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Pirritin

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Hobbyist photographer. Nature. Cats (Pirri is a sweet calico girl). Always ready for silly wordplays. Mother of two young adults. Happily married. IT Project Manager. Do notice typos only after posted.

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · Aug 23

Alan's choice for #BirdOfTheDay is any flying bird, though he seems to prefer #Gulls 🤭 So sharing one. This is though more an artistical version than a bird photograph.

#Birds #BirdsOfBlueSky #Nature #EastCoastKin

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Orbis pictus @czechview21.bsky.social · Sep 5

Abendrot heute über #Dresden #Elbeer #viaX Hochtouren #Germany

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · Aug 30

“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.”
― Shirley Chisholm

blue and white swirly clouds with trees in the foreground.

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paulst001.bsky.social @paulst001.bsky.social · 26d

Troutbeck valley in the English lake District

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · 25d

Flying dog 💥

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 26d

Ok, time to walk this fella. Seen here yesterday at full speed. See you all on the other side of the walk. 🙋‍♂️ #photography #doglovers #EastCoastKin

A Labrador retriever with a blue collar is captured mid-leap, bounding energetically across shallow water as splashes rise behind it.

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 26d

The sycamore at Beauly Priory - over 200 years old and trunk circumference of nearly 5.5 metres
#thicktrunktuesday 🌳

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🩷🕊 Sara Flacci @saraflacci.bsky.social · 26d

#ThickTrunkTuesday cast in Monster & Co. 👹
I 💚 #trees

Large trunk of bulbous larch, three smaller trunks branch off from the base. In the trunk you seem to see the face of a monster smiling 😄

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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 26d

Black-headed Gulls. They actually have brown heads, except for in the winter when they have white heads. #birds #ukbirds #nature #wildlife #TwosDay

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Grant Bulloch @bulloch.photography · 26d

I’ve seen higher high tides here, but I’ve not had such drama in the skies before.

#photography #landscapephotography #photographers #fsprintmonday

The zigzag breakwater at St. Monans in Fife, in rough seas the waves are just breaking over its top. Dark skies overhead but a warm glow of sunlight in the far right distance as the clouds break.

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 26d

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is a Starling, not everyone's favourite bird and usually classed as a pest when in large groups.
The alternative is any of the Tit family of birds.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotogrsphy #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #BirdLife #naturephotography #wildlife

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Sharon @sharonwelby.bsky.social · 26d

Good morning. It’s a nice start to Tuesday 🌅 🐄 ☕️
#photography

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 26d

#WeekLforLines #AlphabetChallenge

Spider Season is upon us 🕷🕸

Outdoors and Indoors! 😳

#Nature #Spiders #Insects #Photography #Autumn

A close up colour shot of an orange brick gate post with black ornate railings supporting two dewy spider webs

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Nature’s Eyes🌱 @see3trees.bsky.social · 26d

#BirdofTheDay is today, and it's also #TwosDay. Here’s a post of two Whooping cranes at their wintering grounds . #birds #eastcoastkin

Two whooping cranes at their wintering grounds in Texas— one with radio tracker on its leg.

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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 26d

At the start of a recent hike I noticed a large group of starlings in a small park. So for Rob's #BirdOfTheDay I have this little beauty walking through the grass.

#hiking #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #birds #BirdLife #Ireland

A starling caught mid-stride walking through grass. It's plumage shinning in the morning sun.

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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · 26d

#ThickTrunkTuesday
River North Tyne, near Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland (August 2025)
A large weathered tree trunk on the riverbank.
#nature #trees #rivers #tyne #northumberland #photography #eastcoastkin

A riverside view on a sunny August day of a large, weathered tree trunk lying on the ground beside the River North Tyne, near Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland. The trunk shows significant signs of age and exposure to the elements, with deep furrows and cracks in its bark. The river in the background appears calm, reflecting the surrounding trees and sky, and some rocks are visible in the water. The foreground consists of bare earth and some sparse vegetation.

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Michelle Cozens @measureofcalm.bsky.social · 26d

#BirdOfTheDay today is the #starling
I love these bird of the day challenges because I usually have to dig deep into my files to find one of the few shots I have of the day’s bird. This shot was taken in January 2023, through my kitchen window. #EastCoastKin

A starling perches on a medium-sized branch. It is facing left, with its beak turned down. Its beak is longish and thin, yellow with a grayish tip. Its feathers are black with v-shaped spots all over. The background is white because this was taken on a snowy day.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 26d

My co host of #BirdOfTheDay Rob, has chosen Starlings or any member of the Tit family of birds. Luckily I have a couple of Starling captures taken a couple of days ago. #Starlings #birds #EastCoastKin

Two starlings on a bush eating rose hips. One has wings outstretched. The other has head facing downwards. Green leafy foliage surrounds the birds.

A Starling walking on green grass with a Rose Hip in beak. Sun showing off iridescence.

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · 25d

Brilliant captures 👏👏👏

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 25d

This Asian black bulbul was committed to this tree. I'm guessing it was nesting there.

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#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birds #bulbul #photography #taiwan #asia

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ChristineInTheHills @retromom.bsky.social · 25d

Waiting for the train in Genova, Italy, on a cloudy day in May.

#alphabetchallenge
#weekLforLines
#Eastcoastkin
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#blackandwhite

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · 26d

Has to be 😅

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𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚊𝚘𝚕𝚘 @pierpaolo.bsky.social · Aug 31

San Lorenzo Dorsino (Trento)
Panorama sulle Dolomiti del Brenta da Malga Ceda

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · 26d

Good morning friends 🤍
All good, but busy with the renovation all my free time (read: No free time 😅). Should get better in few weeks.
Have a lovely day 🤍

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines #Tallinn

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you Alan. There's light in the tunnel, hopefully the renovation is soon over 🫣

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Mark D Alexander @mad7500.bsky.social · 26d

Good morning and Happy Tuesday, #TuraTuesday , not done that in ages!! 😊 Taken 3 years ago !!Where did that go..!! 🤔💭
Have a wonderful day, seize it 💚
📷🦉 🌱🌳☀️🪶
#SuffolkOwls #Owls #Birds #Nature #Smile #Breathe #Laugh #EastCoastKin #MentalHealthAwareness

A side view of a Siberian Eagle Owl in Flight over long yellowy grassland

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