Colin's Viewfinder
@colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social
Retired. Based in South Wales, UK. Love nature esp. birds. RSPB member, National Trust member, BTO garden lister. Rarely go anywhere without my camera and a pocket of bird food. Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm my favourite combo.
Male Blackbird tucking into Ivy berries at the end of last Winter. Ivy flowers late which is great for insects and then the berries are ready late in the Winter which is a lifeline for berry eating birds and mammals. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #photography #wildlife
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Male Blackbird tucking into Ivy berries at the end of last Winter. Ivy flowers late which is great for insects and then the berries are ready late in the Winter which is a lifeline for berry eating birds and mammals. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #photography #wildlife
Male Greenfinch, taken in my garden in the Spring. Looking forward to seeing lots of these guys turning up over the winter months. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #wildlife #pohotography
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Male Greenfinch, taken in my garden in the Spring. Looking forward to seeing lots of these guys turning up over the winter months. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #wildlife #pohotography
Blue Tit in my garden this afternoon. 17/11/25. Lovely light from the low winter sun. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography #nature #ukwildlife
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Blue Tit in my garden this afternoon. 17/11/25. Lovely light from the low winter sun. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography #nature #ukwildlife
Today's theme for #birdoftheday is #staredown set by @robcrank68.bsky.social You can't get a more piercing glare than that of a Sparrowhawk. Male, taken in my garden in the Spring.🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #ukwildlife #birdsofprey
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today's theme for #birdoftheday is #staredown set by @robcrank68.bsky.social You can't get a more piercing glare than that of a Sparrowhawk. Male, taken in my garden in the Spring.🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #ukwildlife #birdsofprey
Todays #birdoftheday theme #shadesofgrey Had to be a Greylag Goose for me. Taken at Westhay earlier in the year, spot the gosling. 🪶 #ukbirding #nature #ukwildlife
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Todays #birdoftheday theme #shadesofgrey Had to be a Greylag Goose for me. Taken at Westhay earlier in the year, spot the gosling. 🪶 #ukbirding #nature #ukwildlife
For #flyday a juvenile Hobby from Leckwith Moor in Cardiff. Taken 27/10/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography #uknature #wildlife
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For #flyday a juvenile Hobby from Leckwith Moor in Cardiff. Taken 27/10/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography #uknature #wildlife
For todays #birdoftheday theme #swans , here's a Coscoroba Swan taken at Llanelli WWT and is one of their collection of wildfowl. Normally found in South America. 🪶 #wildfowl
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For todays #birdoftheday theme #swans , here's a Coscoroba Swan taken at Llanelli WWT and is one of their collection of wildfowl. Normally found in South America. 🪶 #wildfowl
Eurasian Jay. Taken at Forest Farm Nature Reserve, Cardiff, back in February. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #thursjay #ukwildlife #nature #photography
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Eurasian Jay. Taken at Forest Farm Nature Reserve, Cardiff, back in February. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #thursjay #ukwildlife #nature #photography
For #birdoftheday theme #ducksoutofwater . Tufted Duck in Winter plumage having a rest at Llanelli Wetlands Reserve. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #nature
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For #birdoftheday theme #ducksoutofwater . Tufted Duck in Winter plumage having a rest at Llanelli Wetlands Reserve. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #nature
Two UK Thrushes, can you tell which is which? One taken from my front garden today and the other taken at Forest Farm Nature Reserve back in the Spring. 🪶 #ukbirding #birdingwales
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Two UK Thrushes, can you tell which is which? One taken from my front garden today and the other taken at Forest Farm Nature Reserve back in the Spring. 🪶 #ukbirding #birdingwales
Prynhawn Da, good afternoon. Here's a Cormorant (Mulfran in Welsh) getting it's wings blown dry in the gusty wind yesterday at Cardiff Bay Wetlands. The young Herring Gull (Gwylan y Penwaig in Welsh) seems to be enjoying some shelter behind it. 11/11/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Prynhawn Da, good afternoon. Here's a Cormorant (Mulfran in Welsh) getting it's wings blown dry in the gusty wind yesterday at Cardiff Bay Wetlands. The young Herring Gull (Gwylan y Penwaig in Welsh) seems to be enjoying some shelter behind it. 11/11/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife
Shwmae, hello. Lesser Black Backed Gull riding the choppy waters of Cardiff Bay today. 11/11/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #gulls #photography
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Shwmae, hello. Lesser Black Backed Gull riding the choppy waters of Cardiff Bay today. 11/11/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #gulls #photography
Now that's an impressive hide! Tower hide at Steart Point, Bridgewater Nature Reserve, Somerset. Lots of Stonechats in the hedgerows. 🪶 #ukbirding #nature #ukwildlife #birdsofbluesky
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Now that's an impressive hide! Tower hide at Steart Point, Bridgewater Nature Reserve, Somerset. Lots of Stonechats in the hedgerows. 🪶 #ukbirding #nature #ukwildlife #birdsofbluesky
