Stew Hinley
@stewhinley.bsky.social
Birder, photographer and WP lister. Looking forward to retirement.
14 Whoopers, counted in the moonlight, just gone south over my new garden. Can’t sleep for some reason 🔝…
October 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
14 Whoopers, counted in the moonlight, just gone south over my new garden. Can’t sleep for some reason 🔝…
98 Pinks over head just now will, I’m sure, be my final garden tick before moving house in 2 weeks time @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
98 Pinks over head just now will, I’m sure, be my final garden tick before moving house in 2 weeks time @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Some wader portraits in this evening's nice light at Redcar @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
September 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Some wader portraits in this evening's nice light at Redcar @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
Still editing... and playing with light 🙂 @teesbirds.bsky.social #birds
September 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Still editing... and playing with light 🙂 @teesbirds.bsky.social #birds
Some portraits of Small Coppers from today @teesbirds.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Some portraits of Small Coppers from today @teesbirds.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
Clouded Yellow taken locally this afternoon. Upperparts were cream, rather than yellow.. helice ? @teesbirds.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Clouded Yellow taken locally this afternoon. Upperparts were cream, rather than yellow.. helice ? @teesbirds.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
A couple more of Margrove's Pec Sand... @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds
August 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A couple more of Margrove's Pec Sand... @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds
This evening's Margrove treat was this Greenshank. Pec, Ruff and LRP also still present. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds
August 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This evening's Margrove treat was this Greenshank. Pec, Ruff and LRP also still present. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds
Margrove continues its purple patch... Pec Sand from this afternoon and a showy Ruff... @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
August 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Margrove continues its purple patch... Pec Sand from this afternoon and a showy Ruff... @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
A couple of butterflies from Teesmouth today @teesbirds.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A couple of butterflies from Teesmouth today @teesbirds.bsky.social
Margrove Ponds still looking good this evening... showy Dunlin, Common Sand, Kingfisher and two Grasshopper Warblers. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Margrove Ponds still looking good this evening... showy Dunlin, Common Sand, Kingfisher and two Grasshopper Warblers. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Marching on together 😊
April 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Marching on together 😊
Today's challenge was to try and photograph Tufted Coquette. Of all the world's birds, only Cuba's Bee Hummingbird is smaller. To add to the degree of difficulty, they're absolute dynamos that never keep still. Anyway.... 6 hours later...
February 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Today's challenge was to try and photograph Tufted Coquette. Of all the world's birds, only Cuba's Bee Hummingbird is smaller. To add to the degree of difficulty, they're absolute dynamos that never keep still. Anyway.... 6 hours later...
An evening boat trip at Caroni Swamp added a few dashes of colour to the trip....
February 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
An evening boat trip at Caroni Swamp added a few dashes of colour to the trip....
Visited the wonderful Yerette gardens in Trinidad today. Lots of Hummers present (I saw 13 species including 7 new) and, as always, fun times trying to photographthem, in flight...
February 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Visited the wonderful Yerette gardens in Trinidad today. Lots of Hummers present (I saw 13 species including 7 new) and, as always, fun times trying to photographthem, in flight...
So on Trinidad mow and my quest for new Hummers starts again tomorrow... Meanwhile, here's my other two new ones from Tobago. Male and Female Black-throated Mango and Rufous-breasted Hermit.
February 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
So on Trinidad mow and my quest for new Hummers starts again tomorrow... Meanwhile, here's my other two new ones from Tobago. Male and Female Black-throated Mango and Rufous-breasted Hermit.
Moving onto Trinidad today in search of more Hummingbirds. In the meantime, some other stuff from Tobago....
February 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Moving onto Trinidad today in search of more Hummingbirds. In the meantime, some other stuff from Tobago....
Visited a garden today renowned for attracting White-tailed Saberwings, in an effort to upgrade my pics to include flight shots...
February 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Visited a garden today renowned for attracting White-tailed Saberwings, in an effort to upgrade my pics to include flight shots...
Today's offering is Copper-rumped, which was my first new hummer of the trip. Suffers a lot from bullying, especially from the very aggressive Ruby Topaz, so it doesn't hang around long... making it a tricky one to photograph.
February 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today's offering is Copper-rumped, which was my first new hummer of the trip. Suffers a lot from bullying, especially from the very aggressive Ruby Topaz, so it doesn't hang around long... making it a tricky one to photograph.
Ruby Topaz must win for appearance changing amongst birds. A dull dark-chocolate with a chestnut tail 99% of the time, that transforms into one of the most beautiful birds ever, at the flick of a switch. It's brief and hard to capture, as if hummer pics aren't hard enough! My efforts...
February 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ruby Topaz must win for appearance changing amongst birds. A dull dark-chocolate with a chestnut tail 99% of the time, that transforms into one of the most beautiful birds ever, at the flick of a switch. It's brief and hard to capture, as if hummer pics aren't hard enough! My efforts...
White-tailed Saberwing. A vulnerable species with a restricted range of high altitude forests in Tobago and a small population in Venezuela. Not enough light in the forest to attempt flight shots but high ISO capability of the R3 allowed at least for some perched. Cracking bird!
February 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
White-tailed Saberwing. A vulnerable species with a restricted range of high altitude forests in Tobago and a small population in Venezuela. Not enough light in the forest to attempt flight shots but high ISO capability of the R3 allowed at least for some perched. Cracking bird!
First day on Tobago spent recovering from travel, though duding around the hotel grounds added Copper-rumped to my hummingbird list. Sadly, not photographed but hopefully will sort that tomorrow - a full day in the forest including a 'hummingbird garden'. Lots of these two locally... Very tropical!
February 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
First day on Tobago spent recovering from travel, though duding around the hotel grounds added Copper-rumped to my hummingbird list. Sadly, not photographed but hopefully will sort that tomorrow - a full day in the forest including a 'hummingbird garden'. Lots of these two locally... Very tropical!
