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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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Lol

10.03.2026 22:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Estonia , 8th Jan 2026 Canon R6 M3 RF 400MM F2.8 lens f4 1/320 iso 25600 #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

10.03.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is our Eurasian wren which is much more like your Carolina wren

09.03.2026 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) Horsbere reserve , Gloucester 16/01/2016 Nikon coolpix P900 ,A great twitch #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #pendulinetit

09.03.2026 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A magnificent Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) Pirang , the gambia from way back in 2016 , definitely time for a return trip #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #longcrestedeagle

08.03.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Camera is Canon R6 m11 with a 400mm f2.8 lens processed with lightroom and a final enhance through chatgpt

08.03.2026 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My best ever pic of the rather elusive and skulking Cettis warbler (Cettis cetti), often heard more than seen , Leighton moss #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #cettiswarbler

08.03.2026 11:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Picture of a Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) from last year , before another visit at the end of the month #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #goldeneagle

07.03.2026 15:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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‘ 35 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‘ 94 ๐Ÿ” 18 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‘ 39 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‘ 31 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‘ 19 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‘ 19 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‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 3 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‘ 38 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‘ 27 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‘ 44 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‘ 36 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‘ 36 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‘ 31 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‘ 63 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent image

14.10.2025 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0