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Ashara 🌿🍄🇵🇸
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Photography, mycology, history, education, technology and ecology! Mostly macro, mostly Scotland.

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I mean...she IS correct in that. HOWEVER--
BBC news article title reading 'Toxic mushroom cook tells murder trial wild fungi have 'more flavour''
June 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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playing with the Laowa 10mm cookie lens is always fun.
It's MF w/ some heavy vignetting, but has a lot of charm (and really good anti-distortion!).

This is a 2x3 crop of a larger shot in Brentford, London. I liked the way the external stairs look like vertebrae 🩻

#laowa #photography #london
2x3 crop of a wide-angle shot of London Brentford. A series of 4 white external stairs form a spine upon a classic redbrick set of flats.
May 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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mixup at the t-shirt collection point for the London marathon, where I’ve been incorrectly classified as both ‘small’ and ‘relaxed’. I’m large and tense! I’m a thriller in IMAX! I’m a set of marquees!

www.justgiving.com/page/asharat... (please share, I’ve been so bad at soliciting donations)
April 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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I spotted this wren yesterday at James Ramsay Park in Fraserburgh and it sang!! I love that you can see its little tongue in the second one

#wren #birdphotography #scotland
16x9 side profile of a wren perching on a bush. Its mouth is open in song. 16x9 side profile of a wren perching on a bush. Its mouth is half open in song.
April 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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A throwback (crowback?) to August last year at Aberdeen beach, where I met a very compliant crow and took these shots. I love photographing these arguably more mundane Scottish birds: they're so beautiful and intelligent.

#BirdPhotography #birding #scotland #nature
A 16x9 shot of a crow facing towards the right but looking directly in the camera. There is grass in the bottom left of the image and sea in the far background. The light is clear and crisp as it reflects off the crow's sharp beak. A 16x9 shot of a crow vocalising. Its beak is open and it is facing to the right of the image. Grass is in the foreground and the background is a blurry blue sea. A 16x9 shot of a crow facing to the right, with its head turned to the left and its beak closed. The feathers reflect the light and the crow appears calm and observant. Grass is in the lower foreground and a blurry blue sea is in the background. 16x9 side profile of a crow low in the grass. It is facing to the right and its beak is closed, though the feathers at the back of its head are slightly ruffled. The detail on the crow is very sharp, but the grass in the lower sixth of the image is very blurred, as is the sea in the background.
April 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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I'm not usually one to yearn for the short days and biting cold, but for some reason I woke up today wishing I were back in the Cairngorms. #scotland #cairngorms #photography #landscapephotography
A notch in the hillside in the Cairngorms, Scotland. The picture appears monochrome even though it is taken in full colour. The view of 'eagle valley' in the Cairngorms in Scotland. Again, the picture appears monochrome at first glance even though it is taken in full colour.
April 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Here are some photos from the ‘real’ camera from yesterday. Lots of tasty grain, but I’m psyched about the amount of detail I recovered even in such low light.

📸 canon R5 | #birdphotography #birdingUK #aurora
A stonechat sits just in front of some desiccated thistles. The colours are greens and oranges, though not particularly vibrant A stonechat backlit by the setting sun, perched on a branching tree. Dune grasses sit in the lower left foreground A common shelduck swims off in a very still sea, leaving a wake behind it. The aurora, as seen from my window. Streaks of purple sit above a starry, clear night, descending into a sea of green. Trees and the tops of buildings are seen in the lower quarter
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Good skies today in Rosehearty and Fraserburgh

#aurora #scotland #iphonephotography
A very still sea below a blue sky, setting to the left of the image, and scraped with occasional white cloud. Tangled seaweed litters the beach in the lower half of the image A panorama view of a very still sea below a blue sky, setting to the left of the image, and scraped with occasional white cloud. Tangled seaweed litters the beach in the lower half of the image The sun sets red and fat over rosehearty, Scotland, with some dune grasses in the foreground. Aurora from my window, right now.
March 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Sunday stroll along Aberdeen beach, to make sure I hit 50km this week. Got divebombed by a hungry seagull but very worth it.

It’s six weeks til I walk the London marathon in aid of Prostate Cancer Research. You can donate here www.justgiving.com/page/asharat...
Bright, sunny day at Aberdeen beach. Photo is taken from the prom and shows the harbour in the distance with the groynes and path ahead in the foreground. Deserted Codona’s theme park. Foreground is a helter skelter; background is a ferris wheel. Strava records for the week, showing I walked 51.2km
March 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Lovely meeting of the @britishlichensociety.org.uk's data committee this evening. On a lichen theme, then, here are some photos I took whilst I was on the BLS's excellent LABS course (Lichens for Absolute BeginnerS) last year.

#macro #macrophotography #lichen #nature
A yellow/gold xanthoria sits in the centre of the frame atop a backdrop of green metal. The metal is peeling to reveal bright crimson below. A blue-grey crustose lichen on stone. The photo is taken at high magnification and shows small clusters of vibrant orange apothecia, with pronounced margins. A soggy green lichen photographed on a tree in Fraserburgh, Scotland. The lichen has crowded apothecia of varying sizes, with jammy brown/purple disks and thalline margins. The margins are covered in small bumps. A macro photo of several crustose lichens competing for space on a tree.
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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a misty morning in Edinburgh burned off to a lovely golden hour as I headed north. now watching from a bus as the starlings murmur in the dusk

(thanks @lner.co.uk for another gorgeous trip!)
a misty view of princes street, with Edinburgh Castle trapped in haze in the back of the image. Image is taken from the bridge above the gardens: foreground is an iron railing. A vibrant view from a train window—as a long slow evening leaches blue from the sky. The foreground is a freshly ploughed field and a telephone pole. The background is the east coast of Scotland and the sky above Golden hour envelops the landscape - a view from a bridge of a road passing below, and a glowing sun descending in the distance Not going to lie, I dropped my phone and this pic snapped as it fell to the floor of the train carriage. A blurry photo of the Scottish landscape. Some gold-lit foliage in the foreground, and the blurry silhouettes of trees in the background—but the focus is on a rather grubby train window
March 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Exploring Cramond in Edinburgh earlier with a friend. I also went wall-climbing for the first time and didn’t hate it! #edinburgh #graffiti #silhouette
Trees in silhouette in Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland Art by an artist called ‘Sour’ in Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland Sunset in Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland Causeway in Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland
March 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Edinburgh from the inside of a bus today
A heavily graffitid black door in Edinburgh, Scotland, sandwiched between a green shopfront and a burgundy Timpsons A black storefront with many small square window panes, on which is repeatedly daubed the word ‘SALE’. The store itself is lit in very warm light
March 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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one of my favourite pictures from @edinburghzoo.bsky.social on Sunday, on a training walk for my London Marathon Walkathon in aid of Prostate Cancer Research (www.justgiving.com/page/asharat...)
A picture of a pelican in water. The pelican has been flapping its wings and the water is very disturbed. The pelican is facing forwards.
March 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Adventures today en route back to Scotland, courtesy of EMR and @lner.co.uk ☀️
A misty early morning in Nottingham, with a pink sandstone church on the left of the frame, and a tree-lined street ahead A golden sunrise at Nottingham railway station. A clear blue sky dotted with steam from an industrial plant. The foreground of the image has an iron rail crossing diagonally from left to bottom right, and a pond separates the rail from the industrial plant in the background The Tyne, taken from a train pulling into Newcastle. The day is sunny and bright, and small fluffy clouds gather in the blue sky
February 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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trying to get through my daily long walk without being distracted by the lure of big Tesco
Red and black Ancient Greek pot featuring Odysseus and the sirens. The sirens are decorated by Tesco ‘reduced section’ yellow stickers
February 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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and finally, this shot at the base of the slope
three skiiers chat animatedly at the bottom of the slope
January 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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girl who is going to be okay <3
a woman post-ski run, looking exhausted. Her hand is up by her face the same woman is smiling happily to herself, looking proud
January 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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intriguing to watch this mysterious-looking man on a mission with his drill. huge appreciation for people like him who keep the mountain safe and fun
a Cairngorm mountain employee, replete with skis, walkie-talkie, red jacket, and very long drill, skis down the slope the drill and skis from the previous shot, abandoned in the snow
January 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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a short thread of my favourite Cairngorm candids!

There were lots of parents and carers out helping their little ones channel their bravery! It was great to watch them learn to love zooming around on their skis
#scotland #scotlandphotography #candid #candidshot #skiing
a man in an orange jacket skis down a slope, accompanied by a small child in a pink jacket with yellow gloves the child strikes out alone, appearing confident
January 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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been a while, work's been manic (in a good way, mostly!).
Here's the fluffiest, coldest wood pigeon I've seen in a while
#birdphotography #pigeon #woodpigeon
picture of a wood pigeon taken from below. He is looking at the camera. picture of a wood pigeon taken from below. Side profile
January 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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This is one of my favourite pictures I took at the hide at Alvie Estate on my trip with @wildphotographer.bsky.social!

#pheasant #birdwatching #birdphotography #scotland
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Happy #fungifriday! Here's an eyelash fungus (scutellinia scutellata) I saw this past summer. I was delighted to find it as I'd never seen it in the flesh before.

#mycology #fungi #macrophotography
Macro image of an eyelash cup mushroom
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Was so happy to see a crested tit on my recent trip to the Cairngorms! Yes, it’s only a feeder shot, but what a beautiful bird.

#birdwatching #birdphotography #crestedtit #scotland
A shot of two birds on a feeder, one of which is a crested tit A shot of two birds on a feeder, one of which is a crested tit
January 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Was great to see the Cairngorm on message as well as stunning with its scenery @pscupdates.bsky.social #freepalestine
An image of cairngorm mountain. The picture focuses on a rusty pole decorated with a sticker showing the Palestinian flag and the message ‘Scotland! Boycott Israeli goods’
January 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM