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Mart_the_Gooner
@mart-the-gooner.bsky.social
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Hi, I’m a keen amateur photographer that’s here to share my pics & gain inspiration from others. You’ll see I’m somewhat addicted to photographing birds in flight. Thanks for looking 😊
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A Kingbird for Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay #shadesofgrey #Birds
A side profile portrait of a Kingbird Kingbird in flight
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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800 Followers! Thank you 🙏

#Birds #UKWildlife #BirdPhtography
Eurasian Jay sat on a fence with one wing extended & a beak full of peanuts.
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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I hope this gets your attention as much as this little Blue Tit. Please check out Les’s informative feed, if you love birds it’s a fabulous account to follow:

#Birds #EastCoastKin #UKWildlife
Blue Tit in a very upright position prior to landing on an out of sight feeder
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Duck! I know it's a Swan but this bird was closer than it looks, the pic was taken with a wide-angle lens as the bird flew over my head 👀
#Swans #EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdsInFlight
A Mute Swan in flight set against a cloudy blue sky & autumnal foliage.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Happy #Flyday

Sailing into the weekend with this stunning Great Tit

@rspb.bsky.social #BirdsInFlight #Birds #EastCoastKin
Great Tit in flight with wings spread to slow it's descent.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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A Long-tailed Duck for #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #DucksOutOfWater and the Alternative Bird is a #Moorhen

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography #ukbirding #BirdsInFlight
Long-tailed Duck flying straight towards the camera with a diffused background of a beach.
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Forming an orderly queue prior to touch down 👀 #BirdsInFlight
#Birds
A Great Tit in flight with an out of focus Blue Tit below in the foreground.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Another pic of a Blue Tit for Alan & Rob’s alternative #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #EastCoastKin
#BirdsInFlight
A Blue Tit in flight against a yellow background
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay is any bird #paddling, standing or walking on shallow water. Nearly all of my favourite pics are of flying birds so I’ll share one for the alternate post of #yellow
These beautiful Yellow Wagtails love nothing more than a nice fresh dung heap 💩
#birds #birdsinflight
Yellow Wagtail in flight skimming over a fresh pile of dung 👃🏻❌
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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A couple of Blue Tits queuing midair #TwosDay #BirdofTheDay
#Birds #BirdsInFlight #EastCoastKin
Two Blue Tits inflight the second bird that appears to be following the main subject is out of focus
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Cracking birds Alan, I did fire off a few pics when I saw my first in Northumberland, pic that achieved a Bird Guide “Photo of the Week”, a proud moment for me 😊
Red Breasted Merganser taking off
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I’m full up! #FlyAnotherDay #FliesInFlight
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I’ve heard a few Brambling locally, we had a pair visit our garden in 2023 & I’m really hoping we’ll see them again this year🤞 #Birds #BirdsInFlight @rspb.bsky.social
Brambling in flight Brambling in flight
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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My one and only sighting of a Eurasian Bittern, a bird that's normally hidden in the reeds, I was very fortunate in seeing it fly past the hide at RSPB Lakenheath Fen

#Least #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #Birds #Birdsinflight
A Eurasian Bittern in flight with a mottled woodland background.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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😂😂😂….precisely! See ya I’m outa here
November 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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A classic shot of a #BirdOnAWire #StandingOnThings #EastCoastKin #Birds
Kestrel with a quizzical look on a wire
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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So I gathered 😂😂😂 @alan678.bsky.social
Kingfisher on a branch looking directly towards the photography, definitely not the prettiest angle 👀
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Does this count @robcrank68.bsky.social?

#StandingOnThings #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #EastCoastKin
Common Kingfishers mating
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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A Robin carefully standing on a thorn with an obligatory #Birdsinflight Blue Tit photobombing the pic.

#StandingOnThings #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #EastCoastKin #HolidayRobin
Robin stood on a thorny branch & a Blue Tit that's out of focus flies by in the distance.
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Just a very distant record shot but I saw a Hobby catch a Swallow, they are such amazing hunters!
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Great Tit stalling to change direction mid-air #BirdsInFlight #Birds #EastCoastKin
Great Tit in flight set at angle as it changes direction in flight
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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A nanosecond after takeoff #BirdOfTheDay #Takeoffs #EastCoastKin

#BirdsInFlight #Birds
@rspb.bsky.social
Great Tit swooping down with wings spread wide
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Up up & away #BirdOfTheDay #Takeoff

#EastCoastKin #HolidayRobin #Birds #BirdsInFlight
Eurasian Robin in takeoff mode set against a blue sky
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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My contribution to Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Takeoffs is a female Blackbird that has just launched from a fence. #BirdsInFlight #Birds #EastCoastKin
A female Blackbird in take-off mode heading directly towards the photographer
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Let’s Dance! #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInFlight #Birds #EastCoastKin #Fighting
Two Blue Tits in flight with one claw tangled to the other.
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM