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Ali

@allthingsorca.bsky.social

Marine life lover. Amateur photographer still learning how to use a camera after 30 years of trying. Whales, dolphins, seals, seabirds, especially puffins.

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Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 3w ago

Starry, Starry Night #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Atlantic puffin with prey looks out over the sparking North Sea on a sunny July day at the Farnes Islands, Northumberland 2026.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · last mo.

In-flight meal service #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Atlantic puffin in flight, returning to the burrow with sandeels for a growing chick. Farne Islands, June 2026

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Overseas delivery #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Atlantic puffin carrying food for a chick flies towards the island over the coastline of Northumberland. June 2026.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Puffin reflections #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Two puffins are reflected on calm seas. Farne Islands, May 2026

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Eider - up, not down #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Male Eider duck takes flight off the Farne Islands. April 2026

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Egg roll #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

European shag rolls an egg in the nest. Inner Farne Island, Northumberland 2026.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Water tight seal #ukwildlife #marinemammal #photography

Grey seal on the rocks at low tide at the Farne Isands. April 2026

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Double up #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

Two Atlantic puffins fly low over the puffin meadows. Inner Farne, Northumberland 2026.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What’s up doc? #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Puffin floofy cheeks and an open gape. Farne Islands April 2026

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Eye to eye with this puffin yesterday. At close quarters they are astonishingly tiny. #birdoftheday #headshot #ukwildlife

Atlantic puffin with only head and neck visible above the burrow entrance. Farne Islands, UK 2026.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Looking razor sharp 😃 @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday

A razorbill pair newly returned to their breeding colony for the 2026 season. April. Farne Islands.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Meet n' greet #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Puffins pair for life, but are only together during the mating season. They renew their bonds by touching beaks. Inner Farne Island, Northumberland. April 1, 2026.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The puffins are back!! #puffins #farnes #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Super Seabird Mothering (& fathering) Sunday #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday@steelyseabirder

Razorbill and chick interacting on a cliff edge.

Guillemot and chick marching poses on the cliff ledge.

Puffling takes a first view of the world outside the burrow. Closely monitored by a parent.

Babysitting! Kittiwake prevents the chick from being swept away on a windy day.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sunset blush #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Puffin in the late evening sunlight on Staple Island, summer 2023.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It’s all a bit of a blur #seabirds #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Cory’s sheerwater takes off. Pico, Azores 2023

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Everlasting love ❤️ #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #valentines

Puffins “billing” to strengthen their bond. Farne Islands 2023

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 6mo ago

They call me mellow yellow #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Puffin set against the yellow algae on the surrounding rocks.

Farne Islands, Northumberland 2024.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The great escape #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

3 puffins flee the scene while others are left behind 😁

Brownsman Island, 2025.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Dashing through the snow #fox #foxoftheday #mammals #wildlife #photography

Red fox hunting at sunset in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. Manitoba, Canada. Nov 2017.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ❄️ #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Puffins in sea spray on a windy day in Northumberland 2025

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Branching out #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Puffin with a stick that’s way too big for the burrow contemplating next moves!

Farne Islands, Northumberland 2025

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Between a rock and a hard place #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Razorbill carefully balances an egg on a cliff ledge on Inner Farne Island 2025.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Give ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

Puffin looks coquettishly over one shoulder with the sea sparkling in the sunlight. Isle of May, Scotland 2023.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Two for the price of one #birdoftheday theme reflections #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

Eider duck reflecting in the calm waters of Seahouses harbour on a sunny day in March 2025.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Getting it in the neck #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

A guillemot is grooming its partner with a bill gently poking into the neck. Farne Islands 2019.

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A wonderful thing is a pelican Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OnTheEdge of water #seabird #birds #photography

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Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Definitely not grumpy #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

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Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Through the looking glass #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

Puffin examines a boat hook on the dock. Showing off the mouth structures that hold sandeels in place.

Farne Islands 2024

Ali @allthingsorca.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Running up that hill #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

Puffin appears to toil uphill bringing home the catch.

Northumberland 2019