🦉 A delightful chance encounter with a short eared owl yesterday in my local nature reserve! #shortearedowl #owl #birdphotography #wildlife #nature

“Two mass strandings involving hundreds of dolphins in Argentina probably happened because the pods were being hunted by orcas, highlighting the role of predators in these mysterious events…” #dolphin #orca #massstranding #marinelife www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

🌊 The Sea cleared up this week, with the visibility improving so I could finally see beyond my own nose! Particularly pleased to come across my Shanny pals, hanging out in their usual haunts! Glad they have weathered the big stormy swells! #shanny #blenny #fish #underwater #freediving #marinelife

🪱 🌕 Last nights Worm Moon! Brilliant clear skies last night and no problem capturing this third full moon of the year! #fullmoon #wormmoon #moonphotography #nightsky #moon

It’s been an age since i posted for #seabirdsunday i was up at Troup Head last week & its great to see the #gannets starting to come back on the cliffs with some courtship behaviour starting. Check out the colour change in the pupil of one of the pair (as a result of its exposure to bird flu)!

🍩DYK Small Spotted Catsharks are known to curl up into a protective circle/doughnut shape when they feel threatened? I have only ever seen this once diving all others have behaved like this one - not the slightest bit bothered by this neoprene clad air breather! 🤿🌊🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

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I am so pleased with how this went yesterday, I have done many cleans-ups in Aberdeen over the years, this one had unusual challenges (following threats from politically motivated groups - yes really!), so great to see how the community came together! #beachclean #community

🐟 🪸 Blue Damselfish abound this shallow coral reef in the Philippine Sea. Incredible memories!! #damselfish #coralreef #wildlifewednesday #underwaterphotography #scubadiving #marinelife @bsacdivers.bsky.social @oceana.bsky.social @oceanconservancy.org

10 species were identified from shark landings in Vietnam, all categorised as Near Threatened to Critically Endangered. This paves the way for management & opens doors for research into the largely uncharted shark diversity of Vietnam. More in Thinh Dinh Do’s blog. saveourseas.com/update/proje...

🦐 Last week I got so bored of waiting for the wind and swell to subside, I immersed myself in the churned up shallows and in tidal pools to get my fix! Critters were hard to come by but i was pleased with my captures nonetheless! 🌊 🤿 #underwaterphotography #tidalpools #snorkelling #saltwaterlife

💙 Here’s a cracker from the archives! The glorious Pyjama Nudibranch (Chromodoris quadricolour). 📸 Panasonic #nudibranch #underwaterphotography #seaslug #wildlifewednesday #diving #marinelife 🤿 🌊

🦈 Always fun to get sent links asking for an ID! Check out this neat clip of a Bluntnose Sixgill Shark 😎 youtu.be/VdT0W04AbEk?...

🦈 🧪 A useful blog for high school and undergraduate students interested in a career in shark science, by Neil Hammerschlag 👍 #shark #career #sharkscience atlanticsharkexp.com/how-to-becom...

🦖 🐦‍⬛ Part 3 of “Encounters with tiny theropods” last week! After the corvid shenanigans off I went into the woods and had a lovely encounter with a Coal Tit that was bold enough to perch on my hand! #coaltit #bird #wildlife #birding #nature

🦖 🐦‍⬛ Part 2 of “Encounters with tiny theropods” last week! 🥜 I stopped and got some peanuts out of my bag, not quite tame enough to take from my hand but would take from the ground in front of me! Love the bit where it hears other crows calling & calls back. #crow #corvid #theropod #bird #wildlife

🦖 🐦‍⬛ Part 1 of “Encounters with tiny theropods” last week! I was on route to do a bit of photography and became aware of this Crow following me 😃 #crow #corvid #theropod #bird #wildlife

🦈 Nurse sharks living in light-polluted waters off Miami had supressed melatonin levels compared to those living in nearby darker environments. This wasn’t true for blacktips, which are more mobile & move between areas of high & low artificial light at night. sharkresearch.org/wp-content/u...

🪼 Very cool ROV footage of a giant Phantom Jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) off the coast of Argentina! www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts... #marinelife

🐸 🐟 Crikey! Wednesday again already, time for my “wind-back Wednesday” post! An absolute cracker of a #Frogfish I think these are incredible, they can take some spotting too amongst the reef! 📍 Philippines, 2010. 📸 Panasonic. 🤿 🌊 #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #wildlifewednesday #marinelife

❄️ 🌕 Tonight’s Snow Moon! Fortunately I managed to step outside as there was a break in the (relentless) cloud cover! Dashed back in and grabbed my camera, pleased to have captured the second full moon of 2026! #snowmoon #moon #moonphotography #canonphotography #nightsky

🙌 Successful Flapper Skate Egg-case Hunt on Friday with Tattie! Fifteen found which isn’t bad for the Scottish mainland! A few interesting ones and some with evidence of potential predation 🐚 🐙 🦀 #flapperskate #eggcase #spaniel #coast #marinelife #scotland

🐟 The Coastal Futures 2026 Conference has kicked off with an opening talk by Kirsten Carter from the @rspb.bsky.social discussing the closure of sandeel fisheries #coastalfutures @coastalfutures.bsky.social

