Recently had good views of an Arctic skua while on a wildlife cruise out of Corran pier on the Isle of Skye ,known on the other side of the pond as a Parasitic jaegar #birds#birding#birdsofbluesky#arcticskua

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) September 17th 2016 , possibly my favourite bird of the Woodpecker family , this one famously spent some time on the Isle of Angelsey, I have seen them in a ringers hand doing it's unbelievable snake impression , there are theories on why it does this but nobody is sure

Little owl (Athene noctua) The grumpiest looking owl in the uk #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #birding #owls #littleowls

Another trip into Scotland for pic opportunity with Osprey ( Pandeon haliaetus) Aviemore #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #nature #wildlifephotography #osprey #raptorsofbluesky

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) I never tire of seeing this enigmatic bird that is most responsible for my journey into wildlife photography and this is the culmination of that obsession #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfisher

Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) from a trip to Costa rica at Arenal on a wet morning #birdsofbluesky #raptorsofbluesky #birdphotography #laughing falcon

Corncrake (Crex crex) These rare breeders will be here in the UK soon , this one from Iona #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Iona #corncrake

Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Costa rica November 2024 , one of the main targets for birders #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #Resplendentquetzal

Wood Warbler (Phyloscopus sibilatrix) pic taken 01/05/2017 Heatherlea wood , Brinscall ,Chorley #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsofbluesky #woodwarbler

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) Another one from November 2024 and one of the many American warblers that pass through , this one was in a large and very mobile group , I missed a few lifers while trying to get this pic #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) pic taken/ Ainsdale ,West lancs 18/11/2018 Skulking little bird that is difficult to photograph #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #duskywarbler

European bee-eater (Merops apiastor) pic taken in Dobrich , Bulgaria 06/07/2016 Nikon P900 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #beeeater

Malachite kingfisher (Corvthornis cristatus) The Gambia Dec 2016 , hopefully going back this November if the world has not gone to shit #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #malachitekingfisher

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

Penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) Horsbere reserve , Gloucester 16/01/2016 Nikon coolpix P900 ,A great twitch #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #pendulinetit

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

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

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

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

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Dumfries and Galloway #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

Great-grey shrike in Lincolnshire ,grey bird on a grey day #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #greatgreyshrike

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

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

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

First Hummer of the trip , Black-throated mango on Bottlebrush , Barbados #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdsofbluesky #blackthroatedmango

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

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

A beautiful Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) from a visit to Costa rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #tennesseewarbler #costarica

The art of the dive , Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) ,Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

www.facebook.com/share/p/17vy... A link to a page on my Facebook featuring all of the Kingfishers seen on my travels #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfishers