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Lizzie Wallis

@lizziewallis.bsky.social

UK based, love photographing wildlife, landscape, macro and people. I try to get my images 'right' in camera, with little post processing. I'm drawn to either fast action or slow shutter speeds. Copyright on all images I post (except reposts).

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Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 2d ago

@helenbennett.bsky.social's 1st #birdoftheday is #FabulousWaders, with Alt #Speckled. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica). I love 📷 waders (taken @rspb.bsky.social Titchwell). I lie down and wait for the birds to wander by. Yes, I get dripping wet. A #Twofer Tues #birds #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue

A wader with long legs, pale underparts and speckled back is in the act of swallowing a worm excavated by its long slightly upturned beak, from the wet sand of a receding tide. Waves break behind.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3d ago

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social's 1st Alt #birdoftheday is #Robin. Sitting in my garden with my 📷, I was drawn to the interaction between this pair of Robins. She had briefly left the nest and wanted feeding. He complies, strengthening their bond and encouraging her to return to 🪺. #birds #ECK

A pair of red-breasted brown birds are on a dead log. The female Robin on the left as begging for food, beak open. The male is fluttering below her, wings open as he complies. The background is woody shrubs.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3d ago

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social's 1st #birdoftheday is aptly #Firsts. Sunset briefly illuminates a Herring gull. Taken on our first 3 month campervan trip to N. Scandinavia in 2013. The start of my 📷 & adventuring journey. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #birds #ECK #ColorADay #PinkMon

In the pink light of the setting sun, a Herring gull hangs in the air, wings akimbo, legs dangling down. Deep blue sea below and a hint of land behind

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 7d ago

@alan678.bsky.social's #birdoftheday today is #YourChoice. After breeding in high Arctic regions, it's amazing turnstones spend winter in our busy coastal towns. I lay with a wide-angle lens to show the environment Winter is coming. They will return #birds #UrbanGaze #ECK #ColorADay #YellowThu

A very low level image of a seaside promenade with railings down the left side and colourful beach huts down the right. A number of small black brown and white waders are walking around pecking at some seed another person has scattered.the birds have orange legs.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last wk.

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #birdoftheday is #MultiColour, #Alt of #DucksOutOfWater. Long-tailed duck sitting on snow. It's been hot, sweaty, & emotional clearing @ dad's house. Mon, I went thru 700 slides & 11 albums, & 4 laptops 😥. Now, I shall make like a duck. Cool & serene. #birds #ECK

A long-tailed duck sits serenely on the snow next to open water. The female is white, brown, orange, with a pink band on the beak

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 2w ago

@alan678.bsky.social's #birdoftheday Alt today is #ArtOfMotion, birds moving but not in flight. Thought I'd post a 2nd shot today, as it's early. Black grouse lek. When there's no light, I go slow shutterspeed. 1/8 sec. Art or a blurry image?🤷‍♂️ Depends on the eye of the beholder. #birds #ECK

A gloomy forest scene, light wise. Two black grouse with ref head crests and white feathery upright tails are "dancing" cum fighting around each other as they compete for females. A slow shutterspeed means the birds are black, red and white blurs.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 2w ago

@alan678.bsky.social's #birdoftheday today is #TantalisingTextures. Arctic tern. I dismissed this image initially: I was after frame fillers. But now I love the space, the relationship between the bird & the man-made. And the curve of the rope 😉 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #birds #ECK

A blue boat deck, with a blue rope tied around a metal mooring hoop. To the right sits an arctic tern. Blood red beak and legs, jet black head, pale front and grey back.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 2w ago

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #birdoftheday today is #Gulls. This Black-headed gull sat next to me, hoping for scraps. 📷 Cley, Norfolk. Distinguished from the similar Mediterranean gull by the elegant curve of its head, thinner beak, and black wingtips. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #birds #ECK

A nearly white seagull sits on wet shingle, facing right. It has reddish legs and beak, with a black tip. Remains of its summer chocolate black head plumage are visible.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 2w ago

@alan678.bsky.social's #birdoftheday today is #SummerLovin. Little Tern with catch. I like the curve of the wings and the bokeh. 📷1st July, Cley, Norfolk. Our Summer days are a haze of sea 🏊‍♀️, 📷, and playing 🏓 (actually, that's all seasons!😁). #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #birds #ECK

