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I enjoy wildlife and, more specifically, wildlife gardening. I'm interested in what visits my garden in the day and night (moths, V61). Amateur photographer.
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More shots of the
#sparrowhawk
in my wildlife pond. I took so many. This has to be a highlight of the year for me.
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#birdsofprey
#raptors
#TwitterNaturePhotography
#wildlifepond
@BBCSpringwatch
@Natures_Voice
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An ever-so-cute
#LongTailedTit
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birdphotography
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#ThePhotoHour
#GetOutdoors
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The
#goldfinch
is such a pretty little
#bird
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#finch
#WildWednesday
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A
#LongTailedTit
with a beak full of moss.
#nature
#wildlife
#birds
#birdphotography
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#ThePhotoHour
#nestbuilding
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A
#ReedBunting
singing his little heart out.
#PaullHolmeStrays
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#ThePhotoHour
#bunting
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This
#blackbird
is well prepared for
#BreakfastBirdwatch
.
#wildlife
#nature
#birds
#birdphotography
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlifefrommywindow
#worms
#gardenbirds
#birdlife
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A
#starling
on top of a leafless beech hedge.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#nature
#wildlife
#gardenbirds
#mygarden
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#ThePhotoHour
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A
#goldfinch
in my pear tree.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#wildlife
#birdphotograpghy
#nature
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#finches
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A
#dunnock
relaxing and enjoying the sunshine in the garden.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#ThePhotoHour
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#HedgeSparrow
#WildlifeWednesday
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My first
#blackcap
of the year, and hopefully not my last. I really like these
#birds
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#warbler
#springmigration
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This beautiful
#blackbird
is busy nesting in a hedge in
#mygarden
. She's fierce when it comes to protecting her territory. I saw her attack a wood pigeon who was sunbathing at the bottom of the hedge today.
#nature
#wildlife
#365DaysWild
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#ThePhotoHour
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A lovely little
#dunnock
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#nature
#wildlife
#gardenbirds
#365DaysWild
#accentors
#songbirds
#birdphotography
#ThePhotoHour
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A
#greenfinch
on top of a hedge.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#finch
#ThePhotoHour
#wildlifephotography
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A
#chiffchaff
in the depths of a tree. I could hear him, and then I spotted him.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#warbler
#ThePhotoHour
#springmigration
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A
#starling
in my plum tree.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birdphotography
#nature
#wildlife
#birds
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#gardenbirds
#blossom
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40
310
A beautiful Eurasian
#bullfinch
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birdphotography
#birdtonic
#birds
#finch
#nature
#wildlife
#birdwatching
#getoutside
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A
#dunnock
with an unlucky spider.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#HedgeSparrow
1
24
273
Because of the rubbish weather, I spent some time today snapping
#rooks
from an upstairs window of my house.
#corvids
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birds
#ukwildlife
#birdwatching
#BirdsSeenIn2021
#365DaysWild
#ThePhotoHour
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Male
#mallard
in the sunshine.
#waterfowl
#NoddleHill
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
1
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A young
#sparrow
wondering when his next meal will arrive.
#birds
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#birdlife
#NaturePhotography
#nature
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#britishwildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2021
#365DaysWild
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This
#blackbird
is going back and forth with worms and grubs to the
#nest
in the hedge. I haven't heard any chicks yet, so I assume that they're newly hatched and are just opening their mouths for food.
#nature
#365DaysWild
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlifegarden
0
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A fluffy
#LesserWhitethroat
, at least that's what I think it is.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#wildlife
#birdphotograpghy
#nature
#birdtwitter
#warbler
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210
The local trails that I walk are alive with the familiar sounds of
#chaffinches
again. Spring must be near.
#chaffinch
#finch
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#ThePhotoHour
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No shortage of
#chiffchaffs
on the
#transpenninetrail
near New Ellerby today, and plenty of blossoms.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#warbler
#ThePhotoHour
#springmigration
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A female
#sparrow
in my pond.
#birds
#HouseSparrow
#cute
#photooftheday
#365DaysWild
#ThePhotoHour
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#SpringIsComing
#wildlifepond
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Apparently,
#birds
perch on one leg in order to minimize heat loss. Like this cute
#BlueTit
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#365DaysWild
#nature
#wildlife
#birding
#BirdTwitter
#ThePhotoHour
0
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Fluffy
#sparrow
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birds
#wildlife
#nature
#britishbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2021
#365DaysWild
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An Elephant Hawk-moth on a hollyhock flower. I enjoyed taking photos of these moths.
#MothsMatter
#TeamMoth
#GardenforWildlife
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#Bestof2023
: A highlight of 2023 was getting this photograph of a
#goldcrest
back in April. I was beginning to think that I would never get a satisfactory shot of one of the UK's smallest
#birds
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
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187
Not seen this juvenile
#SongThrush
in my garden for a bit. Today it came to eat cherries from my cherry tree and sunbath while I sat on a bench and watched.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#wildlife
#thrush
#birdphotograpghy
#nature
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#BirdTwitter
3
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178
I don't go chasing birds. I go out for a walk somewhere and see what I come across. A highlight for me last year was seeing a group of
#SnowBuntings
. Simple pleasures.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlife
#BuntingFamily
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
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13
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My fingers are crossed that the resident
#BlueTits
will nest in my garden this year.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
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#Goldfinch
on a branch.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
3
10
170
I might have inadvertently been near this
#BlueTit
's nest, as he kept flying around me and perching nearby, which offered me some good shots. His beak looks to be full of
#greenfly
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#wildlife
#wildlifephotograpghy
#nature
#TitFamily
#insects
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I don't see many
#jackdaws
. This one landed on a fence post near where I was standing.
#corvidlove
#corvid
#wildlife
#birds
#BirdsofTwitter
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#nature
#BirdTwitter
#jackdaw
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One of the many
#sparrows
that make a racket in my garden hedge. Not that I'm complaining! It's hard to believe that there are people who hardly see these birds anymore.
#SparrowSunday
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#gardenbirds
#SparrowFamily
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A
#siskin
with bits of sunflower heart on its beak.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
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A
#ReedBunting
with a beak full of food.
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#wildlife
#birds
#buntings
#nature
#30DaysWild
#wildlifephotography
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I don't recall noticing how
#pink
the legs and feet of a
#greenfinch
are. Spotted this one in the garden today.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#FinchFamily
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A
#siskin
earlier today.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
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10
132
Spotted a good number of
#goldfinches
eating at the top of whatever tree this is in the shot. They are always so high in trees.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#birds
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#nature
#FinchFamily
4
6
126
When I first created a
#WildlifePond
I had no idea how active it would be nor how much enjoyment I would get from watching the comings and goings of the many
#birds
that used it.
#wetbirds
#pondlife
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#ThePhotoHour
#BirdsSeenIn2021
3
15
129
A round
#chaffinch
on a log pile.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
3
7
131
Resident
#robin
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#redbreast
4
8
127
Spotted this handsome
#dunnock
yesterday.
#songbirds
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birdphotography
#nature
#wildlife
#birds
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#AccentorFamily
2
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130
It was nice to see a
#goldfinch
come down from the tree tops and perch where I could see him and get a decent shot.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
3
8
126
I never have much success photographing
#BlueTits
!
#BirdTwitter
#birdsphotography
#birdbum
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#BirdsSeenIn2022
#birdtonic
#birdwatching
6
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124
A portly-looking
#greenfinch
yesterday, trying to squeeze through two branches on a pear tree. At least, that's what he looks like he's doing.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
6
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A
#greenfinch
stopping off for a drink from the pond.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
#wildlifepond
4
10
126
It's a miserable, wet day, but the
#birds
don't seem to mind.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
#chaffinch
4
9
124
Apparently, it's
#WorldSparrowDay2024
. I had no idea. Here's my favourite
#TreeSparrow
shot to make up for my ignorance.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#SparrowFamily
4
9
127
Some
#robins
because it's
#NationalRobinDay
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#robin
#redbreast
4
8
123
I deleted the other shot of this owl because the edit, for some reason, looked weird on my phone and okay on my computer. So I'll try again...
G is for Great Grey Owl.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekG
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11
124
A
#robin
on a frozen branch for
#NationalRobinDay
. My favourite robin shots of 2022.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#robin
#redbreast
#throwback
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4
120
Saw this
#fieldfare
on the other side of a hedgerow today. Normally, I have no luck with these
#birds
, but this one didn't appear to mind me pointing my lens at it through the leaves and branches.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#ThrushFamily
3
6
118
A female
#sparrow
in the garden.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#SparrowFamily
1
8
121
A
#sparrow
feeling the warmth of the sun's rays first thing in the morning.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#SparrowFamily
1
2
119
A lovely siskin. Definitely brightens up a dull day.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
#yellow
8
7
116
A colourful
#goldfinch
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#birds
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#nature
#FinchFamily
1
9
117
A
#goldfinch
in the sunlight on an apple tree.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
1
7
119
A
#SnowBunting
that definitely looks like a toasted marshmallow.
#spurnbirds
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlife
#BuntingFamily
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
1
9
117
A
#goldfinch
on a trellis.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
0
5
120
A
#robin
on lichen.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#redbreast
1
4
103
A
#robin
being blown by the wind.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#redbreast
#gardenbirds
0
8
116
This aggressive
#robin
has his work cut out if he thinks he can successfully defend his feeding territory from all of the small
#birds
that feed in the garden. He's giving it a damned good try, though.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#gardenbirds
#nature
1
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111
A
#GreatTit
on a branch.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
2
4
112
Sorting through some memory cards from the summer, I found this shot of a
#starling
that I don't remember taking.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#birds
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#nature
0
3
108
A female
#sparrow
on dock seed.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birdphotography
#nature
#birds
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#housesparrow
3
8
111
A
#BlueTit
perched on two buds, striking a pose for the camera.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
1
8
110
A couple of
#greenfinches
from today. They could be the same bird from two different times of the day.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
#FinchFriday
2
8
111
Mr and Mrs.
#Chaffinch
. I hope they'll bring their young'uns to the garden at some point.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
1
8
111
This
#TreeSparrow
doesn't look happy with his picture being taken at all.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#SparrowFamily
1
2
108
For a change, the branches aren't covering the bird. I don't like where they are, but it is what it is. The
#goldfinch
is lovely, though.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
3
8
109
A
#starling
, already wearing its winter coat. What a beauty.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#gardenbirds
1
5
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A
#TreeSparrow
picking off the insects that are underneath the flowers.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#nature
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#SparrowFamily
5
6
108
I sometimes find shots that I can't remember taking when looking through SD cards. I can't believe that I overlooked this lovely
#TreeSparrow
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlife
#birds
#sparrow
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#SparrowFamily
4
11
107
A shot of a
#goldcrest
from late last year.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#KingletFamily
1
10
105
I like this
#blackbird
but he won't stop chucking bark chippings all over the garden. I'm constantly tidying up after him, filling in holes where he's dug down with his beak.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlife
#thrushfamily
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
2
7
106
I'm always to see a
#greenfinch
. I got lucky today.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
6
3
107
A
#GreatTit
making good use of the new buds.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
3
8
101
Maybe this shot looks a bit arty-farty, but I was having to focus through the frozen branches of three fruit trees to reach the
#robin
with my lens.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birdphotography
#nature
#wildlife
#birds
#redbreast
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#frosty
4
9
105
Impressive claws on this
#BlueTit
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
1
2
104
A
#robin
singing.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#redbreast
1
2
105
A windswept
#starling
in my garden.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#365DaysWild
#wildlife
#nature
#30DaysWild
#birds
1
17
104
A few local
#BlueTits
. Might even be the same tit in each shot, for all I know.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
5
7
104
Tried to do a bit of birding earlier but got rained on for the umpteenth time, so had to return home. Seriously fed up with the rain.
Here's a handsome
#dunnock
from back in August.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#birds
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#nature
#AccentorFamily
0
6
104
Resident
#robin
on top of a feeding station.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#redbreast
#gardenbirds
0
4
103
It looks like someone's pissed off this
#starling
.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#birds
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#nature
0
7
102
A
#CoalTit
with a sunflower seed. Such a speedy little bird who doesn't hang about for long.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#TitFamily
2
4
98
Resident female
#chaffinch
in a budding pear tree. If the male bird is in the garden, then she's somewhere nearby.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
3
9
107
A
#SnowBunting
on a crumbling clifftop gazing towards the beach below.
#spurnbirds
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#wildlife
#BuntingFamily
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
1
4
101
A
#goldfinch
looking straight at the camera.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#birdphotography
#wildlife
#BirdsofTwitter
#birdtwitter
#FinchFamily
2
7
101
A
#blackbird
surrounded by the colours of autumn.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#ThrushFamily
#gardenbirds
1
4
105
A
#greenfinch
perched under an apple tree.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#FinchFamily
2
6
103
Another shot of the
#sparrowhawk
that was recently in my garden. I was thrilled that I was able to photograph it. I was hiding behind a curtain clicking away and, thankfully, unseen.
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#birdsofprey
#raptors
4
4
103
Watching me, watching you.
#robin
#TwitterNatureCommunity
#BirdsofTwitter
#nature
#birdtwitter
#wildlife
#birds
#redbreast
0
3
101