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Kate Boyce-Miles

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Traditional Artist (realistic animals and plants), adoration of felines, other animals and plants. Enthusiast photographer. Writer. Devon based, Dartmoor National Park. Website: https://www.fineartbykateboycemiles.com

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This is lovely.

28.01.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much. πŸ™‚

28.01.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Siskin in mid flight. #siskin #BirdOfTheDay #finch #BirdsSeen2026 #flight #air #birds #bird #photography #birdphotography #wildlife

28.01.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Siskin versus blue tit fighting in mid air. #birds #bird #birdphotography #photography #siskin #bluetit #fighting #flight #birdsinflight #wildlife

28.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Goldfinch and siskin fighting in the drizzle. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeen2026 #birds #bird #photography #birdphotography #fighting #finches πŸͺΆ

28.01.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I like this #photo for the #goldfinch in #flight. #birds #birds #birdphotography #πŸͺΆ #wildlife #avian #photography

27.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So elegant.

27.01.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dance of the siskins. The #siskins were squabbling over food a lot. It does not help that there are only four feeding openings in the feeder. I have since topped it up with sunflower hearts. #birds #siskin #bird #wildlife #photography #fighting #food πŸͺΆ

27.01.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I did my tally of #birds looking out at the feeding station today. I saw a #female #sparrow #hawk and she perched on top of the feeder. If I had been quick enough I would have got a #photo but I was too slow. Fortunately she did not kill anything (unfortunately for her). #birds #bird

27.01.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BirdOfTheDay and #BrownIsBeautiful. Here are two photos, one of a #dunnock and the other a female #tufted #duck #birds #bird #birdphotography #wildlife #photography #nature These were taken on 16.01.2026 when I was at #StoverCountryPark #Devon

27.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very angry #goldfinches. #goldfinch #fighting #bird #birds #nature #photography #wildlife #flight πŸͺΆ

27.01.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Siskins #fighting and in #flight. I found it amusing how the #goldfinches watched. #BirdsSeen2026 #birds #bird #photography #photos

27.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My WIP1 (concept sketch) of a goldfinch on a berberis branch. This will hopefully be a watercolour painting. References are my own. #sketch #art #artists #bird #birds #workinprogress

26.01.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you - you are very kind. It might look better if I painted it because I could add the detail. I am not sure what to paint next (I am doing a series of UK birds).

26.01.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I did this just for my own interest and will continue to do so as it is a positive thing to do (I tend towards the melancholic). You can see from my notes that of special interest is that the marsh tit stayed out so late (could have been the same bird), and I saw it eat peanuts for the first time.

26.01.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No Bot these are definitely siskins.

26.01.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Siskins squabbling over food from yesterday (25.01/2026). #BirdsSeen2026 #birds #bird #wildlife #avian #squabbling #fighting #food #sunflower #hearts #photography

26.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if anyone gets the pun..

25.01.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One blue tit comes in, and another comes out. #blue #tit #bird #birds πŸͺΆ #photography #flight #behaviour #wildlife

25.01.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Siskin in flight. 25.01.2026. #siskin #flight #birds #bird πŸͺΆ #photography #wildlife #DartmoorNationalPark

25.01.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As a result the shy greenfinch does not appreciate having his/her tasty sunflower heart perch being attacked by a great tit, and they squabble. #great #tit #greenfinch #goldfinch #sunflower #heart #birds #bird #birds #photography #widlifephotography πŸͺΆ #feeding #behaviour

25.01.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two goldfinches; and a peaceful greenfinch settling down for a late breakfast before his/her new 'friend' arrives in milliseconds. #BirdsSeen2026 #greenfinch #great #tit #goldfinches #birds #bird #photography #wildlife πŸͺΆ

25.01.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A marsh tit, coal tit and goldfinch on or flying from the feeder. I mainly like this image because it shows the marsh tit in flight. #marshtit #coaltit #goldfinch #birds #bird #DartmoorNationalPark #wildlife #photography #species #birdsinflight #flight

25.01.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of activity around the beloved sunflower hearts. Five species of bird. #greattit #goldfinch #bluetit #siskin #coaltit #birds #bird #photography #birdfeeder πŸͺΆ #BirdsSeen2026 #flight #activity #sunflower #hearts #feeding #widlifephotography

25.01.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great tit in flight. #BirdsSeen2026 #great #tit #flight #bird #birds #photography πŸͺΆ #wildlifephotography

25.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Goldfinch in flight. I am pleased that I captured this image, but not that it is so 'noisy' and lacking in detail. I find smaller birds difficult to photograph in flight. Could I have some advice from experienced photographers? #Goldfinch #goldfinchinflight #flight #bird #birds #BirdsSeen2026 #πŸͺΆ

25.01.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great Spotted Woodpecker. 25.01.2026. #BirdsSeen2026 #birds #bird #GreatSpottedWoodpecker #πŸͺΆ #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #January

25.01.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Than you. πŸ™‚ I will post some photos later. I managed to photograph the woodpecker.

25.01.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My results for the #BigGardenBirdWatch on the 25.01.2026 in one hour. #birds #bird πŸͺΆ

25.01.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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