These beautiful Fulmars are nesting in the clumps of Thrift or Cliff Clover in today's #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Flowers #nikonuk #nature #scotland

Well hello there! A Skylark gives me the eye. #BirdOfTheDay #FunnyFaces #nikonuk #wildlife

I still have to spend quite a few seconds working out what I’m looking at here #BirdOfTheDay #Contortionist #nikon #scotland

The orange beak of the Greylag is their stand out feature apart from their extremely loud honking and cackling #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Orange #nikon #norfolk #wildlife

Target acquired and adjusting. #BirdOfTheDay is #WildMotion, #nikon #scotland #ladyanneboattours #raptors

Ever get the feeling you’re being watched? today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme alternative is #Peekaboo #nikonuk #birding #wildlife

Put the right neck on the right body game #BirdOfTheDay #Swans, sticking my neck out I’d say it was impossible. #blackandwhitephotography #nikoneurope #wildlife

I photographed This scary individual in Santiago, I then felt the need to run away sharpish. #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedBeakFeetEyes. #scary #nikon #southamericanbirds

This gallant Robin is fighting a howling gale to sing his song while clinging on to his perch. #BirdOfTheDay #LifelnTheBalance #scotland #galeforce #nikon

A lovely ball of a bird is the Goldcrest #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Rotund #scotland #nikon

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShowingOff, this Ruff is such a poser strutting around showing off his his magnificent white ruff for the females. #uist #outerhebrides #nikon #birds

Two for the price of one, a talented or talonted Osprey getting the bargain of the day with two nice Trout in his shopping basket. #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme of #Food #Scotland #nikon #ospreys #avimoreosprey

A cute Long tailed tit exploring the garden Acer with some outdoor lights creating some nice bokeh effects. #BirdoftheDay #Birds&Buds #Birds&Bokeh #nikon #edinburgh

Always a pleasure to photograph these wee pocket rockets, you have to be quick as they zoom around in the branches #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Birds&Buds. #longtailedtit #nikon #nikonZ5ii #scotland

"Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Touchdown, not a conventional touch down but it’s what Gannets do. #fifebirds #scotland #nikon800mm #nikonuk #bluesky

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Raptors, Thanks to a reintroduction project led by the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage, White-tailed Eagles returned to Scotland’s skies in 1975 and have thrived ever since. #ladyanneboattours #nikon #Uist #scotland

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OutForAWalk, spotted on North Uist a normally very shy Corncake out for a stroll. #outerhebrides #uist #nikon #nikonz5ii

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black, well you can’t really get much Blacker than the Blackbird, this one hoovering up winter berries. #blackbird #birds #bluesky #nikon

My #BirdOfTheDay is this White Tailed Eagle or flying barn door #InFlight, cruising past in North Uist, Scotland. #ladyanneboattours #uist #outerhebrides #scotland

Bird of the day, White Tailed Eagle, Uist, Outer Hebrides. #BirdOfTheDay #LivingLandscape #birds

This Harrier is practicing his power pose, pretty much works I recon, you would deffo think twice before approaching. #powerpose #birdoftheday #nikonuk #rspbburtonmear #birds

It’s certainly a feeding frenzy when Starlings find a bowl of mealworms to squabble over. #birdoftheday #feedingfrenzy #gardenbirds #nikonuk #birdfeeder #edinburgh

A bad hair day with this Blue Tit with ruffled feathers. #birdoftheday #ruffledfeathers #birds #nikonuk #gardenbirds

Starlings in their element in murmuration mode, always an amazing spectacle. #birdsinthierelement #birdoftheday #starlings #Gretna, #scotland #nikonuk

Rain soaked Jackdaw looking very unhappy. #waterdroplets #birdoftheday #edinburgh #nikonuk #gardenbirds #birds

Masters of the seas the amazing Black Browed Albatross. #wingsoverwater #birdoftheday #capehorn #nikonuk #birds #seabirds #patagonia

The green on the Eider is so subtle it can easily be missed. #birdoftheday #green #fife #ducks #nikonuk #bluesky

A bum shot of a Bull Finch, they always look great against a cold blue winter sky. #birdoftheday #birdbuts ##winterbirds #bluesky #nikonuk #edinburgh

Chilean Condor, only a mother could love that face. #birdoftheday #chile #southamrican #nikonuk #birds

Whitethroat going for the bugs in beak record, got to be a medal contender. #birdoftheday #bugsinbeak #nikonuk #birds #scotland #bugs

A Golden Eagle and Hooded Crow seemed to be besties, flying side by side and perching on the same viewpoint together. #birdoftheday #oddcouple #nikonuk #birds #outerhebrides #ladyannecruises

The magnificent Greater Horned Starling a common sight in my garden, giving me a demonic stare down. #birdoftheday #rarebirds #edinburgh #staredown #garden #birds #nikonuk

Red Shank posting. #birdoftheday #birds #outerhebrides #nikonuk

Owl on a post, post. #birdoftheday #owls #birds

Male Ruff showing off his outrageous breeding plumage hoping to impress the ladies. Well it’s only once a year and he looks pretty dull until he gets his Ruff feathers. #birdoftheday #poise #whitefeathers #white #birds #bird #photography #nikon #uist #outerhebrides #plumage #showoff

Fulmars swapping fishy breath on tha Isle of Lewis #birdoftheday #wildlife #gulls #bluesky #islandlife #nature

Well trodden path. #edinburgh #snow #blackandwhite #streetphotography #footprints #winter #weather

Our Witch-hazel tree is providing a great splash of colour to our dull winter garden. #edinburgh #trees #wintercolour #yellow #scottishwinter #gardens

Edinburgh’s amazing Hogmanay fireworks from 15 miles away. Shot with Nikon 800mm f6.3. #edinburgh #hogmanay #fireworks #nightphotography #newyear #nikon #longlens #

Rear end of a back lit Fieldfare. #birdoftheday #fieldfare #nikonuk #gardenbirds #bumshot

This wee LTT and his pals were happy to hop around the Christmas lights. #christmas #longtailedtit #christmaslights #nikonuk #winterbirds #edinburgh

Winter birds, Red Wing having berry fest. #birdoftheday #birdsandberries #redwing #winterbirds #nikonz #birdphotography

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Woody’s birthday sun bask, taking it easy today. #edinburghdogs #welshterrier #birthdays #baskingdogs #dogs #furbabies

Scottish Ballet dancer Marlen Fuerte Castro poses as The Snow Queen on the George Street Ice Rink as part of Edinburgh's Christmas. #edinburgh #snowqueen #ballet #christmas #festive

Standing in the back garden at 3am in my boxers, but it was worth it, glad to crawl back in to a warm bed though. #aurora #edinburgh #nikon #auroraalert #nightsky #lookup #

One Legend of how the Robin got his Redbreast is from A Christmas Stocking by Louise Betts Egan. It tells the story of how the robin got his red breast after burning himself on a fire he fanned to keep the baby Jesus warm. #robinredbreast #birdphotography #nikon #winter #stories #favoritebird

Pizzed off Jackdaw in that rain that soaks you through. #birdoftheday #jackdaw #nikon #rain #birdphotography

A Fieldfare guarding his apple. #birdphotography #nikonZ #winterbirds #photography #birds #feedingbirds