Elaine Bradley
@elainebradley.bsky.social
Based in Edinburgh, nature lover, wildlife photography, big skies. http://instagram.com/laineynature/
All photos © ElaineBradley
All photos © ElaineBradley
Bearded Reedlings - a rare sight. They mate for life and females are attracted to males with longer moustaches! Photo taken with zoom lens & cropped. Upsetting to see photographers damaging reedbeds & too close to the birds. Please think about the wildlife and habitat when visiting their home. 🪶
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Bearded Reedlings - a rare sight. They mate for life and females are attracted to males with longer moustaches! Photo taken with zoom lens & cropped. Upsetting to see photographers damaging reedbeds & too close to the birds. Please think about the wildlife and habitat when visiting their home. 🪶
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Young Puffling on the Isle of May.
I felt very lucky indeed seeing one trying out their new wings - a quick stretch, spin and back in the burrow!
🪶 #SuperSeabirdSunday #ukwildlife
I felt very lucky indeed seeing one trying out their new wings - a quick stretch, spin and back in the burrow!
🪶 #SuperSeabirdSunday #ukwildlife
September 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Young Puffling on the Isle of May.
I felt very lucky indeed seeing one trying out their new wings - a quick stretch, spin and back in the burrow!
🪶 #SuperSeabirdSunday #ukwildlife
I felt very lucky indeed seeing one trying out their new wings - a quick stretch, spin and back in the burrow!
🪶 #SuperSeabirdSunday #ukwildlife
Juvenile Woodchat Shrike. Tarifa, Spain 🪶
September 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Juvenile Woodchat Shrike. Tarifa, Spain 🪶
Stonechat at Sunrise. Tarifa, Spain 🪶
September 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Stonechat at Sunrise. Tarifa, Spain 🪶
August 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
July 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
May 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Great to see the newly emerged juvenile grey herons in Edinburgh. This one was trying out their wings and having a go at fishing in the mud! Who needs the catwalk?
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
May 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Great to see the newly emerged juvenile grey herons in Edinburgh. This one was trying out their wings and having a go at fishing in the mud! Who needs the catwalk?
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
May 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
May 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's not often you see hares sitting still. Spotted this one soaking up the warm sunshine in the early morning light.
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife #Edinburgh
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife #Edinburgh
May 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's not often you see hares sitting still. Spotted this one soaking up the warm sunshine in the early morning light.
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife #Edinburgh
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife #Edinburgh
First time seeing these lovelies - Green Hairstreak butterflies busy in the gorse in the Pentland Hills. So frail and flighty and full of character. Great to see them thriving due to good land management. If you build it they will come! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #Edinburgh #wildlife
April 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
First time seeing these lovelies - Green Hairstreak butterflies busy in the gorse in the Pentland Hills. So frail and flighty and full of character. Great to see them thriving due to good land management. If you build it they will come! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #Edinburgh #wildlife
Misty on Duddingston Loch this morning. Good Friday! #Edinburgh
April 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Misty on Duddingston Loch this morning. Good Friday! #Edinburgh
March 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
March 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Beautiful Kananaskis, Canada. 🇨🇦
March 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Beautiful Kananaskis, Canada. 🇨🇦
Great Crested Grebes showing off their fabulous feathers at Linlithgow Loch this morning.
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
March 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great Crested Grebes showing off their fabulous feathers at Linlithgow Loch this morning.
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
March 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
February 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Red squirrel at Aigas in the Scottish Highlands.
The dark forest behind provided a nice backdrop!
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
The dark forest behind provided a nice backdrop!
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
February 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Red squirrel at Aigas in the Scottish Highlands.
The dark forest behind provided a nice backdrop!
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
The dark forest behind provided a nice backdrop!
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
February 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Very excited to come across a family of otters on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh today. Didn't realise two were cubs until a hefty parent appeared beside them!
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
January 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Very excited to come across a family of otters on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh today. Didn't realise two were cubs until a hefty parent appeared beside them!
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
#scottishwildlife #UKWildlife
Changing shapes and reflections as the local swan tested out the ice on a partially frozen Duddingston Loch.
#wildlife #Edinburgh
#wildlife #Edinburgh
January 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Changing shapes and reflections as the local swan tested out the ice on a partially frozen Duddingston Loch.
#wildlife #Edinburgh
#wildlife #Edinburgh
January 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM