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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸

@niklasnw.bsky.social

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🧪 science journalist gone science communicator 🦫 Here: Nature and #WildlifePhotography 📽 Just started a YouTube channel for wildlife & nature: youtube.com/@niklasnwnature 📸Instagram: www.instagram.com/niklasnw_photogra…

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

In 2024, we made a tiny pond in our small #garden. This video documents the life of that pond over more than a year. Watch the whole thing here ⬇️ 🪶 youtu.be/OUvstlgkCF0 #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #Mindfulness #gardenSky #BackyardWidlife

I built a tiny pond and filmed it for +15 months – here is what happened

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Spotted this crane fly "standing" on her tail in a flower pot. Turns out she was drilling into the soil to lay eggs! 🥚🌱 Zooming in with the #macro lens reveals incredible details, like her massive eye and flight-stabilizing halteres. 🛸 #gardenSky #MacroPhotography #BackyardWidlife #Nature

Crane fly up-close with a dark, almost black background – created with a light shining on the subject but not quite reaching the background.

I spotted this crane fly "standing" on her tail in the dirt and had to get the macro lens out.

Turns out she was busy laying eggs deep into the soil. Zooming in on these often-overlooked creatures reveals some incredible details

At the second macro detail, you can also see her halter - that tiny, club-like knob behind her front leg. It's an evolutionary masterpiece; an old wing transformed into a biological gyroscope that helps her balance while flying.

Absolutely harmless, completely fascinating.

Crane fly up-close, slightly more zoomed out than the other photo, with a dark, almost black background – created with a light shining on the subject but not quite reaching the background.

I spotted this crane fly "standing" on her tail in the dirt and had to get the macro lens out.

Turns out she was busy laying eggs deep into the soil. Zooming in on these often-overlooked creatures reveals some incredible details

At the second macro detail, you can also see her halter - that tiny, club-like knob behind her front leg. It's an evolutionary masterpiece; an old wing transformed into a biological gyroscope that helps her balance while flying.

Absolutely harmless, completely fascinating.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

In 2024, we transformed a corner of our small garden using a simple pallet collar. Here, a European robin explores the pond. 🪶 The longer video documents the life of that pond over the course of more than a year ⬇️📽️ youtu.be/OUvstlgkCF0 #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Mindfulness

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Really interesting to make this one, take a look here ↓🪶 youtu.be/llCvotNH5to #Nature #SciComm

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I reckon there’s a #PowerPose or two in this video, for #BirdOfTheDay, perhaps especially from the woodpeckers 🪶 #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Mindfulness

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

From peaceful forest moments and drifting leaves to surprising bird encounters – in this video I revisit a few recent nature adventures ⬇️ 🪶 youtu.be/kLqBJglA-4g #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #MindfulMoments #NatureInspires

The beauty of slow autumn days in Sweden – and a surprising BIRD WAVE encounter

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Alright #birders, is this a marsh tit or a willow tit? 🤓 🪶 #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

marsh tit or willow tit on a branch with blurry wings from motion and low shutterspeed but the head in focus, among green, mostly blurry, foliage.

marsh tit or willow tit perching on a branch, among green, mostly blurry, foliage.

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SciLifeLab @scilifelab.se · 14/11/2025

The world’s oldest #RNA extracted from #WoollyMammoth: “gives us a completely different picture” ↓ 🧪⚒️ Woolly mammoth preserved in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 40,000 years sequenced. 🖥️ 🧬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHQv... Weekend reading: www.scilifelab.se/news/worlds-...

The world’s oldest #RNA extracted from #WoollyMammoth: “gives us a completely different picture”

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

#CommonTern #SternaHirundo More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #NaturePhotography

Common tern in flight, spreading its' wings. The bird has one wing facing up and the other down, with it's bell visible.

Common tern in flight, with blurry shrub in the foreground and clouds and blue sky in the background.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Coots from this summer 💚 More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #NaturePhotography

Photo series: Two Eurasian coots engaging in courtship, facing each other and one of the birds moving towards the other with water splashing.

Photo series: Two Eurasian coots engaging in courtship, facing each other and one of the birds moving towards the other with water splashing.

Photo series: Two Eurasian coots engaging in courtship, facing each other and one of the birds moving towards the other with water splashing.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🐍 More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography

Grass snake swimming on the surface in calm water

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🪶 From redpolls to whooper swans and wigeons, and unbelievable amounts of 💩 Nature always keeps things interesting! youtu.be/DLU07TAYARA #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography #MindfulMoments

Redpolls, Wigeons — and an Unexpected Amount of Poo

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Roe deer from this summer. More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

💚 More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Woodpeckers from this summer 🪶 More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography #WoodpeckerWednesday

Great spotted woodpecker on a tree with a dragonfly in it's beak. Chick calling for food barely visible in a hole in the tree.

Great spotted woodpecker in flight, flying in a green forest.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Grey heron from this summer. 🪶 More from this adventure here ⬇️ youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Grey heron in flight with wings spread in the air. Marsh and greenery with yellow flowers in the background.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

What do lapwings in flight, preening coots and cranes, ducklings and herons have in common? They're in this video for one 🤓 ⬇️ 🪶 youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Among Lilies & Lapwings – Peaceful Nature Photography in Sweden

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Chicks calling for great spotted woodpecker parents on this #WoodpeckerWednesday 🪶 More of this here: youtu.be/SONPdqiiUGQ #birds #WildLifePhotography #NaturePhotography #nature #birding

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The third episode of the butterfly series I made is out! Have a look below ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bNT... #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureVideo #Biodiversity

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I finally got up close with these #beavers 🦫⬇️ youtu.be/-LqnCP9aIIQ #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureVideo #Biodiversity

Face to Face with Sweden’s Elusive Beavers

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

1+ hour of walking around filming (nature) stuff, quite different from what I usually do ⬇️ youtu.be/eLNimHN0ra4 #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography #NatureHeals #StillnessSpeaks #StressRelief #Mindfulness #ASMR #NatureJournal

Relaxing POV Photo Nature Walk | 1 Hour of Calm [no commentary, no music]

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Finding one of Sweden's most endangered #butterflies 🦋 ⬇️ youtu.be/qv82ZWUKF7k #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #entomology #insects #biodiversity

Finding one of Sweden's most endangered butterflies – The clouded Apollo

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I've been out filming endangered butterflies and made a mini-series about them & the wider #biodiversity crisis, have a look ↓ 🦋 youtube.com/watch?v=tTcqzUlwLsE #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Photography #butterflies #insects #MacroPhotography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Mandarin duck, female 🪶 More here ⬇️ youtu.be/LG9h7BRVBTo #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birding #Photography #NatureInspires #NatureHeals #MindfulMoments

Mandarine duck female, Behind green blurry foliage

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Longer, uninterrupted, dipper vibes here ⬇️ 🪶 youtu.be/a0u9I1yWYiM #MindfulMoments #NatureInspires #PeacefulMoments #NatureHeals #StillnessSpeaks #StressRelief #Mindfulness #Ambience #ASMR #FieldRecording #NatureJournal

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Lots of the mandarin ducks here 🪶 ⬇️ youtu.be/LG9h7BRVBTo #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Mandarin Ducks in Stockholm – My Journey to Film Them

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I saw mandarin ducks when biking the scenic route to work. Since then, I’ve been taking that same route and bringing my camera – and finally found them again. Lovely birds aren’t they? 🪶 More here ⬇️ youtu.be/LG9h7BRVBTo #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Male mandarin ducks on calm water that reflects the duck

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I set out to find one bird, but end up encountering lots – even a fieldfare with #leucism ⬇️ 🪶 youtu.be/VUaV4ZE1pvQ #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

🌿 Birds Are Back! | A Spring Nature Walk Full of Surprises

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

White-throated dipper doing its thing! More of that here ↓ 🪶 youtu.be/a0u9I1yWYiM #birds #birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A bit late for #WoodpeckerWednesday – but I'd say it's always a good time for green woodpeckers! 🪶 More of that here: youtu.be/1ur-yL_i82I #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This is the first time I’ve spent this much time with a white-throated dipper – such a good day! 🪶 youtu.be/a0u9I1yWYiM #WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Relaxing Nature Photography: the Bird That Flies Underwater – the White-Throated Dipper

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I had a wonderful day with this white-throated dipper – really fascinating animals! 🪶 lots more here ⬇️ youtu.be/a0u9I1yWYiM #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

White-throated dipper in mid-air above an icy stream

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Whooper swan stretching! More of this adventure here ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXJ... #birds #birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Black redstart on steaming poo 🤓🪶 More of that here ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXJ... #birds #birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I'm #birding from the window in this one! 🤓🪶 The wren and the robin in this clip, as well as a bunch of more birds shows up ⬇️ youtu.be/vV60QF4FJjM #birds #BackyardWildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

It's #WoodpeckerWednesday! This is actually a frame from a recent video 🤓🪶 #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography #BackyardWildlife

Great spotted woodpecker, bird, perching on a branch with a blurry pile of branches in the distant background. Frame grab from this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/vV60QF4FJjM

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🪶 I finally got to hang out with this black redstart! I've seen reports from excited birders, but haven’t been able to go – until yesterday. Really glad it was kind enough to stick around, a lifer for me! #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

A black redstart (phoenicurus ochruros) standing on a compost pile with calm blurry and bright background

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I'm at it again, this time from the window! 🤓🪶 🐦 youtu.be/vV60QF4FJjM #birds #birding #BackyardWildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Garden 🌱

Birding from the window – filming amazing birds during the Great Backyard Bird Count and beyond

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Bird feeder drama! 🪶 🐦 #birds #birding #BackyardWildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

More of this here ⬇️ 🤓🪶 youtu.be/oUzyMsrD7Ac?... #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #birds #nature #Birding

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Behind the scenes here ⬇️☺️ 🪶 youtu.be/PT2kEZeTAw0 #WildlifePhotography #birds #NaturePhotography #Birding #AnimalArt

An eurasian jay, a bird, on a branch in thick shrubbery. There's blurry branches in the foreground and background.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

🪶 📽 youtu.be/3_P_1ekmZnQ #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography #art

Searching for the white throated dipper – Nature and wildlife POV photography

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

🪶 #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography #art

Close-up of bohemian waxwing, a bird, on a branch with red berries. The background is blurry from shallow depth of field.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

More of this here ⬇️ 🤓 youtu.be/3_P_1ekmZnQ #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Photography

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

More of this here ⬇️ 🤓🪶 youtu.be/49aC37x3X5c #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #AnimalArt #Nature #birds #birding

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

🪶📽 A new video is out! As usual: semi-slow #nature and #wildlife photography, and some #POVphotography. youtu.be/3_P_1ekmZnQ #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #birding #WeAreRoamers

Searching for the white throated dipper – Nature and wildlife POV photography

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Shayna Cossette Birding 🇨🇦 @shaynacbirding.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

🐦🪶 #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #AnimalArt #Nature #birds #birding #BackyardWildlife #art

Eurasian blue tit, bird, on a thorny branch of what I believe is Rosa dumalis with red hips covered by snow

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

🪿🪶 #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #AnimalArt #Nature #birds #birding #art

Close-up of the head of a canada goose bird. The background is blurry and in yellow tones.

Niklas Norberg Wirtén – wildlife 📸 @niklasnw.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#WaderWednesday 🪶🦩 To quote @birderbro.bsky.social: "Join in & help raise awareness of #shorebirds & their #wetlands habitats by posting ur 📸s of #waders too 😃" #birds #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art

Wood sandpiper standing in blank mirror-like water. The water is made green by out of picture greenery.