Derek Small
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Derek Small
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Retired Mainframe geek & aviation enthusiast. Fan of Athletics, Everton FC, Miami Dolphins. Nikon user. Based in the New Forest, UK. More photos on my Flickr site : https://www.flickr.com/photos/164342467@N06/
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Sparkling Nerine sarniensis (‘Jewel Lilies’) at the Nerine exhibition at Exbury Gardens #nerine
#GreyHeron and Great White Egret at Testwood Lakes, #Newforest in early morning light #birdphotography #goldenhour #egret #greatwhiteegret
Female #Kingfisher this morning near Fawley, #NewForest
Couple of Owl photos taken at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover, in the autumn sunshine yesterday. A long-eared Owl & a Barn Owl #owl #barnowl #birdphotography
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Birds in the autumn sunshine at Ashlett Creek #NewForest this morning #LittleEgret #GreyHeron #Cormorant #birdphotography
Sunny autumn morning at Testwood Lakes, Totton, New Forest #NewForest #GreyHeron #Nature
Some nice early morning light, 11°C and a hungry #kingfisher having breakfast nr. Fawley, Hampshire #NewForest #birdphotography
Steam Train "The Swanage Belle" passing through Redbridge (between Southampton & Totton) at lunchtime. Engine Eddystone 34028. #swanagebelle #SteamTrain
Day 2 Duxford #battleofbritain airshow, Windy day & lost the blue skies in the afternoon. Avro Anson, CA-13 Boomerang, Belgian AF NH90 search & rescue demo, P-47 Thunderbolt
Some ground shots from Duxford #BattleOfBritain airshow day 2. Rolls Royce Merlin engine run display (next to a Spitfire), re-enactor model, the Satin Dollz (sic) singing trio and P-51 Mustang "Miss Rebel" after display
A few photos from the IWM Duxford #BattleOfBritain airshow today. Douglas A-26C Invader, 8xHurricane formation, F-86 Sabre & "Big Wing" flypast - 15xSpitfires, 7xHurricanes
Some very nice nose art on a 494th Fighter Squadron Panthers F-15E at Lakenheath today.
Quite a mixture of weather today at RAF Lakenheath USAFE base, great morning light turned to heavy showers but some nice backgrounds. Just 4 from the 3000+ photos today #F35 #F15
Arrived at RAF Lakenheath lunchtime & just managed to catch 2 Hill AFB (tail code HL) F-35A landing for stopover on return from deployment to Middle East #lakenheath #F35
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Buckler's Hard is part of the UK Heritage Open Days initiative, with free entry to the museum and talks over several days in September.

Myself and Mary Montagu-Scott will be giving the talks...
They're back .. my first #kingfisher at the creek nr. Fawley since March. Wrong lens on and poor early light but never mind #NewForest
Bennetts British Superbikes Friday Free Practice 1 at Thruxton
#motorcycle #Motorsport #BSB
Quick selection from many photos today at Thruxton
free practice sessions 1&2 for weekend races #Motorsport #motorcycle
Molly Caudery on form at the #NovunaUKChamps2025 in Birmingham to take the title with a best of 4.85m in the #PoleVault
Lina Nielsen and Zharnel Hughes winning at the #NovunaUKChamps2025 and being presented with medals by a couple of UK greats Sally Gunnell & Linford Christie
Last ones from #riat #riat25 departures at Fairford, French E-3 Sentry, the only airworthy Fiat G.91, Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000 and stunning Czech Air Force JAS-39C Gripen
Outstanding contribution to the Royal International Air Tattoo #riat #riat25 from the Pakistan Air Force C-130 Hercules, JF-17s & Ilyushin Il-78 Midas departing Fairford today
#riat25 Departures day today at Fairford and Polish Air Force F16s put on a show with individual take offs then forming up a 3 ship to depart #riat #F16
Some photos from the London Diamond League Meet today #LondonDL. GB ladies relay teams, Femke Bol, Emmanuel Wanyoni plus Gudaf Tsegay with the second fastest mile in history #diamondleague #athletics #trackandfield
A few shots from the static display at Fairford #RIAT #RIAT25 today (Friday). USAF 99th reconnaissance squadron U-2 #U2, Greek AF Mirage 2000, Pakistani AF C-130 #Hercules & Spanish Eurofighter C.16 Tifón Typhoon