A lovely little Stonechat struggling to balance on a twig for me
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Stonechat #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
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Hi Iโm Al, a wildlife and landscape photographer in North Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ I use a Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm and 28-200mm. Thanks for viewing ๐
A lovely little Stonechat struggling to balance on a twig for me
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Stonechat #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
For a camera? What are you thinking about? ๐
02.10.2025 05:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A Black-headed Gull is having a wonderful conversation by himself (or maybe herself; difficult to discern!)
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#BlackHeadedGull #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
#SeaBirds
Gosh well, yeah phone photography generally doesnโt elicit results like this, not unless youโre very very close to the bird and get all that good detail.
A cheap dedicated camera can take shots like this ๐
My first shot of a Wren! Finally, one stayed still long enough!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Wren #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
Swallows are pretty rapid! Itโs a challenge to capture them wellโฆahem!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#BarnSwallow #Swallow #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
I wondered that. I guessed it was a Shrimpโฆ?
24.09.2025 19:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks!
24.09.2025 19:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you Betsy ๐
24.09.2025 19:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A fun take on a double capture of a Kingfisher and Little Egret.
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Kingfisher #LittleEgret #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
One of my better shots of a Kingfisher with an actual fish! Better or not, itโs my first anywayโฆ ๐
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#kingfisher #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
Thank you kindly ๐
08.09.2025 19:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโve never seen a Song Thrush before, so even though this is a pretty standard pic, Iโm still pleased to have taken it ๐
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Thrush #SongThrush #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
A curious little Kingfisher. Lovely birds ๐
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Kingfisher #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
I think this is a favourite shot of mine. I love the atmosphere and itโs something a little different ๐
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Kingfisher #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
A couple of delightful Kingfishers, fishing, like Kings!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Kingfisher #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
A couple of delightful Kingfishers, fishing, like Kings!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Kingfisher #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
I was lucky enough to find this lovely Kestrel on the Little Orme of Llandudno.
Not an amazing shot, but itโs a first!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#falcon #kestrel #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
A male Willow Warbler with a huge mouthful of bugs!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#WillowWarbler #Warbler #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
A female Willow Warbler with a mouthful of bugs sat very prettily for me recently
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#WillowWarbler #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
Iโve been birding for nearly a year, but Iโve only just managed to get a shot of a Great Tit!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#GreatTit #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
Thanks!
07.08.2025 11:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This was a first for me and very unexpected: a Sedge Warbler.
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#SedgeWarbler #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
Capturing Sand Martins isnโt easy, but after around 456,000 shots, I got one ๐
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#SandMartin #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
A White Wagtail checks out what it just stood inโฆ
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm, from a long way off!
#WhiteWagtail #Wagtail #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
#SeaBirds
Having a stare-off with a Crow felt ominous!
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#Crow #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
Thanks!
21.07.2025 19:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A Sandwich Tern; the first Iโve seen and photographed!
Taken with the Sony RX10iv
#SandwichTern #Tern #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #SeaBirds
This Tufted Duck was โgiving me the eyeโ ๐
Taken with the Sony A7RV & Tamron 150-500mm
#UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #TuftedDuck #SonyA7RV #Tamron #SonyAlpha #Tamron150-500
Thank you ๐ I was pleased too, for 200mm!
14.07.2025 13:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0