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Phil James

@philjnature.bsky.social

Wildlife enthusiast/photographer - Obsessed with Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Midlands/London based RSPB Images πŸ“· Composer, Arranger and Freelance Musician

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5 years of hurt over after FINALLY seeing a Shorelark.!
A fab couple of days spent up on the north Norfolk coast this weekend. Cool to also see the Glaucous Gull at Old Hunstanton feeding on a dead seal.!

11.02.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It always is.! They deal with the cold a lot better than me though ha!

20.01.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few Ptarmigan images from a wonderful day in the hills earlier this winter ❄️

The hunger to be back there is REAL 😒

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18.01.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Epic! πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ

08.01.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A treat to photograph and film this mixed flock of winter thrushes feeding on a Rowan tree in the Cairngorms National Park a few weeks ago πŸ“·πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸͺΆ #birds #wildlifephotography

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17.12.2024 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Luke.!

07.12.2024 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™πŸΌ

07.12.2024 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A selection of winter thrushes πŸ“· These were all feeding in the same Rowan tree last week in the #Cairngorms πŸ˜‹
#birds πŸͺΆ

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07.12.2024 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely love these.! πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ

06.12.2024 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks Pete!

02.12.2024 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Christoph.! πŸ™πŸΌ

30.11.2024 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just returned from a tremendous few days in the Cairngorms - here are a few wintery highlights.! πŸ“·πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώβ„οΈ

#wildlifephotography #birds #mammals #landscapes

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30.11.2024 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is nothing quite so exquisitely beautiful as a Scottish landscape gripped by #winter β„οΈπŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ

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28.11.2024 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You can say that again!

28.11.2024 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Certainly has been cold Les! Condensation inside the van froze!

28.11.2024 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is nothing quite so exquisitely beautiful as a Scottish landscape gripped by #winter β„οΈπŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ

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28.11.2024 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A wonderful day up in the Cairngorm mountains today, awesome conditions and plenty of wildlife 🐀 πŸ‡ πŸ“·

27.11.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Christoph.!

23.11.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love these images Pete πŸ‘πŸΌ

23.11.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have a good one! 🀘🏼

22.11.2024 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter trees from above πŸ“·β„οΈ

#dji #photography #winter

21.11.2024 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice one mate! 😁

21.11.2024 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks David.! Oh yeah, it’s slightly worrying how much has already been spent on it πŸ™ˆ

20.11.2024 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to being back in Scotland again next week.! 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Here's a Snow Bunting from a trip last year when there was a similar dump of snow! ❄️πŸͺΆ #birds #wildlife #photography

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20.11.2024 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning β˜ΊοΈβ„οΈ

19.11.2024 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to have joined the Bluesky world!
I'm Phil πŸ‘‹ musician by night and whenever possible, a photographer by day - photographing for @rspb.bsky.social..! πŸ“·
Here's a few snaps from 2024! πŸ¦‰πŸ¦ŒπŸ”οΈ

#photography #birds #mammals #canon #dji

17.11.2024 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok!

17.11.2024 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aiming to fill my page with plenty of wildlife…

Here’s a Sanderling πŸ“·

Taken on one of the many beautiful beaches on north Uist 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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16.11.2024 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonderful light up at the Sheep Walks the other evening, no Hawfinches to be seen unfortunately! #autumn

16.11.2024 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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