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Hairy Neil
@rovingrollo.bsky.social
Retired. Interested in Landscape and Nature Photography, Climate Change, Ecology, History. Left Leaning. Member of #EastCoastKin

Now working on a blog about my travels and eco-gardening https://rovingrollo.co.uk

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As it's the first day of Advent I thought I'd start #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.
It would great if you could join in, just use the hashtag #MyPhotoAdvent2025.

Day 1

#Photography #EastCoastKin
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Good morning all, I'm back to spring with this 2 Turkish Tortle for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #MoodFaces ore the alternative #Borbs i go for the last one😅 Have a fine weekend all. Here is still snow, but 🥶
#EastCoastKin #birds #photos #mobilephonephotography
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Good morning and happy Saturday, BS! 🦋
Paws up if you love cake 😌 …
have a wonderful day! ☕️🍰🐾🐈💛✨

#Caturday
January 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
@robcrank68.bsky.social set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme and it's #MoodyFaces - any bird looking moody.

I've posted this before but this Jackdaw is definitely 'moody' 😆

Our garden in #EastAnglia, UK. May 2025
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Good Morning

Time for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #MoodyFaces any bird looking moody, and the Alt theme is #Borbs any bird looking round.
Here's Rachel Robin #Borbs, Terry Tufted Duck, #Riley Ring-necked Duck & Betty Blue Tit #MoodyFaces

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Rob has chosen #MoodyFaces for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Here's a black headed gull that's not too chuffed that a herring gull was near!
#Birds #BirdPhotography
#EastCoastKin
January 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Taken this morning in the rain while I was waiting for the traffic lights to turn green.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Ice 💙

No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn.
-Hal Borland

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAForAbstract
#photography
#EastCoastKin
January 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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#Alphabetchallenge #WeekAForAbstract
A double exposure of some dried grasses from today
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Morning All !

My PC is currently working so I'll submit this for #BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant and #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract

Field Maple leaves, North Essex, #EastAnglia, UK. November 2025

#Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin
January 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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We bow our heads before the Heroes who protect Ukrainians from the barbarity of the Russian forces, defending freedom and democracy.
They will not be forgotten.

RIP – Ihor Vasyliv (36), Mykola Karpuk (49), Mykola Kostyrko, Kyrylo Malashevych

Eternal Memory!
Heroes Never Die!
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Dear lord folks. Just back and I have approximately 2754 comments. 😳😳😳 Bear with me. 👇

* ” Not another blooming Robin capture, look how many nuts he gets, 🙄 what about us Chaffinch’s? We can be cute. Seems almost cult like? Robin this, Robin that.”

*May not be exact words. #birds #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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By an Old River, from 2022
A view looking down the River Lune, near the Crook O'Lune, a very picturesque spot, and a lovely walking route. Photo from April 2022.
#ClassicMono #Scape #landscapephotography #trees #rivers #rural #countryside #Photography
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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"The snowfall begins softly in the late afternoon, signaling the hush of the season. Beneath the snowfall, the little homes of grass retreat into twilight. Snow drapes the world in purity, transforming the landscape into a serene winter wonderland." - -Pensador.
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Sunset at the Alhambra

DO NOT ZOOM IN! This is a 2017 phone photo. 😬

#PalacesAndGardens #SunriseOrSunset
#ColorADay #YellowThu #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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It's the 14th anniversary of this Words With Friends miracle. I didn't rearrange these letters. This is how they came up. It feels pretty relevant these days.
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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To anyone in the path of the terrifying #StormGoretti I hope that you are all safe and inside. It has already left tens of thousands without electricity across these islands. Take care. 🙏🙏🙏 To calmer days #Scape #Ireland #sunset #photography #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Looks like something from a fantasy novel. The way the forest looks with a cloud sitting on the mountain.

#Hiking #Photography #Scape #10MinutesFromHome #ForestFriday #Forest #Trees #Woodland #Woods #EastCoastKin #Ireland
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Good morning all, here it's silence before the storm Gorreti is arrived 🌬 For @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Feathers&Form alt #resting is here a lovely female duck patience waiting for some duck food.
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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It's Friday and that means #Scape #EastCoastKin #landscape #mobilephonephotography the snow is melting fast here but the weather forecast is more snow and freezing cold in the weekend🥶 The canals looking so different in the snow on the moment ✨️❄️
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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A ghostly, still, blue morning out there. -2C but doesn't feel that cold.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM