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Tony Bayliss photographer @thehubzter

@thehubzter.bsky.social

I am a photographer. Photography keeps me sane in this mad world. Great believer in using photography for mental health and anxiety. Use a Nikon Z8 and Z7II And all editing done with Luminar Neo. UK

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Thanks very kind of you

11.08.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The black-headed gull is our commonest small gull. During summer, it actually has a chocolate-brown head, rather than a jet-black one, which turns white for the rest of the year,
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #birds #wildlifephotography #bird_planets

11.08.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata
Z8 Nikon
Uk
Sigma 105mm macro lens
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #macro #wildlifephotography #ladybird

11.08.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the species, and Apis mellifera mellifera is the native subspecies in the UK.
Z8 Nikon
UK
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #bees #wildlifephotography #macro
#Honeybee

11.08.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Yellow-bellied slider (terrapin)soaking up the sun at Daisy Nook country park
UK
Z8 Nikon
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #wildlife #wildlifephotography #terrapin

11.08.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mallard and Yellow bellied slider (Trachemys scripta)
Z8 Nikon
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #DaisyNook #wildlifephotography #nature

10.08.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the UK, the most common maple with distinctive lobed leaves is the Field Maple (Acer campestre). These trees are known for their five-lobed, roughly circular leaves, which turn golden yellow in autumn
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #mapleleaf #wildlifephotography #macro

09.08.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The housefly is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world
Z8 Nikon
Sigma 105mm macro lens
UK
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #insects #wildlifephotography #macro

09.08.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks

07.08.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana).
Taken in South Africa
Z8 Nikon
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #SouthAfrica #wildlifephotography #elephants

05.08.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cormorant in flight
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags.
Z7ii Nikon
UK
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm #ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #birds #wildlifephotography #bird_planets

04.08.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Taken in South Africa this year
Interaction between two hippopotamuses potentially during a playful or territorial display, indicated by the splashing water and open mouth of one hippopotamus. Nikon Z8
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #SouthAfrica #wildlifephotography #hippopotamus

04.08.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Taken this year in Mabula
South Africa
The Majestic lion portrait
Z8 Nikon
Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #SouthAfrica #wildlifephotography #lion

04.08.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯±πŸ₯±

03.08.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks

03.08.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Majestic lionesses of Mabula South Africa
Taken in south Africa
Z8 Nikon
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #lioness #wildlifephotography #SouthAfrica

31.07.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Majestic Male Lion of Mabula South Africa having a good yawn
Taken in south Africa
Z8 Nikon
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #theLion #wildlifephotography #SouthAfrica

30.07.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much

30.07.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Giraffe and Red-billed oxpecker
Taken in south Africa
Red-billed oxpeckers primarily eat ticks, flies, and other parasites that infest giraffes, keeping the giraffe's skin cleaner and healthier.
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #giraffe #wildlifephotography #SouthAfrica

30.07.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The cheetah relaxing is a large cat and the fastest land animal. It has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots.
Taken in South Africa
Z8 Nikon

#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #SouthAfrica #wildlifephotography #cheetah

29.07.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks

29.07.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you much appreciated

29.07.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent

28.07.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm glad you liked it thank you

28.07.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very kind of you thanks

28.07.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ladybird on a yellow flower
Z8 Nikon
UK
Sigma 105mm macro lens
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #ladybird #wildlifephotography #macro

28.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charaxes jasius, the two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
Taken in South Africa
Z8 Nikon
Nikon Z 180 to 600mm
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #butterflies #wildlifephotography #macro

28.07.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Mine too

28.07.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera), restining on a flower
Z8 Nikon
Sigma 105mm macro lens
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #macro
#closeup

27.07.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Annual fleabane
Also known as: Eastern daisy fleabane, White top, Tall fleabane, Sweet scabious
Z8 Nikon
UK
Sigma 105mm macro lens
#ThePhotoHour #TonyBayliss #photography #art #closeup #wildlifephotography #macro

27.07.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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