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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 2d

Tangled branches in a deciduous #forest fragment on #Islay, #Scotland. July 2025. In the temperate rainforest zone - more #woodland like this please!
#ForestFriday #Scape #EastCoastKin #trees #photography

Tangled tree branches in open broadleaf woodland

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 5d

Puy de Sancy, Massif Central, #France, October 2024. I hadn't previously realised France had a string of extinct and merely dormant volcanoes in the middle. #MountainMonday #mountains #photography #landscapes

Mountain ridge stretching away from the viewer with a narrow path.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 11d

Camouflage. These #mushrooms are perfectly coloured to blend in among the fallen #beech leaves. France, October 2024.
#fungi #forest #trees #autumn #photography #fungifriends

Stacked brown mushrooms with fallen leaves piling up to disguise them.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 12d

Misty Mountains. From last #spring in #Stirlingshire, #Scotland.
#Highlands #mountains #photography #MountainMonday

Layers of mountains fade into a mist haze, as seen from another mountaintop.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 15d

Arch. Spring in a beech forest. I love the way trees just grow with what life throws at them. #ForestFriday #trees #photography #beech

Tree trunk curves backwards over a path in a beech wood.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 18d

Llandudno pier. #TidesOutTuesday #photography #ocean #Wales #Llandudno

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 19d

Glacier Blanc at Barre des Ecrins, France. Mont Pelvoux is one of the background peaks. September 2025, and so sadly a somewhat depleted glacier - but still majestic #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #photography #mountains #France

Dry glacier with jagged mountain peaks as backdrop.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 22d

The unsung pollinator. I haven't identified this #insect (French Alps for context) but in quietly going about its business, it's also providing pollination services the whole ecosystem (including us!) depends on. #photography #insects #flowers #macro #pollination #nature #biodiversity

Close up of yellow and black insect on knapweed.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 24d

I just took progressively closer shots thinking the butterfly would scarper each time (no zoom on the phone so had to be pretty close for detail)... I avoided casting a shadow and got away with it... This was the last shot - and the butterfly was still undisturbed.

Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 25d

Rain tomorrow?

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 26d

Le Garabut catches the setting sun. Orcières, France, late August. #MountainMonday #photography #mountains #France #Alps

High Alpine cliffs glow red orange in the setting sun

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 28d

Silver thistle and mountain fritillary butterfly (I think). French Alps. #flowers #butterflies #insects #mountains #photography

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Sep 11

Orkney doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet... For seabirds at midsummer, amazing. Otherwise Mull, Skye, Western Isles etc have been mentioned. For landscapes I would add the northwest coast and mountains: Torridon, Loch Maree, An Teallach, the hills north of Ullapool, the coast at Durness

Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Sep 10

Torrent de la Combe de Narreyroux, France. #WaterfallWednesday #photography #mountains #Alps

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Sep 8

Càrn Mòr Dearg and Ben Nevis, late September 2024. #MountainMonday #mountains #mountaineering #Scotland #photography #BlueSkyMonday

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Can I ask if you know what year the permanent ice colouring on the IGN 1:25000 maps represents? (I have a 2018 IGN map for the central Ecrins and we were trying to work out how fast the ice had retreated on a visit this summer)

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Late evening light on the #RiverForth. Late summer. #Scotland #sunset #photography #Stunday

Dark tones post sunset sky and cloud reflected in water

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sunshine and shadows. On descent from Lac de Cedera, Parc National des Ecrins, France. #France #mountains #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #photography #Alps

Dark cliff in shadow, casting varied shade on lighter scree, under blue skies.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 25

Sunset in Orcières-Merlette, France. Today, for #MountainMonday...
#mountains #photography #France

Stoney mountains catching some sunset sunlight

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hole in the sky. #TidesOutTuesday #ocean #Scotland #Barra #photography #Atlantic

Grey sky, grey sea, grey beach, with one sunny patch.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 19

Being above a cloud inversion is always an amazing experience!

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 18

Cloud lurks on the north side of Gleouraich, near Loch Cuaich. Autumn 2024. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #Scotland #Mountains #photography

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 16

Skye sunset. Late May. An 'if-you-don't-like-the-weather-wait-five-minutes' kind of evening. #Scotland #Skye #photography #mountains #sunset #sea

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 16

They're being sold as 'thinking' like us, 'understanding' the question etc. Their response tone is designed to support this illusion. So this misconception is unsurprising. We know the blueberry response is wrong and can prompt further, but people are using chat-gpt when they don't know the answer.

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · Aug 13

There's also convenient buses from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Fort William that basically follow the West Highland Way, and also access Glen Coe. My most recent 3 day hike was Glenfinnan to Inverie (bus, ferry, train for the logistics). Check out Walk Highlands for ideas across Scotland.

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