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Barrhead Birder
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Retired gardener interested in wildlife, plant life and photography. Motto- birds first, photos last. If you genuinely love all nature feel free to follow. Not interested in politics, racism, religion or any form of hate.
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It's that time of year again, not Xmas, the other one. Beardie time 😉 🪶 Taken at RSPB St Aidans last weekend.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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A beautiful winters Robin getting ready to perch up for the night 🌙
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Herrerillo capuchino
Ferreiriño cristado
Crested tit
Kuifmees
( Lophophanes cristatus )
Monte de Vilaboa
#birds 🪶 #aves #photography #nature #naturaleza
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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A Water Rail showing how well they can climb amongst the reed stems.
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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A close up shot of a beautiful stonechat from our local heath.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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As it's #FlyDay I thought I'd present my shot of the week, incredible experience to be so close to a hunting Male Kestrel that I felt I could almost reach out & touch it at Nash Point, South Wales 03/12/25 (see ALT) 🤩😍😎🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #birdsofprey #kestrel
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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For @robcrank68.bsky.social 's #BirdoftheDay, #Borbs, birds looking around, I'll share my favourite little wader, a Least Sandpiper, sheltering on the rocks at hide tide and looking around. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin #Photography
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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We usually don’t see #borbs in Miami- it’s too warm here, and woodpeckers are usually too sleek to be borbs. But this juvenile red-bellied woodpecker fluffed out his feathers enough to briefly become a borb. #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Songbirds and the alternative is #Seabirds set by @alan678.bsky.social - here's a Song Thrush which looks like it's ready for a showdown 😂 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Feasting 🪶
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is all about #Borbs, Birds looking round, and the Alternative are #Black birds, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ I've combined both hashtags today with this very curious Moorhen chick wandering about on top of water lily leaves 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Today I experimented with various camera settings during the shoot. In the end, less than 0.5% of the shots were usable. This is one of those rare survivors 😅 🪶
本日は意を決して実験的撮影をして来ました。結果は…まだまだ設定を煮詰める余地がありそうです(言葉を濁す🤣)
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #GreatSpottedWoodpecker #アカゲラ #birds #野鳥
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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To see far is to let imagination reach where vision ends.

#Becoming
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶

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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Cumbrian red squirrel showing off its magnificent tail
#UKwildlife #mammals
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Mosquitero común
Picafollas europeo
Common chiffchaff
Tjiftjaf
( Phylloscopus collybita )
Finca O Xuncal .
Monforte de Lemos
#birds 🪶 #aves #nature #naturaleza #photography #Galicia
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Striped Owl in Costa Rica. #owls #birdsoftheworld #birding
December 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Off work now until Monday afternoon. Let's have a look at the weather ... oh .... #BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtYou
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding
December 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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It's now December and time to join in with the #FestiveDailyRobin - #HolidayRobin The bird that defines Christmas like no other - the very beautiful Robin 😍 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdwatching #wildlife #birdphotography #robin #PhotographyIsArt
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Just a bird on a stick? European Greenfinch taken some years ago. #birds #ukwildlife #nikon
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Just a bird on a stick ? A male House Sparrow taken some years ago. #UKwildlife #birds #nikon
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Great Reedmace (Typha latifolia), Cambridgeshire by Edward Burden
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM