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Daniel Brown

@danjbrown97.bsky.social

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28, from Hampshire, UK. I'm into watching and photographing birds, butterflies, flowers, landscapes and more, anything wildlife and outdoors really. All photos posted are mine apart from reposts.

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 8d

Pigs in the #NewForest today

Pigs rooting around in fallen leaves in the New Forest

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Alison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 14h

Wonderful views of White-tailed Eagle female G466 (first three photos) and male G463 in the Wareham Channel this morning from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Autumn Safari boat trip.

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 6h

Walk from Denny Wood in the New Forest today. Nice to see Speckled Wood, Dor beetle, Great Tit and Chaffinch.

A view along a woodland path with bracken to the left of the path in the sun

A beech tree in autumnal colour in the sun against a blue sky

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 6h

Honey mushrooms and devil's fingers at Denny Wood in the #NewForest today. #FungiFriends

A group of honey mushrooms and moss covered in their spore dust with fallen leaves on the ground also visible in the photo

Devil's fingers fungi, pink and black fungi resembling fingers reaching out of the ground

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 7h

Robin and Blackbird out the back this morning #Birds #UKWildlife

A European Robin on a roof with miss and lichen on

Blackbird on a wooden beam with a garage behind in shot

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 8h

Sow thistle in Winchester on Thursday, autumn hawkbit at Denny Wood in the New Forest today and buttercup at Lakeside Country Park on Friday. #WildflowerHour

Sow thistle, yellow flowers in Winchester

Autumn hawkbit, a yellow flower, in the sun

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 9h

Some powerful messages too. I especially liked the Bittern, Great Crested Grebes, beautiful dawn chorus and the extraordinary spring tide feeding frenzy at the Wirral. #HamzasHiddenWildIsles

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 9h

A great start to #HamzasHiddenWildIsles, I’ve been looking forward to this. Breathtaking footage of beautiful wildlife. I also like how it shows the experience behind the camera and how wildlife watching connects people and all the great people featured.

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 16h

Cory's Shearwater on an AK Wildlife Cruises trip from Falmouth last month #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds

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Will_ Birds_ Wildlife_ Photography @willjames95.bsky.social · 18h

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

Sky tonight

A photo of the sun heading down, clouds, houses and trees

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

Fly agaric and honey mushrooms today #FungiFriends

Two red and white spotted fly agaric mushrooms

A clump of honey mushrooms, brown/white mushrooms

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

Walk today. Also good to see Buzzard, Stonechat and Wren.

Fallen mostly orange with some green on oak leaves on the ground in the sun

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 1d

Great to get the chance to see a Tawny Owl today, meaning I've seen five owl species in a year for the first time. #Birds #UKWildlife

A Tawny Owl in a tree with autumn leaves visible above and beside it

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

White-shouldered House moth tonight #Bugsky #UKWildlife

White-shouldered House moth, a thin brown and white moth, on a wall

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Bleeding oak crust at Lakeside Country Park today. #FungiFriday #FungiFriends

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Carrion Crows and Siskin at Lakeside today. Also good to see Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Wren and Chiffchaff. #Birds #UKWildlife

Two Carrion Crows on branches with a grey sky behind

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 2d

Views and hedgerow crane's-bills at Lakeside today

A moody view of mostly bare trees against a grey sky

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah it is, Verbena is the genus name and Vervain is the common name for species in it. I came across that name when I first learnt what it was and it has stuck for me. Although have just checked and Verbena seems to be the more used name for ornamental plants and Vervain for the wild species.

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Peregrine and Grey Wagtail in Winchester today. #Birds #UKWildlife

Mel the female Winchester Peregrine on a church tower

A Grey Wagtail, a yellow, grey and white wagtail, among vegetation beside a river

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

Vervain in Winchester today

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 3d

View going past Lakeside and sky at home tonight and autumn colours in Winchester this morning. #Autumn

A view of trees and a hedge with autumnal colour in the trees and soft clouds in the sky

Orange/yellow autumn leaves and some green leaves against a blue sky in the sun

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 4d

Just seen the #PerfectPubWalks episode with Chris Packham that was on More4 earlier, a nice watch. I relate to and admire Chris in many ways and like a lot of his personal programmes over the years it was a powerful and insightful watch.

Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 4d

Brimstone at Lakeside on Monday #UKWildlife #Bugsky #UKButterflies

Brimstone, a green butterfly, on a leaf in the sun

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 4d

Mushrooms in the New Forest at the weekend

A round brown mushroom among mostly dark and one yellow fallen leaves on the ground with a hawthorn berry on the ground and grass visible in the photo

Brown and cream coloured mushrooms, grass and an ivy leaf

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 4d

Sky tonight

Red/orange sky and dark clouds at sunset

The sun lowering just above a building with dark clouds and bright patches in the sky and trees also visible in the photo

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