The art of the dive , Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) ,Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

www.facebook.com/share/p/17vy... A link to a page on my Facebook featuring all of the Kingfishers seen on my travels #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfishers

Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) from last years trip to Costa rica #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #blackphoebe #costarica

Last year's trip to Tobago gave me a few lifers including this Red-footed booby tree on Little Tobago #birds #birding ##birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #redfootedbooby #tobago

Steppe grey shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) picture taken in north east Scotland outside Edinburgh last year #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #steppegreyshrike

Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) An old picture from Gambia 2016 #birds #birdphotography #raptorsofbluesky #lannerfalcon

Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) from a few years ago in the Kruger national park #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #tawnyeagle

The wonders of the Isle of Skye in North West Scotland , Mealt falls and Kilt rock #nature #naturephotography #Scotland #isleofskye #mealtfalls #wondersofnature #drone

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) off the coast of Dunbeath in Caithness #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #northerngannet

Osprey (Pandeon haliaetus) from our visit to Trossachs in Callander #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #osprey #raptorsofbluesky

A few more pictures from Ringford , Galloway before we moved up to the Trossachs last month #birds #birding #birdphotography ##nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

While in Galloway last week we paid a visit to the Red kite feeding station at Laurieston Red kite ( Milvus milvus) #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #redkite

After our views of the Pine marten a male Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)graced us with it's presence #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #sparrowhawk

Been absent from here for a while , spent over 2 weeks on a wildlife photography quest, so will be posting pics more regularly now, starting off in south-west scotland , Pine marten (Martes martes) on a rare daytime visit #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #mammals #pinemarten

Golden eagle , when the feathers fly #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

A few more images from our recent trip to the Golden eagle in Dumfries and Galloway #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

Another picture frome yesterday's trip to Dumfries and Galloway for the Golden eagle , looking into the eyes of an apex predator #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #eagle #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in Dumfries and Galloway today #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

Western-yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) One of our most colourful summer breeding birds , arriving from Africa in may #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #yellowwagtail

Nothing looks more relaxed than a Border collie , except 2 Border collies #bordercollie #bluemerle #boatlife

Osprey (Pandeon haliaetus) coming straight down the barrel #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #raptorsofbluesky #Osprey

Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) One of my better shots #birding #birds #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #manxshearwater

Long-eared owl after a successful vole hunt #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #longearedowl

Long-eared owl #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #owls #longearedowl

From a recent trip to the Isle of Mull last month , my best images (so far) of Golden eagle #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

Long-eared owl #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #owls #longearedowl

Had a mini twitch over to see the visiting Woodchat shrike which stayed around for 15 minutes before disappearing for most of the day #birds #birding ##birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #woodchatshrike

White-tailed eagle from my week on the Isle of Mull #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #mull #Whitetailedeagle

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) with a successful dive , double catch #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfisher

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Every time I check through my Kingfisher images I find a new favourite #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #birding #birdphotography #kingfisher

My view right now out of the boat canopy , window on the world

Setting up a page for people to buy my images , might take a while to sort out and upload but here is the link , would be happy if it paid mysubscription and kept me in birdseed lol , a few more feeders to fill

Corncrake (Crex crex) a picture from a visit to the Isle of mull in 2014 , an opportunity to repeat this in June to look forward to #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #iona #mull #corncrake

Only a few weeks now till I return to the Isle of mull , where the magnificent White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)is prevalent, hoping to capture some more images like this #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #whitetailedeagle

Common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)WA #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wa #commonbronzewing

Swamp harrier (Circus approximans) Picture taken on a boat trip in Denmark on the Wilson inlet WA #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #marshharrier

In case you were thinking that this is a black and white picture , it is a full colour pic of a White-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) taken last December in Costa rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #puffbird

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Some birds in Costa rica present a challenge in a photographic sense , skulking and secretive , sometimes a fraction of a second to point, focus and press the shutter Chestnut-backed antbird (Poliocrania exsul) #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #antbird

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) caught in flight at RAF Lakenheath 13th June , 2021 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bittern #birdsinflight

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Took me three attempts to catch up with this Purple-backed fairywren (Malurus assimilis) in Whitford nodes park in Western Australia #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #Australia #wa #fairywren

White-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) around Bibra lake yesterday #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #seaeagle #raptorsofbluesky

The Osprey , whilst not uncommon in the UK, we seldom get to photograph them this close and in this light , on Rottnest island , Perth , WA. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #osprey #perth #WA

Shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) Very similar to a Red-legged but with Yellow legs , Costa rica Dec 2024 #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #shininghoneycreeper #costarica

Frank Whitney shared 5 photos with you from the Flickr app. Check it out: www.flickr.com/photos/sleip... This has to go down as the highlight of last years trip to Costa rica , a few pictures of the stunning Sunbittern (Eurypyga telias) #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sunbittern

Barn owl (Tyto alba) female differentiated by the spotting on the breast #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #barnowl

A visit to Clowbridge Reservoir in deepest darkest East Lancashire where a circumnavigation of the 1.6 mile path eventually produced good views of the Red-necked grebe close to our original starting spot #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #redneckedgrebe

Another session with the female Kingfisher today in bonnie Scotland #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Scotland #kingfisher

Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) Opportunitiesto photograph this species are very rare , the fact that it is quite a sulky species, but this one showed well in bad light at Spurn nature reserve a couple of years ago #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #firecrest