Mistle Thrush in the field opposite my front garden. It's perched in a dead tree that is surrounded by Hawthorn Trees in full berry mode. 🪶 #ukwildlife #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Mistle Thrush in the field opposite my front garden. It's perched in a dead tree that is surrounded by Hawthorn Trees in full berry mode. 🪶 #ukwildlife #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography
Shoo! Mistle Thrush getting a Blackbird to leave the perch. Taken from my front garden 09/11/25. They were quite a distance away and it was a really dull grey rainy day. Very happy to get anything usable on a day like this. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #nature #photography
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Shoo! Mistle Thrush getting a Blackbird to leave the perch. Taken from my front garden 09/11/25. They were quite a distance away and it was a really dull grey rainy day. Very happy to get anything usable on a day like this. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #nature #photography
Shwmae, hello. Kevin the Kite having lunch on the go today. 08/11/25. Clearly the local pond is now missing one of it's Coots or Moorhens. I think it's a Coot leg. What do you think? Moorhen picture 3, Coot picture 4. Taken from my back garden. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #photography
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Shwmae, hello. Kevin the Kite having lunch on the go today. 08/11/25. Clearly the local pond is now missing one of it's Coots or Moorhens. I think it's a Coot leg. What do you think? Moorhen picture 3, Coot picture 4. Taken from my back garden. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #photography
Sometimes nature comes into the hides. Taken at Westhay Nature Reserve. Hornets nest in the hide nearest the disabled parking. 06/11/25. Luckily they are very docile as the nest is shutting down as colder weather comes in. It will not be reused as the new queens will start from scratch.
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Sometimes nature comes into the hides. Taken at Westhay Nature Reserve. Hornets nest in the hide nearest the disabled parking. 06/11/25. Luckily they are very docile as the nest is shutting down as colder weather comes in. It will not be reused as the new queens will start from scratch.
I'm sure fellow photographers will have been here. You see something about to happen and in your excitement camera settings go out of the window. White bird against a dark background. But don't despair, with a bit of fiddling about in your photo editor you can produce something that ain't half bad.
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm sure fellow photographers will have been here. You see something about to happen and in your excitement camera settings go out of the window. White bird against a dark background. But don't despair, with a bit of fiddling about in your photo editor you can produce something that ain't half bad.
The view from the north hide at Westhay on the Somerset levels. 06/11/25 #birds #ukbirding
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The view from the north hide at Westhay on the Somerset levels. 06/11/25 #birds #ukbirding
I was puzzled when I first saw this Grey Heron at Ham Wall in the Avalon Marshes. I wasn't expecting to see such a young bird so late in the year and for a moment wondered if it was a different Heron. 🪶 #ukbirding #ukwildlife #nikon
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I was puzzled when I first saw this Grey Heron at Ham Wall in the Avalon Marshes. I wasn't expecting to see such a young bird so late in the year and for a moment wondered if it was a different Heron. 🪶 #ukbirding #ukwildlife #nikon
There's something quite magical about watching a Marsh Harrier quartering the reed beds. Their flight is almost "Owl like" and that bright staring eye will miss nothing. Taken at Ham Wall on the Avalon Marshes, 04/11/25. What a fantastic bird! 🪶 #ukbirding #wildlife #ukwildlife #photography #nikon
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There's something quite magical about watching a Marsh Harrier quartering the reed beds. Their flight is almost "Owl like" and that bright staring eye will miss nothing. Taken at Ham Wall on the Avalon Marshes, 04/11/25. What a fantastic bird! 🪶 #ukbirding #wildlife #ukwildlife #photography #nikon
When a large bird like this Great Egret flies past this close, it's always a magical moment. Taken at Ham Wall on the Avalon Marshes, Somerset. It was a dull grey day, perfect for white birds against the sky! 04/11/25. 🪶 #ukbirding #wildlife #ukwildlife #nikond500 #photography
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When a large bird like this Great Egret flies past this close, it's always a magical moment. Taken at Ham Wall on the Avalon Marshes, Somerset. It was a dull grey day, perfect for white birds against the sky! 04/11/25. 🪶 #ukbirding #wildlife #ukwildlife #nikond500 #photography
Goldfinch taken in my garden back in April. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #wildlife #ukwildlife #photography
November 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Goldfinch taken in my garden back in April. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #wildlife #ukwildlife #photography
If looks could kill! Happy Halloween everyone, from me and this bad tempered Tufted Duck. Taken at Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs back in Janurary.🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If looks could kill! Happy Halloween everyone, from me and this bad tempered Tufted Duck. Taken at Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs back in Janurary.🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #halloween
Grey Wagtail with a juicy bluebottle fly for lunch. Taken at 14 Locks, High Cross near Newport. 30/10/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Grey Wagtail with a juicy bluebottle fly for lunch. Taken at 14 Locks, High Cross near Newport. 30/10/25. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding