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Sharon Gascoigne
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Give me nature, animals, music, vegan food, Coventry City FC and I'm happy!
I run a small Gallery selling my husband's Landscape Photography on the Isle of Wight.
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The results from last night's walk 😁
availablelightp.bsky.social Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · Jul 11
Last night's moonrise over Brighstone and Windy Corner. It was fab being out amongst the sounds of nature 😁 #isleofwight #photography
The moon rising above coastal farmland, a village in the foreground. The sea is reflecting the moon.
July 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Nightjar!
July 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The Merlin app has picked up on the Nightjar 😀🐦
July 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I can hear the churring of a nightjar! 🐦😀 #bird #isleofwight
July 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Tranquility at Bembridge Lifeboat Station. #Photography #IsleofWight
A muted blue, pink and lilac sunset reflected in a flat calm sea. A bright red rowing boat is moored beside an imposing lifeboat station.
June 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I spent yesterday evening patiently waiting for the moon to appear, whilst my husband achieved a shot that he's been after for a few years.
availablelightp.bsky.social Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · Jun 11
Full moon last night, taken just after it rose over Whitecroft #moon #photography #isleofwight
A thin domed tower, emerging from some trees. The full moon glows directly above it, just as night falls
June 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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It was a lovely walk this afternoon, worth the tingly nettle stung legs and hayfever sneezes 😉
availablelightp.bsky.social Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · Jun 8
Carisbrooke Castle overlooking a field of poppies. Not a bad view on our Sunday stroll today! #LandscapePhotography #IsleofWight #CarisbrookeCastle #Poppies
Poppies in the foreground on a slope, opposite sits a castle on a green hillside.
June 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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We went for a beautiful late evening stroll with the camera last night 😊
availablelightp.bsky.social Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · May 31
Sunset and low tide, at Bembridge Lifeboat Station yesterday #landscapephotography #isleofwight
Gentle pinks, yellows and orange in a grey blue sky over a lifeboat station at low tide. Seaweed is visible in the rock pools and the lifeboat is moored in the distance.
May 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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#StopTheBoats
April 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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I'm not usually one for fireworks, but it was quite a sight up on the cliff tonight.
availablelightp.bsky.social Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · Apr 19
Fireworks over Sandown Bay this evening. These were postponed from New year's Eve, the weather was kinder tonight! #IsleofWight #photography
A huge gold firework above a pier. A coastal town is lit at nightfall. Reflections are on the wet sand and the sea.
April 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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A moonlit Needles taken during the full moon from a couple of weeks ago. The moonlight was so strong that it highlighted the textures in the chalk cliffs. #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
Night falls over a chalk cliff and rocks. A red and white lighthouse guards the rocks. Moonlight illuminates the scene.
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Another Waterboys classic! This band have enchanted me for 40 years and show no signs of stopping. Brilliant, exceeded even my high expectations.
mickpuck.bsky.social Mike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social · Apr 4
It's out today and you can buy or stream it here linktr.ee/DennisHopper
April 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Start a new series this weekend.
A Seaside Murder is FREE on Amazon Prime..or OFFER 99p.
' Re-inventing the cosy' . 'A fascinating whodunnit for the most demanding of amateur sleuths.' T.A. Williams
click- www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Castle...
#kindle #kindledeals #beach #IsleofWight #booksky #prime
Three book covers, one a snowy scene, the second the sea and cottages and third a village church.
April 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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The crescent moon looked incredible last night. Earthshine gave the appearance of the moon being full. It was too dark to capture the Needles in the distance, but it was fun to be out. #IsleofWight #Moon #Photography
A large moon, in an almost dark sky with the illumination of a distant city. Several coastguard cottages are closer in the view, a headland and a lighthouse in the middle space.
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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I wrote about birds. AGAIN.

This week:

– the grisly truth about hoopoes

– COOT FIGHT

– the extraordinary journey of the white arse

– hummingbird disguise tactics

– stork webcam

open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
The Year of 100 Birds – Week 12
Hoopoe | Coot | Wheatear | Hummingbird | Stork
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March 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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My turntable is ready and waiting for this!
mickpuck.bsky.social Mike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social · Mar 26
It suddenly got physical! Life, Death And Dennis Hopper is here! Pre-order link: linktr.ee/DennisHopper
March 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Appley Tower in Ryde. Springtime sunshine and daffodils are shifting the winter gloom!
Yellow daffodils in bloom beside a Folly. The building appears like a small fairytale castle, it looks like a turret minus the rest of a castle. The sun has just risen and a burst of light bounces off the tower. A beach sits beyond.
March 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Season finale. Some pictures from the last few weeks of Brighton's starling murmuration. More at open.substack.com/pub/finnhopson/p/season-finale
A starling murmuration next to Brighton's Palace Pier. The photograph was taken in the sea looking towards the illuminated helter skelter and fairground rides. The starlings are forming a dark black conical shape angling away from the pier. A starling murmuration over the sea in Brighton at sunset. The West Pier can just be seen under the mass of birds in the sky. There is a hint of a reflection of the murmuration in the water beneath. A starling murmuration over Brighton seafront. The birds are flying very low and close to the camera, almost filling the sky with black silhouettes.
March 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Yarmouth Pier in the early Spring sunshine. It was a little tricky photographing it when it was devoid of people 😅 #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
A white railed pier, the view leading down to the end with a hut, flag , several benches and ornamental lamposts. The sky is blue with a few white fluffy clouds. The sea is calm but with a few waves rippling alongside the pier.
March 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Some bird resources for the curious.

Featherbase, an endlessly browseable photographic database of bird feathers. www.featherbase.info/en/home
Featherbase
Vogelfedern einheimischer und exotischer Arten sicher bestimmen. Erfahren Sie Wissenswertes über die Vogelwelt und ihre Federn.
www.featherbase.info
March 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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After much fiddling and faffing the shop Spring window is in! #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography #SmallBusiness
A shop window with pink paper flowers hanging and some in paper vases on the shelves. Landscape Photography and a few gifts are displayed.
March 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Tennyson, Virginia Woolf and Jimi Hendrix – all on a car-free trip to the Isle of Wight
Tennyson, Virginia Woolf and Jimi Hendrix – all on a car-free trip to the Isle of Wight
The island is easy to reach by ferry and explore by bus, following in the footsteps of everyone from a Victorian poet to a 60s rock star
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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It's going to be a very long day 😅
availablelightp.bsky.social Available Light Photography @availablelightp.bsky.social · Mar 14
The lunar eclipse over Tennyson Down early this morning. #LunarEclipse #IsleofWight #Photography
A coastal road, the moon hazy in the sky as dawn breaks. A chalk headland lies beyond the scenic road.
March 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Out and about.
A camera on a tripod looking over some daffodils on a coastal path. A chalk headland in the distance, the sun setting.
March 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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I can hear my first chiffchaff of the year doing it's thing!
A Merlin Birdsong App screenshot of sounds from the birds in the woodland where I'm currently walking.
March 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM