Greater Spotted Woodpecker checking the skies, #Staffordshire The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Woodland , birds you might find in woodlands near you. The alt is #juveniles #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Woodland path by the river Wye, #Herefordshire #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #Treescape #EastCoastKin #WyeValley #Fujifilm #X-E3 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Blue Tit gathering nesting material, #Staffordshire Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer, the Alt Theme is #Grass, any bird standing on Grass #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Robin on my garden fence, #Staffordshire Today’s #birdoftheday theme is #manmadeperch any bird perched on a manmade object. The alt theme is #naturalperch #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Great Tit with attitude, #Staffordshire Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlackHeads, any bird with Black on its head, the Alt Theme is #Grey, birds with Grey Feathers on them #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Greater Spotted Woodpecker, #Staffordshire Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red, birds with both Black & Red colours on them. The Alt Theme is #Pigeons&Doves #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Blackbird, Staffordshire Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers. The alt today is #BirdInABush #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Mallard not wanting a photo taken, Trent & Mersey Canal, #Staffordshire The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather a favourite shot in any weather. The alt is #riverbank any bird capture on the banks of a waterway. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Cumbria. #ClassicMono #Scape #Landscape #Cloudscape #EastCoastKin #Cumbria #Castlerigg #Nikon #D70 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Spring blossom, Bretby, Staffordshire. #Spring #BloomScrolling #Nature #EastCoastKin #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Staffordshire The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks , any bird eating. The alt is #attitude , birds showing attitude. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Apologies for my absence, normal service will resume as soon as possible.

Blue Tit at the buffet, Staffordshire. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles, any bird side on to the camera, the Alt theme is #Robins #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Greenfinch, my garden, Staffordshire Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water, the Alt Theme is #Green, any bird/photo with Green included. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Whinlatter Forest, Cumbria Perspective distorted deliberately. #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #Treescape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Cumbria #Whinlatter #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Goldfinch on alert, Staffordshire Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs, photos with pairs of different bird species, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finch species #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Textured trunk, near Bretby, Staffordshire. #ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #Landscape #Treescape #Staffordshire #Nikon #Zfc #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

In 9 days I'm leaving for wild, amazing Patagonia to run my annual photography tours, timed for peak fall colors. Please visit my website at beautysurroundsyou.com/patagonia-ph... to find out more about our 2027 tours! I can't wait! #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #bluesky

Goat Crag across Buttermere in full autumn colours. Cumbria #Stunday #Landscape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Cumbria #Buttermere #Nikon #D7100 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Blue Tit on my garden fence, Staffordshire. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColours any bird with a primary colour in their plumage. The alt is #Songbirds #SmallBirdSaturday #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

The path into the woods. Lowther Castle, Cumbria. #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #Cumbria #LowtherCastle #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Owl with a low pass over the audience, Muncaster Castle, Cumbria. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WideOpenWings birds with wings wide open and the alt is #NoBranch any perched bird not on a branch. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Cumbria #Fujifilm #X-E3 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Holme Force, Loweswater, Cumbria #WaterfallWednesday #Landscape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Cumbria #Loweswater #Olympus #E-M10 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

By the side over the river Ouse, York, Yorkshire. #ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #Landscape #Treescape #Yorkshire #York #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Dunnock, garden fence, Staffordshire. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers, birds with feathers out of place, the Alt theme is #Brown, birds who have brown feathers. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

The Kiss #BlueSkyArtShow #Two #ClassicMono #BlackandWhite #photography #Stunday #nature #outdoors #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlife #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin

Woodland around Castle Crag, Borrowdale, Cumbria. #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #Treescape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Cumbria #Borrowdale #Olympus #E-M10 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Cormorant, Trent & Mersey Canal, Staffordshire. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting. The alt is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Good morning. Lough Foyle with a dramatic sky. Hint of rainbow. #TidesOutTuesday #Ireland #photography #EastCoastKin

Heavily textured tree trunk, Staffordshire. #ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #Landscape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Nikon #Zfc #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

York Ice Trail 2026 #YorkIceTrail

Apologies, I have recently been just posting and not liking/commenting on other's work. I've been ill, probably Covid, so have spent far less time online as a result. Hoping to be fully recovered soon.

Long Tailed Tit, Staffordshire. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WinterSurvivors - birds that remain throughout your winter season. The alternative is #corvids #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

The Langdale Pikes, taken from near Elterwater, Cumbria. #Stunday #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Cumbria #LangdalePikes #Nikon #D7100 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Glenridding Dodd from Swineside Knott, Ullswater, Cumbria. #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Cumbria #Ullswater #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

The tree by the stairs. Spinalonga, Crete, Greece. Spinalonga is a former leper colony. #ThickTrunkTuesday #Landscape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Greece 🇬🇷 #Crete #Olympus #E-M10 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Travel

Wren, my garden fence, Staffordshire. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted a bird on a post or fence. The alt is #red any bird with the colour red. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Woodland at Loweswater, Cumbria. #ForestFriday #Scape #Landscape #Treescape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Cumbria #Loweswater #Nikon #D7100 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Sotto la neve che si scioglie piano, le primavere non gridano il loro ritorno, le primavere tacciono affinché tu possa sentirle dentro il petto, dove il limite si è fatto grazia e la Vita, nominata per sempre, si lascia andare senza fine. #UnPoeticoSentire Nomina prima - La fine #poesia

A recent new visitor to my garden, I believe this to be a Dunnock. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BackyardBirds , birds you see close to home. The alt is #longnecks , birds with long necks. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Blue Tit, my garden, Staffordshire. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection, the Alt theme is #Paridae any of the Paridae Species (Tits) #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Rain expected later. Borrowdale Valley, Cumbria. #Clouds #BlueSkyArtShow #ClassicMono #Landscape #Cumbria #Borrowdale #Nikon #Z50 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Ullswater from Glencoyne, Cumbria. #Scape #Landscape #Cumbria #Ullswater #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Another Goldfinch posing in my garden, Staffordshire. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescent, birds with Iridescent Colours, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finches. #UKBirds #Birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Olympus #E-M1ii #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

A quick thank you for the likes, reposts and comments on yesterday's photo. They are the most I received on any photo so far, so it is all much appreciated. 3 hours after posting, it had 19 likes and I was about to delete it but was distracted for a few hours and it then just took off 🤷🏻‍♂️

#ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #monochrome #photography #nature

Tree with serious texture, woodland path near Bretby, Staffordshire. #ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #Landscape #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Nikon #Zfc #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Snowy local footpath, Staffordshire. #Cold #BlueSkyArtShow #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #ECK #Staffordshire #Nikon #D40 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Walking the old paths through the forest. Another moody shot from the misty woods. #Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Forest #Trees #Woodland #Woods #Dublin #Ireland