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The magnificent Brecks trinity of birds surely 👍

Brambling

Common Firecrest

Blurry shot of a Hawfinch

Red Crossbill

Wonderful weather for our guided trip to The Brecks. CROSSBILLS everywhere plus FIRECREST, 3 HAWFINCH, MARSH TITS, KINGFISHER, WATER RAIL, BRAMBLINGS and lots more. #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #ukwildlife #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

It was a good 60th birthday year
Flew a kite 🪁 again
Net fishing again
Kayaking again
Walked Epping to Chipping ongar on #EssexWay & photographed myself with the house I was born included
To name a few bits

They were in my pocket as u need to set the phone up for photos 🤭

Man standing all dressed in green & camouflage against the elements on green grass & shrubs background

If dressed appropriately winter is fabulous

It was ace thank you

Yes 2 plus a Minnow 😍 also meant to add had Peanut butter sandwiches bag of plain crisps & warm can of pop by way of picnic 🤭
The Cripsey Brook I fished played & birdwatched as a child was at Chipping Ongar towards Moreton Essex

River with weed & a reflection of vegetation

Purple flowers hanging over a river with Lillies growing & green vegetation growing

River reflection the sky & clouds with greenery

White net with orange band with a Blue Damselfly on it

Sorry I know is 4 photos but they are all the same river or in fact brook Cripsey brook & these photos I took on my 60th birthday week Stickleback fishing with a net like I did as a kid this brook is a short walk from my house when I was young 😍 great memories

Turtle dove in a leafless tree with a grey sky background

This silver birch tree is nice but the Turtle dove is making it stunning 😍
#Fingeringhoe nature reserve in the spring

Orange discs in brown soul with some green leaves …. The orange discs are I believe Orange peel fungi

Small orange disc like shapes are I believe Orange peel fungi on brown soil background with a blue grey stone & various small leaves

Green leaves & yellow flowers on brown black stems of what I think is a plant called Charlock of the cabbage/ mustard family

So had a great full day’s birding in Essex with pals #2TreeIsland & #WallaseaIsland 59 species seen Bar tailed godwit Grey & Golden plover Hen (M&F) & Marsh harrier Water pipit Avocet Barn owl Spoonbill some highlights @essexbirdnews.bsky.social @chrisgibson3940.bsky.social
Still got some botany in

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Good for you sloths 🦥 are cool

Amazing little things I photograph them every year & point them out to people who are generally amazed at how tiny they are 😍

Here is my Goldcrest close encounter 😍

I have no clue Moira …. Just asked if I could photograph it 🤭

Hey Suzy my #Top5Birds this week includes
1) Goldcrest up close
2) Song thrush singing
3) Avocet swishing beak
4) Curlew bubbling call
5) Grey Plover

Square graphic design. Pale mint green with blue/grey wavy-edged bands at top and bottom. Portrait format photo on the middle left with grey/ blue text to the right. Photo shows: Close up of Eurasian Green Woodpecker. This mostly green bird has a red crown and nape, black face mask and sharp bill. They often feed on the ground, eating ants and other insects. The bird pictured is a female as it has a black ‘moustache’. Male Green Woodpeckers have a red ‘moustache’. The bird is facing to the right of the frame and is standing in a grassy field. Caption below the photo reads: Eurasian Green Woodpecker Text on the right reads: #Top5Birds What were your best bird moments from the past week?

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week?

Mine:
1. A Green Woodpecker feeding in a field
2. Hundreds of Brent Geese on the Essex coast
3. Close view of a Goldcrest foraging
4. Cetti’s Warbler, seen not heard!
5. Small group of Corn Bunting - only my 2nd sighting of the year
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Green grass path with a group of people with a beautiful sunrise

This is the back track (path) @rspbengland.bsky.social #RyeMeads from early spring when I helped with the Dawn chorus walk @vickybird.bsky.social

A black moth with white marks on a newspaper style background This is a drawing greeting card Black rustic moth

Green moth on a cream background drawing of a Forester moth greeting card

White moth with squiggly lines in black on a newspaper style background This Puss moth drawing greeting card

Green white & black marked moth on a newspaper style background Merville du jour moth drawing greeting card

Hey had this lovely delivery yesterday from the talented & lovely @mavisbickle.bsky.social #teammoth can’t wait to send them to a select few friends 😍 @vickybird.bsky.social

A pink bottle with “Dead man’s fingers” a skull (cream liqueur on a wooden bar top

Brown finger like appendages from a moss lichen ground Dead man’s fingers fungi

So it’s not just a fungi 😜 @naturelark.bsky.social @radiolento.bsky.social @uk-wildlife.bsky.social @mavisbickle.bsky.social

Votes have been cast in the EBwS Autumn 2025 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, now it's semi-final time! Here are the entries in the 1st - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/GJn449Xr3nz
#ebwsphotos

YouTube video by UK Wildlife Filming birds on the Thames Estuary

My latest video is up on YouTube, I spent an evening sitting on the foreshore of the Thames Estuary filming waders.
Full video here: youtu.be/JwKwiclMMrc

#birds #ukbirds #wildlife #ukwildlife #Birdwatching

A pair of beautiful fungi growing from a branch from underneath

Red fungi with white spots on the forest floor covered in leaves

White cotton wool looking fungi on a dead tree stump

Porcelain looking fungi growing on a green tree trunk

These found in #EppingForest

today's theme is fungi

Happy 6th December. Todays' #LentoAdvent theme is

🍄 fungi 🍄

We love walking slow and spotting fungi of all shapes and sizes. What did you find this year? Big ones, tiny ones, colourful ones, unusual ones? We'd love to see.

Please add alt text to your photos.

Thanks

Those 7 are 6 more than I’ve ever seen 🥴 I must try hard

Icebreaker Merino liner gloves. Black.

Icebreaker Merino liner gloves. Black.

Icebreaker Merino liner glove. Black.

For sale! £18.00 inc P&P
Icebreaker Merino liner gloves. Black. Medium.

I’m having a clear out and I’ve found I’ve got three pairs of these gloves (presumably gifted to me in the past) so I’m selling two pairs which haven’t been used.

DM me if interested. #BirdingGear

Rohan winter gloves with suede-like palms.

Rohan winter gloves with suede-like palms.

Rohan winter gloves with suede-like palms.

Cuff of Rohan winter gloves with suede-like palms.

For sale! £18.00 inc P&P
Rohan winter gloves with suede-like palms. Medium.

Another from my clear out. Very little used so in excellent condition. The fit is slightly on the small side.

DM me if interested. #BirdingGear

A blue butterfly with white edges on green grass

On a chalk embankment in Hertfordshire chasing beautiful butterflies 🥰

Long landscape with the rising sun over the sea & the cliffs in the foreground

Some beautiful light as the sun rose @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social in September