Look after the earth as she is the only one we have. Nature knows best. All photos my own apart from reposts.https://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mtobc7qo722xA wasp emerges, head first with its mandibles in focus, from the flower of a wild carrot. The wasp seems to be avoiding a web thread from its normal inhabitant, the crab spider (out of view). #insects #wasp #wildcarrot #flowers #BlueSkyArtShow #nature #photography #wildgarden #ECK22 Aug 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtobc7qo722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mtnwjt6erc2sA chaffinch surveying it's domain although lots of other garden birds would disagree. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ColourfulCharacters with the alt being #Herons&Egrets #birds #chaffinch #nature #photography #ECK #SmallBirdSaturday22 Aug 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnwjt6erc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mtm4nsdmf22sA close up of a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly detailing its head, with its antenna which are highly sophiscated detectors, a compound eye which has thousands of individual lenses and it's proboscis used to gather the nectar. #nikon #micro #butterfly #nature #photography #ECK #🦋21 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm4nsdmf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mtltxzn27c2nThe #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SunnyDayBirds has a cygnet relaxing in the sunshine, knowing mum and dad, along with it's six siblings are close by. This photo was taken at Rostellan Lake in east Cork, Ireland. #birds #swans #cygnet #nature #photography #ECK21 Aug 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtltxzn27c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mtj7gdos3s2dThe Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BirdName from Helen These Godwits are from @harpersisland.bsky.social in Cork. #birds #godwits #nature #photography #ECK20 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj7gdos3s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mtgb7gi2z22pA singing robin is my offering today for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdInABush #birds #robin #nature #photography #ECK The alt is #FlyingHigh19 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgb7gi2z22phttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mt7sscdec22vLets face it, I'm not sure what the name of this sleeply looking cygnet should be called. Suggestions welcome 🦢16 Aug 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7sscdec22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mt73mci37k2vA juvenile house sparrow striking a relaxed pose after being fed by it's parent. #BirdOfTheDay #SereneBirdScene #housesparrow #nature #photography #ECK16 Aug 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt73mci37k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mt4htgrrnk2jOn the journey home from the eclipse at Youghal, we stopped here at Loughaderry near Castlemartyr, all in east Cork. Enjoying nature.15 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4htgrrnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mt4cp3qdwk2iA patient heron for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #50ShadesOfGrey The alt theme is #Fledglings #Birds #herons #grey #nature #photography #ECK15 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4cp3qdwk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mt2k326f3k2iThe Painted Lady in vivid detail, gathering the nectar, needed for energy and to reproduce. #flyday #butterfly #paintedlady #nectar #nature #photography #macro14 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2k326f3k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mt2ffkpmgs2i A Painted Lady resting on some pebbles for #flyday #butterfly #paintedlady #nature #photography #ECK #longlens14 Aug 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2ffkpmgs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msyrdo6upc2hWe’re in for a wild end of year and not in any good way #nino #climatecrises #sst #climateemergency #🔥🌍🌎🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyrdo6upc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msxstjifvc2lA young blackbird enjoying a little rain #AtOneWithNature #BirdOfTheDay #blackbird #birds #nature #photography #rain #ECK13 Aug 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxstjifvc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msx7pr5j222tSome eclipse shots from Youghal, Cork. Not quite totality but close… Cloud rolled in at the end but what a great experience with lots of people near the beach. #solar #eclipse #seestar #astrophotography #ECK #Cork13 Aug 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msx7pr5j222thttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msvqyrtzlk2uSolar eclipse, coming out the other side Youghal, Cork 19.25 #eclispe #solareclispe #astrophotography12 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvqyrtzlk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msvp4eqqjc2uYoughal, Cork now 18.52 #eclispe #cork #astrophotography #ECK12 Aug 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvp4eqqjc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msustt7wqk2rRoberta was up early to catch the meal.... #worm #BirdOfTheDay #NoBranchWood #birds #robin #nature #photography #ECK12 Aug 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msustt7wqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mss5ybicks2rFota's darwin's rhea playing #PeekABoo through the trees. #BirdOfTheDay #BOTD #birds #nature #photography #ECK11 Aug 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss5ybicks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mspy37p6ss2rGetting out of Dodge... fast! Greylags have decided they need to leave town. #RunningFromTheLaw #BirdOfTheDay #BOTD #birds #greylag #geese #nature #photography #ECK10 Aug 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspy37p6ss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msnhzx3yjc2gA black-tailed godwitin colourful breeding plumage, putting its #BestFootForward while chasing the flies, for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. The alt theme is #ASplashOfColour #birds #godwit #nature #photography #lordoftheflies #ECK09 Aug 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnhzx3yjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3mskmsj5kfc2bThis is Bilko. He marches around the garden, thinking he owns the place... Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DownyFeathers Alt #ShadesofPurple #Birds #pigeon #bilko #nature #photography #ECK08 Aug 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskmsj5kfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msia6okazc26Definitely #Busted even with the long lens. A wary female stonechat, perched on prickly gorse, looking directly at the camera. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #nature #photography #Wildlife #coast #ECK07 Aug 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msia6okazc26https://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msflikeans26A trio of godwit with relatively #LongLegs #BirdOfTheDay #birds #waders #godwit #nature #photography #ECK06 Aug 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msflikeans26https://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msdtn54tss2nA cheetah showing its agility during today's run @fotawildlife.bsky.social #fota #cheetahs #wildlifepark #photography #ECK05 Aug 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdtn54tss2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msdsnmdwkk2nA dead tree supporting a fine robin for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #RedOrDead Another reason to leave dead trees in place. #birds #robin #nature #wildlife #photography #trees #ECK05 Aug 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdsnmdwkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msbsz3az5c22The hover fly mimics the honey bee but is a true pollinator. This one (eristalis pertinax) is a male as there is a gap between the eyes (wiki). Common in our gardens from February to November. Great subjects to photograph. #macro #flies #nature #wildlife #wildflowers #pollinators #ECK04 Aug 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbsz3az5c22https://bsky.app/profile/beara318.bsky.social/post/3msb3v3nqzs2b Curlews and godwits at the waters edge along with a lone interloper trying to mooch in for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FabulousWaders #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #ECK #curlew #godwit #shellduck04 Aug 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:v4rbfnquartobj4mnckdlpnx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb3v3nqzs2b