Ross Bennett
@bennett23ross80.bsky.social
A very amateurish nature & wildlife photographer based on Midlothian. All pictures taken on my Nikon D3400 & mostly with Sigma 150-600 C lens & reader of books & comics.
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#BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds
Here’s my favourite short legged bird a Kingfisher, taken at Bawsinch NR in Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography
Here’s my favourite short legged bird a Kingfisher, taken at Bawsinch NR in Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
#BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds
Here’s my favourite short legged bird a Kingfisher, taken at Bawsinch NR in Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography
Here’s my favourite short legged bird a Kingfisher, taken at Bawsinch NR in Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography
Heres the books I read in January, not sure if I’ll keep this pace up all year.
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Odyssey by Stephen Fry
The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh
The Day of the Jackal by Fredrick Forsyth
The Deagon Repblic by R.F Kuang
Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire
The Burning God by R.F Kuang
#books #booksin2026
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Odyssey by Stephen Fry
The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh
The Day of the Jackal by Fredrick Forsyth
The Deagon Repblic by R.F Kuang
Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire
The Burning God by R.F Kuang
#books #booksin2026
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Heres the books I read in January, not sure if I’ll keep this pace up all year.
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Odyssey by Stephen Fry
The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh
The Day of the Jackal by Fredrick Forsyth
The Deagon Repblic by R.F Kuang
Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire
The Burning God by R.F Kuang
#books #booksin2026
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Odyssey by Stephen Fry
The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh
The Day of the Jackal by Fredrick Forsyth
The Deagon Repblic by R.F Kuang
Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire
The Burning God by R.F Kuang
#books #booksin2026
Today’s theme for #birdoftheday picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #ducks
Here’s one of my favourite ducks a male Eider. 🦆
#birds #photography #nature #ukbirds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin
Here’s one of my favourite ducks a male Eider. 🦆
#birds #photography #nature #ukbirds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Today’s theme for #birdoftheday picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #ducks
Here’s one of my favourite ducks a male Eider. 🦆
#birds #photography #nature #ukbirds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin
Here’s one of my favourite ducks a male Eider. 🦆
#birds #photography #nature #ukbirds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin
Family night out, How to train your dragon at the Usher Hall with the RSNO. A great film & with the orchestra absolutely brilliant. #edinburgh #HTTYD @rsno.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Family night out, How to train your dragon at the Usher Hall with the RSNO. A great film & with the orchestra absolutely brilliant. #edinburgh #HTTYD @rsno.bsky.social
Here's a wee video of a small Starlings murmuration out the back of my house, never thought we'd get this. Amazing.
#Birding #BirdsUk #Nature #NatureUk #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birdphotography @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Birding #BirdsUk #Nature #NatureUk #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birdphotography @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Here's a wee video of a small Starlings murmuration out the back of my house, never thought we'd get this. Amazing.
#Birding #BirdsUk #Nature #NatureUk #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birdphotography @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Birding #BirdsUk #Nature #NatureUk #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birdphotography @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Went through & picked some new pic's from this months outings from in & around Edinburgh.
#birds #Birding #wildlife #photography #nature #Birdsuk #Birdphotography #Wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #Birding #wildlife #photography #nature #Birdsuk #Birdphotography #Wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Went through & picked some new pic's from this months outings from in & around Edinburgh.
#birds #Birding #wildlife #photography #nature #Birdsuk #Birdphotography #Wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #Birding #wildlife #photography #nature #Birdsuk #Birdphotography #Wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here’s a Red Throated Diver with its stunning blood red eye.
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #EyeContact When the eye steals the frame set by @alan678.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography #birding #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #birds #wildlifephotography
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #EyeContact When the eye steals the frame set by @alan678.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography #birding #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #birds #wildlifephotography
January 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Here’s a Red Throated Diver with its stunning blood red eye.
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #EyeContact When the eye steals the frame set by @alan678.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography #birding #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #birds #wildlifephotography
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #EyeContact When the eye steals the frame set by @alan678.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography #birding #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #birds #wildlifephotography
Now for some of the long legged waders to fit in today's #WaderWednesday theme.
A spotted Redshank & a Marsh Sandpiper from Musselburgh Scrapes last year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #ukbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social #BirdLife #Waders
A spotted Redshank & a Marsh Sandpiper from Musselburgh Scrapes last year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #ukbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social #BirdLife #Waders
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Now for some of the long legged waders to fit in today's #WaderWednesday theme.
A spotted Redshank & a Marsh Sandpiper from Musselburgh Scrapes last year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #ukbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social #BirdLife #Waders
A spotted Redshank & a Marsh Sandpiper from Musselburgh Scrapes last year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #ukbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social #BirdLife #Waders
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay is #Iridescent, here’s a stunning Tufted Duck from Linlithgow Loch.
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography#BirdLife #birdphotography #birdsuk
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography#BirdLife #birdphotography #birdsuk
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay is #Iridescent, here’s a stunning Tufted Duck from Linlithgow Loch.
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography#BirdLife #birdphotography #birdsuk
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography#BirdLife #birdphotography #birdsuk
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay is #BrownIsBeautiful
Here’s today’s entry a Dunnock, a classic garden bird.
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
Here’s today’s entry a Dunnock, a classic garden bird.
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 AM
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay is #BrownIsBeautiful
Here’s today’s entry a Dunnock, a classic garden bird.
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
Here’s today’s entry a Dunnock, a classic garden bird.
#birds #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
Here's some pic's from this morning of the Water Rail at Valleyfield Pond.
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Here's some pic's from this morning of the Water Rail at Valleyfield Pond.
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social
Finally caught up with the Water Rail this morning at Valleyfield Pond in Penicuik.
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Finally caught up with the Water Rail this morning at Valleyfield Pond in Penicuik.
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
#Birding #Birds #Birdphotography #Birdsuk #Nature #Naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
@robcrank68.bsky.social has picked #Paddling for the #BirdOfTheDay & #Robins and #ForJanet for the alt theme
Here’s one for each theme.
#birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography #birdsuk
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited #WinterRobin
Here’s one for each theme.
#birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography #birdsuk
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited #WinterRobin
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social has picked #Paddling for the #BirdOfTheDay & #Robins and #ForJanet for the alt theme
Here’s one for each theme.
#birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography #birdsuk
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited #WinterRobin
Here’s one for each theme.
#birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #EastCoastKin
#naturephotography #birdsuk
#BirdLife #birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited #WinterRobin
Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise, birds showing poise.
Here’s a picture of Dipper on the river in the Scottish Borders.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography @alan678.bsky.social
Here’s a picture of Dipper on the river in the Scottish Borders.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography @alan678.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise, birds showing poise.
Here’s a picture of Dipper on the river in the Scottish Borders.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography @alan678.bsky.social
Here’s a picture of Dipper on the river in the Scottish Borders.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography @alan678.bsky.social
A long exposure picture from Gore Glen, Midlothian in Scotland from a few years ago. #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Cold.
#LongExposure #Landscape #Landscapephotography
#LongExposure #Landscape #Landscapephotography
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A long exposure picture from Gore Glen, Midlothian in Scotland from a few years ago. #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Cold.
#LongExposure #Landscape #Landscapephotography
#LongExposure #Landscape #Landscapephotography
Here’s my results from this morning’s #BigGardenBirdwatch @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Here’s my results from this morning’s #BigGardenBirdwatch @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Swans, any Swan will do, and the Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves.
Here’s a couple of Swan pictures from in & around Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsuk #wildlife #wildlifeuk #wildlifephotograpy @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here’s a couple of Swan pictures from in & around Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsuk #wildlife #wildlifeuk #wildlifephotograpy @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Swans, any Swan will do, and the Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves.
Here’s a couple of Swan pictures from in & around Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsuk #wildlife #wildlifeuk #wildlifephotograpy @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here’s a couple of Swan pictures from in & around Edinburgh.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsuk #wildlife #wildlifeuk #wildlifephotograpy @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
Had a visit to Straiton Pond in Midlothian this morning, the light was pretty crap so pic's are a bit noisy but was good to be out.
#Birds #Birding #Birdphotography #birduk #Nature #Naturephotography #Natureuk #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#Birds #Birding #Birdphotography #birduk #Nature #Naturephotography #Natureuk #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Had a visit to Straiton Pond in Midlothian this morning, the light was pretty crap so pic's are a bit noisy but was good to be out.
#Birds #Birding #Birdphotography #birduk #Nature #Naturephotography #Natureuk #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#Birds #Birding #Birdphotography #birduk #Nature #Naturephotography #Natureuk #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
Today’s theme is #Walking
Here’s an Avocet strolling through the scrapes at Musselburgh, East Lothian. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #birdphotography #Ukbirds
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
Here’s an Avocet strolling through the scrapes at Musselburgh, East Lothian. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #birdphotography #Ukbirds
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Today’s theme is #Walking
Here’s an Avocet strolling through the scrapes at Musselburgh, East Lothian. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #birdphotography #Ukbirds
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
Here’s an Avocet strolling through the scrapes at Musselburgh, East Lothian. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #birdphotography #Ukbirds
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
Fun theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social for #BirdOfTheDay with #TailsUp
Here’s a Juv Gannet fishing off the coast at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
#birds #birding #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #Wildlifeuk #Natureuk #PhotographersUnited
Here’s a Juv Gannet fishing off the coast at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
#birds #birding #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #Wildlifeuk #Natureuk #PhotographersUnited
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Fun theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social for #BirdOfTheDay with #TailsUp
Here’s a Juv Gannet fishing off the coast at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
#birds #birding #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #Wildlifeuk #Natureuk #PhotographersUnited
Here’s a Juv Gannet fishing off the coast at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
#birds #birding #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #Wildlifeuk #Natureuk #PhotographersUnited
It's #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay
Here’s a Red Squirrel taken at Loch Leven a few years ago.
#UKWildlife #Mammals #wildlife #Nature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin
Here’s a Red Squirrel taken at Loch Leven a few years ago.
#UKWildlife #Mammals #wildlife #Nature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
It's #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay
Here’s a Red Squirrel taken at Loch Leven a few years ago.
#UKWildlife #Mammals #wildlife #Nature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin
Here’s a Red Squirrel taken at Loch Leven a few years ago.
#UKWildlife #Mammals #wildlife #Nature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #PhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#BirdOfTheDay and #singing
Here’s a male Reed Bunting belting out his favourite tune. 🪶🎶
@alan678.bsky.social #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #PhotographersUnited
Here’s a male Reed Bunting belting out his favourite tune. 🪶🎶
@alan678.bsky.social #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #PhotographersUnited
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
#BirdOfTheDay and #singing
Here’s a male Reed Bunting belting out his favourite tune. 🪶🎶
@alan678.bsky.social #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #PhotographersUnited
Here’s a male Reed Bunting belting out his favourite tune. 🪶🎶
@alan678.bsky.social #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #PhotographersUnited
Today’s theme is #FeedingTime
A Little Grebe with a light snack. #BirdOfTheDay #birding #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography 🪶
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
A Little Grebe with a light snack. #BirdOfTheDay #birding #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography 🪶
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Today’s theme is #FeedingTime
A Little Grebe with a light snack. #BirdOfTheDay #birding #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography 🪶
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
A Little Grebe with a light snack. #BirdOfTheDay #birding #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography 🪶
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
So sorry for you loss Graham. I lost my Dad in October & at the funeral there was a robin singing at the graveside, every time we’re up at the cemetery now we always keep an eye out for him.
#WinterRobin #ForJanet
#WinterRobin #ForJanet
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
So sorry for you loss Graham. I lost my Dad in October & at the funeral there was a robin singing at the graveside, every time we’re up at the cemetery now we always keep an eye out for him.
#WinterRobin #ForJanet
#WinterRobin #ForJanet
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WinterLight
A Kingfisher from Figgate Park in Edinburgh
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birding #Birds #Wildlife #ukbirds#blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature @alan678.bsky.social
A Kingfisher from Figgate Park in Edinburgh
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birding #Birds #Wildlife #ukbirds#blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature @alan678.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WinterLight
A Kingfisher from Figgate Park in Edinburgh
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birding #Birds #Wildlife #ukbirds#blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature @alan678.bsky.social
A Kingfisher from Figgate Park in Edinburgh
#photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birding #Birds #Wildlife #ukbirds#blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature @alan678.bsky.social