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Mike Smith
@mikecsmiffy.bsky.social
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Retired and now spending my time photographing nature. Based in Essex and Suffolk, UK.
Husband, Grandad, carer for my father and RSPB volunteer
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Skylark standing proudly in the dunes beside Dingle Marshes NNR at Dunwich, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Pied Wagtail paddling in a puddle on the car park at Dunwich, Suffolk

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@rspb.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Curlew in Aldeburgh Marshes, Suffolk

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@rspb.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Male Muntjac at Mount Pleasant Farm on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk

#deer #wildlife #ukwildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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The moment when a Little Egret strikes to catch a small fish in one of the pools in Dingle Marshes NNR at Dunwich, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Coal Tit helping itself to a sunflower seed from the feeder in our Suffolk coastal garden

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Skylark on the run in the dunes beside Dingle Marshes NNR at Dunwich, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Close up of a male Bearded Tit feasting on reed seeds near the sluice at RSPB Minsmere

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Handsome male Crossbill down from the treetops for a drink from a puddle on Westleton Heath, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Male Stonechat clinging to a reed stem in Dingle Marshes NNR at Dunwich, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Female Bearded Tit clinging to a reed stem near the sluice at RSPB Minsmere

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Female Marsh Harrier over the reedbeds at RSPB Minsmere

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@rspb.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Dunnock keeping his eye on me from his perch on dead bracken on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Male Reed Bunting hiding in the shadows. Spotted near Eastbridge, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Male Crossbill & his reflection.
One of a flock feeding high in conifers on Westleton Heath and coming down to drink from this puddle

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Male Bearded Tit in the reeds beside the sluice at RSPB Minsmere last weekend

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Male Great Spotted Woodpecker in woodland at the edge of Dunwich Heath, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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All was not always peace and harmony among the Crossbills drinking from a puddle on Westleton Heath

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Coal Tit feeding among lichen in woodland at the edge of Westleton Heath, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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3 shades of Crossbills on Westleton Heath.
The orange and red birds are males and the green one drinking is female

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Red Deer stag in a meadow at Dunwich, Suffolk. Seen from the beach car park outside the fish ‘n’ chip shop 😊

#deer #wildlife #ukwildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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This male Stonechat found himself a juicy (if slightly hairy) meal in the dunes at RSPB Minsmere

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Little Egret with a punk haircut!
Captured in one of the ponds in Dingle Marshes NNR, Dunwich, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Wren beautifully camouflaged among the dead bracken on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk

#bird #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Common Toad on the south path at @RSPBMinsmere

#toad #toads #amphibian #amphibians #wildlife #ukwildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography

@rspb.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM