A shot I've been trying to get for years! :)

Taken at RSPB Greylake in Somerset, UK.

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There's a kingfisher went the cry.

However I couldn't resist pausing for a few shots of this beauty.

Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos

Beck Hall - Malham

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What a bird!

Taken today at Isle Brewers in Somerset, UK.

Nuthatch at RSPB Swell Wood

I have named him scar as he has an open wound on his neck and an older injury on his flank.

Although the neck wound looks nasty it doesn't seem to be impeding him unduly. While we watched him he caught numerous fish so he certainly is capable of hunting.

European Otter - Lutra Lutra

Scar

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Love em or hate them they'll still pinch your fish and chips.

Herring Gull - Larus Argentatus

Oban Bay Scotland

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The Gannet is surely Bempton's signature bird. Looking every bit like something from prehistory. They are however a beautiful and elegant bird.

The northern gannet is the largest of the gannet family and native to the Atlantic Ocean.

Gannet (Northern Gannet) - Morus Bassanus

RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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it's better to burn out than to fade away - quote from the Highlander

Tufted Duck - Aythya Fuligula

Yeadon Tarn

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Red legged Partridge early this morning, caught in the beautiful sunshine.

Cresswell, Northumberland Uk

A beach regular and a very welcome one albeit not seen in usual numbers this summer.

Ringed Plover - Charadrius Hiaticula - adult

Ardmucknish Bay - Scotland

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European Otter - Lutra Lutra

Scar

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Stonechat - Saxicola Rubicola

Otley Chevin Surprise View - Yorkshire Dales

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Taken on Skomer Island last weekend. :)

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Taken in Dumfries and Galloway in May 2022.

Taken in Dundrennan area a few weeks ago.

We saw quite a few of these Banded Demoiselles around at the weekend - males and females.

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One of two noisy oystercatchers chasing each other near our local cafe.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Poppies - Scotland

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Beautiful Northern Gannet

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Shot taken with the Sony 400 2.8 gmaster lens and 1.4 teleconverter. I seriously had to put some time in for this shot, sat on my ass for ten hours for two 30 second moments when it took pity one me and perched up. Was worth every minute.

My first visit for 2 years and what a joy to be back. The pupping season is later than normal so numbers were down today, but still there was plenty to see.

I was going to start with a cute overload shot but opted for this comical capture instead.

A great shot for a caption.

Grey Seal - Halichoerus Grypus

Donna Nook Nature Reserve

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One of my favourite cheeky corvids.

Jackdaw - Corvus Monedula

Studley Royal - Yorkshire

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I've always thought razorbills to be a quite stunning bird. A beak perhaps not quite as dramatic as a puffins, but still exotic in it's own right, and striking black and white markings.

I was therefore surprised as often is the case, that they are actually brown rather than black.

Razorbill - Alca Torda

RSPB Bempton Cliffs - Yorkshire

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We dont go much around these days, and spent lot of the time in our garden

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Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos

Benderloch - Scotland

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This pic, taken in my Somerset garden during the recent snow, was the 'Bird Guides' Photo of the Week last week!

Very happy about that, the competition there is tough! :)

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A Brown Hare sat in a farmer's field.

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Numbers of this stunning bird are sadly on the decline, so it was nice to see them doing well locally.

Curlew - Numenius

Yorkshire Dales

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A member of the rail family Rallidae and fond of swimming in open water even though unlike ducks coots do not have webbed feet. The distinctive white shield above the white beak earns it the title 'bald', hence the saying 'bald as a Coot'. These birds have been known to kill their own young if they have too many young to feed which is usually the youngest of the brood. Males are normally the more aggressive than the female, if an intruder enters their territory they will use their large feet and claws to chase them away using their spattering behaviour.

Taken today at Aller Moor in Somerset, UK.

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goldfinch ~ carduelis carduelis

RSPB green status list.

Sorry on and off for a while.

Barn owl (Tyto alba)

Yorkshire Dales - Lower Barn female

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Wren - Troglodytidae

Malham Cove - Yorkshire

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The late afternoon light provided a naturally wonderful dark background to this photo.

Jackdaw - Corvus Monedula

Studley Royal - Yorkshire

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it's always difficult to come up with something different, when you have photographed a bird many times. This pose however fitted the bill perfectly if you'll excuse the pun.

A beach regular and a very welcome one albeit not seen in usual numbers this summer.

Ringed Plover - Charadrius Hiaticula - adult

Ardmucknish Bay - Scotland

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Taken at Chew Valley Lake in North Somerset, UK.

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A fabulous close encounter with this little beauty as it hopped about in a nearby tree,

Wren - Troglodytidae

Castle Stalker - Appin Argyll

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The UK's largest land mammal and is the fourth-largest deer species behind the Moose. The male stags large antlers makes this deer an icon of the Scottish Highlands.

A visit to the glens. Sadly too late this year for the rut, but always a pleasure to see these beauties in the wild.

Red Deer Hind - Cervus Elaphus

The Highlands - Scotland

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Red Deer - Cervus Elaphus

Studley Royal - Yorkshire

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Grey Heron relaxing in the Sun this morning.

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A male Reed Bunting singing from the tree tops.

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Took this photo down in Dumfries and Galloway a few weekends ago. This was an amazing experience getting up close with these magnificent birds who were buzzing about looking for food for the young. A migrant visitor to Scotland.