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Alan H
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Love photography, a few photos actually published. 😁 All photos ( excluding reposts) posted by me belong to me. This is an inclusive of all friendly place. Host #BirdOfTheDay with Rob. #EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member
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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social Β· 3h
As Jen @jenzsky.bsky.social and Belle @belleab.bsky.social have asked for Robin pics everyday for the next year, here we go. πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ #WinterRobin #BirdOfTheDay #ShortBeaks
A close-up of a European robin standing on snow, facing the camera, with its bright orange-red breast fluffed against the cold, grey-brown wings folded at its sides, and delicate dark legs gripping the icy surface against a softly blurred pale background.
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Really worked well here Rina. 😍😍 I hope you have all that you need to keep warm and fed in case this storm is worse than expected for you. No putting snow chains on that bike and cycling to the shops. 😁 They have issued a red weather warning for parts of England which means a danger to life. 😳
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Wonderful set. Some showing off photography wise also, so a stern warning not to do it again Anke. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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BotD theme is short beaks. Here are a few tits - blue, long-tail and great - and a pair of blackcaps from the last few days. Look, no robins! I was tempted though 🀣🀣

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #ShortBeaks #EastCoastKin #LondonBirds
A photograph of a blue tit perched on a branch. The blue, yellow and white bird is standing, back to the camera, looking into the distance. A couple of branches criss-cross in the foreground, with a blue sky in the background. A photograph of a long-tail tit. It’s more of a blurb as the wee bird was photographed mid-movement. So it’s dangling from a branch, wings out, looking at the camera as if to say, what? Behind is a blurred jumble of branches. A photograph of a great tit in a bush. The yellow, black, white and blue bird is small and is facing to the left, perched on a thin branch. Around it are twigs from the bush and a few berries. Behind is a blurred trunk and blue sky. A photograph of a pair of blackcaps. The male is to the right, facing left. He is on a blackthorn bush that has many lovely sloe berries. His partner was caught mid-flight as she moved to another part of the bush. He is mainly grey with a black head, she is lighter with a light brown head. Behind them are branches that are blurred, with a bit of blue sky.
January 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM
alan678.bsky.social
So so true MG. Hope you have a lovely day.
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Thanks so much Liv. πŸ™πŸ™
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
alan678.bsky.social
So nice marra. I was frozen just back from the mountains. I was a happy man. πŸ˜‚
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
alan678.bsky.social
Wonderful capture Sharon. I’m just going to add #BirdOfTheDay #ShortBeaks so it appears in our feed. 😍😍
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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sharonwelby.bsky.social
A winter walk around Hillsborough Forest Park.
#HumansOfBlueSky
#Birds #landscape #snow #photography #NorthernIreland #ThePhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#ForestFriday #Scape
Birds on a partly frozen lake with snow and people in the background.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
alan678.bsky.social
Look I just ate too many mince pies Sharon. I’m trying to burn them off. So rude. πŸ˜‚
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
alan678.bsky.social
Absolutely Mick. Was thinking exactly that. πŸ€”β„οΈβ„οΈβ„οΈ
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
alan678.bsky.social
So so pretty Mick.
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
alan678.bsky.social
☺️ Thank you for being you my friend. πŸ˜ŠπŸ’›βœ¨
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM
alan678.bsky.social
πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ Let’s go!! πŸ˜‚ Graham you do realise that people think we are posting Robins to lull them into our birder cult. πŸ˜‚
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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πŸ˜‚ I certainly will Aleesia. Thank you. πŸ™
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ In my case it’s always to wait for the sparrows to leave a gap Tony.
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Thank you so very much my friend. Take care of you. β˜•οΈβœ¨πŸ«Ά
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
alan678.bsky.social
Oh that block bokeh background makes the finch just pop Rina. Beautiful shot. πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ Still think you’ve a studio though πŸ€” hmmm.
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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rina2012.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShortBeaks, any bird with a short beak πŸͺΆ

With this European greenfinch, I wish you a wonderful day 🫢

#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
A european greenfinch sits on a hanging feeder filled with sunflower seeds. The background is blurred grey.
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
alan678.bsky.social
Thank you. Belle and Jen believe that BOTD is a cult and we are luring people in by posting cute Robins Rina. πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ How ridiculous ( or is it?🀣)
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
alan678.bsky.social
😁 Thanks MG.
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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What a beautiful dynamic long exposures make Mick. This is stunning marra. πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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listermj.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAforAbstract
A long exposure view yesterday of the waves crashing close to the shore at Maryport,Cumbria looking across the Solway Firth to Scotland and Criffel Hill,Dumfries & Galloway
#maryport #cumbria #coastal #solway #weather #nature #winter #photography #eastcoastkin
The image taken on a bright January day captures a long exposure photograph of waves crashing on a rocky shore, offering a view across the Solway Firth towards Scotland. Taken at Maryport, Cumbria, England looking across the English side of the Solway Firth to the distinctive shape in the far distance of Criffel Hill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland In the foreground the waves are crashing onto the rocky shore. The long exposure technique gives the water a soft, misty appearance, contrasting with the sharp details of the rocks and sky. The sky is blue with some streaky clouds.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
alan678.bsky.social
Thanks so very much marra. Took 900 odd shots of birds in snow. πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ I’m itching for next winter. 😁😁
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM