Simon Woodburn Photography

Simon Woodburn Photography Photographer supporting animal, nature & wildlife conservation organisations through donations from sales. Photos are my own and printed by myself.

Prints for sale and available for purchase through Etsy store or via private message.

02/01/2025

Timelapse from my 2024 solo trip, of the Milky Way gliding its way across the South African sky, along with the night sounds of the African grasslands.

Some milky way photos showing what the night sky is like without light pollution
11/06/2024

Some milky way photos showing what the night sky is like without light pollution

A final photo of the Northern Lights from Friday dancing above the barn, an explosion of colour lighting up the sky.
13/05/2024

A final photo of the Northern Lights from Friday dancing above the barn, an explosion of colour lighting up the sky.

A huge dream come true last night seeing the Northen Lights! Still mind-blown by the colours and shapes 😍A big tick on m...
11/05/2024

A huge dream come true last night seeing the Northen Lights! Still mind-blown by the colours and shapes 😍

A big tick on my bucket list and didn't even have to travel abroad!

Might even be more chances tonight with the aurora forecast 🤞

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Moore! You both looked great and thank you for trusting me to capture your big day! I hope yo...
25/04/2024

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Moore! You both looked great and thank you for trusting me to capture your big day! I hope you both have plenty of happiness to come in the future.

Seal pups can look very different to one another. They're born white and fluffy, before turning grey as they mature and ...
08/01/2024

Seal pups can look very different to one another.

They're born white and fluffy, before turning grey as they mature and moult their downy fur. This white down fur prevents them from being able to survive, initially, in the water out at sea.

This is why seals come to land to give birth and raise their pups, eventually heading out to sea and leaving the pup to moult it's fluffy, downy fur and grow fur that allows it to swim effortlessly at sea.

Sadly, winter storms and tidal surges can be a big danger to seal pups, if they happen to get swept out to sea in the tidal surge before they have developed their fur to allow them to survive at sea.

In 2023, Donna Nook Nature Reserve, in Lincolnshire, saw 2,207 seal pups born - a near record year of seal pup births.

When you feel the need for a post-Christmas nap 🦭😴The shape of seals and their fat reserves allow them to sleep in some,...
29/12/2023

When you feel the need for a post-Christmas nap 🦭😴

The shape of seals and their fat reserves allow them to sleep in some, let's say, unique positions while looking quite comfy in the process.

01/07/2023

You know lightning is fast when it looks normal speed in slow motion ⚡️

RATS 🐀Rats are a popular pet now, alongside other rodents such as rabbits, hamsters and Guinea pigs.Despite their reputa...
02/04/2023

RATS 🐀

Rats are a popular pet now, alongside other rodents such as rabbits, hamsters and Guinea pigs.

Despite their reputation, they are actually one of the cleanest animals but have been labelled with a long-time misconception. Being so intelligent, they are able to learn and adapt to new habitats and environments, leading to being one of the most widespread animals in urban and rural environments; and a key part of the ecosystem for predators.

Sunset glow through the trees on a cold winter afternoon, last week. Winter can be colourful sometimes!
14/12/2022

Sunset glow through the trees on a cold winter afternoon, last week. Winter can be colourful sometimes!

Quiet and misty on my walk today but so many colours in autumn 🍂Following a false autumn in summer during the extreme he...
14/11/2022

Quiet and misty on my walk today but so many colours in autumn 🍂

Following a false autumn in summer during the extreme heatwave and the warmer than usual autumn, there are likely to be confusing effects to plants and animals preparing for winter and next spring, such as bluebells and snowdrops, hedgehogs and badgers, and migratory birds.

My tomato plants have even had a second lease of life! 🍅

Celebrate the chubby unicorns! 🦏It was recently World Rhino Day. A day to appreciate these iconic beasts. There are 5 su...
28/09/2022

Celebrate the chubby unicorns! 🦏

It was recently World Rhino Day. A day to appreciate these iconic beasts. There are 5 subspecies of Rhino; 3 in Asia and 2 in Africa, according to the IUCN Red List.

Asia
🦏 Sumatran rhino are listed as Critically Endangered, with populations decreasing and as few as 30 rhinos left ⬇️🔻
🦏 Javan rhino are also listed as Critically Endangered but has a stable population, despite just 18 rhinos estimated to left ↔️🟠
🦏 Greater one-horned rhino, instead, has a reported increasing population with around 2,100-2,200 rhinos left and is listed as Vulnerable ⬆️🟢

Africa
🦏 Black rhino are listed as Critically Endangered with an estimated 3,142 rhinos left, despite an increasing population ⬆️🟢
🦏 White rhino are listed as Near Threatened and are more common with 10,080 rhinos left, despite their population decreasing ⬇️🔻

💡 Did you know?
A way to tell the difference between black rhino and white rhino, apart from white rhino being larger in size, is that the black rhino has a pointed upper lip, whereas the white rhino has a flat upper lip.

Although the population of each rhino varies across the world, they all face several common threats, including:
❌️ Hunting and poaching for their ivory to supply traditional Asian medicine markets and trophy hunters
❌️ Habitat loss from human developments (roads, dams, logging, agriculture)
❌️ Climate change leading to extreme, more intense and longer lasting droughts and floods
❌️ Civil unrest
❌️ Intensive and excessive tourism
❌️ Natural events (volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis etc)

Poaching is a constant threat and an ugly sight, with rhino horn worth more than its weight in gold. Made of keratin, the same material as human finger nails and hair, it has no scientific medicinal evidence. Despite this, traditional medicine continues to hold beliefs and claims of medicinal properties ranging from curing illness and disease to being an aphrodisiac.

Organisations such as Save the Rhino, Dogs4Wildlife and many others, are working tirelessly to reduce the threats to rhinos, including:
✅️ Educating local communities and traditional believers of the true medicinal property of rhino horn
✅️ Improving community wealth and income
✅️ Raising awareness of the importance of rhino
✅️ Anti-poaching patrols
✅️ Scientific and technological advances in tracking rhino horn
✅️ Dehorning rhino to remove their financial worth but protect their lives

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