Until today, I had NEVER seen a kingfisher sitting still - and only ever TWICE, disappearing in a blue blur into the distance.

Until today. Manchester. Between the motorway and the Mersey!

#bird #photo #photography #birdphotography #birdoftheday #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2026

How's this for a timeline cleanse, on a grey & wet Sunday! 👇

#bird #photo #photography #birdphotography #birdoftheday #Kingfisher

How's this for a timeline cleanse, on a grey & wet Sunday! 👇

#bird #photo #photography #birdphotography #birdoftheday #Kingfisher

Until today, I had NEVER seen a kingfisher sitting still - and only ever TWICE, disappearing in a blue blur into the distance.

Until today. Manchester. Between the motorway and the Mersey!

#bird #photo #photography #birdphotography #birdoftheday #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2026

After WEEKS, the clouds have (partially) withdrawn over #Manchester tonight - so a handheld, light-polluted shot of the stars! Not bad for the city, eh? 🏙️📷✨

#astrophotography #photography #stars #nightsky #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
[L-R]: Procyon, Jupiter, Alhena, Orion, Elnath & Aldebaran

VERY pleased with this - also surprised - thought I'd managed about 29 mins 😀🏃‍♂️🌤️

#ukrunchat #loveparkrun #run #jog #weekendvibes

Who's to blame if our #democracy really IS #broken?

Who's to blame if our #democracy really IS #broken?

Seagulls take point on overwatch, female mergansers steam in for the kill, tufted ducks patrol the perimeter and possibly the world's cutest robin charms to death!
#photo #photography #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Seagulls take point on overwatch, female mergansers steam in for the kill, tufted ducks patrol the perimeter and possibly the world's cutest robin charms to death!
#photo #photography #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

And to cheer us all up and cleanse a few timelines - CANDID PICS OF MANCHESTER BIRDS!

#photo #photography #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

And to cheer us all up and cleanse a few timelines - CANDID PICS OF MANCHESTER BIRDS!

#photo #photography #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Any thoughts, @stormhour.com followers? #stormhour #photohour

Space Experts of Bluesky (I know you're out there, I can hear you breathing) HELP! This round, reflective thing next to Jupiter in the night sky: a moon (if so which one) or Something Else?
(Pics of Orion & the wider starscape thrown in for scale)
#astrophography #astronomy #photo #photography

Space Experts of Bluesky (I know you're out there, I can hear you breathing) HELP! This round, reflective thing next to Jupiter in the night sky: a moon (if so which one) or Something Else?
(Pics of Orion & the wider starscape thrown in for scale)
#astrophography #astronomy #photo #photography