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Sara Spillett
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Living in the Yorkshire Dales, England.
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A stroll in the woods, under beautiful Douglas fir trees.
A path leads into the picture of tall fir trees, and a person in red in the distance shows the trees huge height.
September 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Splendid on-camera aurora views last night. Light pillars visible by eye just before the clouds eventually rolled-in.
Aurora and stars just after dark, looking out at a rock stack off the coast Red and green aurora light the sky above a coastal view A view of aurora light pillars against a red and green sky
September 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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A grand week kayaking, cycling and nature watching on Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides. #whitetailedeagle #eagle #outerhebrides #westernisles #scotland
A white tailed sea eagle carrying a fish in its claws
May 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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A week in Hurgardah, Egypt diving and relaxing in the 40C heat.
In clear clue water, with a coral reef behind, a scuba diver carrying an underwater camera swims towards the camera An above water view of a coral reef Black fish swim over a white sand and coral seabed A hoopoe sits in a tree which has bright orange flowers
May 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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A delightful mid-Wales spot to spend Easter weekend.

#bluebells #spring #easter #oaks
Bluebells on a hillside under oak trees, with light green leaves.
April 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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A glorious sunset, snapped on Friday evening in Langstrothdale.

#yorkshire #yorkshiredales #tree #sunset
A drystone walled road load leads into the picture of a winter bare tree against an orange sunset
April 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Enjoying lovely Semerwater at the weekend. It's a @yorkswildlife.bsky.social nature reserve with loads of bird life to watch.

#yorkshire #kayaking #yorkshiredales #lake #semerwater
Me in my kayak on a blue lake with hills in the background under a blue sky A tree coming into flower with a bit blue sky A view over a blue lake with sandy islands. Tree lined green fields in the background. A view across a bright blue lake a d sandy banks leading to green fields and winter bare trees
April 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I took part in the Kettlewell with Starbotton parish litter pick today. Pleased to find a lot less litter than past years. Great views along the way.

#yorkshire #springcleaning #litter @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social
A view across green fields to hills behind, looking over a daffodil lined roadside drystone wall
March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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On the last day of meteorological winter, it was brilliant to see the curlews back on Great Whernside. They are the sound of spring to me. #yorkshire #yorkshiredales #curlew #spring
A curlew with an open beak, it's back to the camera stands on rough grass
February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I'm looking forward to seeing vibrant colours again in Upper Wharfedale. This was a summertime snap from my paraglider above Kettlewell.

#landscape #yorkshire #kettlewell #paragliding #paraglider
A river winds into a u shaped valley with bight green fields under a blue sky filled with fair weather clouds.
February 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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The star filled sky above my village of Kettlewell, last night. #darkskies #night #nightphotography #darkskyreserve #yorkshire #yorkshiredales
A clump of bare trees under a star filled night sky
February 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Smashing starling murmuration over Ripon Racecourse. It lasted more than half an hour. I could also see a huge murmuration over Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Ripon City Wetland reserve too. #starlings #murmuration #yorkshire #ripon #wildlife
Swirling flocks of starlings in a dark sky, with skeletal trees and a dark foreground.
February 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Winter bare trees, looking lovely in the mist above Kettlewell. #trees #woods #mist #kettlewell #yorkshiredales #yorkshire
Trees in the mist with snow lying on the ground. A drystone wall leads into the picture.
January 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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My village Kettlewell, in the Yorkshire Dales, was looking Alpine last week. #snow #kettlewell #yorkshire #village #yorkshiredales
A snow covered landscape with a cairn of stones in the foreground and the village nestling in the valley bottom.
January 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A snowy stroll above Kettlewell at lunchtime today. #snow #yorkshire #landscape #kettlewell
A snow covered valley and hillsides under a blue sky A blizzard darkens the sky above a snow covered hillside A village view from above, showing the snow covered roads A red tractor in a snow covered landscape
January 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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One of my favourite tree photos, for the start of National Tree Week #NationalTreeWeek #tree #snow #Yorkshire #YorkshireDales #Ingleborough #snow #photography #landscape
A small tree, bare of leaves, against a blue sky with a snow covered hill in the distance. The tree is growing from a snow covered limestone pavement.
November 23, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Ski Station Kettlwell's cross country trails were open early this morning. #ski #skiing #cross-country #XC #snow #sheep #photography
Bare trees against the hillside Sheep in a snow covered field with a tree in the background A small stone bridge sounded by snow covered trees and a house in the background A snow covered lane with drystone walls. My ski tracks are just visible leading into the picture.
November 23, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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Grand views of murmurating starlings this evening, at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Ripon City Wetlands. #starlings #murmuration #Ripon #nature #wildlife #photography
Starlings flock across a colourful sky above a lake Starlings flock across a blue sky, with a tree on the left of the frame Starlings flock across trees at nightfall Starlings flock across the sky as darkness falls on trees
November 22, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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It was a bit brisk this morning in Kettlewell. It has been around -10C overnight and was -6.7C when I was taking the snaps of ice flowers.
An ice flower against a black background An ice flower against a black background An ice flower against a black background
November 21, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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A short lunchtime stroll in today's sun, from Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales.
#yorkshire #yorkshiredales #kettlewell #trees #photography #walking
A stone bridge and barn surrounded by winter bare trees under a blue sky A stream with a small weir and winter bare trees A winter bare tree under a blue sky A drystone walled track leads towards winter bare trees and a barn in the distance
November 20, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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Enjoying a short paraglider flight at sunset in the Yorkshire Dales, England.
A paraglider flying above green hills, with the sunset lighting up the background
November 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM