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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 1h

A quick I-phone shot of a scene out the back of out hotel in Ibiza. A brief glimpse of sunshine between the storms that have been rolling in this weekend.

Stand of small pines side lit by the sun illuminating light green. To the bottom right is an old drystone wall.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 9d

I think I will photograph this oak at every visit to the Brathay. These were just over a year apart.

Image is of the lower branches of an oak tree backlit by the sun breaking through the morning mist. The tones range from warm yellows to cool blues

Image of lower branches of an oak tree backlit by the rising sun on a cold, frozen morning. Tones are cool blues

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 11d

A split toned edit of the Brathay Oaks.

Split toned edit emphasising warm yellows of a view of a stand of oaks reflected in the River Brathay. The conditions are very misty

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 12d

The Pikes reflected in Elterwater.
Often photographed this scene with differing levels of light. Sunday morning as the mist began to lift was a bit special.

Sunrise lighting the Langdale Pikes as the mist breaks and reflecting them in Elterwater. Foreground rocks and read bed illuminated in warm golden light and lingering mist envelopes the mid ground and much of the sky.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 14d

Sure was Peter. Just wish I’d carried my chair and a flask of coffee 😂

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 14d

Some lovely conditions at the Brathay this morning…..eventually. Thick mist persisted for a couple of hours.
Great to be out on a dedicated landscape shoot, really enjoyed the morning.

Tree clad hillside lit by the rising sun and displaying a change to autumnal colour. Rising in the background are the Langdale Pikes still wrapped with mist.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 15d

It’s thickening as the minutes pass so we wait and wait and look about a bit and wait a bit more…..wish I’d brought my flask

Camera set up to take a shot. The background is thick mist……so we wait and wait and wait a bit more

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 22d

A view of the distant Langdale Pikes across Tom Heights from a stand of silver birch.

View of the Langdale Pikes in the far distance. A small stand of silver birch frame the right hand side of the image with some soft light illuminating the midground.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 24d

Some autumn colour showing at Tarn Hows.
Out with the family celebrating Gooses birthday and enjoying a weeks stay at her ancestral seat, Outrake Farm, Coniston.

View of Tarn Hows.
Trees lining the tarn shoreline showing some autumn colour, orange and yellow. The sky is cloudy and moody.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Sep 9

The wildlife gods were smiling this morning at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney. An otter dropped into one of the oyster pools. An hour well spent watching its antics.

#ukwildlife

Otter surfaced on oyster pool, side lit and water running off its whiskers. Blue grey background is the pool.

Close encounter and eye contact with the otter. Surfaced just below the hide

Inquisitive and playful otter exploring its surroundings

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Sep 3

Butterflies seen yesterday between the showers at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social Smardale Gill.

#insects

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Sep 3

A bit of a wet and showery visit to @Cumbria wildlife.bsky.social Smardale Gill yesterday.
Shout out to Leanne at Smardale Mill Farm for another wonderful stay at their Shepods.
I’ll post another set of images of the butterflies seen.

#birds 🪶

Chaffinch sat on branch, leaf and sky background

Great Tit looking over its shoulder back towards the camera. Surrounded by foliage

Not sharp shot of a Blue Tit in motion between perches. The blur of the wing emphasises the movement

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 31

Not a great deal to document yesterday at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney. There were a few Curlew knocking around (I love their call) and Cormorant. The showers rolling in contrasted nicely with areas of strong sunlight. I love this place.

Heavy grey sky and distant shower out in the Irish Sea. Warm light catching the foreground and mid ground beach.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 30

Quiet morning here at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney. More activity with the weather than the birds. Not many other places I’d rather be though. Brew time ☕️

View from Sea Hide looking out to the Irish Sea. Heavy dark clouds out to the horizon. Warm tones of the wooden hide window camera, lens and flask of coffee.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 26

Grey Heron and Northern Shoveler from Causeway Hide yesterday at @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social

#birds 🪶

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 26

Yesterday I had another visit to @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social
A hot day and the dragonflies were out in force. Here’s a couple of a Migrant Hawker one at the right angle to display the distinctive golf tee marking between the wings.

#insects

Migrant Hawker Dragonfly.
Black abdomen with blue spots and yellow irregular stripes on the thorax. Here it’s resting on a grass blade set off against a green background

Migrant Hawker Dragonfly showing the distinctive golf tee marking between the rear wings.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 24

Saturday at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney was similar to Thursday at @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social There was an abundance of long leggy big sharp beaky birds. This time Little Egrets. Clocked half a dozen on one pool. Here’s one showing off its golden shoes

#birds 🪶

Little Egret fishing at the edge of a pool with rocky shoreline. One leg is raised showing the birds distinctive yellow feet

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yesterday at @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social was mainly about these guys. I’ve not seen so many Heron and Great White Egrets around one pool. Fishing must be good due to the low level of the pools.

#birds 🪶

Great White Egret flies into RSPB Leighton Moss

Great White Egret fishing (with catch) on shallow pool

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 22

Two new additions to my tiny life list from my visit to @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social yesterday evening. Late visit after dropping Mrs Skyrme at Oxenholme for the first leg of her London weekend.

Long-tailed Tit
Northern Pintail

#birds 🪶

Tiny Long-tailed Tit looking to jump from a lower branch to a higher one.
I watched a group of these little birds use the shrubs and trees alongside a causeway as a thoroughfare to move from one woodland patch to another. Safety first little friends.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 12

A Red Veined Darter warming up by the reed bed at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney

#insects

Red Veined Darter. Red bodied dragonfly with red veined wings with four red wing spots

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 12

…….and here’s the butterflies

#insects #ukbutterflies 🦋

Small Tortoiseshell feeding on thistle head

Small Copper. Small orange and brown butterfly with spotted markings feeding on yellow flower heads

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hot day yesterday at @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney. Nowt but cows on Gate Pool.
Did capture a few images on my wanderings, mainly fluttery things.
Here’s the birds…..

#birds 🪶

Grey Heron stood at edge of oyster lagoon

Meadow Pipit well camouflaged against the beach pebbles

Barn Swallow perched on power cords to visitors centre

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hard enough to keep an eye on them never mind a long lense

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 11

So quiet down here today @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney. Time for a sarnie.

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · Aug 8

The path down to Boon Crag Farm in Guards Wood, Coniston.

Woodland path flanked by soft green bracken twists down through trees to a gate.

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