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Lorraine 🦆🦋🐝🦔🦊🌿
@lotaylor23.bsky.social
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Bird and nature photographer (very amateur).
Gardener for wildlife.
Hate shooting & hunting.
Norwich City.
Confirmed member of the bat & newt fraternity.
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Meet Mr. Grumps for today's #HolidayRobin - #FestiveDailyRobin ~ In fairness it was a bitterly cold morning at Forest Farm NR 🥶 & I would have been grumpy too, but he soon cheered up with a good helping of seeds & mealworms 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #naturephotography #birdphotography #robin
A robin can be described to someone partially sighted by focusing on its sounds, feel, and a simplified visual outline of its shape and colours. It is a small bird with a distinctive orange-red chest, a soft chirping song, and a round, plump shape. You can touch its soft feathers to give a tactile sense of the bird and its lightness. It has a cheerful and varied song that is often described as a series of liquid, fluting notes, like a sweet, bubbling stream. It also makes sharp "tuk" or "tick" sounds, especially when it's alarmed or calling to other robins. You can hear the soft rustle of its wings as it flies and the light patter of its feet on the ground. A robin's feathers are very soft and light. You could compare the feeling to a fluffy piece of wool or a very soft, downy material. It has a plump, round body with a short tail. Imagine a soft, plump ball with a short, stubby tail attached. Its head is rounded and small. It's about the size of a small fist. The most striking feature is the bright orange-red on its chest, which feels warm and stands out against the other colours. You can imagine a bright, warm spot of colour on the front of its body. The rest of its back and head are a soft, dull greyish-blue or brown, which you could describe as feeling like a soft, warm stone or a wet pebble after a rain shower.
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay is #NestBuilders, birds with nesting material.
The Alternative is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality, small birds oozing personality.

Here's a Barn Swallow oozing personality and Northern Gannets, Western Jackdaw & Moorhen with nesting material.

#birds #EastCoastKin
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from Alan is #NestBuilders - birds carrying nesting material.
I have chosen a Jackdaw who was building a nest in a big hole in a tree.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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LANDO!!! 🏆
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Rob has chosen today's #BirdOfTheDay theme being #BirdsOnTwigs
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Dear Norwich fans. Please stop singing "USA" when Sargent scores.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Alan has chosen #movement for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. I have gone with Greylags coming into land.
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Alan has chosen #Songbirds as the #BirdOfTheDay theme today. Looking forward to all the pictures today. I am going with my resident blackbird.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Rob’s BOTD is #lookingatyou
Red Kite spotted me
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds #ukbirding #birdphotography #naturephotography
#EastCoastKin
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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aintright.bsky.social
Walter the Wren #BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtYou
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Rob has chosen #LookingAtYou for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
I will double up with #HolidayRobin
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by Alan is #stripes
I have gone with the gorgeous Chiffchaff with a stripe above his eye.
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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aintright.bsky.social
Barry the Blue Tit #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #birdphotography
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Rob has chosen #Reflections as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Here's a female Mallard (also perfect for #MallardMonday ) on calm water (completely opposite to today's wet and windy weather).
#Birds
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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I love the Dunnock, such an underrated little bird.
#Birds #BirdPhotography
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by Alan is #BerriesandBeaks
(bird/berry interactions, colour contrasts, or seasonal food sources).
A Chaffinch in the Norfolk sun in amongst the berries today.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Been out watching Crossbills today in the beautiful Norfolk sunshine
#Birds
#BirdPhotography
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BerriesandBeaks
Bird–berry interactions, colour contrasts, or seasonal food sources. The alternative is #corvids Good luck! Sorry I won’t be about as I’m going out for a meal and a 🍺. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday
A juvenile and female Sparrow perch on a sunlit hawthorn branch filled with bright red berries. The bird on the right sits calmly facing forward, while the juvenile on the left leans toward it with its beak wide open in a begging call. Soft green leaves and clusters of berries frame the pair, creating a lively, natural hedgerow scene.
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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photographyguy28.bsky.social
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#NatureLover,#UkBirding
#WildlifePhotography
Good Morning BlueSky Folks!
Here is a Picture of a Group of Tufted ducks that I saw while visiting my local lake.Captured on a Canon EOS R50
The picture shows three ducks swimming on a calm body of water. The ducks have distinctive features: they are predominantly black with white patches on their sides and underbellies. They have bright yellow eyes and blue-gray bills. The water surface reflects the ducks and the surrounding light, creating a serene and peaceful scene. The ducks appear to be in a natural setting, possibly a lake or pond, with some ripples and reflections visible in the water.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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atlanticbirding.bsky.social
Rob’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Gannets (alternative #bluetits)
I haven’t got any Gannets currently so here’s a blue tit I encountered in the forest.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #tits #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
A Blue Tit side on on a branch in leaf. The bird is close up and fully visible. The background is out of focus green
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
lotaylor23.bsky.social
Rob has chosen #Gannets for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. I have only seen them flying offshore, and don't have any photos that are anywhere as good as Rob's, but here's one from my trip to Scotland in August.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from Alan is #MorningLight (a bird bathed in morning sunlight).
I am going with a much maligned bird
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Rob has chosen #HeadShots for
Today's #BirdOfTheDay
I have chosen a Black headed gull
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Alan's chosen #OnTheEdge as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Heron on the edge of the River Bure on the Broads.
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
“ Hands up if you want more peanuts.” #HolidayRobin #photography #birds #EastCoastKin
A European robin stands on a mossy surface with one wing lifted high, as if stretching or mid-gesture. Its bright orange-red breast and face contrast with its soft grey and brown plumage. Behind it, blurred branches and fresh green leaves create a natural woodland backdrop, with tiny droplets still clinging to the twigs.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM