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@frankwhitney

Scottish by birth , moved to England and live on a Canal boat as close to nature as possible, love travelling, Football and Photography ๐Ÿ“ธ, weapon of choice Canon R6 m11 RF400 F2.8 +1.4 or2.0 when appropriate ๐Ÿ˜€

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Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Dumfries and Galloway , after a bit more work through chatgpt , amazing difference #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

05.03.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Dumfries and Galloway #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

05.03.2026 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 89 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great-grey shrike in Lincolnshire ,grey bird on a grey day #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #greatgreyshrike

05.03.2026 12:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 36 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice neighbourhood

14.02.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Took another look at editing on this on 28th March 2024 Blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) Tobago #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #bluebackedmanakin #birdsofbluesky

09.02.2026 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Added a few lifers on my Carribean cruise , loved adding Masked booby (Sula dactylatra) to the list just need Blue-footed for the set #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #maskedbooby

02.02.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am from the same area in Scotland , a few miles out north in Milngavie , try to get back a few times a year

02.02.2026 17:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks good to me

29.01.2026 22:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Any of my American friends on bluesky give me an ID on this , my guess is Zone-tailed hawk #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsofbluesky #raptorsofbluesky

29.01.2026 20:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First Hummer of the trip , Black-throated mango on Bottlebrush , Barbados #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdsofbluesky #blackthroatedmango

25.01.2026 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The enigmatic Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) , A bird synonymous with Scotland , here in the UK it is extremely difficult to photograph, but in Estonia ,no problems #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #crestedtit

16.01.2026 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been watching eagle in Estonia today , thought this image was quite comical , Think the Great tit is saying " yeah ,just try it" I will accept any better suggestions, go on , you know you want to #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #goldeneagle #raptorsofbluesky

08.01.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A beautiful Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) from a visit to Costa rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #tennesseewarbler #costarica

30.12.2025 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The art of the dive , Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) ,Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

27.12.2025 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful birds and nice capture

25.12.2025 10:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A link to a page on my Facebook featuring all of the Kingfishers seen on my travels #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfishers

12.12.2025 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) from last years trip to Costa rica #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #blackphoebe #costarica

11.12.2025 00:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last year's trip to Tobago gave me a few lifers including this Red-footed booby tree on Little Tobago #birds #birding ##birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #redfootedbooby #tobago

08.12.2025 12:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob , very confiding bird , may still be around near Cornwall

04.11.2025 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Steppe grey shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) picture taken in north east Scotland outside Edinburgh last year #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #steppegreyshrike

04.11.2025 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus)
An old picture from Gambia 2016 #birds #birdphotography #raptorsofbluesky #lannerfalcon

17.10.2025 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 62 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent image

14.10.2025 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) from a few years ago in the Kruger national park #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #tawnyeagle

14.10.2025 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stunning

30.09.2025 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The wonders of the Isle of Skye in North West Scotland , Mealt falls and Kilt rock
#nature #naturephotography #Scotland #isleofskye #mealtfalls #wondersofnature #drone

20.09.2025 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Very nice

18.09.2025 18:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stunning that Rob , sometimes black and white is enough

14.09.2025 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) off the coast of Dunbeath in Caithness #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #northerngannet

12.09.2025 21:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ta

05.09.2025 12:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob

05.09.2025 12:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0