• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Alan Watson Featherstone

ECOLOGIST, NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER AND INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
FOUNDER OF THE AWARD-WINNING CHARITY TREES FOR LIFE

  • Home
  • Public speaking
  • Writing
  • Photography
  • Events
  • Shop
  • Blog
  • About me
  • Contact

Macro photographs

This gallery features images of the miniature world of wonder in Nature that is revealed by using high magnification macro lenses.

macro peacock butterfly eye spot
Eye spot on the wing of a peacock butterfly (Aglais io), Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Scotland.
seaweed orkney sugar kelp keel worms
White tubes made by keel worms (Pomatoceros triqueter) on a frond of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima), Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland.
micro moth, gall, bird cherry
Golden argent micro moth (Argyresthia goedartella) amongst galls induced by a mite (Phyllocoptes eupadi) on a leaf of a bird cherry (Prunus padus), Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Scotland.
rust fungus; Scots pine, Scotland, Findhorn, macro photograph
Rust fungus (Coleosporium tussilaginis) on the needles of a young Scots pine, Wilkie's Wood, Findhorn, Scotland.
frost crystals; dog lichen, Scotlang, macro photograph
Frost crystals on the thallus & rhizines of a dog lichen (Peltigera membranacea), Wilkie's Wood, Findhorn, Scotland.
caterpillar detail; poplar hawkmoth; Ireland, macro photograph
Detail of the tail spike or horn of a caterpillar of the poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi), Burren National Park, Ireland.
aphid; Scots pine; Glen Affric; hatching from egg, macro photograph
Scots pine aphid (Cinara pini) hatching out from an egg on a Scots pine needle in spring, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.
Slime mould; sporocarps; Trichia decipiens; Scotland, macro photograph
Sporocarps or fruiting bodies of a slime mould (Trichia decipiens) on a birch log, Glen Cannich, Scotland.
gecko; tropical rainforest wildlife; Borneo; macro photograph; parasitic mite
Indopacific tree gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus typus) with parasitic red mites at the edge of its eyelid, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
slime mould, primeval forest, Poland, Bialowieza, macro photograph
Slime mould on a log in primeval forest, Bialowieza National Park, Poland.
coral fungus; primeval forest, Bialowieza, Poland, macro photograph
Detail of a crown-tipped coral fungus (Clavicorona pyxidata) growing out of a log in primeval forest, Bialowieza National Park, Poland.
giant rhubarb; flower detail; temperate rainforest; Chile; nalca
Detail of the flowers of nalca or giant rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria) in temperate rainforest, Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park, Chile.
bluebell; spider; metallina mengei; macro photograph
Female spider (Metellina mengei) on the flowers of a bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.
antler moth; cerapteryx graminis; ragwort; Glen Affric, Caledonian Forest; macro photograph
Detail of the head of an antler moth (Cerapteryx graminis) on feeding on the flowers of ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.
greater butterwort; Pinguicula grandiflora; Killarney; Ireland, macro photograph
Detail of a flower of greater butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora), Killarney National Park, Ireland.
aphid; aphid giving birth; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; dog rose; Rosa canina; Glen Affric, Scotland, macro photograph
Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) giving birth to a live nymph on a dog rose (Rosa canina), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.
wood ant; aphid; honeydew; birch tree; Glen Affric, Scotland, macro photograph
Wood ant (Formica lugubris) harvesting honeydew from an aphid (Symydobius oblongus) feeding on a birch twig (Betula pubescens), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.
Phoresis; phoretic mites; Poecilochirus carabi; banded sexton beetle; Nicrophorus investigator; Scotland, macro photograph
Phoretic mites (Poecilochirus carabi) on a banded sexton beetle (Nicrophorus investigator), Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Scotland.
Phoresis, phoretic mites; winged ant; Camponotus; Myrmozercon; Chile, macro photograph
Winged ant (Camponotus sp.) with phoretic mites (Myrmozercon sp., possibly M. patagonicus) under its wings, Malalcahuello National Reserve, Chile.
moss; juniper haircap moss; Polytrichum juniperinum; spore capsules, raindrops; water droplets, macro photograph
Juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) with spore capsules and water droplets, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Scotland.
springtail; Pogonognathellus flavescens; Lepidocyrtus; fungus, gills; honey fungus; Armillaria ostoyae; Scotland; macro photograph
Springtail (Pogonognathellus flavescens) on the gills of a dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae), with another springtail (Lepidocyrtus sp.) visible amongst the gills, Glen Strathfarrar, Scotland.
fungus; gill detail; deceiver fungus; Laccaria laccata, Scotland, macro photograph
Detail of the gills of a deceiver fungus (Laccaria laccata), Findhorn, Scotland.
lichen; red apothecia; Cladonia coccifera; Scotland; macro photograph.
Detail of a lichen (Cladonia coccifera agg.) showing its red apothecia, Findhorn, Scotland.
compound eye;  pied-winged robberfly;  Pamponerus germanicus; macro photograph
Detail of the compound eye of a pied-winged robberfly (Pamponerus germanicus), Findhorn, Scotland.
Tooth fungus; wood hedgehog fungus; Hydnum repandum; Caledonian Forest; Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
Detail of the teeth on the underside of the cap of a wood hedgehog fungus (Hydnum repandum), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.
Shaggy ink cap fungus; Coprinus comatus; macro photograph; Glen Affric; Caledonian Forest, Scottish Highlands.
Detail of the cap of a shaggy inkcap fungus (Coprinus comatus), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland.

Return to the Photography page.

Primary Sidebar

My TEDx talk – Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest.

TEDx TEDx – Restoring the Caledonian Forest

Recent posts

  • The abundant life of dead wood, part 3
  • The abundant life of dead wood, part 2
  • The abundant life of dead wood, part 1
  • Gannets galore, part 2
  • Gannets galore, part 1

News

  • Rewilding workshop in Glen Affric 4-11 October 2025
  • Rewilding workshops in 2024
  • ‘A Rewilding Journey’ Workshop 27 May – 3 June
  • 2023 Caledonian Forest Engagement Diary now available
  • Revised dates for our next Rewilding workshop: 15 – 22 October 2022.

I’m speaking at…

  • A Rewilding Journey: Rewilding the World and Ourselves – 4 October 2025–
    11 October 2025
  • Over on X (Twitter)…

    Alan Watson Featherstone Follow

    Ecologist, nature photographer and inspirational speaker. Founder of the award-winning charity Trees for Life that is restoring the Caledonian Forest.

    AlanWatsonFeat1
    Retweet on Twitter Alan Watson Featherstone Retweeted
    rarohde Dr. Robert Rohde @rarohde ·
    11 Jun

    What might it look like in Europe if global warming causes Atlantic Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to collapse, inhibiting the warm ocean currents to Europe?

    Modest changes in Europe's summer paired with catastrophically colder winters.

    Reply on Twitter 1932844593898533096 Retweet on Twitter 1932844593898533096 108 Like on Twitter 1932844593898533096 305 Twitter 1932844593898533096
    Retweet on Twitter Alan Watson Featherstone Retweeted
    jasonhickel Jason Hickel @jasonhickel ·
    16h

    Providing decent living standards for 8.5 billion people requires only 30% of current global energy and material use. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292924000493

    Reply on Twitter 1933070258685767854 Retweet on Twitter 1933070258685767854 24 Like on Twitter 1933070258685767854 73 Twitter 1933070258685767854
    Retweet on Twitter Alan Watson Featherstone Retweeted
    wikileaks WikiLeaks @wikileaks ·
    11 Jun

    Palantir was hired by Bank of America in 2010 to target WikiLeaks. Their plan, later leaked to WikiLeaks, included hacking, disinformation and smearing supporters including @ggreenwald.

    Reply on Twitter 1932727663786951034 Retweet on Twitter 1932727663786951034 3904 Like on Twitter 1932727663786951034 10404 Twitter 1932727663786951034
    Load More...

    Copyright © 2025 Alan Watson Featherstone | Wikipedia | LinkedIn