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(500mm f/4, 1/500 at ISO 3200)

Fox standing on a log looking at the camera.

Almost didn't get this photograph, on account of looking in the other direction. But I heard something moving behind me and turned just in time.

I've ready been asked three times if this was AI, so I guess I'm doing something right.

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A kingfisher perches on a branch, looking left. The bird is around 15cm in length with a bright orange belly, black beak, and white spots on its turquoise head and wings.

Found this guy hanging out near a hide, just in time for a full ass sunrise. Love how the background turned out in almost the same colours as he. 🪶

Mandatory tag @londonkingfishers.bsky.social

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Happy birthday!

Thank you! It was a great encounter.

Small bird hanging sideways off a diagonal branch, looking to the right at some leaves. The bird is light brown and greenish, with a yellow stripe and two black stripes on its head.

Coming back from my summer downtime, and this one is a stunner! 🪶

I don't have access to my usual software at the moment, so the highlights are nuked, but I still love this photo.

No kings, only kinglets.

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I didn't consider it from that angle. That's a really cool interpretation!

I love foggy mornings. You really have to get close, but the photos turn out great.

Image of a small bird (slightly right off centre) clinging to a tree trunk (on the right hand side of the photo). The bird is light brown, with a white chin, black stripe across its eyes, and blue head. The tree is partially covered by moss. The left side of the photo is taken up by the tree's leaves.

Out of 500 or so photos, around 20 are with this guy in any kind of normal pose. In the rest, he's pointing straight up or down. Just nuthatch things.

R5II and Sigma 500mm F4

1/1000 f/4 ISO 10 000

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Brown bird with large eyes standing on a branch, looking at the viewer. Directly behind are thicker tree branches and leaves. The background is green and grey.

Haven't posted in a while, but this latest one is a hoot! (ahahaha I'll be here all week)

Little owl that almost flew into me; F4, 1/800, ISO ~200 000 🪶

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Puffin facing right on a green field, lit by a setting sun, with a dark evening sky in the background. The bird has a black back, white front, white cheeks, a striped orange and red beak, and an orange bit just behind the beak. Its eyes are dark with a red outline and a darker patch of skin above and below.

The one. The only.

The Porb.

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Common Tern flying straight at the camera, wings tilted in a clock-hand-like position.

*clears throat*

IT'S TERN O'CLOCK

Finally got some good photos of one as it repeatedly dove into water nearby. 1/4000 was needed, many photos were discarded.

Also - #addBirder !

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Hey! Thank you, please go right ahead :)

Three very round shore birds on dead branches just above water, on a very foggy morning.

As much as it pains me to admit it, and to the horror of my sleep schedule... Early mornings are my favourite time for taking photos.

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Knew the Canon wasn't going to happen lol

Dark photo of a red umbrella under a window at the end of a hallway.

Blue and grey buildings against a blue sky.

Small snail making its way across a moss-covered wall.

Cars and trucks in a traffic jam on the highway.

Bit of a different post today - a selection from the pocket camera (Fuji F30) I took with me to work this week.

This kind of photography is very different to what I usually do, but it makes for a nice change of pace and some fresh perspective.

#photography #digicam #digicamlove

A heron pair flying in circles above trees, in early morning light.

April is turning out to be Heron Month.

This isn't Dennis (I think he's solo this year), but instead some neighbours of his that I watched fly over me several times. They finally decided to land and did this slow, dance-like descent onto the pond.

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Grey heron standing upright on a riverbank.

Hi everyone, meet Dennis. Dennis is a Grey Heron living at a nearby pond.

Dennis starts its day by flying to this bank, looking for fish, catching nothing, then waddling off.

Dennis is, if nothing else, very persistent.

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Common kingfisher (female) on a branch. Photographer from the back, facing left, observing the photographer.

I've noticed that my fondness for a particular bird is often (though not always) proportional to how skittish the damn things are.

Anyway, love Kingfishers.

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Great Cormorant flying right, lit by the morning sun.

Motivational quip of the day: Always make the best of a situation.

More specifically, when you screw up and scare off a bird, at least try and get a decent photo as it flies away.

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Two flamingos, one coming in to land next to the other. The poses make them appear to be dancing.

The other, lesser known version of Swan Lake.

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Swan on a lake, looking to the left, lit by a sunrise.

Imagine yourself drifting idly, bathing in the first light of the day. It's peaceful, quiet, and there's absolutely nothing to concern yourself with.

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Bird of prey on a fence post amongst reeds, facing left.

Got one of this year's Top 12 yesterday. But I must admit I'm having trouble identifying it! I'm sure I'll know better in time, but if anyone can tell what this is, do let me know.

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Wood pigeon in a tree, looking at the photographer over its shoulder.

I am quite fond of pigeons, even if they don't like me nearly as much. Wood pigeons are incredibly skittish where I live, so having the opportunity to admire one from relatively close range is a rare treat.

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Snowy landscape.

Snow! This means 3 things.

1. I get to sit indoors with a mug of something hot whenever I want

2. Lovely crunch underfoot whenever I am not indoors with said mug

2. I need to shovel the parking lot before the crunch stops

#nature #snow

Immature Sacred ibis in a dry field, looking right.

Ibis! The bird, not the thing in the camera. This one was very patient with me as I found a safe place to slam the brakes and scramble for my camera.

Only got 3 shots in before someone in a camper van sped by and spooked it. Oh well.

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Thank you! They're sooo quick. It's a real struggle, especially in dense bushes. Hope you get one!

Eurasian nuthatch on a branch, facing right.

I normally try to avoid straight up birds on a (single) stick, but little guys are excepted. This time, the little guy in question is a local nuthatch, looking where it can fly off to so I need to find it again (for the 16th time in a row).

#Photography #Nature #Bird #Birb #Wildlife #Canon

Blue tit in a field of reeds.

Caught in the act - a blue tit foraging its way through some reeds on the coast, showing off the splinter it majestically tore off just moments before.

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Abstract close-up of a white goose, showing its eye and little other detail.

White geese! Apparently a very common farm animal, but I wouldn't guess it by how rarely I see them.

This guy hissed at us for passing too close (he was taking a nap in the middle of a walking path).

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