A male Greenfinch at WWT CastleEspie.
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#SongThrush at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
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My first decent shot of a Chiffchaff, in the Secret Swamp at WWT Castle Espie.
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Cuteness overload - a family of #fledgling #LongTailedTits parked and awaiting food from their parents.
In the woods at #WWTCastleEspie.
Shot on #canon, processed in #AffinityPhoto and #TopazLabs #GigaPixel.
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This #BlackHeadedGull was most displeased when a #Raven arrived at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
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Newest arrival in the #SensoryGarden at #WWTCastleEspie - a #fledgling #PiedWagtail!
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