A spider web draped across the corner of the wood store and encrusted in ice crystals, caught in the artificial glow of a security light yesterday morning as I left Wigeon House at Welney WWT very early yesterday morning to join the Wetland Wakeup event…. #theearlybirder
January 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A spider web draped across the corner of the wood store and encrusted in ice crystals, caught in the artificial glow of a security light yesterday morning as I left Wigeon House at Welney WWT very early yesterday morning to join the Wetland Wakeup event…. #theearlybirder
Apricity: it’s not just us. A drake mandarin sat on a fallen tree soaking up the first reflected rays of the winter morning sun… #mandarin #mandarinduck #duck #duckportrait #apricity #theearlybirder
February 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Apricity: it’s not just us. A drake mandarin sat on a fallen tree soaking up the first reflected rays of the winter morning sun… #mandarin #mandarinduck #duck #duckportrait #apricity #theearlybirder
February 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The Balloon Moon….held suspended over Little Orchard by the prickly grasp of the leafless winter blackthorn hedgerow… #moon #moonlight #moonmagick #moonlovers #moonphotography #photooftheday #theearlybirder
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The Balloon Moon….held suspended over Little Orchard by the prickly grasp of the leafless winter blackthorn hedgerow… #moon #moonlight #moonmagick #moonlovers #moonphotography #photooftheday #theearlybirder
These incredible ice sculptures were formed near a field drain where water was splashing onto nearby vegetation and enveloping it in successive layers of ice…they remind me of the rounded calcareous dripstones that develop into stalagmites in caves… #ice #icesculptures #natureart #theearlybirder
January 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These incredible ice sculptures were formed near a field drain where water was splashing onto nearby vegetation and enveloping it in successive layers of ice…they remind me of the rounded calcareous dripstones that develop into stalagmites in caves… #ice #icesculptures #natureart #theearlybirder
So many people don’t like winter but I find a special beauty hidden in natural and unusual places. A stunning image by my friend, Theearlybirder. Please give him a follow 🤍
Now that we seem weather-wise to have slipped back into a perpetual repetition of daily dull dankness, it does make those few days of crisp frosty conditions seem all the more special. Here, tines of hoar form on arching bramble stems already bristling with spiky thorns…
January 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
So many people don’t like winter but I find a special beauty hidden in natural and unusual places. A stunning image by my friend, Theearlybirder. Please give him a follow 🤍
The burning orb of the late afternoon sun suffusing the midwinter mist with a tangerine hue along the lane towards Lacey Green from Great Hampden in the Chilterns….#chilterns #chilternsnl #chilternhills #mist #midwinter #treesilhouette #wintersun #theearlybirder
December 24, 2024 at 3:40 AM
The burning orb of the late afternoon sun suffusing the midwinter mist with a tangerine hue along the lane towards Lacey Green from Great Hampden in the Chilterns….#chilterns #chilternsnl #chilternhills #mist #midwinter #treesilhouette #wintersun #theearlybirder
Sixteen spot ladybirds are abundant in the meadows embracing Little Orchard and at this time of year can be found in loose clusters on wooden surfaces sitting out the worst of the Winter weather… #sixteenspotladybird #biodiversity #wildlifegarden #ladybird #theearlybirder
December 9, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Sixteen spot ladybirds are abundant in the meadows embracing Little Orchard and at this time of year can be found in loose clusters on wooden surfaces sitting out the worst of the Winter weather… #sixteenspotladybird #biodiversity #wildlifegarden #ladybird #theearlybirder
Last Summer’s hogweed seed head transformed into a frosty firework to celebrate the arrival of a Winter’s day…. #frost #frosty #hoar #theearlybirder
January 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Last Summer’s hogweed seed head transformed into a frosty firework to celebrate the arrival of a Winter’s day…. #frost #frosty #hoar #theearlybirder
I’m in Iceland for a few days and after arriving in Reykjavik late last night I thought I’d wander down to the Sun Voyager sculpture overlooking Faxa Bay to see if the Northern Lights would put on a show. Well that they certainly #theearlybirder
February 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I’m in Iceland for a few days and after arriving in Reykjavik late last night I thought I’d wander down to the Sun Voyager sculpture overlooking Faxa Bay to see if the Northern Lights would put on a show. Well that they certainly #theearlybirder
A monochromatic winter treescape: on a misty day leached of colour, the tightly-packed trunks of these silver birches form an arboreal barcode for change as they colonise the edge of more open heathland #tree #trees #treephotography #treesatchristmas #monochromatic #change #theearlybirder
December 27, 2024 at 4:01 AM
A monochromatic winter treescape: on a misty day leached of colour, the tightly-packed trunks of these silver birches form an arboreal barcode for change as they colonise the edge of more open heathland #tree #trees #treephotography #treesatchristmas #monochromatic #change #theearlybirder
On my way to Wendover yesterday I had to stop off at Holy Trinity churchyard in Bledlow to see the snowdrops Galanthus nivalis that clothe the bank that faces the first rays of the morning sun #snowdrop #snowdrops #spring #theearlybirder
February 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
On my way to Wendover yesterday I had to stop off at Holy Trinity churchyard in Bledlow to see the snowdrops Galanthus nivalis that clothe the bank that faces the first rays of the morning sun #snowdrop #snowdrops #spring #theearlybirder
A mute swan illuminates the extending nighttime shadow as the setting sun turns the still waters of Wilstone Reservoir to liquid gold… #swan #swans #swansofinstagram #muteswan #tringreservoirs #theearlybirder
January 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A mute swan illuminates the extending nighttime shadow as the setting sun turns the still waters of Wilstone Reservoir to liquid gold… #swan #swans #swansofinstagram #muteswan #tringreservoirs #theearlybirder
Dew-encrusted spider web enveloping a field scabious seed head at the roadside along the lane from Little Orchard… #dew #spidersweb #seedhead #theearlybirder
February 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Dew-encrusted spider web enveloping a field scabious seed head at the roadside along the lane from Little Orchard… #dew #spidersweb #seedhead #theearlybirder
Sometimes when you’re out searching for wildlife, it comes to you. Whilst stood scanning Batchworth Lake in the early morning mist a few days ago, this Egyptian goose came and stood alongside me as if it was wondering what I was looking at.
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December 26, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Sometimes when you’re out searching for wildlife, it comes to you. Whilst stood scanning Batchworth Lake in the early morning mist a few days ago, this Egyptian goose came and stood alongside me as if it was wondering what I was looking at.
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And just like that, they’re back. The winter aconites at Little Orchard, coaxed from the damp ground by a modicum of fog-filtered sunlight, their ruffed yellow globes the first hint that Spring is just around the corner #aconite #aconitum #winteraconites #yellow #wildflower #theearlybirder
January 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
And just like that, they’re back. The winter aconites at Little Orchard, coaxed from the damp ground by a modicum of fog-filtered sunlight, their ruffed yellow globes the first hint that Spring is just around the corner #aconite #aconitum #winteraconites #yellow #wildflower #theearlybirder
A stormy drama of scudding clouds and setting sun playing out in the sky above Little Orchard at the end of another meteorologically-volatile day… #sky #skyscapes #stormysky #cloudscapes #clouds #theearlybirder
December 6, 2024 at 5:31 AM
A stormy drama of scudding clouds and setting sun playing out in the sky above Little Orchard at the end of another meteorologically-volatile day… #sky #skyscapes #stormysky #cloudscapes #clouds #theearlybirder
Butterfly on ice… well, it’s an old zinc water container that has been reimagined as a garden planter actually - but in the sunshine it’s a favoured spot for overwintering peacock butterflies, lured into emerging by deceptively mild temperatures, to bask in the meagre, reflected sun #theearlybirder
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Butterfly on ice… well, it’s an old zinc water container that has been reimagined as a garden planter actually - but in the sunshine it’s a favoured spot for overwintering peacock butterflies, lured into emerging by deceptively mild temperatures, to bask in the meagre, reflected sun #theearlybirder
Like a splash of spilt wine, the rich colour of this exquisitely-shaped leaf caught my eye amongst an accumulation of autumnal clutter blown against the base of a chainlink fence… #leaf #leaves #theearlybirder
December 12, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Like a splash of spilt wine, the rich colour of this exquisitely-shaped leaf caught my eye amongst an accumulation of autumnal clutter blown against the base of a chainlink fence… #leaf #leaves #theearlybirder
The slightly other-worldly, abstract combination of form and colour of this Kalanchoe thyrsiflora really caught my eye… #kalanchoe #kalanchoethyrsiflora #succulent #succulents #houseplant #plant #plantphotography #theearlybirder
December 13, 2024 at 4:32 AM
The slightly other-worldly, abstract combination of form and colour of this Kalanchoe thyrsiflora really caught my eye… #kalanchoe #kalanchoethyrsiflora #succulent #succulents #houseplant #plant #plantphotography #theearlybirder
Theearlybirder is a great friend of mine. We have been following each other on social media for years and he is a phenomenal photographer, knowledgeable about all things in nature and all around fantastic person. I have deep respect and admiration for Jon 🫶
December 10, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Theearlybirder is a great friend of mine. We have been following each other on social media for years and he is a phenomenal photographer, knowledgeable about all things in nature and all around fantastic person. I have deep respect and admiration for Jon 🫶
December 2, 2024 at 5:26 AM
I love the way these wispy cirrus clouds developing above the Chiltern escarpment overlooking Princes Risborough seem to mimic the twiggy jazz hands of the winter hedgerow’s hawthorn silhouette, almost as if it were on fire…#clouds #cloudscapes #skyscapes #meteorology #silhouette #theearlybirder
February 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I love the way these wispy cirrus clouds developing above the Chiltern escarpment overlooking Princes Risborough seem to mimic the twiggy jazz hands of the winter hedgerow’s hawthorn silhouette, almost as if it were on fire…#clouds #cloudscapes #skyscapes #meteorology #silhouette #theearlybirder
Sunrise filtered through the poplar rookery alongside the footpath to Henton. The remnants of last year’s nests have started to plump up as the pairs that have already been foraging together in the meadow behind Little Orchard, have started to rebuild them with wind-blown twigs… #theearlybirder
January 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Sunrise filtered through the poplar rookery alongside the footpath to Henton. The remnants of last year’s nests have started to plump up as the pairs that have already been foraging together in the meadow behind Little Orchard, have started to rebuild them with wind-blown twigs… #theearlybirder
Looking back… outside the Natural History Museum yesterday just as the sun set over South Kensington to mark the conclusion of my final visit with students after almost forty years… #naturalhistorymuseum #southkensington #memories #lifetime #londonist #londonlove #londonphotography #theearlybirder
January 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Looking back… outside the Natural History Museum yesterday just as the sun set over South Kensington to mark the conclusion of my final visit with students after almost forty years… #naturalhistorymuseum #southkensington #memories #lifetime #londonist #londonlove #londonphotography #theearlybirder