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Daniel Brown

@danjbrown97.bsky.social

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28, from Hampshire, UK. I'm into watching and photographing birds, butterflies, flowers, landscapes and more, anything wildlife and outdoors really. All photos posted are mine apart from reposts.

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 11d

Woodpigeon this evening #Birds #UKWildlife

Woodpigeon on a roof with a grey sky behind

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 13h

Just seen the #PerfectPubWalks episode with Chris Packham that was on More4 earlier, a nice watch. I relate to and admire Chris in many ways and like a lot of his personal programmes over the years it was a powerful and insightful watch.

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 15h

Brimstone at Lakeside on Monday #UKWildlife #Bugsky #UKButterflies

Brimstone, a green butterfly, on a leaf in the sun

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 15h

Mushrooms in the New Forest at the weekend

A round brown mushroom among mostly dark and one yellow fallen leaves on the ground with a hawthorn berry on the ground and grass visible in the photo

Brown and cream coloured mushrooms, grass and an ivy leaf

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 15h

Sky tonight

Red/orange sky and dark clouds at sunset

The sun lowering just above a building with dark clouds and bright patches in the sky and trees also visible in the photo

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 15h

Spider tonight

A photo of a spider the other side of a window with a cream coloured sky behind

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 17h

Grey Wagtail at the Weirs, Winchester today. #Birds #UKWildlife

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 17h

The River Itchen at lunch time and dandelion at Lakeside tonight. Also nice to see Robin, Wren and Buzzard today.

A phone photo of the river Itchen with vegetation either side of the river and trees and fields visible behind

A phone photo of a dandelion seed head in the evening sun and a fallen brown leaf on grass with trees behind in the photo

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

#SuperHarvestMoon tonight

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

Apples, view and mushrooms on my lunch time walk #Autumn

A view over a lake with trees the other side of the water including willow trees with yellow leaves

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

Great to see Clouded Yellow and Small Copper on my lunch time walk at Lakeside Country Park today. Speckled Wood, Migrant Hawker, crane flies and ladybird were nice to see too. #UKWildlife #Bugsky #UKButterflies

A Clouded Yellow, a yellow butterfly, on grass

Small Copper, a red and black butterfly, with its wings open on seed heads

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely, they’re a beautiful bird to see in the air

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Hunter's moon tonight

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

#Sunset tonight

Red/orange sky at sunset with houses and trees visible in the photo below

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Brimstone at Lakeside today. Also nice to see Speckled Woods. #UKButterflies #Bugsky #UKWildlife

A Brimstone butterfly, a green butterfly, on vegetation

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Buzzard at Lakeside Country Park at lunch time. Also nice to see Great Crested Grebe and Greylag Geese and hear Green Woodpecker today. #Birds #UKWildlife

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Yellow leaves and dandelions on my lunch time walk

Yellow leaves in the sun against a blue sky

Two dandelions, yellow flowers, in the sun

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

For #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek I thought I'd share this photo I took of one on Brownsea Island when I was 16 which I don't believe I've ever posted here. It was in a time I was putting large watermarks on my photos I'm afraid. #MammalMonday #Mammals #UKWildlife

A photo of a Red Squirrel running over fallen leaf covered grass with bracken behind and a stick also on the ground, caught whilst in the air to give the impression it's flying on Brownsea Island, Dorset in September 2013. On the photo is a black watermark reading "Daniel Brown (@Dans_Pictures)" my name and Twitter username. This was in a time where I used to watermark my photos when processing and hadn't refined them yet so I look back at a lot of the photos now and feel they were rather too large and in distracting positions on the photos.

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Parasol at Culverley in the #NewForest today #FungiFriends

Parasol, a large brown and cream coloured mushroom, in the sun

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Walk from Culverley in the #NewForest today. Good to see Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Buzzard and hear Nuthatch.

A view of birch trees with other trees behind, a bank of golden and some green bracken glowing in the autumn sun in front and soft clouds in the sky

A brown mushroom with white wiggly lines on

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Small Copper at Culverley in the New Forest today #UKWildlife #UKButterflies #Bugsky

Small Copper, a brown and orange/red butterfly, on bracken with its wings closed

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Chiffchaff in the garden today #Birds #UKWildlife

Chiffchaff in a bird bath in the garden with leaves in

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Hedge woundwort at Winnall Moors on Wednesday, fleabane at Lakeside Country Park on Tuesday and yellow pimpernel on a walk from Culverley in the New Forest today. #WildflowerHour

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Ah that’s interesting, the right of pannage has always fascinated me, it’s such a nice autumnal sight seeing pigs wandering around and so unique to the forest.

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 4d

Guillemots on Skomer Island and a Guillemot and Razorbills on the water at Durlston in June. #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds

Two Guillemots on a cliff on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire in June 2025

Five Razorbills on the sea with part of a Guillemot visible at the left of the photo in the sun at Durlston, Dorset in June 2025

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 4d

Moon tonight