Dr. Mark Sweeney

Former University Lecturer. Wildlife and nature photographer.

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Visualising dinosaurs with biological realism (full video at link) https://t.co/DwlrjbvDtH
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Nature as art. Hope you enjoy this, something different from me. Full video at link
https://t.co/LNmfGmcTHR
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Visualising old Edinburgh (authentic historical sources used wherever possible. Full video at link
https://t.co/1IvBtFZSmZ
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Edinburgh cherryfall. I ventured away from the meadows this year. These are just taken with a phone, as I forgot my camera battery (not for the first time!)
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Possibly the most coquettish photo of a puffin I've taken (not current). It reminds me of a Japanese lady with a fan. Isle of May.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Ran out of space for my usual tag friends, so:
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

I went wingsuiting with gannets!
Well… not really — a perspective you can’t film, but can imagine.
Another way of showcasing the beauty of nature.
Full nature short film at url below
https://t.co/jmvsEieqNh

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Groundbreaking study by Roslin Institute shows sheep spontaneously arranging like iron filings in strong magnetic fields. Pictured here at the site of a lightning strike.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Streetlights have improved, but ALAN (Artificial Light At Night) is still a major detriment to nature and wildlife.
@TheBotanic @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

ALAN (Artificial Light At Night). Hits on UK nature. HUMANS: insomnia, breast cancer. MOTHS: population collapse. BIRDS: migration. FLOWERS: nocturnal pollination. DEER/BATS invisible "walls".
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder @EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

All clips extended from authentic Wild Magic photography.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse @VisitLochLeven @RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder @EdinburghNats

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Something you may not have thought about. AI wildlife is coming. Am I joking? No. But it isn't what you think. Read the blog here: https://t.co/ZyLGNgFSg2

@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@BridgendFarmhse @EdinburghNats @TheBotanics
@RSPBScotland @VisitLochLeven @nature_scot

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

@producer_ai can I get an invite??

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Our nonhuman friends may not see what we see.
Remember them tonight...
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@VisitLochLeven @RSPBScotland
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats @NatureScotSouth

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

1934-2025.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@VisitLochLeven @RSPBScotland
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@EdinburghNats @NatureScotSouth

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

RIP Jane. You taught us so much about our primate cousins, and brought such love and dedication to your passion.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBScotland @RSPBEdinburghLG
@SteelySeabirder @VisitLochLeven
@EdinburghNats @NatureScotSouth

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

THE DYING OF THE LIGHT. A micro-essay about the disappearance of fireflies. Read it at the website.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse
@RSPBScotland @RSPBEdinburghLG
@SteelySeabirder @VisitLochLeven
@EdinburghNats @NatureScotSouth
https://t.co/4b9HxgB406

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"Hail native land, where on the flowry banks of Leven, beauty ever blooming dwells." Full time lapse at the link (2018).
@TheBotanics @RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@BridgendFarmhse @VisitLochLeven
@EdinburghNats

https://t.co/ndhcxMg9h4

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

kinclaven Bluebell Wood.
"And azuring-over greybell makes / Wood banks and brakes wash wet like lakes”
Gerard Manley Hopkins
@TheBotanics @RSPBScotland @RSPBEdinburghLG
@SteelySeabirder @BridgendFarmhse @VisitLochLeven @EdinburghNats @NatureScotSouth

[Dr. Mark Sweeney @WildMagicPhotos]

Nature's story is still being written. Kinclaven Bluebell Wood.
@TheBotanics @BridgendFarmhse @RSPBScotland
@RSPBEdinburghLG @SteelySeabirder
@VisitLochLeven @EdinburghNats
@NatureScotSouth