Simon Tull

My brain read past that !

Possibly the first use of the hashtag #everyonesecretlylovcesaruddyshelduck ? You're right of course, they are rather lovely

A lesser grey shrike with its wings wide open perched on a stick. Its wings are black with a large white patch.

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying as well as the Alt theme of #Black&White, thus lesser grey shrike #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #ECK #Shrike

Great image. I think I can just see you ! You can see a bit of geology (I'm a geologist) - for example, the various layers of rock which extend out into the water are faulted and fractured, and the cliff line towards the bottom of the picture seem to have been impacted by collapse and land slip.

Fantastic photo of a very graceful bird

Thanks very much Rob

Thanks a lot Alan

Me too !

A pair of mute swans courting, their long necks stretched and their bills touching

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #LongNecks this pair of Mute Swans in spring time spirit #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #ECK #Swan

Absolutely fantastic-thanks for sharing

Wasn’t too sure at first but by #124 it’s really got hold of me …

On my TBR list ….

On the calculation of volume (1) by solvej balle. Paperback with yellow cover and a figure of someone at a window

Just started this morning …

Thanks Rob

Two painted storks, one flexing its wings - both reflected in a pool of water

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of # #SideProfiles this pair of Painted Storks #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #ECK #Stork

Thanks Ali - yes they invariably look freshly made up …

Thanks - I was lucky an saw quite a lot in the Middle East. Always very smart

Thanks a lot Alan

A collared pratincole (bird) by the water. It is brown but with head markings like make up

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #photogenic this v pretty collared pratincole - they look like they are wearing red lippy and make up #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #ECK

Yes ! Although it was quite a small car 🚗😊

Thanks a lot Alan - I used to use this at work for safety briefing meetings on the subject of “don’t be distracted while driving”

An ostrich running on a road with a car full of people photographing it behind

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #steppingout - this southern ostrich causing a bit of a jam on the South African Cape #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #ostrich

Three elderly beared men in traditional Omani dress sat counting their pension money. The plain wall behind them is inscribed with a "love heart" graffito

For the #EastCoastKin thread #UrbanGaze - this trio in traditional dress at a market in Nizwa, Oman. It’s pension day, and the chap in the middle is taking a keen interest in his friend’s takings #streetphotography #ArtChallenges #street #urban #photography #streetscene #urbanphotography #Oman

Yes maybe so ... anyway, nice photo!

Terrific photo. I wonder if it got those feathers from one his chums - they look like they belong to a long-tailed tit

Great stuff - esp. the wren

Three white-eared bulbuls, their bills gaping as the sing from the top of a bush

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShoutItOut - this trio of White-Eared Bulbuls at choic practice #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature

They have an amazing call for sure - once heard, never forgotten

A mottled brown european nightjar lies flat to a sloping branch

Good morning. My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SideView - this sleepy European Nightjar dozing in the sun #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #nightjar

That’s a good number indeed - An IUCN red list bird