omnisppot
@omnisppot.bsky.social
Full time genetics researcher, who also enjoys wildlife and gig photography
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Good camouflage is essential for herons if they want to observe photographers in the wild.
#greyheron #birds
#greyheron #birds
October 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Good camouflage is essential for herons if they want to observe photographers in the wild.
#greyheron #birds
#greyheron #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Battersea power station yesterday.Taken and edited on a mobile (pixel 9a).
#batterseapowerstation #celebrasia
#batterseapowerstation #celebrasia
September 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Battersea power station yesterday.Taken and edited on a mobile (pixel 9a).
#batterseapowerstation #celebrasia
#batterseapowerstation #celebrasia
August 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Manx Shearwaters off the Pembrokeshire coast.
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f13;ISO4000
#birds #manxshearwater
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f13;ISO4000
#birds #manxshearwater
August 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Manx Shearwaters off the Pembrokeshire coast.
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f13;ISO4000
#birds #manxshearwater
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f13;ISO4000
#birds #manxshearwater
Haven't posted much non-wildlife on here, so here's a landscape. Carew Castle in Wales.
Taken with one foot in the river and one cheek in a gorse bush 😂
#carewcastle #b&wlandscapes
Taken with one foot in the river and one cheek in a gorse bush 😂
#carewcastle #b&wlandscapes
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Haven't posted much non-wildlife on here, so here's a landscape. Carew Castle in Wales.
Taken with one foot in the river and one cheek in a gorse bush 😂
#carewcastle #b&wlandscapes
Taken with one foot in the river and one cheek in a gorse bush 😂
#carewcastle #b&wlandscapes
Barn swallow, Skomer Island, Wales.
Tried and failed (many times) to get a good photo midair but was happy when this one settled for a few seconds close to the hide.
R5;450mm;1/1250s;f10;ISO1600
#swallow #barnswallow #birds #skomer #ukbirds
Tried and failed (many times) to get a good photo midair but was happy when this one settled for a few seconds close to the hide.
R5;450mm;1/1250s;f10;ISO1600
#swallow #barnswallow #birds #skomer #ukbirds
August 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Barn swallow, Skomer Island, Wales.
Tried and failed (many times) to get a good photo midair but was happy when this one settled for a few seconds close to the hide.
R5;450mm;1/1250s;f10;ISO1600
#swallow #barnswallow #birds #skomer #ukbirds
Tried and failed (many times) to get a good photo midair but was happy when this one settled for a few seconds close to the hide.
R5;450mm;1/1250s;f10;ISO1600
#swallow #barnswallow #birds #skomer #ukbirds
Puffin on Skomer island, Wales.
There were 43,000 on the island this year but the boats for peak season sell out well in advance and probably only a few hundred were left on Sunday when I visited. I'd walked 80% of the circumference before I saw my first ever one up close.
There were 43,000 on the island this year but the boats for peak season sell out well in advance and probably only a few hundred were left on Sunday when I visited. I'd walked 80% of the circumference before I saw my first ever one up close.
July 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Puffin on Skomer island, Wales.
There were 43,000 on the island this year but the boats for peak season sell out well in advance and probably only a few hundred were left on Sunday when I visited. I'd walked 80% of the circumference before I saw my first ever one up close.
There were 43,000 on the island this year but the boats for peak season sell out well in advance and probably only a few hundred were left on Sunday when I visited. I'd walked 80% of the circumference before I saw my first ever one up close.
I normally see herons nearly every time I visit my local park but in summer the overgrown banks hide the river from view. Was happy to see this one in Morden Hall Park instead, and such a good location in the fading evening light.
1/250s;288mm;f7.1;ISO2000;EV-1
#birds #herons #londonbirds
1/250s;288mm;f7.1;ISO2000;EV-1
#birds #herons #londonbirds
July 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I normally see herons nearly every time I visit my local park but in summer the overgrown banks hide the river from view. Was happy to see this one in Morden Hall Park instead, and such a good location in the fading evening light.
1/250s;288mm;f7.1;ISO2000;EV-1
#birds #herons #londonbirds
1/250s;288mm;f7.1;ISO2000;EV-1
#birds #herons #londonbirds
Peregrine falcon chicks practicing their hunting moves on each in the sky over south London yesterday evening. After a long wait I only had 10 minutes with them before the sun set and the light disappeared.
800mm (cropped); 1/2500s;f9;ISO 10,000
#birds #peregrinefalcon #londonwildlife
800mm (cropped); 1/2500s;f9;ISO 10,000
#birds #peregrinefalcon #londonwildlife
June 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Peregrine falcon chicks practicing their hunting moves on each in the sky over south London yesterday evening. After a long wait I only had 10 minutes with them before the sun set and the light disappeared.
800mm (cropped); 1/2500s;f9;ISO 10,000
#birds #peregrinefalcon #londonwildlife
800mm (cropped); 1/2500s;f9;ISO 10,000
#birds #peregrinefalcon #londonwildlife
A bit of sibling rivalry between 2/4 peregrine falcon chicks that hatched on the roof of the Merton Civic Centre. I've been following their progress on webcam since the day they were laid (and other broods in previous years) but this was my first sighting in real life. Shame they prefer the shade!
June 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A bit of sibling rivalry between 2/4 peregrine falcon chicks that hatched on the roof of the Merton Civic Centre. I've been following their progress on webcam since the day they were laid (and other broods in previous years) but this was my first sighting in real life. Shame they prefer the shade!
Male banded demoiselle.
400 shots, 200 containing a damselfly. 50 looked in focus on the camera. 5 had a good wing spread. 1 was in focus on the computer.
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f10;ISO2500;-1EV
Curves & sharpen in CS5
Dragonflies that hover are much easier! 😂
#bandeddemoiselle #dragonflies
400 shots, 200 containing a damselfly. 50 looked in focus on the camera. 5 had a good wing spread. 1 was in focus on the computer.
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f10;ISO2500;-1EV
Curves & sharpen in CS5
Dragonflies that hover are much easier! 😂
#bandeddemoiselle #dragonflies
June 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Male banded demoiselle.
400 shots, 200 containing a damselfly. 50 looked in focus on the camera. 5 had a good wing spread. 1 was in focus on the computer.
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f10;ISO2500;-1EV
Curves & sharpen in CS5
Dragonflies that hover are much easier! 😂
#bandeddemoiselle #dragonflies
400 shots, 200 containing a damselfly. 50 looked in focus on the camera. 5 had a good wing spread. 1 was in focus on the computer.
R5;800mm(cropped);1/2500s;f10;ISO2500;-1EV
Curves & sharpen in CS5
Dragonflies that hover are much easier! 😂
#bandeddemoiselle #dragonflies
Canada goslings in Morden Hall County Park. I love the lighting effects from overexposing the shaded chicks against the bright sunlit lawn in the background.
#birds #goslings #canadageese
#birds #goslings #canadageese
June 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Canada goslings in Morden Hall County Park. I love the lighting effects from overexposing the shaded chicks against the bright sunlit lawn in the background.
#birds #goslings #canadageese
#birds #goslings #canadageese
Just after I took this a moorhen did a frantic 10m sprint across the water in pursuit of the grey heron. Subsequent action was obscured by the leaves but the moorhen emerged with a beak full of feathers! A short stand-off, before the heron backed down and went to fish elsewhere.
#birds #heron
#birds #heron
June 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
For years I've struggled to get a clear shot of a Jay despite them being relatively common. Preferring to hide in the branches and leaves, and rarely staying in one place for long, I was amazed when this one posed for me in the open for a full 5 minutes.
#birds #jays #corvids
#birds #jays #corvids
June 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Juvenile long-tailed tit. Shame about the branches in the top right corner, but there weren't many gaps through the leaves.
South London; Today; 1/640; f9; +0.33; ISO1600
#longtailedtit #birds
South London; Today; 1/640; f9; +0.33; ISO1600
#longtailedtit #birds
May 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Juvenile long-tailed tit. Shame about the branches in the top right corner, but there weren't many gaps through the leaves.
South London; Today; 1/640; f9; +0.33; ISO1600
#longtailedtit #birds
South London; Today; 1/640; f9; +0.33; ISO1600
#longtailedtit #birds
April 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A relatively long exposure of a swarm of flies skimming the surface of the river through a patch of sunlight. I could calculate that each wing flaps about 90 times per second.
800mm (cropped); 1/6s; f14; iso100
800mm (cropped); 1/6s; f14; iso100
April 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A relatively long exposure of a swarm of flies skimming the surface of the river through a patch of sunlight. I could calculate that each wing flaps about 90 times per second.
800mm (cropped); 1/6s; f14; iso100
800mm (cropped); 1/6s; f14; iso100