Ian Sheppard
@iansheppard.bsky.social
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Former pro photographer, still taking the odd pic. Usually birds, nature and landscapes. Shropshire, UK.
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Two Grey Herons having words at Venus Pool nature reserve #ShropshireBirding
Two Grey Herons fighting
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A composite shot from back in 2018 of salmon leaping at #Shrewsbury weir. #Shropshire
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Two Grey Herons having words at Venus Pool nature reserve #ShropshireBirding
Two Grey Herons fighting
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A Kestrel hunting over Venus Pool nature reserve. #ShropshireBirding
A Kestrel in flight
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Three Black-tailed Godwits feeding at Meols. #Wirral #UKBirding
Three Black-tailed Godwits
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Redshank at Meols. #Wirral #UKBirding
A Redshank with reflection A line up of Redshank, with a Turnstone.
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Turnstones on the rocks at Marine Lake, West Kirby. #Wirral #UKBirding
Turnstone Close up of a Turnstone Two sleepy Turnstones
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I'm after a bit of ID help please. I was photographing these Redshanks at West Kirby yesterday and noticed the bird at the top of the picture. Is it a Ruff? Thanks #UKBirding
Redshanks with possible Ruff at West Kirby
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A Green Sandpiper at Venus Pool nature reserve. #ShropshireBirding
A photo montage of a Green Sandpiper flying around the lake at Venus Pool nature reserve
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I've seen about four or five in my garden over the summer, but this is the first one that's hung around long enough to photograph 🙂
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A Hummingbird Hawk-moth in my garden this afternoon. #Shropshire
A montage of pictures of a Hummingbird Hawk-moth feeding on pink Valerian.
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Moonrise over #Shrewsbury this evening.
Moonrise
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A Buzzard over my garden this afternoon. #ShropshireBirding
A Common Buzzard soaring in the sky
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The old lifeboat station on Hilbre Island, #wirral.
Landscape picture of the old lifeboat station on Hilbre Island, Wirral.
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Black-tailed Godwits in a field at Caldy, #Wirral. #UKBirding
Black-tailed Godwits in a field Black-tailed Godwits in a field
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Goldfinch. #ShropshireBirding
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Two Gannets greeting each other at RSPB Bempton Cliffs from a few years back. #SuperSeabirdSunday #UKBirding
Two Gannets greating each other
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A Redstart at Attingham Park yesterday. #ShropshireBirding @nationaltrust.org.uk
Redstart Redstart Redstart
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A Green Woodpecker at Attingham Park yesterday. #ShropshireBirding @nationaltrust.org.uk
Green Woodpecker in flight Green Woodpecker
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Fallow deer at Attingham Park. #Shropshire. @nationaltrust.org.uk
Fallow deer Two Fallow deer A Fallow deer fawn
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A Green Sandpiper, left and Common Sandpiper at Venus Pool nature reserve. #ShropshireBirding
A photograph of a Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper
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A Gatekeeper butterfly at Venus Pool nature reserve. #Shropshire
Close up photo of a Gatekeeper butterfly
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Hi. Yes. They were the only ones I could see.
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It looks like it disapproves!