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Helen Bennett 🌿
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Nature lover & trying, in my own small way, to conserve & protect it! Passionate about habitat creation & gardening for ALL wildlife.
Oh yes, I'm a nature photographer & I paint too! : ))

All images shared are my own © From South East, England, UK
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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 3d
Something blue for #BlueSkyMonday A gorgeous Blue-grey Tanager to hopefully raise a smile. 💙

Happy new week everyone! 👋 📷 🪶

#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
A photography of a blue-grey bird that is perched on a branch. The bird has its back towards the camera with its head in side profile looking to the right as viewed. The blue tones of its feathers are strongest on its wings which look almost turquoise. It has a big dark eye and fairly stout beak. The background is blurred in pale green. Taken in Costa Rica.
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nadinthomson.co.uk
Three grams of fluff, zero patience. (Blue Tit, Scotland)

Caught this one this morning... nice performance :) Ballet dancing on a twig!

#bluetit #bird #birding #birdphotography #blaumeise
a small bird with a blue head, white face and yellow tummy seems to be dancing on a twig
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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rovingrollo.bsky.social
One for #HolidayRobin

Captured on a cold and frosty January morning this year, our garden in #EastAnglia, UK

The decking is on the North side of the house and only gets an hour of sunshine in Winter.

#Birds #Eco-gardening #Photography #EastCoastKin
A robin standing on a heavily frosted deck, the low, winter sun makes the red of it's chest glow.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Just a heads up that this is actually open to bidders in the US, Australia and Canada as well as UK (listing is now corrected to reflect that) So go forth my international bird friends and bid....

app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

#BirdArt #SciArt #CharityAuction #Creatives4Sudan #Birds
Text says, Bid to have me illustrate your favourite bird! Receive a print of it too! Images show an original illustration by loadofolbobbins of a Barn Owl in flight. The perspective is as if you were looking up underneath the owl as it’s swooping with claws beneath it to catch pray. It’s wings are together behind it caught in the upward flapping motion. The colouring of the owl is a combination of creams and browns with dark speckled markings across the body, underwing and head. The head of the owl is a slightly richer, almost orange brown. One big black eye can be seen looking beyond it’s claws, intensely focused and there’s a trail of brownish feather beneath it which look almost like a stripe that leads to the small pointed yellow beak. The background is inky wash in dark blue. Underneath this is an image of a hand drawing with an apple pencil on an ipad a sketchy illustration of a bird. Creatives for Sudan.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good Morning my Friends

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows

I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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denterrick.bsky.social
A Little Egret in a Dublin lake. For Alan & Rob's #BirdOfTheDay / #YellowEyes.

#Photography #Birds #egret #heron #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland
A Little Egret in the late afternoon November sun. Standing alone in a suburban Dublin lake in busy mess of reeds.
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Today’s #HolidayRobin is a close up of a Robin with an interesting hairstyle.

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
A close up shot of a European Robin, the bird is perched on a small beech branch side on to the camera. The details in its feathers are very clear to see and it has one feather sticking up on its head. The background is woodland in dappled light.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
Monday huh? Do I have to?

#birds 🌿 (a young hawk, maybe Red-shouldered?)
Close up photo of a brown and white streaked hawk looking straight towards the camera, looking a little bemused.
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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jonathanpomroy.bsky.social
Sketching in recent cold weather.

A blog at www.jonathanpomroy.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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mariposanature.bsky.social
Good morning, and welcome to a new week!

Our featured tour this week is Autumn Exotica in Andalusia, running next September, co-led by Spanish lepidopterist legend Miguel Munguira & generates a donation to support the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (1/2)

mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) © Jon Dunn Desert Babul Blue (Azanus ubaldus) © Jon Dunn
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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fraggenstein.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #warblers & the alternative is #yelloweyes set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ I've gone for the wonderful Dartford Warbler, a bird that has taken me three years to track down at The New Forest. 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #birds #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin
To describe a Dartford warbler to someone partially sighted, focus on its distinctive features: a long tail often held cocked, a dark, grey-brown body, and a prominent red eye-ring. Emphasize its scratchy, rambling song, and mention its tendency to sit on top of gorse bushes, which is the best place to hear its call. It's a small bird, about \(12-13\) cm long, with a long tail that it often cocks jauntily. It has a slate-grey or grey-brown head, back, and wings, but its chest is a deep, wine-red or russet colour. A very distinctive, bright red eye-ring and a long, dark tail are its key visual markers. The male may have a small white patch on its belly. Legs are bright orange. 
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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pom137.bsky.social
Infrequently seen and very wary variegated fritillary #butterfly #nature 🦋 #wildlife #bugsky #insects #butterflies #naturephotography
Butterfly with various patterns of orange-tan-brown, Variegated fritillary, (Euptoieta claudia) clinging to a plant stem, with a green background.
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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egarcia7.bsky.social
Aquí os traigo mi nuevo dibujo del curso de acuarela .
Hoy , el guacamayo azul y amarillo .
Seguimos avanzando 😀👨‍🎨🍀
#watercolor #artwork #drawing #birds 🪶 #aves
En el dibujo , se oueden ver las alas y la cola desplegadas , distinguiendo perfectamente los tonos azulados de las alas , de los tonos anaranjados y amaraillentos del resto del cuerpo
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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rina2012.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #warblers and the alternative is #yelloweyes any bird with yellow eyes.

#birds #birding #Birdphotography #photography #scape #wildlife #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
The picture shows a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) against a black background. The bird has pure white plumage, a yellow beak and dark legs. It is photographed in profile and you can see its yellow eye.
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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annaquent.bsky.social
Ich wollte nur mal Bescheid geben, dass noch Nüsse nachgelegt werden müssten😊
#squirrel
Rotbraunes Eichhörnchen steht aufrecht auf den Hinterläufen auf einer, mit Rauhreif überzogenen Wiese, und hat die Pfoten an die Brust gelegt. Es trägt lange dunkle Ohrpinsel.
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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mattipus.bsky.social
I thought it would be a few more years before I would encounter this species in my neck of the proverbial woods. Orange Porecap (Favolaschia claudopus) - a non-native species originally from Madagascar - at Chaddesden Wood LNR, Derby
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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davesadventures.bsky.social
Out in the bush this afternoon...watching the milkweed spread its seeds to provide nourishment to next year's Monarch population! #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography
milkweed seeds leaving the pod
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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azgibsonz.bsky.social
Me: "Ya know...some humans eat quail for Thanksgiving, bud..."

🪶: "..."

Me: "Not us. Lighten up, Francis..."

🪶: (*inner monologue) "...I'm sooo pooping on your patio furniture..."

🌿 Off early! Have a sweet #TopKnotTuesday! 🤘😶‍🌫️

#LookingAtYou 👁️
#BirdLovers
#Photography
A male Gambel's Quail looks a little surprised he got caught this close up.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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msjulesb.bsky.social
Good morning and happy Monday, BS! 🦋 … Wishing you a wonderful day and week ahead! ☕️🌿☀️🌳💛🍂✨
A dirt path runs through trees and shrubs with sunlight shining through the trees… a bright blue sky.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“It seems to me nothing man has done or built on this land is an improvement over what was here before.”
― Kent Haruf
a view from wildcat canyon in northern california looking out over hills, mountains and sea in the distance.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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photosteve.bsky.social
A Bobcat in the grass on a warm day 🐱 ☀️
#mammals #bobcat #cats
A bobcat sitting in tall brown and green grass, with a dark blue background of a bay behind it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. Today’s #BirdOfTheDayTheme is #warblers any member of the warbler family and the alternative is #yelloweyes any bird with yellow eyes. Hope everyone is well, once again apologies for not being around. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A small Sedge Warbler stands sideways on a thick green stem, its body angled forward as if ready to move. The bird has warm buff and tan plumage with darker streaks along its back, a pale belly, and a distinct cream eyebrow stripe above a dark eye. Its slender beak points ahead, and its thin legs grip the stem. Soft green leaves frame the upper left, while the background fades into smooth, muted blue-grey blur.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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pierpaolo.bsky.social
Al tramonto, le montagne dell'Appennino Romagnolo ricoperte della prima neve autunnale, risplendono ai raggi dorati del sole che sono riusciti a penetrare attraverso lo strato di nuvole rosate che ricoprono il cielo.
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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jenhenders.bsky.social
Good morning another cold clear night. This is blue skies & tranquility in Inchidamph in the Highlands last week. Have a great day ☕️ xx
#officebound 💻
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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beaknikpoetry.bsky.social
Another photo of the Pygmy Owl. What a silly name 🙄 In Finnish, varpuspöllö, Sparrow Owl, much better, I'd say. #BirdsSeenIn2025
#NaturePhotography #owls
A Eurasian Pygmy Owl perched on top of a spruce.
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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pathwaymoments.bsky.social
The frosting arrived 🍂 …
In wonderful contrast to the hardy greens of Fall aging brown leaves are iced with morning frost.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM