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Helen Bennett 🌿

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Nature lover & trying, in my own small way, to conserve & protect it! Passionate about habitat creation & gardening for ALL wildlife. Oh yes, I'm a nature photographer & I paint too! : )) All images shared are my own © From South East, England, UK

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 4d

'In the garden the Cosmos glow... soft pink places where young bush crickets show!' 😊 📷

For today's #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow the theme is #Glow Happy Saturday! ✨🕊️

#Photography #Nature #Invert #UKWildlife #FlowersOnSaturday #BloomScrolling

A photograph showing the side on angle of a pink Cosmos flower. It is being illuminated by the sun and shows a tiny Speckled Bush Cricket nymph that is on to one of the leaves. The cricket is a flightless species, green with minute black speckles and is staring straight at the camera. The background is blurred in shades of green and pink from other cosmos flowers. Taken in early Spring 2025 UK

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 2h

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Beautiful image, Monica 🦢🤍

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monicapelger.bsky.social @monicapelger.bsky.social · 1d

Swan lake. 🪶 #MuteSwan

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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 1d

An immature Black-headed Grosbeak foraging around in fallen leaves
#birds

A young black-headed grosbeak standing in a messy scene of fallen leaves, bark, and sticks. It is a medium sized bird with an orange body, black wings with white spots, and a black face with white stripes.

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Lovely photo, Janet... beautiful lighting!

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

Least Chipmunk relaxing in the afternoon sun
(Neotamias minimus)
#mammals 🌿

Least chipmunk is relaxing on a metal fence post backlit by the afternoon sun. There is barbed wire connected to the post. The chipmunk is looking off to its left. The background is soft focus tan and gold.

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Beautiful photo, Bill... they are adorable birds!

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 12h

Happy Titmouse Tuesday! #birds #tuftedtitmouse #titmousetuesday #nature #birdphotography 🪶

A tufted titmouse perches on a branch facing the camera with its head turned to face left and one big black round eye looking out. Photo taken in Walpole MA

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Beautiful 💚🌳

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Stunning photo, Steve! 👏🌅✨️

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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · 5d

Twin Oaks sunrise this morning 10th October 2025
#Scape #Sunrise #Dawn #Oak

One of my go to places to watch the sunrise - twin Oak trees in a recently planted farmers field in Southam Warwickshire. The foreground is inn heavy shadow with the green green shoots of a recently planted crop just visible. The Twin Oaks are just to the right of the centre of the image and the tops of the trees sit just beklow the middle of the image. A line of mist sits behind the Oak trees and other trees that are further away can be seen in and above the mist. Above these trees the sky changes from grey through orange, yellow, pink to blue at the top of the image. A thin line ofred clouds crosses the image just above the tops of the Oak trees and the reflected light from the clouds givinga pink tinge to the mist.

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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · 23h

A distant Oak tree for #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Oak #ColorADay #GreenSat

An Oak tree in full leaf rises behind a footpath gate marking the way to the woods behind the Oak. The foreground contains long grass and thistles ripened by the summer sun hedges at the back of the field split in the middle to reveal a metal footpath gate with a yellow topped post to indicate the way. The trunk of the Oak tree rises behind the gate with the main branches abnnd leaves starting above the hedges other trees can be seen in the background these all form part of the woods at Bascote Heath and the footpath runs alongside the edge of the woods to Ufton, Warwickshire. Blue sky is visble above the tree canopy. Image from the 5th of August 2025.

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Great capture, Paulo!

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Paulo H Silva 📸🍉 @paulohs69.bsky.social · 2d

A boy with beautiful colors to brighten up this Sunday

Euphonia chlorotica
🇧🇷 Fim-fim
🇬🇧 Purple-throated Euphonia

#birds #birdsoftheworld #nature #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #beauty #NaturalBeauty #urbanwildlife #birdnerd #Birding #Wildlife #Photography #NaturePhotography

The photograph captures a striking bird, predominantly yellow and black, perched delicately on a slender branch against a soft, blurred backdrop.
The bird is centrally positioned on a thin, textured branch, the main focal point framed against the backdrop of muted gray tones. The branch extends diagonally across the image, anchoring the subject and providing a sense of natural context.

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Jenny @jenneke1961.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning ☕
Rob's theme of today is 'Long Necks' in #BirdOfTheDay
Giving me that typical Heron stare🫣

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Beautiful! 💙✨️🕊

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Rüm Hart @luvundlee.bsky.social · 2d

Blau vor und über dem Deich.💙
Blue in front of and above the dike.
#eastcoastkin #blueskymonday

In einer Wasserfläche befindet sich eine lang gezogene Grünfläche. Im Vordergrund ist ein grünes Ufer, im Hintergrund ist ein Deich in weiter Ferne. Der Himmel ist blau und verwischte Wolken sind am Himmel, die sich im Wasser spiegeln.

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Fantastic flight shot, Mary! 👏

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 2d

I had a great day birding yesterday. Sandhills and Great Blue Herons and Squirrels. Pics to come.

Here's one more of that wonderful brief close encounter with the Red-tailed Hawk.

Have a great new week!
#birds #Red-tailedHawk

A red-tailed hawk taking off from a rather low perch on a city sign. It's wings are spread and it's face and red tail are in good focus. The bird is just a few feet higher that the photographer.

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

You're most welcome! 🤗👋

Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Great photo, Andy... definitely a superhero pose! 👍😊

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 22h

Unless they have been working out!!

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 23h

Red Squirrels always looking like they're about to politely interrupt

A Red Squirrel stands upright on the forest floor, tiny paws clasped neatly together as if waiting nervously to ask a question. Its wide eyes and hesitant posture give it an endearing, almost apologetic expression, as though feeling rather unsure about interrupting.

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 12h

Great photo👍 They are wonderful birds... I can't wait to see them congregate around the fields here!

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The Rogue Naturalist @roguenaturalist.bsky.social · 15h

Won’t be long till these guys return to my local patch.
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris).

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#wildlife #nature #lincolnshire #lincswildlife #birds #autumnwatch #birdphotography #bbcautumnwatch

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