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Nick
@rookman.bsky.social
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Cardiff birdwatcher
Hobby photographer
BTO garden lister.
Here to expand my knowledge of birds and connect with like minded people.
#FlyDay #SparrowSunday
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Good afternoon all. Lovely shot Alan👍
Here's a rather smart Willow warbler for #birdoftheday
#Warblers #birds🪶

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This image is a close-up photograph of Willow warbler,a pale greenish-yellow bird, perched sideways on a thin, rusty brown branch. The bird has a fine, pointed beak and a faint eye-stripe, set against a blurred background of green foliage and small white flowers.
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A beautiful Dunnock for Alan's
#birdoftheday 🪶
#birdonawire
Taken at aberthaw nature reserve 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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A small, brown, and grey Dunnock is perched on a strand of barbed wire against a blurred, light-colored background.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Great crested grebes in courtship. Lisvane reservoir 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
#birds🪶 #TwosDay

#UKwildlife
#Naturephotography
#birdphotography
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This image features two Great Crested Grebes swimming on blue water. The birds are engaged in a display, part of their elaborate courtship ritual, characterized by their striking chestnut and black head plumes being prominently raised. The bird on the left is tilting its head back and upward, while the other is looking forward, showcasing their long white necks and dark backs against the ripples of the water.
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
rookman.bsky.social
Another holiday shot of the beautiful hoopoe.
Almeria 🇪🇸
#birds🪶

#birdphotography
#Naturephotography
#birdsSeenIn2025
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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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A pied wagtail doing pied wagtail things.
Aberthaw nature reserve 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
#birds🪶

#UKwildlife
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This is a close-up, ground-level photograph of a Pied Wagtail standing in short green grass. The bird is small, predominantly black and white, featuring a black cap, black bib/chest patch, and a white face, in mid-step with one leg raised slightly. The background is a soft-focus, bright green and brown blur of vegetation.
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Alternative #birdoftheday
A spotted flycatcher with its #beakopen taken in Almeria 🇪🇸
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This image captures a spotted flycatche, perched on a bare, thin branch against a plain, light grey-blue sky. The bird's beak is wide open, suggesting it is calling or singing, and its plumage is streaked/scaly, with a pale throat.
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Lovely photo Alan.
Here's a Bohemian waxing with #shadesofgrey for today's #birdoftheday 👍
#birds🪶
This is a photograph of a Bohemian Waxwing perched on a bare, thorny branch among several bright red rose hips. The bird is facing right, displaying its distinct crest, black eye-mask, and subtle pinkish-grey plumage against a bright, slightly blurred blue and white sky.
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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One from the archives.
The beautiful white tailed eagle Atlantis. Taken at the Welsh botanical gardens.
#FlyDay #birds🪶

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This is a photograph of a Atlantis the White-tailed Eagle soaring high against a mostly cloudy, light blue sky. The large raptor is captured in mid-flight, with its massive wings fully extended, displaying its dark plumage and its characteristic pale, wedge-shaped tail feathers and lighter head.
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
rookman.bsky.social
Fantastic photo Alan. Here's a grey Heron #paddling whilst having a snack.
#birds🪶
This is a close-up photograph of a Grey Heron standing in shallow water among rocks and green foliage. The heron is captured mid-action, with its beak wide open, holding a small, pale fish in its mouth.
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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A female great spotted woodpecker having a short break from feeding her very hungry juvenile.
#birds🪶 #TwosDay

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This image features two Great Spotted Woodpeckers sitting together in green grass. The adult bird on the left has characteristic black, white, and red plumage, while the juvenile on the right is fluffier with a distinct red cap covering its entire crown.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A very much needed splash of colour for #MallardMonday

#birds🪶
#Naturephotography
#reflection #ducks
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This image shows a male Mallard duck (drake) resting on calm blue water, with its bright iridescent green head tucked onto its back. Its body feathers are a mix of gray and brown, and a clear reflection of the bird is visible below it on the surface of the water.
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Aberthaw today. Many song thrush,redwing feeding on berries. A few black cap, goldcrest, a fleeting glimpse of the fire crest and a lovely chiffchaff fluttering around in the reeds plus the beautiful sound of another 2 chough flying over. #birds🪶

#birdingwales #UKwildlife
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This image shows a chiffchaff, an olive-green and yellowish bird with a pale underside, perched horizontally on a thin, vertical reed stem. It is set against a softly focused background of dense, dried brown and tan reeds.
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A blue tit bringing back a snack to nest I had in the garden this year for Alan's
#lunchtime #BirdOfTheDay
This close-up photograph captures a Eurasian Blue Tit perched on a wooden fence, firmly holding a bright green caterpillar in its beak. The bird has distinctive blue, yellow, and white plumage.
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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2 monk parakeets having a bit of a Barney for #TwosDay

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#birdphotography
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This image captures two bright green parakeets perched on a rough, horizontal tree branch against a clear blue sky. The parrot on the right is actively spreading its wings in motion, revealing blue flight feathers, while the parrot on the left is mostly facing away. The light is bright, highlighting the vivid green and gray-blue plumage of these birds.
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A kestrel on the lookout at aberthaw today 👀
#birds🪶

#birdingwales
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#UKwildlife
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This photograph features a Kestrel perched on a bare, gnarled tree branch. The bird has light brown and cream-colored mottled plumage and is looking to its right. The background is a dense thicket of darker branches and green leaves, speckled with numerous small, bright red berries. The bird's long, barred tail feathers hang down below the branch.
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Pied wagtail taking in some sun while it lasted at Aberthaw today.
#birds🪶

#birdingwales
#UKwildlife #Naturephotography
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This is a photograph of a Pied Wagtail standing on short, bright green grass. The bird has a distinctive black and white head and chest, with a grey back and wings, and is looking to the right.
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Some pictures from a beautiful autumnal walk around westonbirt arboretum today.
#birds🪶

#autumn #trees
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A small Goldcrest bird, with its olive-green and yellow feathers and distinctive striped head, is perched in the dense, dark green needles of a coniferous tree. Bright sunlight illuminates the bird as it looks up, making its tiny form stand out clearly against the rich, natural background of the foliage. This image shows a close-up of the bright, fiery orange and yellow foliage of a tree, likely a Japanese Maple, during the autumn season. The leaves are sharply lobed and densely packed, catching the sunlight which highlights their vibrant color and creates shadows underneath. This image shows a green finch perched on a bare-branched tree against a clear blue sky. The tree's branches are dotted with brown, dangling catkins or seed pods, indicating a late autumn or winter setting. The bird is facing to the right in profile. This is a bright, low-angle photograph of a tree with vibrant yellow and gold autumn foliage, backlit by the sun. The tree's canopy fills the frame with glowing leaves, and its dark trunk is visible in the center, surrounded by a forest floor covered in fallen yellow leaves. The overall mood is sunny, warm, and autumnal.
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
rookman.bsky.social
Something a bit different for
#ThursJay
The Rook taken at WWTslimbridge.
#birds🪶 #Halloween

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This image is a close-up photograph of a rook perched atop a decaying tree stump. The bird, facing away from the viewer but looking to the right, is predominantly captured in shades of dark gray and black, contrasting with the surrounding monochromatic forest background of branches and twigs.
October 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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It's that time of year again where we are surrounded by these little beauties here in the UK.
Photo taken at forest farm nature reserve Cardiff.
#birds🪶 #Robin

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This image is a close-up photograph of a European Robin perched on a small branch. The bird is easily identifiable by its distinct bright orange-red breast and face, contrasting with its brown-grey back and wings and off-white belly. The lighting is strong, highlighting the bird against a softly blurred, dark green background.
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
rookman.bsky.social
Thank you. Sorry for the late reply. Feel free to draw away😁
Here's one I was lucky enough to see in my home country last year with the full crest erected.
Hoopoe.
October 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Grey Heron with the catch of the day. Lisvane reservoir.
27/10/25
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This close-up photograph captures the head and neck of a Grey Heron. The bird, with its sharp yellow eye, grey and black head feathers, and patterned white and black neck plumage, is holding a tiny silver fish sideways in its long, powerful, yellow and orange bill.
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Little grebe at lisvane reservoir.
27/10/25
#birds🪶
#UKwildlife
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This photograph, features a Little Grebe swimming on calm, rippling water. The bird is displaying a brownish back and crown with a paler, whitish throat and belly. Its head and neck are a rich rusty-brown, and its eye is dark.
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Black cap at aberthaw today. Big mixed flock of goldfinch and siskin circling. Wigeon, kingfisher,meadow pipits,kingfisher and the unmistakable sound of a single chough flying over.
#birds🪶
#birdingwales
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This close-up photograph captures a Blackcap specifically a female due to its rusty-brown or chestnut-coloured cap, perched on a lichen-dusted, bare tree branch. This image captures a small, bright yellow and green Siskin, perched upside down on the branches of a tree to feed. This photograph captures a flock of wigeon in mid-flight, soaring low over the turbulent waters of the sea. This close-up photograph captures a Wigeon standing on a collection of mossy, water-splashed rocks surrounded by choppy, grey-brown water. The duck's head is a rich reddish-brown with a subtle white patch on the forehead.
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Spotted flycatcher
10/10/25
Almeria🇪🇸
#birds🦉🪶

#Naturephotography
#birdphotography
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This is a close-up photograph of a spotted flycatcher perched on a bare branch against a background of green and reddish-brown foliage. The bird has a relatively plain, streaked brown head and back, paler underparts, and dark eyes.
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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A bird I usually hear a lot but rarely get such good views of here in the UK.
This stunning reed warbler was not bothered by my presence one bit.
Taken in almeria 🇪🇸
#birds🪶🦉

#Naturephotography
#birding #birdphotography
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This close-up photograph captures a reed warbler perched on a thick, slightly reddish-brown tree branch. The bird, is facing slightly left and looking sharply upwards with its beak pointed towards the sky.
October 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM