Terry L. Margherita

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Watch out, here comes a Canada Goose gosling! 😁😍
Taken last week at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 🐦

[Terry L. Margherita @TerryLinMarga]

@birdcrazed6 Glad your patience was rewarded by this lovely shot and thanks for sharing it here :-)

[Daniel Riddle @birdcrazed6]

This pose is called the “Full Monty” by most bird photographer and it’s a VERY difficult image to get. It takes a great deal of work and effort to capture this moment and this series is one I’m the proudest to call mine.

Like most things in life - timing is everything!

For this series I had to keep a look out for activity with the Yellow Crowned Night Herons, they don’t wait around long before beginning their courting displays. This particular rookery holds about ten nesting pairs and once it’s full - others stop coming in and every male begins trying to stake their claim.

I’ve narrowed it down to this simple rule: from the day the very first male begins performing courtship displays - I’ve got a window of about two weeks before they’re all done for the year. Two weeks seems like plenty of time until you take in consideration: a full time job, a family and the amount of traveling required to get down to the coastal city of Port Royal.

To top everything off, you still have to find a male out in the open displaying AND timing the shots. It’s a ton of hard work but it’s the main reason I’m so proud of this series and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

** Yellow Crowned Night Heron in FULL courtship Display **

[Jim Pottkotter @HappyPixr]

This male Eastern Bluebird was resting under a dark canopy, which can make lighting a little tricky. Then he leaned back just enough to check me out and catch a gleam of sunlight in his eye. #birds #nature #wildlife

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Saw this very rare dragonfly at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset last week.... it's a called a Norfolk Hawker. 😍😀

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Goldfinch in the meadow! 😍😊🐦

[Terry L. Margherita @TerryLinMarga]

@CarlBovisNature @CarlBovis Yes, Carl, I see your photos all the time…Show more whenever you like!!

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

So many of my followers are no longer seeing my photos. 😔
If you see this Kingfisher photo, please leave a comment! 🙏
Do you see my photos every day on your timeline or not? 🐦

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

True!

[Daniel Riddle @birdcrazed6]

**AN ode to LOVE ❤️**

The Snowy Egret gripped the branch, holding on with all his might … Nuptial Plumage fully deployed and his Wings open to receive love from a potential mate.

Sagebrush Rookery, Florida

#TwitterNatureCommunity #BirdsOfTwitter

[David Lei @davidlei]

Both happy and sad for the arrival of large numbers of blackpoll warblers last week. They are striking and look quite different from many other warbler species, but they signal the end of spring migration!

(The Pool, Central Park, New York)

#birdcpp #nature #wildlife

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Juvenile Robin on our back fence! 😍😊🐦

[Daniel Riddle @birdcrazed6]

Deep in the mangrove swamps of Florida the Great Egret performs Courtship Displays similar to the Ghost Orchid blooming.

#TwitterNatureCommunity #BirdsOfTwitter

[Jacqueline Emery @jacquelineUWS]

Close-up of mama screech. She is a fierce hunter.

#birding #wildlife

[Paul Wright 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇸🇰 @macro_action]

Wasted!
Well a Waisted Duck Fly 🪰 Anasimyia contracta
Another new one for me, just a shame I couldn’t get a better angle or spend more time with it as this was a spot and shot then gone 😥
OM1 mkii and M.Zuiko 50-200mm pro
SS1/4000 F8 ISO1600
Handheld, natural light and NO AI!

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Royal Flycatcher.. 😊

[David Lei @davidlei]

This Wilson’s warbler was a little ray of sunshine poking his head out into a little ray of sunshine. (Last week at the Pool, Central Park, New York)

#birdcpp #nature #wildlife

[peaklass @peaklass1]

In our loud, frantic world, it makes my heart a little bit lighter to know that there is a quieter, calmer life to be found in the Peak District. Here you’ll still find sleepy villages surrounded by rolling hills, where the streams trickle over the cobbles past the cottages, just as they have done for centuries.

If you have a copy of my 2026 Peak District Calendar, this is the page that will be bringing a little calm and beauty to your wall for the month of June. My 2027 Calendar is out already and currently available for the Early Bird price of only £8.95 + P&P (sorry, UK only). Here’s the link for more information:

https://t.co/H7C6z6cloo

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Chaffinch on my Somerset lawn yesterday. 😍
Taken through the cat-flap. 😁🐦

[Paul Browning Photography @Paul__Browning_]

Few months ago a young lad called Toby messaged me on instagram and asked if I’d follow him back, I jokingly replied .. I will if you come and spend the day out in the field with me, rather than all this through the screen stuff.

He did it, his mum brought him at 5am to spend the day at @Bempton_Cliffs with me.. I used his little vlog camera to make him a video that he can share.

He is a little legend, with a foot ailment that made it difficult to walk or stand for long, with a true passion for photography and determination to spend the day with me, it was unreal.

He also had his dad’s old camera with manual focus and none of the gimmicks we all have in our silly cameras .

All these photos are his.
#wildlifephotography