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Rosie Nixon

@rosienixon.com
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Fine art nature photographer based in Co Armagh. I spend my free time shooting intimate landscapes, flowers and birds in the Mourne mountains, Cooley Peninsula & Co Louth coastline in Ireland. www.rosienixon.com

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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 10/12/2025
Heavy charcoal clouds roll over the rusty mountains of Glen Etive. Then every few minutes a shaft of light slips through & softly lights up the mountain slopes. While in the foreground the moss around the little lochan glows almost lime-green. Wild. Bleak. Beautiful Scotland. #landscapephotography
Moody clouds partially covering the mountain summits in Glen Etive in Scotland with the rusty coloured mountain slopes and the little lochan (water/puddle) with bright green moss in the foreground.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 26/11/2025
Just days before our epic autumn road trip to Glencoe & Skye in Scotland, we squeezed in one final trek in the Mourne Mountains. The wind was howling like a beast, but oh, those forest colours were really starting to become much more vibrant! #landscapephotography #northernireland #autumn
A single tree being blown in the wind with brown Bracken below and a colourful autumn forest in the background, then some mountains glowing in the sunshine and a cloudy and blue sky.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 23/10/2025
"🍂 Embracing autumn’s magic in Northern Ireland! Vibrant trees, winding paths, and epic views fuel my soul. 📸 Capturing nature’s beauty keeps me grounded, even on tough days. What about you? 🌄 #AutumnAdventures #NaturePhotography #MourneMountains #LandscapePhotography
A scenic autumn landscape in the Mourne Mountains of Northern Ireland, featuring misty mountain summits under a cloudy sky. The foreground displays a winding gravel path through vibrant dead Bracken and trees with red and gold foliage. A solitary, leafless tree stands prominently on the left, with rolling hills and scattered houses visible in the distance.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 08/10/2025
A pre-dawn glow rises behind Hen Mountain, outlining its rugged tors as fog clings just below the summit. While in the foreground, small heather plants with their vibrant purple blooms thrive against the odds in the weathered rock crevices. #MourneMountains #NorthernIreland #photography #Ireland
In the photo is a large rock surrounded by grass and 2 heather plants with purple blooms. In the midground there is fog while in the background there is Hen Mountain with its jagged tors and behind the mountain is a pre dawn yellow glow from the sun rising.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 04/10/2025
A South Armagh golden glow! Taken from Black Mountain, surrounded by gorgeous pink heather, a sunburst peeks through the clouds over the Ring of Gullion, lighting up Jonesborough and Forkhill below. #SouthArmagh #Nature #Photography #RingofGullion #BlackMountain #Ireland
Golden fingers of God sunburst through the clouds illuminating the south armagh countryside below. Slieve Gullion mountain to the right and in the foreground is pink heather and some green conifers.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 27/09/2025
Dawn broke at Rossglass Beach, my landscape camera poised on the tripod pointing towards the Mournes. But a glowing sky elsewhere stole the show. So I grabbed my birding camera and zoomed in on St John’s Lighthouse with its striking yellow and black tower. #sunrise #stjohnspointlighthouse #ireland
A yellow and black painted lighthouse against a yellow sky at sunrise with some much darker clouds on the top of the frame and a shaft of light shining across the grass in front of the lighthouse.
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Michael Cummins Photography @michaelcummins.co.uk · 11/06/2025
Reflections on the Wye at Water-cum-Jolly-Dale #PeakDistrict #derbyshire
Autumn reflections on the river Wye at Water-cum-Jolly-Dale in Derbyshire - © Michael Cummins Photography
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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Falls on the River Cononish #Scotland #Perthshire #Trossachs www.damianshields.com
Falls on the River Cononish #Scotland #Perthshire #Trossachs www.damianshields.com
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
An Atlantic Puffin in the late afternoon light with food for his or her wee family. Saltee Island, Ireland. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #fotographie #wildlifephotography #puffins
An Atlantic Puffin in the late afternoon light with food for his or her wee family. Saltee Island, Ireland.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 10/06/2025
A puffin comes into focus out of a hazy swathe of sea thrift flowers. #salteeislands #wexford #ireland #wildlifephotography #fotographie #birds #puffins #photography
An atlantic puffin with its tangerine and yellow beak and black and white feathers emerges from the blurry pink sea thrift flowers.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 09/06/2025
Surrounded by pink sea thrift flowers and bathed in the gentle evening sunlight, our picnic on Great Saltee became an intimate encounter with these adorable wee puffins. #salteeislands #wexford #ireland #wildlifephotography #fotographie #birds
A puffin with its wings open while among the pink blur of sea thrift wildflowers.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 08/06/2025
How many fish can you fit in a beak? …and still dripping wet. Taken yesterday evening in the soft golden evening light on the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford, Ireland. #birds #puffins #ireland #fotographie #photography #wildlifephotography
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 26/03/2025
Each feather is carefully attended to... a cormorant preening at Clogherhead in Co Louth yesterday. So good to finally get out again with the camera … can't believe that the last time was back in January. #ireland #photography #fotographie #birds
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
You only ever get to experience something for the first time, once. On a freezing cold July morning I got my first experience of Lake Matheson on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. The year was 2007 and I was on the first of what was to become many trips away with my camera.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 20/02/2025
I've not been taking photos for the past few weeks so haven't been very active here. Sometimes we just need a break from the camera and social media and have a reset. From my archives: this male reed bunting looks like he has a thick woolly scarf around his neck lol #birds #ireland #photography
A reed bunting bird perched on a single stem of dead grass with a blur of dead grass as the bokeh in the background.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 14/02/2025
To tug on one’s heart strings! #photography #fotographie #ladybird #ladybug (From my archives)
A 7 spot ladybird perched on the end of a stem of heart shaped dicentra flowers.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Just when all hope of a sunrise had gone, a huge cloud started forming above us and the rising sun did the rest. This was what we has been hoping for and Rosie and I were subjected to a stunning light show at Flagstaff lookout. #landscapephotograpy #fotographie #Irishlandscapes #beautifulIreland.
A cloud above the rising sun at Flagstaff lookout is illuminated creating  a stunning light show. Ireland
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 30/01/2025
There's just something about decaying hydrangea paniculata flowers. They look so attractive even in the middle of winter. “It’s not about life or death, it’s about looking good ..the skeletons of the plants are for me as important as the flowers.” ~ Piet Oudolf #flowers #photography #fotographie
A close up photo of a dried up creamed coloured hydrangea flower
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Tollymore Forest in Northern Ireland is a magnet for Irish and over seas photographers seeking some of the best autumn colours the Island of Ireland has to offer and I think the colours speak for themselves. #landscapephotograpy #photography #Ireland #fotographie #Irishlandscapes #beautifulIreland
This image is of a little stream flowing through a forest filled with trees in autumn.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
A male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher warming up in the sun on a chilly morning on the Waikanae estuary. New Zealand wildlife. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #kingfisher #newzealand #aotearoa #kōtare
A male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher warming up in the sun on a chilly morning on the Waikanae estuary.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
After years of searching I finally got my first image of the ultra rare Elvis-tomtit. Sorry I cannot disclose the location of this bird, not that it really matters as he has already left his tree. #birds #Newzealandwildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #tomtit
A male south Island tomtit perched on a branch singing his head off
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
You don't always get a lovely winters sunrise at Seabank in county Louth, Ireland. But when you do you know you have an exciting day of birding ahead of you. #landscapes #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Ireland #fotographie #Irishlandscapes #beautifulIreland #seabank #countylouth
 A lovely winters sunrise at Seabank in county Louth, Ireland
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Henrik Spranz 🦋 @spranz.org · 22/01/2025
~ Morning Glow ~ Is there still warmth and colours needed? A male marbled white [Melanargia galathea] just before sunrise. 1/50s, f/4, 180mm, ISO-500 #Canon EOS R5 + EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM #butterflies #Austria #Macro #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh
A photo of a ale marbled white butterfly [Melanargia galathea] still roosting just as the sun rises above the horizon. It is roosting on a knapweed plant and only the plant and butterfly are in focus. The surrounding vegetation is blurred by being out of focus, but you can still guess what it is. The blossoms are violet - and the scene is filled with a soft orange red light.
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Christoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 22/01/2025
A moment of utter beauty as the mountains of the Canadian Rockies catch the first rays of light and emerge out of dense fog on a crisp, fresh autumn morning. #photography #travel #bluesky #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #scape
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Jonny Gios LRPS @supergios.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
DAWN MIST Beautiful jaw dropping scenes across the Langdales last Thursday. #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #trees #forest #woods #woodland #photography #landscapephotography #mist #fog #OPOTY #jonnygios #sonyalpha #kasefilters
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Mike Prince @mplandscapes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Borrowdale mood this morning. #landscapephotography #lakedistrict #nikon
Pine trees edge the flat waters of a lake. In the distance, mists swirl and reveal layers of mountains broding over the scene.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The man in the rock showed us to our destination namely Pierce’s Castle, Northern Ireland. #landscapes #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Ireland #fotographie #Irishlandscapes #beautifulIreland #Pierce’sCastle
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Stuart McGlennon @stuartmcglennon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Skagsanden at night - one I’ve left for a year as I knew it would be a pig to process, and it was 😂 #landscapephotography
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 22/01/2025
Ah, the tyranny of a blue sky for us landscape photographers, but hey, #BirdPhotography gear to the rescue. Even a blue sky has its perks once it comes to the evening sunshine – just look at that golden glow on the Black-tailed Godwits! #photography #wildlifephotography #birds #ireland #fotographie
A black tailed godwit flying across Dundalk Bay in the golden light of the evening sunshine. In the background are the salt marshes. Photo by Rosie Nixon taken January 2025. A black tailed godwit just has landed on the mud at the waters edge. It is illuminated by the evening sunlight. Photo taken by Rosie Nixon in Dundalk Bay, January 2025.A black tailed godwit flying across the water with its wings almost touching the water. The golden glow from the evening sun illuminates its plumage and its reflection in the water. Taken by Rosie Nixon in Dundalk Bay, January 2025.A black tailed godwit preening its feathers as it stands at the waters edge with the evening sunshine illuminating its body. Taken by Rosie Nixon in Dundalk Bay in January 2025.
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philippr @philippr.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Getting up early is against my nature but worth the struggle sometimes. Like in this example where a colorful pinkish sunrise was the reward. #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #fujix #fujifilm #austria #lake #sunrise #naturephoto #winter #winterwonderland #alps #photography
Shortly before sunrise the sky and snowy landscape including a lake between mountains are glowing in pinkish colors.
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Michael Bollino @michaelbollino.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Morning fog in the Cascade foothills
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
A matuka moana or White-faced heron on a lovely day with a crab for its dinner. Pāuatahanui inlet, Wellington, New Zealand #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Whitefacedheron #newzealand #aotearoa #waders
This is an image of a matuka moana or White-faced heron on a lovely day with a crab for its dinner. 
Pāuatahanui inlet, Wellington, New Zealand
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 18/01/2025
Sandflies? Please. The golden light at Pāuatahanui Inlet was worth every itchy bite. This pied stilt | poaka shot at sunset is proof! #birds #birdphotography #bird #newzealand #wildlife #aotearoa
A black and white wading bird with red legs walking across blue water with golden bokeh orbs in the foreground.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Sunset looking down the Hutt valley, passed Wellington Harbour and onto the South Island. I took this image from the Tararua mountain range. Wellington New Zealand's capital city is a city surrounded by huge mountains. #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa
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Fit Light Photography @fitlightphoto.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
2000+ #Bluesky users have decided to follow my account. I'm amazed and humbled that anyone would want to follow me. Thanks to every single one of you. I do photography for my own pleasure but if sharing them on this platform give others pleasure as well then my mind is blown Thanks very much all
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Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Sunset at the Needles yesterday. It was flat calm, but a breeze ruined the reflections! #IsleofWight #Photography
A fiery orange and yellow sky, reflecting in a calm sea which is surrounding chalk stacks and a red and white lighthouse.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
This Little egret flew past me at Seabank in County Louth, Ireland yesterday just as the light was just really getting good. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #littleegret #shorebirds
This Little egret flew past me at Seabank in County Louth, Ireland yesterday, just as the light was just really getting good.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 16/01/2025
Sharing a different image I took of sunrise 2 weeks ago. The striking granite tors crowning Slieve Binnian (747m) in the Mourne mountains stood out boldly against the brightening sky, drawing me to capture the scene. #photography #northernireland #landscapephotography #fotographie
An orange and yellow sky contrasting with the snowy mountains and the fields covered in frost.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 15/01/2025
Today was a lovely day to be out with the camera doing some #birdphotography. There was hardly a breeze in Dundalk Bay & in the late afternoon sunshine we had two playful Redshanks to amuse us. #photography #wildlifephotography #birds #ireland #seabank #castlebellingham #colouth #eire #fotographie
Two playful redshank wading birds splashing up bits of mud as they interact with each other in the late evening sunshine. Photo by Rosie Nixon, taken in Dundalk Bay, Ireland.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 13/01/2025
This was an amazing sunrise. Well worth the stress after taking the wrong route on a gravel road and ending up in the dark at a sheep station at the base of Mount Cook!
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Flagstaff lookout in Ireland on a nippy morning. Although Rosie and I did not get the sunrise that the clear outside app promised, it was still great to get out and enjoy the frosty conditions. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Ireland #fotographie #Irishlandscapes #beautifulIreland.
This is an image of Flagstaff lookout in Ireland on a very nippy morning. Although Rosie and I did not get the sunrise that the clear outside app promised, it was still great to get out and enjoy the frosty conditions.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 11/01/2025
From my archives: using light painting techniques and a slow shutter speed to create this still life floral image of an Anemone coronaria ‘Bordeaux’ flower. #fotographie #photography #flowerphotography #flower #leavesnbloom
An anemone flower with burgundy petals with brighter lighter stamens in the center. Set against a black velvet background and photographed using a slow shutter speed while painting with light over the flower.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Nugget point in the Catlins is truly a New Zealand gem. The rugged and beautiful Catlins boasts the most southern most points of New Zealand mainland. Sandy beaches and rare wildlife abound. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa
This image is of Nugget point in the Catlins and is truly a New Zealand gem.
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Martin Rak @martinrak.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Amazing twilight above the cloud inversion in the Central Bohemian Uplands, Czech Republic.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
The hōiho or yellow-eyed penguin, is the world's rarest penguin and unique to New Zealand. Photographed at Moreraki on the east coast of the South Island. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #newzealand #aotearoa #hōiho
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 04/01/2025
This mornings sunrise with the striking collection of granite tors crowning the summit of Slieve Binnian (747m) in the Mourne Mountains in the far distance. #landscapephotography #fotographie #ireland #mournemountains #photography #landscape #northernireland #winter #Eire
In the foreground are the frosty hills of Co Down and in the background are the Mourne Mountains at sunrise. You can see the craggy tors on the summit of Slieve Binnian and part of the mourne wall stretching across the mountains. Photo by Rosie Nixon.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 24/12/2024
The fog enclosed us as we were trying to photograph the last of the heather blooms of the season. Taken along the Hen Mountain trail in the western Mournes while putting our hope & trust in midge repellent as those wee beasties are so aggressive. #ireland #mournemountains #photography #landscape
A rock on the boggy ground with some pink heather growing out of a crack. In the background is Hen mountain just after sunrise almost all shrouded in fog.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The first set of stepping stones in Tollymore Forest, Northern Ireland at Autumn is a right of passage for any budding Irish landscape photographer. #landscapes #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Ireland #fotographie #Irishlandscapes #beautifulIreland #tollymoreforest #northernireland
A stream running through a golden forest in Autumn.
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Rosie Nixon @rosienixon.com · 19/12/2024
I had taken a similar shot a few days earlier and my hubby(Tony) loved it. We went back again so that he could take something similar and here it is!
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Sam Bose @sambose.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
First post on here, and there's that old conundrum of what to share. Well, this is one I'm particularly proud of, so maybe it will be a good start! #landscapephotography #scotland #highlands
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