Just some of the nineteen Little Egrets around the Main Lake at WWT Castle Espie.
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A young Chiffchaff in the Sensory Garden at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.
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Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on Field Scabious at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.
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My first Comma! I feel so punctuated 
When you finally get all your ducks in a row…
A family of Shelducklings on the Main Lake at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.
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Despite last year’s nest being destroyed by Storm Eowyn in January, the Long-Eared Owls at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre have fledged another youngster 
Apparently the adult didn’t want to be photographed 
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#SongThrush at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
My first decent shot of a Chiffchaff, in the Secret Swamp at WWT Castle Espie.
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Cuteness overload - a family of #fledgling #LongTailedTits parked and awaiting food from their parents.
In the woods at #WWTCastleEspie.
Shot on #canon, processed in #AffinityPhoto and #TopazLabs #GigaPixel.
After a few false starts, the #MuteSwans have finally produced an #egg in their #nest at #WWTCastleEspie!
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A female Mallard hunkered-down in the Sensory Garden, hiding something from the chilly wind - thirteen ducklings! 
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Britain’s smallest breeding bird - in unfeasibly #cute #goldcrest.
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Large patch of #frogspawn from above and below the water in a #pond at #WWTCastleEspie 
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