omnisppot
@omnisppot.bsky.social
Full time genetics researcher, who also enjoys wildlife and gig photography
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Little egret, paddling in a puddle as
the stream was too deep for fishing after the rain.
South London.
#birds #littleegret
the stream was too deep for fishing after the rain.
South London.
#birds #littleegret
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Little egret, paddling in a puddle as
the stream was too deep for fishing after the rain.
South London.
#birds #littleegret
the stream was too deep for fishing after the rain.
South London.
#birds #littleegret
I usually prefer my perching-bird pics to have a clear background and minimum of foreground twigs, but I really like this one despite it being on the cluttered side.
#birds #kingfishers
#birds #kingfishers
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I usually prefer my perching-bird pics to have a clear background and minimum of foreground twigs, but I really like this one despite it being on the cluttered side.
#birds #kingfishers
#birds #kingfishers
Kingfisher, just coming out of a hover a split second before flying off.
South London park.
South London park.
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Kingfisher, just coming out of a hover a split second before flying off.
South London park.
South London park.
January 1, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Closest I've seen our local kingfisher get to a little egret - normally the KF loiters in the branches above the egret when they're both fishing the same spot. #birds #kingfishers
Happy New Year to you all 🙂
Happy New Year to you all 🙂
December 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Closest I've seen our local kingfisher get to a little egret - normally the KF loiters in the branches above the egret when they're both fishing the same spot. #birds #kingfishers
Happy New Year to you all 🙂
Happy New Year to you all 🙂
Had my camera repaired recently so I missed the start of the kingfisher season, but first day out with it and I found our regular local showing off her curves ;-)
South London park.
R5: 1120mm: 1/250: f14: iso1250
#birds #londonbirds #kingfisher #kingfishers #alcedoatthis
South London park.
R5: 1120mm: 1/250: f14: iso1250
#birds #londonbirds #kingfisher #kingfishers #alcedoatthis
December 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Had my camera repaired recently so I missed the start of the kingfisher season, but first day out with it and I found our regular local showing off her curves ;-)
South London park.
R5: 1120mm: 1/250: f14: iso1250
#birds #londonbirds #kingfisher #kingfishers #alcedoatthis
South London park.
R5: 1120mm: 1/250: f14: iso1250
#birds #londonbirds #kingfisher #kingfishers #alcedoatthis
Such a gorgeous, healthy fox in my local south London park. Maybe a squint in one eye, but then they were looking into the sun. Love the traffic lights background.
#redfox #vulpesvulpes #foxoftheday
#redfox #vulpesvulpes #foxoftheday
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Such a gorgeous, healthy fox in my local south London park. Maybe a squint in one eye, but then they were looking into the sun. Love the traffic lights background.
#redfox #vulpesvulpes #foxoftheday
#redfox #vulpesvulpes #foxoftheday
This Egyptian Goose can smell my BBQ Beef flavoured Hula Hoops from half a mile away and is coming to get them! 😂
Richmond park, London
#birds #egyptiangeese
Richmond park, London
#birds #egyptiangeese
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This Egyptian Goose can smell my BBQ Beef flavoured Hula Hoops from half a mile away and is coming to get them! 😂
Richmond park, London
#birds #egyptiangeese
Richmond park, London
#birds #egyptiangeese
Probably a male juvenile kingfisher, from my local South London Park. There was a mating pair here last summer so it's nice to think this is their offspring but no way of being sure.
Cloudy, 1/200s;800mm;f10;ISO2500 Removed a couple of twigs in CS5.
#kingfisher #birds #alcedoatthis
Cloudy, 1/200s;800mm;f10;ISO2500 Removed a couple of twigs in CS5.
#kingfisher #birds #alcedoatthis
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Probably a male juvenile kingfisher, from my local South London Park. There was a mating pair here last summer so it's nice to think this is their offspring but no way of being sure.
Cloudy, 1/200s;800mm;f10;ISO2500 Removed a couple of twigs in CS5.
#kingfisher #birds #alcedoatthis
Cloudy, 1/200s;800mm;f10;ISO2500 Removed a couple of twigs in CS5.
#kingfisher #birds #alcedoatthis
Its just a step to the left....(and minor adjustments to the settings)
Grey heron in a South London Park.
798-892mm;1/1000-1/800s;f13;+0.67,-0.33;ISO640-500
#greyheron #birds
Grey heron in a South London Park.
798-892mm;1/1000-1/800s;f13;+0.67,-0.33;ISO640-500
#greyheron #birds
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Its just a step to the left....(and minor adjustments to the settings)
Grey heron in a South London Park.
798-892mm;1/1000-1/800s;f13;+0.67,-0.33;ISO640-500
#greyheron #birds
Grey heron in a South London Park.
798-892mm;1/1000-1/800s;f13;+0.67,-0.33;ISO640-500
#greyheron #birds
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