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Listen to the birds, smell the flowers and look at the sky. Naturalist and geographer.
Amaryllis abstracts….some flowers are so rich in complexity of form and colour it’s almost possible to get lost in the wanderings of your own imagination… #amaryllis #amaryllisflower #flowerphotography #flower #flowerstagram #flowerabstract #imagination #theearlybirder
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Amaryllis abstracts….some flowers are so rich in complexity of form and colour it’s almost possible to get lost in the wanderings of your own imagination… #amaryllis #amaryllisflower #flowerphotography #flower #flowerstagram #flowerabstract #imagination #theearlybirder
‘A perfect commotion of silk and linen…’ Mary Oliver, The Swan #swan #maryoliver #abstract #abstractnature #white #abstractphotography #theearlybirder
March 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
‘A perfect commotion of silk and linen…’ Mary Oliver, The Swan #swan #maryoliver #abstract #abstractnature #white #abstractphotography #theearlybirder
At Rickmansworth Aquadrome yesterday morning, I was fortunate enough to spend some time in the company of a small number of mute swans congregated alongside the entrance footpath….
March 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
At Rickmansworth Aquadrome yesterday morning, I was fortunate enough to spend some time in the company of a small number of mute swans congregated alongside the entrance footpath….
Gorgeous sunset over Weston Turville Reservoir BBOWT reserve, the still conditions turning the water surface into a flawless mirror for the blood orange sky above…#bbowt #westonturvillereservoir #sunset #orangesky #endoftheday #theearlybirder @bbowt
March 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Gorgeous sunset over Weston Turville Reservoir BBOWT reserve, the still conditions turning the water surface into a flawless mirror for the blood orange sky above…#bbowt #westonturvillereservoir #sunset #orangesky #endoftheday #theearlybirder @bbowt
The last few early mornings have been witheringly cold. The result has been a delicious juxtaposition of blue sky, with its promise of warmer and lighter days to come, and a frosty reminder of winter’s harsh potential…
March 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The last few early mornings have been witheringly cold. The result has been a delicious juxtaposition of blue sky, with its promise of warmer and lighter days to come, and a frosty reminder of winter’s harsh potential…
It was a magical sunrise at Otmoor yesterday morning. Its intensity on the first day of meteorological Spring tempered by mists generated by the previous day’s warmth, the suspended water droplets advancing and ebbing across the marshes in the manner of a stirring pulse…
March 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It was a magical sunrise at Otmoor yesterday morning. Its intensity on the first day of meteorological Spring tempered by mists generated by the previous day’s warmth, the suspended water droplets advancing and ebbing across the marshes in the manner of a stirring pulse…
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
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
The symmetry of sunrise reflected in the waters of the Grand Union canal… #sunrise #reflection #symmetry #treesilhouettes #theearlybirder
February 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The symmetry of sunrise reflected in the waters of the Grand Union canal… #sunrise #reflection #symmetry #treesilhouettes #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
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
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
The lone oak at Pinner Park Farm a few minutes ago. I had to stop and watch the sunrise on another day. Can’t help it…#loneoak #oak #sunrise #newday #londonsunrise #harrow #pinner #pinnerparkfarm #theearlybirder
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The lone oak at Pinner Park Farm a few minutes ago. I had to stop and watch the sunrise on another day. Can’t help it…#loneoak #oak #sunrise #newday #londonsunrise #harrow #pinner #pinnerparkfarm #theearlybirder
Misty winter sunrise over West Wycombe viewed from Bledlow Ridge… #sunrise #misty #westwycombe #highwycombe #chilterns #chilternhills #landscape #theearlybirder
February 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Misty winter sunrise over West Wycombe viewed from Bledlow Ridge… #sunrise #misty #westwycombe #highwycombe #chilterns #chilternhills #landscape #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
Sunset through the willows that stand tall alongside the Cuttle Brook that at this time of year overflows its banks and floods the rutted fields alongside it….stand still and breath deeply and such places will soak into your soul. Wetlands are wonderful….
February 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Sunset through the willows that stand tall alongside the Cuttle Brook that at this time of year overflows its banks and floods the rutted fields alongside it….stand still and breath deeply and such places will soak into your soul. Wetlands are wonderful….
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
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
The winter sun sets over the Ouse Washes overlooked by the main observatory at Welney WWT as the ducks and swans gather to roost and feed…#welney #ousewashes #fens #theearlybirder
January 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The winter sun sets over the Ouse Washes overlooked by the main observatory at Welney WWT as the ducks and swans gather to roost and feed…#welney #ousewashes #fens #theearlybirder
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
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 4:25 AM
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…
Yesterday I was having a search in the shed for various items when I came across this beautiful peacock butterfly Aglais io. This species will spend the winter as adults in a dormant state somewhere cool but sheltered, such as the stack of old fence posts that this one had chosen….
January 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Yesterday I was having a search in the shed for various items when I came across this beautiful peacock butterfly Aglais io. This species will spend the winter as adults in a dormant state somewhere cool but sheltered, such as the stack of old fence posts that this one had chosen….
The teasels opposite the kitchen window at Little Orchard have been a real attraction for the local goldfinches. This was them during the recent heavy frost, adorned with hoary spikes and set against the blank canvas of a freezing fog… #teasel #spiky #frost #hoar #winter #theearlybirder
January 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM