An Eye For NI

Photography from around Northern Ireland

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A lovely fresh Red Admiral butterfly.

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One of a pair of Ravens making a racket in the car park at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

This one has a few pin feathers on the wing.

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Drake Pintail in eclipse plumage on the Main Lake at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

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Little Grebe with a very young chick on the Main Lake at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

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A beautifully iridescent Lapwing on the mud along the Connswater river, Belfast.

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Red, White and Blue among the Yellow in Victoria Park, Belfast.

Poppy, “Love in the Mist” and Cornflower

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Comma butterfly on Bramble

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Female Emperor dragonfly standing on a pair of Azure damselflies.

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Common Tern with two chicks.

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Comma butterfly.

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The Little Grebes have an egg! 🥚😎

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A pair of Common Blue butterflies waiting for the sun to come out.

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I witnessed quite a battle on the Main Lake at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre this morning.

A pair of Common Terns have a nest on the raft.

A Cormorant climbed onto the raft to dry its wings after fishing.

The Terns were not impressed and the male bird started dive-bombing the intruder.

After twenty minutes he flew off - seemingly giving up - only to return in minutes with reinforcements; a detachment of four more Common Terns from the Saline Lagoon squadron.

They all started dive-bombing the Cormorant which quickly realised that the odds had shifted and left the raft.

All six triumphant Terns then flew victory laps of the lake - marvellous!

A proper nature drama 😎

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A pair of mating Meadow Brown butterflies.

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A new family of Tufted ducklings out on the water for the first time.

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Look closely - a tiny young Little Grebe peering out from behind its parent, waiting for a feed.

Possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever seen 😍

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Young Sedge Warbler in need of an exorcist 😏