Tony Allen-Mills
@taminf.bsky.social
Former foreign correspondent retired to the mountains of France, where I’ve (mostly) hung up my pen and picked up a camera. Veteran traveller, now focused on landscapes, birds, dragon- and butterflies with the odd urban scene thrown in.
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A Black-winged stilt patrols the shallows #ontheedge of a Mediterranean lagoon. For today's #BirdoftheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A Black-winged stilt patrols the shallows #ontheedge of a Mediterranean lagoon. For today's #BirdoftheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social
Here's a Red-bellied woodpecker #HangingAround a feeder, for today's #BirdoftheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here's a Red-bellied woodpecker #HangingAround a feeder, for today's #BirdoftheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
"No, it's YOUR turn to do the washing up". For today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social, here's #MrandMrs Cactus Wren sorting out the chores.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"No, it's YOUR turn to do the washing up". For today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social, here's #MrandMrs Cactus Wren sorting out the chores.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
When winter overtakes autumn. A #small detail from a cold weather front for the #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #macro
#photography #macro
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When winter overtakes autumn. A #small detail from a cold weather front for the #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #macro
#photography #macro
This may not be quite what @alan678.bsky.social had in mind for today's #BirdoftheDay but here's a #birdonawire that is also a #silhouette. A clever piece of urban graffiti from Montpellier.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This may not be quite what @alan678.bsky.social had in mind for today's #BirdoftheDay but here's a #birdonawire that is also a #silhouette. A clever piece of urban graffiti from Montpellier.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
For today's #BirdoftheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social, I can do #groundedgulls - with a basking seal thrown in. The gulls and the seals seemed quite comfortable with each other on this beach in northern France.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For today's #BirdoftheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social, I can do #groundedgulls - with a basking seal thrown in. The gulls and the seals seemed quite comfortable with each other on this beach in northern France.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
It's #FirehydrantFriday! And here's a winter special from yesterday to mark the occasion. Those red French hydrants are a lot easier to spot in the freshly-fallen snow.
#photography
#photography
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It's #FirehydrantFriday! And here's a winter special from yesterday to mark the occasion. Those red French hydrants are a lot easier to spot in the freshly-fallen snow.
#photography
#photography
And just like that, the muted shades of autumn gave way to a blanket of whiteness. First snow of the winter in my mountainous corner of France.
#photography #scape
#photography #scape
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
And just like that, the muted shades of autumn gave way to a blanket of whiteness. First snow of the winter in my mountainous corner of France.
#photography #scape
#photography #scape
When I lived in the woods around Washington DC we used to see wild turkeys often in the garden. They were very #round indeed, perfect for today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
When I lived in the woods around Washington DC we used to see wild turkeys often in the garden. They were very #round indeed, perfect for today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
We had our first frost last night, with a 95% chance of snow tonight. It feels like black-and-white kind of weather...
#photography #winter #scape #trees
#photography #winter #scape #trees
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We had our first frost last night, with a 95% chance of snow tonight. It feels like black-and-white kind of weather...
#photography #winter #scape #trees
#photography #winter #scape #trees
Hard to beat the sheer variety of patterning on a Kestrel - stripes, spots, #mottled, black, white, brown, creamy underparts - it's all there. For today's #BirdoftheDay by @alan678.bsky.social
#photography
#photography
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Hard to beat the sheer variety of patterning on a Kestrel - stripes, spots, #mottled, black, white, brown, creamy underparts - it's all there. For today's #BirdoftheDay by @alan678.bsky.social
#photography
#photography
Uh-oh - a misty morn today but three days of snow in this week's forecast. Another winter beckons in the French Jura mountains....
#photography #scape
#photography #scape
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Uh-oh - a misty morn today but three days of snow in this week's forecast. Another winter beckons in the French Jura mountains....
#photography #scape
#photography #scape
"Just because I'm facing sideways doesn't mean I can't see you, buster..."
A stone-curlew in #staredown mode gives me the evil eye. Today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
A stone-curlew in #staredown mode gives me the evil eye. Today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Just because I'm facing sideways doesn't mean I can't see you, buster..."
A stone-curlew in #staredown mode gives me the evil eye. Today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
A stone-curlew in #staredown mode gives me the evil eye. Today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
"Of course I should be #BirdoftheDay".
A Dark-eyed junco shows off its #shadesofgrey for @alan678.bsky.social. Happy #stunday !
#photography #birds
A Dark-eyed junco shows off its #shadesofgrey for @alan678.bsky.social. Happy #stunday !
#photography #birds
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"Of course I should be #BirdoftheDay".
A Dark-eyed junco shows off its #shadesofgrey for @alan678.bsky.social. Happy #stunday !
#photography #birds
A Dark-eyed junco shows off its #shadesofgrey for @alan678.bsky.social. Happy #stunday !
#photography #birds
For #FirehydrantFriday, here’s another fine example of an urban scene greatly improved by the addition of an attractive hydrant. This one somewhere in New Jersey, USA.
#photography #street #cafe #urbangaze
#photography #street #cafe #urbangaze
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
For #FirehydrantFriday, here’s another fine example of an urban scene greatly improved by the addition of an attractive hydrant. This one somewhere in New Jersey, USA.
#photography #street #cafe #urbangaze
#photography #street #cafe #urbangaze
A Muscovy duck shows off its speckles for the #DucksoutofWater theme of today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A Muscovy duck shows off its speckles for the #DucksoutofWater theme of today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
For the #botanicalwonders theme of today's #palacesandgardens here's one of the stunning bouquets that decorates the salons of the Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. All flowers from the château's own gardens.
#photography #
#photography #
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
For the #botanicalwonders theme of today's #palacesandgardens here's one of the stunning bouquets that decorates the salons of the Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. All flowers from the château's own gardens.
#photography #
#photography #
Does wannabe #paddling count for your #BirdoftheDay theme today, @alan678.bsky.social ? This young Great-tailed grackle was looking so longingly at those inviting blue swimming pool waters, but couldn't muster up the courage to jump in...
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Does wannabe #paddling count for your #BirdoftheDay theme today, @alan678.bsky.social ? This young Great-tailed grackle was looking so longingly at those inviting blue swimming pool waters, but couldn't muster up the courage to jump in...
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
For today's #birdoftheday, @robcrank68.bsky.social is looking for #BirdsontheGround. Here's a common starling out for a stroll, looking anything but common in its richly ornamented featheritude.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For today's #birdoftheday, @robcrank68.bsky.social is looking for #BirdsontheGround. Here's a common starling out for a stroll, looking anything but common in its richly ornamented featheritude.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
A mossy, late autumn scene from the banks of the Albarine river. I love these inviting tangles of muted colour and texture.
#photography #scape #France
#photography #scape #France
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A mossy, late autumn scene from the banks of the Albarine river. I love these inviting tangles of muted colour and texture.
#photography #scape #France
#photography #scape #France
This is quite a common bird in parts of Africa, but I only ever photographed it once, in the Kruger Park, South Africa, thereby qualifying it for the #least theme in today's #BirdoftheDay by @alan678.bsky.social . It's a Greater blue-eared glossy starling.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is quite a common bird in parts of Africa, but I only ever photographed it once, in the Kruger Park, South Africa, thereby qualifying it for the #least theme in today's #BirdoftheDay by @alan678.bsky.social . It's a Greater blue-eared glossy starling.
#photography #birds
#photography #birds
A visit to a Louisiana sanctuary for wounded raptors yielded this picture of a tiny Eastern screech owl, standing on a volunteer's gloved finger. It had injured its wing falling out of its nest, but was healing well. For the #standingonthings theme of #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A visit to a Louisiana sanctuary for wounded raptors yielded this picture of a tiny Eastern screech owl, standing on a volunteer's gloved finger. It had injured its wing falling out of its nest, but was healing well. For the #standingonthings theme of #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social
On the cliffsides of the Albarine river gorge yesterday, the morning sun caught the last few remnants of autumn colour.
#photography #scape #stunday
#photography #scape #stunday
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
On the cliffsides of the Albarine river gorge yesterday, the morning sun caught the last few remnants of autumn colour.
#photography #scape #stunday
#photography #scape #stunday