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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 13h

And another vid of the Bempton white-throated needletail brilliantly captured by @philflam.bsky.social Must have been thrilling to see…and so close.

philflam.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social · 13h

Hand held iPhone Bempton Swift.

oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 13h

Great vid of the white-throated needletail at Bempton by @jobirding.bsky.social The wind turbine comment at the end will be because one that turned up on the Isle of Harris a decade or so ago was killed when it hit a turbine. #video #birds

Jo Hood @jobirding.bsky.social · 15h

Mental!!!!! White-throated Needletail phone video!!! @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #yorkshirebirding

oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 13h

Well done! That bird’s a bit off course.

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 13h

And this is the beautiful fella they’re waiting to kill. I simply don’t understand.

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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 16h

Starling wings! 😍
Taken this weekend at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶

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Starling in flight seen from behind with wings out and tail splayed

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 14h

That’s such a good capture Carl, beautiful iridescence!

oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 14h

Waiting to kill

Pheasant shoot, Wildboarclough, Cheshire, UK #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #gamebirds #shooting

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 1d

Fancy

Feral pigeon, Moses Gate Country Park, Leigh, Gtr Manchester, UK

#photography #birds #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #pigeon #colour #color #green #pink #brown #bright #display #vivid #dazzling #intense

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 1d

What a wonderful sight!

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Phil, really appreciated! Just a young ‘un then.

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 4d

A great in flight shot!

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 4d

Why did the chicken cross the road? #BirdOfTheDay #Walks #photography
#animals #birds #nature #funny #joke

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 7d

The others have decided to start ignoring Gary when he does his “walking on water” gag #BirdOfTheDay #geese #goose #greylag #RSPB #BurtonMere #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #wirral #deeestuary #nikon #wildfowl

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 7d

That would be great…appreciate it!

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 7d

This is the clearest pic of the ring @philwoollen.bsky.social

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 7d

It was CBN and it wasn’t far from home…at the shore end of the pier nearest the road at the north end of the marine lake.

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 7d

If it's a pipit then I usually default to meadow, but I thought this one had quite dark legs so I searched online for info re the rings and wirralbirders.blogspot.com/2025/08/hilb... came up trumps...it's a rock 😀 @philwoollen.bsky.social @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social #photography #birds #birding

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 8d

A couple of distant shots of the surprising Slavonian grebe at West Kirby, a gobsmacking 4 glossy ibises at Parkgate and an obliging GSW on the feeder at RSPB Burton Mere. A good day on the Dee estuary! #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #wirral @rspb.bsky.social

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 10d

Lovely capture

oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 16d

Every one of them looking guilty as hell. Rock doves in a troglodyte cave, Montsoreau, Maine-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France. #BirdOfTheDay #notabranch #photography #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #Nikon

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Mike Smith @mikecsmiffy.bsky.social · 16d

Kestrel hunting over reedbeds south of RSPB Minsmere

#bird #birds #birdsofprey #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 20d

A pristine, presumably post-moult female Northern Wheatear on the beach. Esnandes, Charante-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France #photography #birds #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #nikon

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 22d

Purple heron btw!

oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 22d

What a stunning bird, a real buzz to see for the first time. I hadn’t realised what a long and slim neck they have. Just beautiful! Pointe Saint-Clément, Baie de l’Aiguillon, France #photography #birds #birding #birdsinflight #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #purple #nikon

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oskareel.bsky.social @oskareel.bsky.social · 24d

Photo taken in Coulon, Marais Poitevin, Deux-Sèvres, France #arthropod #crawdad #close-up #iphone #iphonephotography #iphonography