The #shelduck #family out on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
Mum, Dad and eight cute #ducklings 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #waterbirds #duck #ducks #water #lake #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide @RSPB

Lovely to see a #CommonSandpiper on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning 😎

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A pair of #NorthernShoveler #ducks on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie.

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#Drake #Teal having a stretch on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie.

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#MuteSwan coming in to land on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

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A very handsome drake #pintail having a stretch on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie.

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A summer morning over the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie, #CountyDown.
A six-shot #Panorama, stitched and tone-mapped in #AffinityPhoto.

#nature #landscape #photography #horizon #water #lake #reflection #bluesky #cloud #NorthernIreland #hdr #MadeInAffinity

Any day’s a good day when you see a #kingfisher.
Taken at a distance and heavily cropped, this #bird put in an appearance on the #MainLake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

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Before assisting with the #rescue & #release of a #Kingfisher, these were the #highlights from my visit to #WWTCastleEspie on Friday:
One of the many #Teal around the #MainLake and a surprise #Wigeon on the #WaderMarsh 🦆🦆

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