A small grey and black sea bird has just emerged from the water with a small fish in its yellow beak. Its wings are curved in front of its head as it lifts from the water. Yellow legs trail behind.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #birdoftheday today is #Triplets with the Alt #Blue. Kittiwakes in snow. A straight photo, but the shading on the birds makes it seem quite painterly, I think. Taken in Vardø harbour 🇳🇴 #Stunday #birds #ECK

A snowy scene - snow lies thick on a jetty. Three grey and white gulls are on the snow, two sitting, one standing. All facing left. Black legs, yellow beaks.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #ScreenFiller. Alt #migratory. Fantastic Fulmar. Strictly speaking (and we know how strict Alan can be!), fulmars are pelagic (ocean dwelling) rather than #migratory, but we only get to see them in certain seasons, so I think it's a #Twofer. #birds #ECK

A close up image of a grey and white bird hanging in the breeze, facing left. Wings trimmed to catch the wind, legs slightly hanging down. Background blurred sea.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #SingersAndWingers Songbirds or birds with one or both wings open. Alt #RSVP birds with any of these letters at the beginning of their name. Swallow collecting mud to repair its nest. Tricky blighters to 📷 in flight. Taken 1st July @ Cley. #Twofer #birds #ECK

A swallow flies straight at the camera, wings at 3 o'clock. Its beak is full of mud collected to repair its nest. The bird is glossy black with red face and white underparts. It's flying over pale yellowy green reeds.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rob's #birdoftheday today is #Birds&Flowers. I love the colours in this image of a ringed plover standing on a carpet of squill. Outer Hebrides, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A small, distinctly patterned ringed plover stands facing right on a grassy patch filled with vibrant purple wildflowers. The shorebird features a grey-brown back, a stark white breast, a bold black neck ring, and bright orange legs that match its orange-and-black open bill. The background is softly blurred, light-colored coastal rocks.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #PerfectPoise where balance / posture tell a story, with Alt #MomentsOfMajesty Elegant, regal/ commanding poses. Think this beautiful kingfisher meets both themes 😁. Taken at Teifi Marshes last month. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #birds #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue

A gloriously bright blue bird at the point of landing on a thin vertical branch, wings outstretched. The bird is facing away from the viewer, giving a super back view of this colourful bird.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rob's #birdoftheday today is #ButtShotts or #OpenBeaks. Have torn something Latin/unpronounceable in my heel, so confined to sofa/desk. Luckily, a female green woodpecker is bringing her young to our meadow to feed. Taken from the sofa this afternoon. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #birds #ECK

A bark covered branch zigs across the frame. Perched on it are 3 green woodpeckers. The top central one, with its back to us, is the adult female. The other two perched either side of the branch with their beaks open, are more speckled young.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #AmongTheRipples. I don't often see fumars (Fulmarus glacialis) floating around close to shore: in a harbour, in this instance. Amazing construction of the tube-nose. One of my favourite sea birds. #Stunday #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A white and grey sea bid is sitting on the sea, close to the camera, facing left. Its beak has a tube make of horn like plates

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Little Tern in a spin. Alan's Alt #birdoftheday today is #Contortionist. After they have emerged from a dive into the sea, little terns 'wring' out their feathers by spinning their head and tail around mid-air. Taken a few days ago at Cley, Norfolk. #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A greay and white bird is flying above the sea. Its head and feet are twisted around, facing up as it spins the water out of its feathers. It has black wing tips, black head, and a yellow beak with black tip.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 4w ago

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned Upstairs at an old aquavit factory in Sweden. Usually off limits to the public, we bumped into the owner when 📷 cranes, and he invited us in for a look around. #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #PalacesAndGardens #DoNotEnter

Inside and old factory, distressed walls and dirty floor. A red liqour still is in the background. A staircase leading down is centre image. An old sofa sits against the wall on the right.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Shag washing. Rob's #birdoftheday today is #BathTime. I like how the bird is unmistakable despite all the water obscuring a clear view. Taken on Hornoya, Varanger 🇳🇴 #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A large black bird with a long nest and crest is immersed in sea, with water splashing everywhere as it bathes. The bird is facing left.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Little Tern diving. Rob's #birdoftheday today is #Orange. Little terns (Sternula albifrons) are small and fast, like avian butterflies. I normally don't like breaking the horizon, but in this instance, I think it works. Taken at Cley. #ColorADay #BlueTue #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A white and grey bird is at 45 degrees, wings swept back, as it prepares to dive into the sea. It has a black head, with white forehead, orangey yellow beak with a black tip, and orange legs.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Sandwich Tern diving. Rob's #birdoftheday today is #Ebony&Ivory. We had a lovely swim at Cley yest eve, and had taken our cameras, so spent a couple of hours watching 📷 the terns fishing and flying back to their young with their catch. #StunDay #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A nearly all white bird is inverted, wings outstretched, as it dives into the sea. It has black wing tips, black head, and black beak with a yellow tip.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

**Gruesome alert** Alan's #birdoftheday today is #WildMotion. One advantage of hubby's 4 days fly fishing for trout at Llyn Brenig, N.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 last month was me 📷 the gulls fighting over the entrails. Beaks open #wide to swallow impossibly big bits! #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #ECK

Two Herring Gulls in a dramatic, mid-air struggle over a single fish. The gulls are engaged in a high-stakes competition for a food resource. One gull has firm possession of a large fish head in its beak, while the second bird swoops in aggressively with its wings flared and beak open, emitting an aggressive call to intimidate its opponent.
The scene takes place over open, rippling blue water, highlighting the agility and precision these birds use when scavenging.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #QuietReflection any bird paused in thought. Alt #SunriseSunset. Common Sandpiper, taken at sunrise. I was lying motionlesss, in the reedbed margins, in full camo and my belly waders. I love being completely at one with nature. #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A silhouette of a dumpy wader facing right, standing in orange water as the sunrise reflects on the water in a still scrape.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #TheArtOfSurvival. As mentioned before, we've had ~50 nest boxes up in sessile oak woodland in mid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for over 15 yrs, primarily for pied flycatchers. Not seen this behaviour before (♂️ giving ♀️ food to take to box). Taken 5 June on our month away. #birds #ECK

Two small woodland birds sit on a branch. The male on left (black back and tail with white front and wing bars) is transferring a beak of food to the female on the right (same markings but brown instead of black). The background is blurred greens.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #LifeInTheBalance, celebrating birds captured in precarious or unexpected positions. This Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is doing goodness knows what yoga move 🤣 #Stunday #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A small wader stands on the beach. Facing left, the ringed plover has brown back, white front, a pale post-breeding browny black band around its breast. White band around the neck and a white stripe over its nose. Black cheeks and brown on the top of its head.
The bill is orange with a black tip.and the legs are pale orange.
It is standing on one leg, with the other leg raised above its wing.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Rob's #birdoftheday today is #Rotund. "Rotund? Moi? I'm in training! Look: both feet off the ground!". Sanderling, Titchwell, Norfolk Fast little blighters! #RSPB #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A small pale grey wader runs across the sand, left to right, both black feet off the ground. The bird has white under parts, and grey and black mottled upper parts. Black legs, beak and beady eye. Sea can be seen in the distance.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #GreyDay with the alternative #ShowingOff. This very showy cuckoo was not a bit bothered by me and posed beautifully. Taken at Llyn Brenig🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 10th June. #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A striking grey bird sits on a wooden post with barbed wire running across the post. The bird is facing left, has a grey striped belly, light grey head, darker grey back. Yellow eye and legs, one of which is raised. Background is green with blurred further fences.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Rob's #birdoftheday today is #LittleBrownBirds. Tree sparrow (Passer montanus). #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A chestnut brown and russet headed small bird sits on a wooden bar against a green background.
The bird is facing left and has distinctive white cheeks with a black patch and black under the chin.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Only keeping cool by swimming in the sea until I'm quite cold. 1km swim across North Beach, Tenby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and back. Iconic Tenby harbour over yonder. Mobile phone 📷 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder #ColorADay #RedWed

A seascape of a brightly coloured harbour in the background, with sand and moored boats visible. A long harbour jetty extends out to the left. Bright red and yellow annual flowers planted in a stone bounded bed provide foreground colour.

Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · last mo.

Alan's #birdoftheday today is #Birds&Buds, any bird capture with flowers in the frame. Puffin with sea thrift. Taken on Skokholm island 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ukbirds #birds #ECK #birdphotography

A small black and white puffin stands in a sea of thrift flowers, the pale blue sea in the background. The bird has a black back, white cheeks, and a red white and blue beak. It is facing right and has a thrift flower in its beak, being held by the stem..