🦈 A Pelagic Thresher from my archives (“sharkives”)! 📸 Panasonic 📍 Monad Shoal, Philippines, 2010. #shark #threshershark #marinelife #underwaterphotography #sharkdiving #diving #underwater @iucnshark.bsky.social @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @bsacdivers.bsky.social

🌊 My favourite snap from a few days ago, when the south-easterlies brought a 15-18ft swell! Several times the lighthouse was completely eclipsed from view, but I like this shot with the light actually flashing…. a real beacon during this grey stormy day! #storm #waves #lighthouse #scotland

🪸 Here’s another one from the archives! 📍 A beautiful shallow water reef, off Malapascua Island, Philippines, 2010. I remember taking this, i’d swam out from the island and was duck diving down to explore the corals! 📸 Panasonic #coralreef #underwaterphotography #phillipines #diving #marinelife

What does the 2026 election mean for Scotland’s seas? Join The Scottish Rewilding Alliance at their #HopeForNature Hustings on 20 March to ask Scotland’s political parties how they will act to restore our waters post-election. Book your seat (or join the livestream): hopefornature.eventbrite.co.uk

🦈 🇦🇺 Heavy rains ➡️ runoff-off ➡️ murky water It follows three other attacks in Sydney over the past two days. All beaches in Sydney's northern area will remain closed until further notice, said police. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #bullsharks #marinelife

🌊 All my usual spots were maxed out today, so for a change I went for a freshwater dip instead! Pleased with this shot of a three-spined stickleback (i think!), it was misty when I went in and dark by the time I was out… a bit chilly too! #freshwater #underwaterphotography #fish #freediving

So many attempts but all came to nothing sadly! *sigh* #AVFC 🦁 We pick up and go again!

🐳 One of the world's most endangered whales that was first identified two years off the coast of County Donegal has been sighted for a second time some 3,000 miles away. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #northernrightwhale #marinelife

🐠 🇵🇭 I’m going to start sharing some of my shots taken during various dive trips through the years! 📍 First up, the classic Clown Fish and Anemone shot, Philippines 2010, Panasonic Lumix. #underwaterphotography #clownfish #anemone #saltwaterlife #philippines #marinelife 🤿🌊

⬆️ In short fishermen (operating from Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Macduff, Pittenweem, Lerwick, Scalloway, Eyemouth, Troon, Stornoway, Ullapool and Mallaig) reported a significant increase in Flapper Skate numbers over the last 4 yrs 👍 #flapperskate #marinelife www.nature.scot/doc/naturesc...

🇳🇿 A large black coral believed to be centuries old is one of the largest ever found in the waters of New Zealand, researchers say. 🪸 The coral, measured at 4m high and 4.5m wide, was found in the waters of Fiordland. It is likely to be 300-400 years old. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

📹 My talk at the Project One Wave litter summit last November is now available in full on YouTube… 👍 youtu.be/dBEbpPyVh8E?...

As I was leaving the estuary area at sunset a movement caught my eye, i raised my camera up & did a hit & hope on the shutter button! This buzzard glided past, not the sharpest shot but i like the chance close encounter with the sunset background! #buzzard #birdphotography #sunset #wildlife

📸 I’ve been out and about in the village these last few days with my camera: 📍 Delighted to find and photograph Goldcrest’s again (there are more about just now due to visiting birds from Scandinavia) 📍 This Robin followed me on my walk #goldcrest #robin #birdphotography #winter #scotland

Lovely stuff 🦁 #AVFC #UTV fourth round here we come #FACUP

❄️ 🐙 Do you like my “Snoctopus” ?! With the snow continuing to dump, I thought i’d take inspiration from the recent Kraken discovery here in Newburgh (Deep Water “Blob Octopus” Haliphron atlanticus)! And yes, I am disproportionally proud of this construction 😆 #snow #scotland #winter #octopus

🐺 🌕 Last night’s Wolf Moon! This year i’m going to see how many full moons I can photograph (conditions dependent of course)! #wolfmoon #moon #moonphotography #canonphotography #nightsky

❄️ Our home beach in Newburgh Aberdeenshire, is looking incredible just now! #snow #winter #newburgh #scotland

❄️ Messing about in the snow at the beach 😁

🦁 ⚽️ Cracking! Belting goals too 😁🙌 #AVFC #UTV

🍑 Back by popular demand….. Various items stuck in human orifices in 2025 😂 Once again, sharks have escaped the list for a second year in a row…. Alas, the plastic Orca has not! 🥴 On that note…. Happy New Year Everyone! defector.com/what-did-we-...

I guess the winning streak had to end at some point! 🦁

Yesssssss!!!!!! #AVFC #UTV Club record equalled with 11 wins in a row!!!!!! 🦁

🎄 🐾 Tattie & Tree (feat. reindeer soft toy - incidentally she stole this from her spaniel pals Bruce & Nessa last xmas 😆) Have a good one everyone and all the best for 2026! #spaniel #christmastree #mydog

🦈 FINALLY built my Lego Jaws!!!! It was quite the construction in the end (I mean it was an 18+) 😅 Absolutely love it, my favourite lego set by far! #jaws #lego #gonnaneedabiggerboat @whysharksmatter.bsky.social i saw you had finished yours a while back … Gave me the kick to get mine done 😆