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Rhys
@rdpphoto.bsky.social
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Amateur photographer - mostly wildlife
Olympus/OM Systems
Writers muse
Cat dad
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 3
An Eastern Kingbird flys over a prairie marsh hunting for insects.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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An eastern kingbird in flight over a marsh that is reflecting the green and yellow tones of the surrounding reeds. It is showing the dark and light grey feathers on its back and has its wings and tail spread.
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Here's a Dipper painted in watercolour for today's #ArtAdventCalendar and also #BirdOfTheDay theme #OnTheRocks ! I've only ever seen a Dipper once, they really are wonderful birds 🪶 🤎

Painting inspired by one of the @rspb.bsky.social website dipper images!

#Birds #Art #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin
A watercolour painting of a lone Dipper, a medium-sized, plump, short-tailed bird with a brown head, body and a white throat/chest. The Dipper is standing on a rock in side profile looking to the right as viewed. The background is in pale blue around the rock to simulate water, with a buff colour above to make the dipper standout.
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Time for the little ones to show off on #WrensDay, so here's some shots i captured of the ones that were happy to pose at RSPB Old Moor.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #BirdLife #naturetherapy #wildlife #Wrens
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Fieldfare enjoying the bumper crop of berries this winter #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Fieldfare in a hedge just about to swallow a berry
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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A wistful looking Crow #photography #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #birds
Crow in a grass field
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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House Sparrow #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Male House Sparrow on a cut hedge
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Small starling murmuration over Venus Pool #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Small group of starling at dusk, over the tree line.
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Spot the Wren #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Wren amongst a sea of green reeds
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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A nice Wigeon photo-bombed by a Teal 😄 #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Wigeon in lake shallows, Teal flying past low
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Lock keepers on the Montgomery canal #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #canals
Grey Wagtail on the side of a canal lock, with the lock gate in the background Robin sat on canal lock windlass, the mechanism to open lock gates
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Bed time buddy & my favourite little psychopath 😿
R.I.P Cookie Cookson ❤️
#Cats #Blueskycats
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Lovely sunset the weekend #photography #Nature #landscape #shropshire #LandscapePhotography
Golden sunset over distant trees
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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The fallen leaves have revealed this honey bee nest, in the woods at Haughmond Hill. #ukwildlife #photography #Nature #wildlife #insects #shropshire #bees
Honey bee nest, combs hanging down from the underside of an oak tree branch
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Snowy Owl #Birds #Wildlife wildlifeamdtravel.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Whopper Swans at Cae Howel this morning #photography #birds #ukwildlife #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #shropshirebirds (just!)
Whooper Swan in flight A pair of Whooper Swans in flight
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Golden hour geese (and ducks) #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Birch trees lit up by the setting sun & reflected in a lake. A handful of geese and ducks on the bank of the lake, below the trees
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Wise Tawny Owl. 🪶
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Nuthatch #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Nuthatch on a vertical branch with a background of autumn leaves
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Marsh Harrier over the Long Mynd #photography #birds #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #shropshire
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Crows at Attingham #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Two crows stood on top of a large, wood carved apple which has a face carved into it
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Another holiday shot of the beautiful hoopoe.
Almeria 🇪🇸
#birds🪶

#birdphotography
#Naturephotography
#birdsSeenIn2025
#NatureTherapy
This is a close-up, profile photograph of a Hoopoe, showing its distinctive cinnamon-colored plumage, black, pointed bill, and partially raised fan-shaped crest which is tipped with black spots. The bird is positioned in the lower-center of the frame against a soft, blurred background of brown and green.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Britain's smallest tit Coal Tit #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #birds
Coal Tit perched on the end of a dead branch
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Wild(ish) pony on the Long Mynd having a lovely time!
#ukwildlife #photography #Nature #wildlife #mammals #shropshire #horses
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Nice to see some Brambling yesterday, two years since I last saw any #photography #birds #ukwildlife #Nature #wildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
3 brambling at the top of tree Brambling amongst the branches of a beech tree Brambling in the crook of a beech tree Brambling on a branch eating a beech nut
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Sometimes you accidentally get something special! 😄
4 species in one frame, as Crowded House once sang. #birds #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
Nuthatch, Robin, Blue Tit & Marsh Tit taking bird seed from a fallen tree trunk
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM