Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - SPEAR-FISHING: #Kingfisher #birds

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Loving the wet weather in the UK this week! #kingfisher #birds

Red Fox – (Vulpes vulpes) THE DAWN FOX: This is one of three juveniles that live locally to me and it was a pleasure to observe them play fighting this morning as the sun came up. #fox #foxes #foxoftheday #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) - Into the light. #puffin #skomer #kentphotographer

Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) - Rescued and living out life in the UK. #barbarymacaque #macaque #worldphotographyday

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) - Watching me intently in the early morning - Lyndhurst New Forest. #deer #fallowdeer

Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) - The UK's smallest tern, its precarious nesting habits and sites coupled with its decline in Europe make it an amber listed species in the UK and very much under threat :( #littletern #terns #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Ringed Plover Chick (Charadrius hiaticula) - So pleased that the Ringed Plovers I had been observing earlier in the year have had a second brood following the loss their first clutch of eggs to predation. #ringedplover #plover #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - Hunting silently for field voles in the golden hour at Elmley NNR. #barnowl #owl #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Short Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) - Hunting at golden hour. #owl #shortearedeowl #rspb #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Blackbird (Turdus merula) - Came across this juvenile enjoying lunch on our woodland walk yesterday….simply beautiful to watch! #blackbird #rspb #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - Hunting silently for field voles in the blue hour. #barnowl #owl #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - Low-Light Hunter: These remarkable Owls have some extraordinary adaptations to help them hunt at night, such as incredibly sensitive hearing and the ability to spot movement in very low light. #barnowl #owl #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) - ON THE FENCE: Dawn light at Oare Marshes. #greyheron #heron #rspb #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) - Concealed in its burrow on Skomer Island. #puffin #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Short Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) - Close fly-by. #owl #shortearedeowl #rspb #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Little Owl (Athene noctua) - incoming. #owl #littleowl #rspb #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Little Owl (Athene noctua) #owl #littleowl #rspb #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) - Get off my rock! #northerngannet #rspb #rspb_bemptoncliffs #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

It’s unfortunate but true that our world is host to mindless sacks of shit…and these two are prime examples of the type. The fact that they have lacked the moral compass to explain their reprehensible actions, adds further insult to their despicable act of vandalism. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

European shag (Gulosus aristotelis) off the Pembrokeshire coast at last light. #shag #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Mum and juvenile...probing the bark of the tree for insects and larvae - my contribution for #WoodpeckerWednesday #woodpecker #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Skomer Island - The disagreement - I watched these two get into a fight and lock beaks...fascinating to watch! #puffin #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Skomer Island - Final Approach! #puffin #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Skomer Island - Late afternoon and back to shore....no fish :( #puffin #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Portrait...with a seafood lunch on Skomer Island. #puffin #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) over Skomer Island…my contribution for #TwosDay - enjoy! #puffin #rspb #skomer #birds #wildlife #photography #ukbirding #naturephotography #Duos #Doubles #TwosDay

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) - Inbound in the late afternoon over Skomer Island. #puffin #rspb #skomer

Atlantic Puffin portrait - Skomer Island.

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) - Photographed on Skomer Island last week. #puffin #rspb #skomer

Blue Tit Fledgling (Cyanistes caeruleus) - Trying to cool off in the UK 🥵 (The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year with temperatures passing 30C, as amber heat health alerts are in place across the whole of England).

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - UK Conservation status: Red. According to the BTO, there has been a marked drop in numbers in the UK, with the breeding population suffering a decline of 82% between 1970 and 2022!

Barn Owl - Close encounter - - Kent. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #shortearedowl #owls #barnowl

Fallow Deer (plus headgear) - Knole Park #fallowdeer #autumn #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #WildlifePhotography #mammals

I am a Barbary Macaque - Just so we are clear, I’m consigned to a life of captivity as a result of deforestation, hunting and the illegal pet trade..all this is inflicted on me by humankind…now you know why I look so utterly depressed! #monkey #macaque #barbarymacaque #captivity #peta

Dunnock (little brown job) - Depressingly another once common bird that is AMBER LISTED on the "UK birds of conservation concern list" #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #dunnock #winterwatch

Dunlin among the shells - Whilst the Dunlin is the most common small wader found along the UK coastlines, depressingly it's UK conservation status is assessed as red #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #dunlin #winterwatch

Waders at sunset at my local beach on the Swale Coast. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #knot #winterwatch

A Robin for Christmas! - Did you know that in Victorian Britain, postmen wore bright red uniforms and were nicknamed "Robins"...subsequently, it became popular to depict robins delivering Christmas cards in their beaks! #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #robin #passerine #christmas #xmas

A break from Owls today...spent the day at the beach photographing Knot (Calidris canutus) on the Swale Coast. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #knot

Short Eared Owls - Kent #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #shortearedowl #owls

Short Eared Owl giving me the eye! - Light was a little harsh this afternoon but was good to have some sunshine for a change :) - Kent. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #shortearedowl #owls

Short Eared Owl - Kent. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #shortearedowl #owls

Barn Owl - Sunset vole hunter - Kent. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #barnowl #owls

Short Eared Owl - Kent. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #shortearedowl #owls

Bearded Reedling Female (Panurus biarmicus) preparing to launch - Elmley NNR this afternoon. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling

Bearded Reedling - Little Muston NR. #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling

Bearded Reedling enjoying a good feed! - Oare Marshes Kent #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling

Spent my morning with these lovelies...hunkered down and sheltering from the high winds brought by Storm Bert! #UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology