Johnny Mac
@johnnythecow.bsky.social
Mid Wales based. Ninety percent human, half Irish, half Mancunian, half pharmaceuticals, two thirds rubbish at fractions. Wildlife, nature, conservation and general nice stuff.
www.fragmentsoflight.co.uk
www.fragmentsoflight.co.uk
Reed Bed Rothko
#reeds #reedbed #marsh #marshes #meadow #wetland #tidal #floodplain #fen #saltmarsh #afonteifi #teifi #cilgerran #cardigan #ceredigion #wtsww #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
#reeds #reedbed #marsh #marshes #meadow #wetland #tidal #floodplain #fen #saltmarsh #afonteifi #teifi #cilgerran #cardigan #ceredigion #wtsww #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#flowers #wildflowers #flora #allium #chives #allium #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
#flowers #wildflowers #flora #allium #chives #allium #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The greatest ideas are the simplest.
#lordoftheflies #williamgolding #flies #fly #insect #diptera #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #ceredigion
#lordoftheflies #williamgolding #flies #fly #insect #diptera #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #ceredigion
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The greatest ideas are the simplest.
#lordoftheflies #williamgolding #flies #fly #insect #diptera #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #ceredigion
#lordoftheflies #williamgolding #flies #fly #insect #diptera #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #ceredigion
No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn.
#wildflowers #flowers #flora #grassland #birdsfoottrefoil #commonspottedorchid #orchid #eyebright #euphrasia #halborland #nature #naturephotography #ceredigion
#wildflowers #flowers #flora #grassland #birdsfoottrefoil #commonspottedorchid #orchid #eyebright #euphrasia #halborland #nature #naturephotography #ceredigion
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn.
#wildflowers #flowers #flora #grassland #birdsfoottrefoil #commonspottedorchid #orchid #eyebright #euphrasia #halborland #nature #naturephotography #ceredigion
#wildflowers #flowers #flora #grassland #birdsfoottrefoil #commonspottedorchid #orchid #eyebright #euphrasia #halborland #nature #naturephotography #ceredigion
Damp at the margins.
#damp #wet #moist #rain #weather #autumn #rainfall #storm #coast #coastal #walescoastpath #seaside #gloomy #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#damp #wet #moist #rain #weather #autumn #rainfall #storm #coast #coastal #walescoastpath #seaside #gloomy #aberystwyth #ceredigion
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Damp at the margins.
#damp #wet #moist #rain #weather #autumn #rainfall #storm #coast #coastal #walescoastpath #seaside #gloomy #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#damp #wet #moist #rain #weather #autumn #rainfall #storm #coast #coastal #walescoastpath #seaside #gloomy #aberystwyth #ceredigion
From Scapa Flow to Rotherhithe,
I felt the lapping of an ebbing tide…
#coast #coastal #sunset #silhouette #sea #seapower #lyrics #lowlight #lowlightphotography #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath.bsky.social @walescoastpath1.bsky.social
I felt the lapping of an ebbing tide…
#coast #coastal #sunset #silhouette #sea #seapower #lyrics #lowlight #lowlightphotography #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath.bsky.social @walescoastpath1.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
From Scapa Flow to Rotherhithe,
I felt the lapping of an ebbing tide…
#coast #coastal #sunset #silhouette #sea #seapower #lyrics #lowlight #lowlightphotography #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath.bsky.social @walescoastpath1.bsky.social
I felt the lapping of an ebbing tide…
#coast #coastal #sunset #silhouette #sea #seapower #lyrics #lowlight #lowlightphotography #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath.bsky.social @walescoastpath1.bsky.social
If they don’t want to see the light then make them feel the noise.
#light #lighttrails #slowshutter #longexposure #lowlight #fairground #funfair #abstract #abstractphotography
#light #lighttrails #slowshutter #longexposure #lowlight #fairground #funfair #abstract #abstractphotography
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If they don’t want to see the light then make them feel the noise.
#light #lighttrails #slowshutter #longexposure #lowlight #fairground #funfair #abstract #abstractphotography
#light #lighttrails #slowshutter #longexposure #lowlight #fairground #funfair #abstract #abstractphotography
Swingers.
