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Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

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Birder & Hobby Photographer in the West of Ireland, working in a native Forest. Post pictures of birds, nature & landscapes encountered on my travels. Interested in nature and the environment around the world. All pictures my own unless otherwise stated.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 19h

Great shot!

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 22h

Incredible pictures

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks Alan; and thanks to both you and Rob for creating such a great community and challenge around #BirdOfTheDay
It’s incredible how it’s built momentum and grown over the last few weeks and months; I’ve really been enjoying it.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 23h

Alan has chosen #beakful for today’s #BirdOfTheDay (alternative #wading)
I love a wren at any time but one with a beak full of moss for nesting is all the better.

#birds #birdphotography #irishbirding #wren #eastcoastkin #nature #naturephotography

A wren perched on a thin Oak branch, tail upright and alert, glancing in the direction of the camera with a beak full of moss.

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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 1d

Getting nice photos is great, but there is so much more to get from wildlife photography. Even on those days where you get no photos worth keeping, you've still seen things, heard things and noticed things, and you've still got some exercise and fresh air. #WorldMentalHealthDay #nature

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 1d

Couldn’t agree more. It’s always worth going out

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 1d

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay Rob has chosen the theme of ‘Juveniles/chicks’.
An opportunity for me to post this family of Moorhens in a park in Cork City last year. 🪶

#birds #birdphotography #irishbirding #moorhen #eastcoastkin #nature #chicks #naturephotography

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 2d

Alan’s theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #spotted. I have this spotted starling who has also spotted me.

🪶 #irishbirding #starling #birds #ireland #photography #birdphotography

A Starling in the grass, standing upright and with an eye on the camera

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Neil Henderson @neildhenderson.bsky.social · 3d

A kestrel in the rain for my #BirdOfTheDay.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #ukbirding #ukwildlife

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 3d

🪶 Rob has chosen the Kestrel for today’s #BirdOfTheDay (alternative #tits).

I had the pleasure of watching a hovering male Kestrel over the weekend after Storm Amy had passed.

#birds #birdphotography #irishbirding #kestrel #raptors #birdofprey #eastcoastkin #nature

A Male Kestrel against a blue sky. Its wings are level and it is glancing at the camera.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 3d

Great pictures Rob. Love seeing a hovering kestrel

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 4d

🪶 Alan has chosen #Migration (Alternate #floofball) for today’s #BirdOfTheDay.
Migration is a big part of bird life on the west coast of Ireland; here’s a Buff-breasted Sandpiper I found on a headland last winter.

#Eastcoastkin #birds #irishbirding #naturephotography #winter #sandpiper

A Buff-breasted Sandpiper standing in dune grass. There is out of focus vegetation in the foreground and the background is grass.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 5d

Very nice. Jealous of the pelicans!

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 5d

🪶 Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay is sea birds (alternative Robins). I’ve chosen a (Northern) Gannet in flight.

#birds #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #curlew #nature #naturephotography #outdoors

A Northern Gannet in flight from Left to Right over a choppy sea

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 6d

Porcelain Mushrooms. Seems to be a bumper year for them; and mushrooms in general. They love dead beech

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 6d

Alan’s choice for #BirdOfTheDay is #Walks (Alternative is #photobomb). I’ve got a winter Curlew walking along the estuary shore. 🪶

#birds #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #curlew #nature #naturephotography #outdoors

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 7d

🪶 Had the pleasure of meeting a juvenile White-Tailed Eagle on Tuesday. These birds are becoming more common in the west and south, great to see. 🦅

#birds #eagle #Irishbirding #eastcoastkin #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #whitetailedeagle #whitetailedseaeagle #eagles

A juvenile White-Tailed Eagle with blue 42 tags landing on a branch, wings outstretched. The background is of mixed woodland

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 7d

🪶 Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is ‘Ducks’ (alternative any finch). Here’s a Northern Shoveler duck I saw in summer, with some sleeping mallard in the background.

#birds #ducks #Irishbirding #eastcoastkin #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

A Northern Shoveler duck on the lakeshore in the sun. The background is green grass with some sleeping mallard.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 8d

🪶 Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay is #AllWearhers, birds in the snow, rain, wind and ice. Alternative is #longlegs.
I’ve chosen this young heron in the torrential rain.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #irishbirding #naturephotography #BirdLife #heron #rain

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 8d

I think it could be a nasty one given the leaves on the trees and the ground conditions. Charge up the devices and find a spot near the fire for the evening Alan.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 9d

Wow. Large flock, great to see it. I’ve definitely noticed an uptick in numbers of both in the last few years

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 9d

Run free Lefty

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 10d

A horse and foal enjoying a brief spell of sunny weather on the lake shore.

#WaterWednesday #WateronWednesday #EastCoastKin #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Horse #Foal #PhotographersofBlueSky
#Ireland

A horse and foal graze on the lakeshore on a sunny day, the lake is in the foreground and the background is a forest littered with limestone rocks.

Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 10d

Alan has chosen birds showing #attitude (alternative #silhouette) for #BirdOfTheDay. Here’s a Robin staring me down.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #irishbirding #naturephotography #BirdLife #robin

A Robin on a bare branch, facing the camera with its head slightly tilted to the left.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 11d

Amazing light