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andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social
Wildlife photographer. OMSYSTEM Ambassador 600 photos in national media including cover shots for the Guardian, the Times, BBC Wildlife magazine, Amateur Photographer and Country Life. Latest book Butterfly Safari ‘a stupendous achievement’ BBC Wildlife
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Bee eater take off, Orvieto Italy, OM1mk2 and 150-400 @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

My first ever Queen of Spain fritillary and lovely to have clouded yellow in same shot. Sibbelini Italy @savebutterflies.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

Black veined white in flight, Sibellini, Italy @omsystem.bsky.social

Swallowtail take off, Orvieto, Italy @omsystem.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

Violet carpenter bee, nr Orvieto, Italy @omsystem.bsky.social

Mud and mating, the house martins are busy! @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

The nest-building swallow OM1mk2, 150-400 and 2x. Garden Safari has sold out its first print run in 3 weeks! New edition available soon. @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @graffegbooks.bsky.social

From Garden Safari, pied flycatcher chicks in a coconut shell on my neighbor’s shed. Catch me at the Festival of Outdoor Photography at the Royal Geographical Society in London this Sunday @rspb.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

From my book Garden Safari male redstart bringing food to the nest in my friend Tom’s garden taken with remote control @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #gardenwildlifeweek @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Hear all about it! First print run of Garden Safari has sold out 1000 copies in 3 weeks! Graffeg are rushing to reprint but weren’t expecting this. @graffegbooks.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social

Official launch of Garden Safari, Lydbury North Village Hall, Friday 7.30 via TicketSource and talk at Festival of Outdoor Photography in London Sunday. @rspb.bsky.social @graffegbooks.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

At sunset, meadow pipit on the Long Mynd with wings on fire and the diffraction effect in full swing @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

The nest building swallow gathering mud from my neighbour’s driveway @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

My neighbour cut a hole in his garage door so that the swallow parents could come in to feed their young - it took 1/6400sec to freeze the action @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Always a joy chatting to @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social about his incredible work: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... hugely honoured to get a lovely write up for Garden Safari on the BBC signed copies for £26 including postage message me. @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

So honoured to get lead pic in the Guardian Week in wildlife with my hitchhiking cygnets at Walcot Lake @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social

Special sale offer for Garden Safari - signed and posted £26 including postage UK only - dm me for info ‘Breath-taking images.’ Daily Express ‘Andrew makes the ordinary look extraordinary. Stunning photography’ Iolo Williams ‘‘Spectacular!’ Petapixel @omsystem.bsky.social

Very honoured to get a full page in both the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express this morning for Garden Safari - now out with Graffeg books. @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Lovely show for our contributor @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social in the Daily Express and Daily Mirror today, well deserved too.

Lovely feature on my new book Garden Safari in Petapixel petapixel.com/2025/05/07/p... @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

One of the most incredible things I have ever seen - mistle thrush feeding an orphaned blackbird fledgeling! This is ultra rare behaviour and have never seen it photographed. @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social

Backlit brimstone in flight at Whixall Moss

Extraordinary to catch the diffraction effect on the nest-building female pied-flycatcher yesterday in a private wood near Church Stretton @rspb.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo... Andrew is one of the most distinguished and creative wildlife photographers we've ever featured in Amateur Photographer's 140 year history and Garden Safari is a great reminder that you don't need to travel far for amazing results’ Amateur Photographer

The young Thrush chicks in our hedge are hungry! OM1mk2 and 150-400 @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

The official launch of Garden Safari and our village hall fundraiser 30 May Lydbury North South Shropshire @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

Starlings are busy nest building. Love the iridescence on their wings. @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Moon rise over 3 Fingers Rock Caer Caradoc last night

sunset at the Devil’s Chair Stiperstones taken from over a mile away om1mk2 and 2x and 150-400

Amazing that the male wren builds up to 5 nests and the female will choose the most cryptic - this in my neighbors garden wall @rspb.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to talking about my new book Garden Safari at the Festival of Outdoor Photography on 1st June at 10.30 if you use code AFP40 you get 40% discount. Honoured to be among so many fab photographers! @omsystem.bsky.social

To freeze the wings of a beefly in flight took a shutter speed of 1/20000 of a second. OM1mmk2 and 90mm. F3.5 iso 2500 @rspb.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

The long tailed tit nest is made of lichen and spider’s webs and lined with feathers for warmth. Spring is on the wing! @rspb.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

Sometimes the magic happens - last night Aurora and star trails at Hopton Castle OM1mk2 and 7-14 @omsystem.bsky.social

Missed the show last night this one at Walcot Lake back in October - incredible display OM1, 7-14f2.8 @omsystem.bsky.social

Nice to get the Times and page 2 of Metro with my Vole in a Hole or as Metro put it ‘I’m just logging in’. I do love a bad pun! @omsystem.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

Hugely honoured that my black darter dragonfly against the Milky Way on the Long Mynd was Highly Commended in British Wildlife Photographer of the Year @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @nationaltrust.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social

Vole in a hole! Took a few days to finally tempt one of our garden bank voles into this perfect sunflower seed feasting spot! OM1mk2, 40-150 and remote control. Cute is not the word! @rspb.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social

Dew Bee OM1mk2 90mm 1.4x cygnustech flash focus stack. @omsystem.bsky.social

At sunset, the chaffinch with a little bit of diffraction. Heading to London for the Photography Show and my talk at 12 tomorrow for @omsystem.bsky.social

Long tailed tit wide angle. I will be giving a talk at the Photography Show next Tuesday at 12 at the OM System stand if you are there come and say hello. @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Hugely excited to get almost the whole of page 3 of the Daily Express on Saturday, and Daily Mail online, with my swan reflections at Walcot Hall with OM1mk2 and 150-400@walcothall @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social