#swingbridge #detroitbridge #salford #salfordquays #huronbasin #eriebasin #canal #mediacity #mediacityuk #lowrytheatre #lowry #urban #manchestershipcanal #manchester
#swingbridge #detroitbridge #salford #salfordquays #huronbasin #eriebasin #canal #mediacity #mediacityuk #lowrytheatre #lowry #urban #manchestershipcanal #manchester
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Above the clouds the sun is always shining.
#sunset #sea #coastal #seascape #sky #evening #lowlight #silhouette #surf #beach #llanrhystud #ceredigion #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
#sunset #sea #coastal #seascape #sky #evening #lowlight #silhouette #surf #beach #llanrhystud #ceredigion #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Above the clouds the sun is always shining.
#sunset #sea #coastal #seascape #sky #evening #lowlight #silhouette #surf #beach #llanrhystud #ceredigion #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
#sunset #sea #coastal #seascape #sky #evening #lowlight #silhouette #surf #beach #llanrhystud #ceredigion #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
It’s simple maths: light divided by time plus landscape.
#landscape #seascape #sea #cardiganbay #baeceredigion #coast #coastal #lowlight #monochrome #weather #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
#landscape #seascape #sea #cardiganbay #baeceredigion #coast #coastal #lowlight #monochrome #weather #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It’s simple maths: light divided by time plus landscape.
#landscape #seascape #sea #cardiganbay #baeceredigion #coast #coastal #lowlight #monochrome #weather #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
#landscape #seascape #sea #cardiganbay #baeceredigion #coast #coastal #lowlight #monochrome #weather #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
Oh for the patience of the reed dwelling, air slicing, surface breaching, fish munching blue flash.
#kingfisher #birds #birdlife #reed #river #creek #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #teifimarshes #teifi #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#kingfisher #birds #birdlife #reed #river #creek #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #teifimarshes #teifi #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Oh for the patience of the reed dwelling, air slicing, surface breaching, fish munching blue flash.
#kingfisher #birds #birdlife #reed #river #creek #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #teifimarshes #teifi #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#kingfisher #birds #birdlife #reed #river #creek #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #teifimarshes #teifi #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
When the red kite builds, look to your lesser linen.
#redkite #kite #raptor #birdsofprey #birds #birdlife #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #milvusmilvus #awinterstale #shakespeare #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#redkite #kite #raptor #birdsofprey #birds #birdlife #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #milvusmilvus #awinterstale #shakespeare #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
When the red kite builds, look to your lesser linen.
#redkite #kite #raptor #birdsofprey #birds #birdlife #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #milvusmilvus #awinterstale #shakespeare #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#redkite #kite #raptor #birdsofprey #birds #birdlife #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #milvusmilvus #awinterstale #shakespeare #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #llanrhystud #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
What doesn’t curlew only makes you stronger.
#curlew #wader #eurasiancurlew #birds #birdlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #teifi #teifimarshes #aberteifi #cardigan #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#curlew #wader #eurasiancurlew #birds #birdlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #teifi #teifimarshes #aberteifi #cardigan #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What doesn’t curlew only makes you stronger.
#curlew #wader #eurasiancurlew #birds #birdlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #teifi #teifimarshes #aberteifi #cardigan #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#curlew #wader #eurasiancurlew #birds #birdlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #teifi #teifimarshes #aberteifi #cardigan #cilgerran #wildlifetrust #wtsww @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
Tywyllwch yn yr awyr
#starlings #murmuration #birds #birdlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #horror #halloween #sunset #pier #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#starlings #murmuration #birds #birdlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #horror #halloween #sunset #pier #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspbcymru.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“Money’s just something you throw
off the back of a train,
got a headful of lightning
and a hatful of rain…”
#longwayhome #railroad #railroadtracks #railway #hudson #tivoli #newyork #ny #upstate #dutchesscounty #tomwaits
off the back of a train,
got a headful of lightning
and a hatful of rain…”
#longwayhome #railroad #railroadtracks #railway #hudson #tivoli #newyork #ny #upstate #dutchesscounty #tomwaits
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“Money’s just something you throw
off the back of a train,
got a headful of lightning
and a hatful of rain…”
#longwayhome #railroad #railroadtracks #railway #hudson #tivoli #newyork #ny #upstate #dutchesscounty #tomwaits
off the back of a train,
got a headful of lightning
and a hatful of rain…”
#longwayhome #railroad #railroadtracks #railway #hudson #tivoli #newyork #ny #upstate #dutchesscounty #tomwaits
Hafod, autumnal
#hafod #hafodestate #devilsbridge #cwmystwyth #woodland #ystwyth #afonystwyth #river #waterfalls #peiranfalls #rhaeadrpeiran #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#hafod #hafodestate #devilsbridge #cwmystwyth #woodland #ystwyth #afonystwyth #river #waterfalls #peiranfalls #rhaeadrpeiran #aberystwyth #ceredigion
October 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
At the edge of the storm
#weather #storm #edge #skyscape #seascape #sea #sky #breakwater #harbour #pendinas #hillfort #ystwyth #tanybwlch #traethtanybwlch #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#weather #storm #edge #skyscape #seascape #sea #sky #breakwater #harbour #pendinas #hillfort #ystwyth #tanybwlch #traethtanybwlch #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru #aberystwyth #ceredigion
October 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Storm in the bay
#storm #weather #seascape #sea #alltwen #traethtanybwlch #tanybwlch #baeceredigion #cardiganbay #aberystwyth #ceredigion #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru
#storm #weather #seascape #sea #alltwen #traethtanybwlch #tanybwlch #baeceredigion #cardiganbay #aberystwyth #ceredigion #walescoastpath #llwybrarfordircymru
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Feeling supersonic
#ginandtonic #gin #tonic #supersonic #oasis #lemon #orange #citrus #drink #abstract #harbourmaster #aberaeron #ceredigion
#ginandtonic #gin #tonic #supersonic #oasis #lemon #orange #citrus #drink #abstract #harbourmaster #aberaeron #ceredigion
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Feeling supersonic
#ginandtonic #gin #tonic #supersonic #oasis #lemon #orange #citrus #drink #abstract #harbourmaster #aberaeron #ceredigion
#ginandtonic #gin #tonic #supersonic #oasis #lemon #orange #citrus #drink #abstract #harbourmaster #aberaeron #ceredigion
(What’s up?) Dock Bug
#dockbug #shieldbug #bug #insect #coreusmarginatus #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#dockbug #shieldbug #bug #insect #coreusmarginatus #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As summer slips out unnoticed, some are still clinging to the wreckage…
#cosmos #hoverfly #marigold #latesummer #autumn #fall #flora #flowers #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#cosmos #hoverfly #marigold #latesummer #autumn #fall #flora #flowers #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
October 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As summer slips out unnoticed, some are still clinging to the wreckage…
#cosmos #hoverfly #marigold #latesummer #autumn #fall #flora #flowers #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#cosmos #hoverfly #marigold #latesummer #autumn #fall #flora #flowers #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
Gathering
#fungus #fungi #mushrooms #armillaria #honeyfungus #woodland #lowerplants #flora #plant #plantlife #nature #naturephotography #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#fungus #fungi #mushrooms #armillaria #honeyfungus #woodland #lowerplants #flora #plant #plantlife #nature #naturephotography #aberystwyth #ceredigion
October 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Prevailing winds
#oak #oaktree #solitary #talfan #uplands #wind #prevailingwinds #storm #hillside #outdoors #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #trawscoed #trawsgoed #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#oak #oaktree #solitary #talfan #uplands #wind #prevailingwinds #storm #hillside #outdoors #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #trawscoed #trawsgoed #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
October 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Robin Goch, Gelli Ddu
#blackcovert #gelliddu #birchgrove #woodland #robin #birds #birdlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #trawscoed #trawsgoed #ystwythvalley #llanafan #ceredigion
#blackcovert #gelliddu #birchgrove #woodland #robin #birds #birdlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #trawscoed #trawsgoed #ystwythvalley #llanafan #ceredigion
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Drone
#dronefly #hoverfly #eristalistenax #mimic #honeybee #insect #diptera #garden #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #closeup #closeupphotography #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#dronefly #hoverfly #eristalistenax #mimic #honeybee #insect #diptera #garden #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #closeup #closeupphotography #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
September 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM