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Mark Ellison
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Amateur wildlife photographer, based in the Pennines, North-west UK, but get up to Scotland whenever I can. Follow me for photos of otters (lots) and other stuff local to me
Dreamy puffin, for a lazy Sunday morning

#ukwildlife #birds #birding #puffins #scotland #wildlife #nature #photography
July 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Preening Puffin, from the Treshnish Isles in Scotland a couple of years back

#ukwildlife
June 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Eyes on the Prize

#springwatch #ukwildlife
June 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Barn Owl - Head-to-Head

#springwatch #ukwildlife
June 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My local barn owl, from a couple of nights ago

#springwatch #ukwildlife
May 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#springwatch Chris doing Oasis songs at least for tonight then 😜- Champagne Supernova, Be Here Now, All Around the World...
May 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A better shot of my local Barn-y from a couple of nights ago, when I was in position a bit earlier and with nicer light

#ukwildlife
May 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I spotted this barn owl hunting in the fields that border my garden just as it was going dark last night. ISO 12800 and still a little noisy around the wingtips but it cleaned up quite nicely in Topaz.

Fingers crossed he's a regular visitor and will have another look for him tonight

#ukwildlife
May 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
April 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Happy Easter! (I don't have many good rabbit photos, so a mountain hare will have to do)

#ukwildlife
April 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A bit of slow-mo gannet goodness for this sunny Monday

#ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #shetland #birding

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Northern Gannets, Shetland Islands
YouTube video by Mark Ellison
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April 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Reposted by Mark Ellison
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.

The results tell us a lot!

Extracts below... 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Northern Gannets, Shetland Islands

Filmed in May last year #ukwildlife #wildlife #birds #wildlifephotography

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Northern Gannets
YouTube video by Mark Ellison
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March 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Sunday Scratches. Otter, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

#ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #otter #otters
March 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
February 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy valentine's ❤️

#ukwildlife #birds #ukbirds #valentines
February 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
January 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Eyes on the prize! #dogs #springers #uksnow #spaniels
January 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Shakin' off 2024...

Whatever you're up to this evening, have a good one and stay safe in the weather!

#ukwildlife
December 31, 2024 at 11:05 AM
@chadweather.bsky.social Fog-bow today above Diggle, really cool to see!
December 27, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Lip Smackin'

Isle of Mull, Scotland, last month #ukwildlife
November 30, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Some epic sunrise cloud action going on this morning

#aliens #ufo
November 29, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Taken a few years ago in Scotland. Meadow pipit feeding her cuckoo "baby"

#ukbirding #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #scotland #ukbirds #cuckoo #wildlife #canon #canonphotography
November 23, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Filmed a couple of weeks ago on Mull in Scotland, otter family going about their business

#ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifefilming #otters #scotland #wildlife #canon
November 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Battling Turnstones on the beach, Shetland Islands

#ukbirding #ukwildlife #shetland #scotland #wildlifephotography #turnstones
November 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM