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@ali1973.bsky.social

Photography, Wildlife, Birding, Insects, Astronomy

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Fantastic footage! Very jealous!!

09.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All the best Rob. Take care.

08.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will cherish this - it’s like getting a Paul Hollywood Handshake!!

08.02.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Jackdaw perches on a narrow post. It is facing the camera and glowering with its pale grey eyes. The back ground is a blur of green and yellow and orange.

A Jackdaw perches on a narrow post. It is facing the camera and glowering with its pale grey eyes. The back ground is a blur of green and yellow and orange.

Today’s theme is #Posted A glowering Jackdaw perches menacingly… #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
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08.02.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful image!

07.02.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic! Perfect amount of blur πŸ‘Œ

07.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video of a Water Rail braving the open to pick at the spillage of seeds from the feeders above it #birds πŸͺΆ #EastCoastKin

07.02.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Superb images πŸ‘Œ

07.02.2026 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The heads up would have been a nice portrait of the pair, but this has such added unusuallness and the reflection of their pose is perfect too.

07.02.2026 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this! What a shot to have got!

07.02.2026 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Two Mallard males are a blur of wings and splashing water as they fight quite viciously.

Two Mallard males are a blur of wings and splashing water as they fight quite viciously.

Today’s alternative theme is #Blurred A pair of Mallard males having a right scrap. #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

07.02.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely portrait and such a restful capture with those autumnal colours

07.02.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic shot - spa treatment for the impala!

07.02.2026 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous image!

07.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing pair of captures! The opposite echo of their position in the first is wonderful. And that action shot of the pelicans is super πŸ‘Œ

07.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Heron perches in a sparse, bare tree. The sky behind is the softest of blue and palest of pink as the sun begins to rise

A Heron perches in a sparse, bare tree. The sky behind is the softest of blue and palest of pink as the sun begins to rise

Today’s theme is #Serenity A Heron looking peaceful as the dawn breaks #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

07.02.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ Honestly, if they could stop for two or three seconds I would be so happy!

07.02.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Treecreeper stands on the trunk of a lichen-mottled silver birch.

A Treecreeper stands on the trunk of a lichen-mottled silver birch.

For @javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday Here is a Treecreeper, one of my favourite but least successfully snapped #birds ! πŸͺΆ #photography #EastCoastKin

07.02.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Superb set of images πŸ‘Œ

04.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning image.

04.02.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful set! The heron reflection is amazing πŸ‘Œ

03.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Blue Tit perches on a bullrush/reedmace. The image has soft sepia tones from the brown seed heads and blurred reeds in the background

A Blue Tit perches on a bullrush/reedmace. The image has soft sepia tones from the brown seed heads and blurred reeds in the background

Today’s alternative theme is #Paridae A Blue Tit perches on a bullrush/reedmace #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

03.02.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
An Avocet stands side on in shallow water with its wings outstretched above its back. It is reflected almost perfectly in the still pale grey-blue water.

An Avocet stands side on in shallow water with its wings outstretched above its back. It is reflected almost perfectly in the still pale grey-blue water.

Today’s theme is #Reflections An Avocet β€˜avin a nice stretch #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

03.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣 It looks exactly like that!

02.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Cormorant stands on a stump that is submerged in silver-white water. Its head is back and its bill is open towards the sky

A Cormorant stands on a stump that is submerged in silver-white water. Its head is back and its bill is open towards the sky

Today’s theme is #OpenBeak Here’s a Cormorant having shout at the sky #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

02.02.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A Black Headed Gull sands in shallow water that is golden-green with reflected foliage. It’s leaning forward and its bill is wide open, showing the bright red inside.

A Black Headed Gull sands in shallow water that is golden-green with reflected foliage. It’s leaning forward and its bill is wide open, showing the bright red inside.

Today’s theme is #GullsInWater Here’s a Black Headed Gull yelling across the water #BirdOfTheDay #birds πŸͺΆ @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

01.02.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon the sun picks out a tumbledown, derelict cottage as clouds shadow a mountain in the background.

Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon the sun picks out a tumbledown, derelict cottage as clouds shadow a mountain in the background.

A field has bands of red, green and pink foliage. A broken down fence is on the left of the image, about two thirds from the bottom of the shot.

A field has bands of red, green and pink foliage. A broken down fence is on the left of the image, about two thirds from the bottom of the shot.

Low golden sun lights a large tree where deep ploughed furrows lead the eye towards it. There are dark lowering grey-black clouds behind, and rain is pouring from them.

Low golden sun lights a large tree where deep ploughed furrows lead the eye towards it. There are dark lowering grey-black clouds behind, and rain is pouring from them.

A soft, snowy landscape has a bare stand of snowy trees in the middle ground, off to the right. There is a large patch of reeds in the foreground and a frozen lake and distant hill in the background.

A soft, snowy landscape has a bare stand of snowy trees in the middle ground, off to the right. There is a large patch of reeds in the foreground and a frozen lake and distant hill in the background.

Some of my favourite landscape shots from around the UK.
#landscape #EastCoastKin #photography

28.01.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a stunning image and bird!

28.01.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nailed the tail iridescent, just beautiful.

28.01.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous quartet of images.

28.01.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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