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Hairy Neil
@rovingrollo.bsky.social
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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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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · Nov 30
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
I chose this because it's the first Weasel (Mustela nivalis) I have ever captured. Taken early January 2025, through our patio doors early in the morning, it was less that 3m (10ft) from where I was standing ! it ran off virtually immediately after I took this. It still visits but I've yet to get more shots of it.
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marjosl.bsky.social
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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msjulesb.bsky.social
Good morning and happy Saturday, BS! 🦋
Paws up if you love cake 😌 …
have a wonderful day! ☕️🍰🐾🐈💛✨

#Caturday
A small white cat stands on its hind legs with its front paws resting on the edge of a wooden coffee table staring at a slice of almond cake on a white square plate with a fork.
January 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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jpk-art.bsky.social
Awakening.

#forest #nature #photography #wander #Teutoburgerwald
#forestfriday
​A vertical-oriented landscape photograph of a dense forest during the early morning or late afternoon. The scene is captured from a low angle, with blurred mossy rocks and dark tree trunks in the immediate foreground, creating a sense of depth. In the midground, numerous slender deciduous trees with dark bark stand close together. Visible rays of sunlight (god rays) stream diagonally through the hazy or misty air from the upper left, illuminating patches of the forest floor. The ground is covered in a thick layer of reddish-brown fallen leaves. The background is softly out of focus, filled with a pale, golden light that filters through the canopy, enhancing the atmospheric and ethereal mood of the woodland.
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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lululeigh.bsky.social
Friday…❤️
#scape #mountains #MaligneLake #MountCharlton #Alberta #JasperNationalPark #Canada
A small bird sits on a bush on the edge of a glacial lake. Green grasses, evergreen trees surround the lake and mountain peaks can be seen in the distance. The sky is filled with grey and white clouds with a few patches of blue sky.
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
rovingrollo.bsky.social
@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
A jackdaw hanging off a fat ball feeder... it had just spotted me and was not happy about being interrupted. The jackdaw has a short, chunky bill, a grey 'shawl' around the back of the head, a black cap and a white eyes.
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
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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lotaylor23.bsky.social
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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yredknap.bsky.social
Taken this morning in the rain while I was waiting for the traffic lights to turn green.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract #EastCoastKin
It is raining and there are puddles on the road. The photo was taken through my car windshield while I was stopped at a traffic light. The red lights are reflected on road and on the raindrops on the windshield.
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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pirjosundqvist.bsky.social
Ice 💙

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

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAForAbstract
#photography
#EastCoastKin
Abstract formations made by ice on a frozen puddle.
January 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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juliew67.bsky.social
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekAForAbstract
A double exposure of some dried grasses from today
A double exposure made with two photos of dried grasses that were in a vase. Multiple thin stalks with tiny seeds along the stems. The photo has a soft yellow tinge
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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paulaflucas.bsky.social
Abstract.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekAForAbstract
Looking up at the corner of a wall & steps with black ironwork rail in full sunlight. The walls are painted turquoise, there are deep angular shadows cast & a clear blue sky.
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
rovingrollo.bsky.social
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
Field Maple leaves that have turned autumnal golden yellow lie on the ground amongst grass and greenery
January 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Featherscape

Not sure if this is abstract enough, but 🤞🏼. Don't yell at me @sheena-mck.bsky.social

#Scape
#BirdOfTheDay #Feathers&Form
#FlyDay
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAForAbstract
#JanuArty2026 #blue
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
An extreme close-up of a hummingbird's head and upper back in profile with a large area of negative space at the top. It's cropped at the corner of the eye. The texture of the feathers is showcased while the colors have been turned bluer for an abstract feeling.
January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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euromaidanpress.bsky.social
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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alan678.bsky.social
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
A shallow-depth-of-field wildlife photograph showing an upset chaffinch in sharp focus perched on a rough, mossy log, facing the camera with soft brown and pinkish plumage and a pale beak. In the foreground, an out-of-focus well fed robin with an orange breast stands partially obscured, creating a layered composition against a dark green, leafy background.
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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misshistoryg2.bsky.social
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
A black and white photograph in landscape format. It shows a view along one side of a river with shingle, a sloping bank and a beautiful tree on a meadow. To complete the idyllic view, some sheep are grazing, and their are spring clouds over the distant landscape of hills.
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"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.
grasses lightly covered in snow
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Sunset at the Alhambra

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

#PalacesAndGardens #SunriseOrSunset
#ColorADay #YellowThu #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
The Alhambra palace with red hills behind it and trees below it. It's golden walls glow as the sun sets. The sky is yellow.
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
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.
A Words With Friends screen with the letters "ASSHATZ" at the bottom of the screen.
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
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
Golden sunset over a calm Irish body of water, with the sun low on the horizon casting a bright golden reflection across the surface. Dark hills of Donegal form a soft silhouette in the distance, while wispy clouds glow amber and gold against a deepening sky. In the foreground, grasses and reeds appear in shadow along the shoreline, framing the tranquil evening scene.
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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denterrick.bsky.social
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
An Autumn woodland scene with thick mist giving the air a yellow/greenish tint.
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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rina2012.bsky.social
Wishing you a great #Scape Friday 🫶

📷 #WinterWonderland Black Forest, Germany

#photography #landscape #ForestFriday #Schwarzwald #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
You can see a winter landscape with several bare trees under a blue sky. Clouds and dark coniferous forest can be seen in the background.
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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marjosl.bsky.social
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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marjosl.bsky.social
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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shieldaig.bsky.social
A ghostly, still, blue morning out there. -2C but doesn't feel that cold.
Snow covered mountains and a still blue sea.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM