Saw a seal swimming in the Thames on the way to @rspb.bsky.social Rainham Marshes 🦭 They have a scope set up in the visitor centre and you can see seals basking on the opposite shore. There was a pup splashing about at the water’s edge 🌊

Rare bird spotted on the way to @rspb.bsky.social Rainham Marshes 🐦

A young kingfisher When walking along the River Lea at Hackney Marshes, you can encounter these fledglings who are very confiding. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #ukbirds #birds

Kingfisher last night by the River Lea. Still not managed to get a decent photo of one! @londonkingfishers.bsky.social

Happy #PostboxSaturday, everyone! This is the postbox that started the hashtag, found on Peveril Downs, the place where the idea for The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society was born. #Swanage ☺️📮☁️🎉

Hit me up with your favourite sea food places within day tripping reach of London on public transport! Not fancy ones - like shacks, or non fancy pubs/cafes/restaurants. 🦞 🦪🍤

Sent this photo to my mate this morning and he replied, “This reminds me of so many pics I get sent on Grindr.” 😳😆

A few Alpine wildflowers from today. Masterwort. Monkshood. Alpine Gentian. Dwarf Eyebright. #switzerland #wildflowers

Inspired by @thewateriswide.net recent sightings I went to #Hackney Marshes today & this female kingfisher was fishing at the relief channel on the Lea. Two other kingfishers went past chasing each other on a few occasions. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #ukbirds #birds

Fox on the New River bank 🦊

I saw this beautiful and unusual brown and white female mallard. Do you think it’s a leucistic mallard? Or maybe a hybrid with a domestic duck such as a Pekin? #birds #ducks #birdID

Testing out my new lens in the garden, on its widest aperture (2.8).

I was standing on the bridge watching a heron fishing in the Lea, when it suddenly took off. I’m always awestruck by the size of their wingspan and unexpected grace in flight.

I spy a long-tailed tit hidden in the hawthorne.

Little egret and what looks like the remains of some prey?

I saw a kestrel perched on a lamppost, and as I walked over a magpie chased it away. But luckily the kestrel landed on another post nearby and I managed to get some photos before it flew off. #birds #birdphotography #londonbirds #nature #wildlife

A cormeront flying above the river at magic hour. Love how the sun is glinting on its beak. ✨

I finally managed to get a photo of a kingfisher!!! I know it’s not the sharpest - it was far away on the opposite river bank, and low light. Definitely not up to @londonkingfishers.bsky.social high standard! But I’m absolutely over the moon!!!

A rare close encounter with the female kingfisher at Walthamstow Wetlands. While her partner is a right show off, Mrs Kingfisher is rather more elusive so was lovely to see her. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #walthamstow #ukbirds #birds #eastlondonkingfishers

Ready to dive #kingfisher #kingfishers #kingfishersphotography #birds #ukbirds #birdphotography

A fledgling kingfisher at Walthamstow wetlands. They fledged 10 days ago and are now feeding themselves. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birdphotography

To think this was mostly bare hillside when I was a kid - and even until very recently. Top marks to the National Trust @n-t-s.bsky.social and dedicated staff at Mar Lodge Estate.

Please could you recommend some bird and wildlife photography people to follow on here? Thank you! #photography #birds #wildlife

Managed to capture an egret pooping mid-flight 🙈

Heron sitting on a branch over the River Lea. #heron #birds

Cormorant on a rocky island in the Old River Lea. #LondonBirds

When I was taking photos of the parakeets this beautiful heron flew overhead. #LondonBirds

Also saw a ton of parakeets - every day hundreds of them fly in to the trees by the river just before sunset. #LondonBirds

Went for a walk after work by the river, and saw a kestrel. It was far away and the light was fading so couldn’t get a good photo. But I think it looks like a young one? #LondonBirds

Ready for The Grateful Dead Movie yesterday at BFI IMAX 💀 🌹 💃 🍿 It’s a documentary of the 1974 Winterland shows, and some band and fan interviews. I absolutely loved it ❤️ The parts with the shows felt like you were actually there!

Little fluff-ball watching me from the Hawthorn Tree 🥰 #LondonBirds #LongTailedTit

A pigeon flying past St Paul’s Cathedral. 💒

A pigeon flying over the City of London. 🏙️

The mailbox at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Oregon (The Overlook Hotel from The Shining). Happy #postboxsaturday! 📮

Robin at #WalthamstowWetlands @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Little Egret taking off from the Lea today. 🪽

Saw a seagull valiantly attempt to eat a signal crayfish in the Old River Lea today – but the crayfish fought back. The seagull dropped it in the water and then it pinched the gull! 🙀 🦞

Tufted duck at #WalthamstowWetlands @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social 🦆 💦 Saw a kingfisher again but was too fast for me! Magical to see though 🧚‍♀️

Mesmerised by Indian Paintbrush in pink! This day three years ago, I was visiting Glacier National Park and captured this beautiful alpine meadow.

Fingerpost outside Timberline Lodge (the hotel from The Shining) on Mt. Hood in Oregon. Pointing the way for the Pacific Crest Trail, Timberline Trail, Paradise Park, and White River. Happy #FingerpostFriday! 🪧

Where are your favourite ❤️ places to go bird watching in London? 🐦 Thanks!!

Do any of you have experience using Suunto compasses? 🧭 Or any other brands that you’d recommend?

Fell in love with the brown pelicans at Cannon Beach 🌊

The cootlings are so cute 🥰 I call them “cute-lings”.

Walked downstream to look for the kingfisher. Couldn’t see it, but saw this heron take off. Their wingspan is so huge!

I was taking photos of this beautiful Little Egret today, when a kingfisher bombed past! I wasn’t quick enough to get a picture but was amazing to see.

Look at this gorgeous lil floof ball 🥰 looks so grumpy 😠 😂

Full sturgeon moon from my garden just now 🐟 🌕

#PostboxSaturday Cork

The outgoing US Mail Box at Lava Beds National Monument in California - with its ever vigilant guard chipmunk. 📪 🐿️ #PostboxSaturday