For anyone who needs cheering up... here's Britain's smallest bird having a bath today in a woodland puddle. 😁😍🐦❤️ #birds 🪶

Just noticed that I've passed 50,000 followers here! 😲 Have no clue how that happened.. but thank you everyone, I must post on Bluesky more often! 😀🐦❤️

A tiny fluffy ball with a long tail in my Somerset garden this week.... 😁😍🐦 My birding blog here; ko-fi.com/carlbovis 🐦

Did you know that in certain light, a Magpie's tail is multi-coloured? 😍 Magpies aren't very popular.... do you like them? 🐦 My 2026 calendars are now reduced here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😀🐦❤️

Hey everyone!👋 I still have a few of the following calendars left; Slimline 🐦 Standard A4 🐦 Desktop 🐦 Still over 11 months of 2026 to enjoy! If you're in the UK, please remember I pay the postage & packaging myself. (Factored in to prices) Buy here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊🐦❤️

For those of you who still visit 'the other place', I wrote an article about Bruiser the one-legged Blue Tit. 🥰 Here; x.com/i/status/201...

Guess who has a birthday today? 🤔😁⬇️

Gorgeous plump chilly Robin! 😍😁 Over 10 years ago the Robin was voted the national bird of the UK. 😀 Is it your choice.... or do you have another contender? 🤔🐦 #birds 🪶 My 2026 birds calendars are now cheaper here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Portrait of a male Blackbird! 😀 What a handsome chap, wouldn't you agree? 😍🐦 #birds 🪶 My 2026 birds calendars now reduced here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Who here used to follow me on Twitter? 🐦

My Slimline, Desktop and A4 calendars have been reduced & I'm getting very low of the Double A4 version! 🐦 Help me out, and treat yourself to a year of my birds at the same time! 😁😍 You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... ❤️🐦

Long Tailed Tit and rosehip! 😍 Taken recently at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦 My 2026 Birds calendars are further reduced, why not treat yourself (or a friend! 😀) You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Hi everyone.. I need a big favour please! ❤️ Could you please complete this survey for my daughter's psychology dissertation. 🙏 I've done it, it's easy, multiple choice answers & click submit at the end! 😊 It only takes a couple of minutes. Here; app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/plymouth/d...

Robin in flight. 😍 Taken recently at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊🐦 I still have 2026 birds calendars left here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... Treat yourself. 😀🐦❤️

Robin amongst berries. 😍 Taken recently at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 I still have some of my 2026 Birds calendars left, many reduced in price, here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊

Magpie seed juggling at sunset! 😍 Taken yesterday at RSPB Ham Wall.. as I was walking along the main track through the reserve, a Magpie flew over and landed in a branch above my head.. Magpies are usually shy, but I put some seed on a nearby post & it flew straight down! 😀🐦 #birds 🪶

My Slimline, Desktop and A4 calendars have been reduced & I'm getting very low of the Double A4 version! 🐦 Help me out, and treat yourself to a year of my birds at the same time! 😁😍 You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... ❤️🐦

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉❤️ Here's a male Shoveler in a flap from RSPB Greylake last week. 😊🦆 #birds 🐦 Do you have a calendar for 2026? Some of my calendars have been reduced here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

2026 is almost here... have you got yourself a calendar for the year? 😀 My bird ones are very nice! 🥰 Why not treat yourself... you're worth it! 😊🐦❤️ www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

I was thrilled to get this photo of a female Sparrowhawk as it shot through RSPB Greylake this lunchtime! 😍😊🐦 #Birds 🪶

Can you tell which of these 4 bird photos is AI generated? 🤔🐦 (3 of them are real and photographed by me!) #birds 🪶

A FREE Christmas gift to ALL my lovely followers! 😀🎄 A brand new Robin photo, taken today, Christmas Eve 2025! 😀 Download the full resolution 'A Ball of Christmas Robin' for free here; ko-fi.com/s/dd689d3f65 🐦🥰🎅

Merry Christmas to all my followers!🌲❤️ Thank you so much for all your support.. it's been a challenging year with stress related stomach issues, catching Lyme Disease and badly burning my hand, but the constant escape for me is the birds... I love sharing them with you!🐦🥰

I'm always a little uncomfortable promoting my Ko-fi account, but it's really helpful to me & my little business, which has struggled a bit this year. 🙏 So if you've enjoyed my photography this year & would like to 'buy me a coffee', you can here; ko-fi.com/carlbovis 🐦❤️

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UK followers, this weekend is the last chance to order something from me in time for Christmas!🐦🌲 I'll post any orders 1st class on Monday.. you can even add gift wrapping to your order & I can send it straight to the recipient! 😀 Here's my shop; carlbovis.com/shop-3 ❤️

I've just finished my brand new bird photography blog post! 😀 Please click the link and take a look, it means the world to me and makes it worth the hours I spend on each blog! 🙏🐦 ko-fi.com/post/Birds-a... ❤️

Great Christmas presents for loved ones... or for yourself! 😁⬇️🐦❤️

Gorgeous Jenny Wren! 😍 Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 Lots of Christmas gift ideas for nature lovers in my shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3

My exclusive 2026 Birds calendars. 🐦 ❤️ Here is the Desktop version. 😊 You can buy it here; www.carlbovis.com/product-page... 😊🐦

My exclusive 2026 Birds calendars. 🐦 ❤️ Here is the Slimline version. 😊 You can buy it here; www.carlbovis.com/product-page... 😊🐦

My exclusive 2026 Birds calendars. 🐦 ❤️ Here is the Standard A4 version. 😊 You can buy it here; www.carlbovis.com/product-page... 🐦

*Thread! 😀 Here are my brand new 2026 Birds calendars! 🐦❤️ This is the Double A4 version. 😊 You can buy it here; www.carlbovis.com/product-page... 🐦

Dunnock versus Robin! 😁 Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 🐦 Buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... They make perfect Christmas gifts! 😍🎁🌲🐦❤️

If you see this photo, please leave a comment! 🙏😊 Do you know what kind of duck this is? 🦆😍 #Birds 🪶 My exclusive 2026 Birds calendars make perfect Christmas gifts! 😀 You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Mid-step Puffin. 😍 #birds 🪶 You can buy my exclusive Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

My original book, '100 Birds', still the best-selling product in my shop, and now back in stock! 😀🐦 A wonderful Christmas gift for a nature lover in your life! 🎁 You can buy it here; www.carlbovis.com/product-page... 😊❤️

Blue Tit caught in the act! 😁😍 Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 🐦 #birds 🪶 My 2026 Birds calendars make lovely Christmas presents! 🌲😀 You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Hi everyone. 😊 Could you do me a big favour please. 🙏 Go and have a quick look in my birdy shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 No need to buy anything, (although amazing if you do!)😁 Just looking is a big help to me! ❤️ Thank you! 🙏🥰🐦

The Conductor. 😀 Puffin on Skomer Island this summer. 😍🐦 #birds 🪶 My 2026 Birds calendars make fantastic Christmas presents for the nature lovers in your life. 😀🎁🐦 You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Have you bought your 2026 calendars yet? 😉😀🐦❤️ www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁 Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️

Hi everyone. 😊 Could you do me a big favour please. 🙏 Go and have a quick look in my birdy shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3 No need to buy anything, (although amazing if you do!)😁 Just looking is a big help to me! ❤️ Thank you! 🙏🥰🐦

Song Thrush with a Gobstopper! 😲😁 Taken at the weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 🐦 #birds 🪶 Lots of Christmas gift ideas for nature lovers in my shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3

Winter Song Thrush and berries. 😍 Taken this weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊 🐦 #birds 🪶 Lots of Christmas gift ideas for nature lovers in my shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3

Delighted to see this bird out in the open at RSPB Ham Wall yesterday.... do you know its name? 😀😍🐦 You can buy my exclusive Birds calendars for 2026 here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

*Thread I have 3 books that make wonderful Christmas gifts for nature lovers! 😀 This is my first book; '100 Birds', featuring 100 of my best bird photos and the stories behind them. 😊 You can buy it here; www.carlbovis.com/product-page... 🐦❤️

Song Thrush feasting on berries! 😍 Thrilled to get this photo at RSPB Ham Wall today... do you like it? 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 Lots of Christmas gift ideas in my shop for nature lovers here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3

Magpie topping up! 😁 Taken last weekend at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 Have you got your calendars for 2026 yet? My bird calendars are high quality and you can buy them exclusively here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

I still have lots of my 2026 Birds calendars for sale... they make ideal Christmas gifts for nature lovers, and much nicer than cheap generic calendars in supermarkets etc. 🙏😀🥰🐦 You can buy them here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 🐦