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Barn owl (Tyto alba) female differentiated by the spotting on the breast #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #barnowl

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A visit to Clowbridge Reservoir in deepest darkest East Lancashire where a circumnavigation of the 1.6 mile path eventually produced good views of the Red-necked grebe close to our original starting spot #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #redneckedgrebe

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Another session with the female Kingfisher today in bonnie Scotland #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Scotland #kingfisher

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Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) Opportunitiesto photograph this species are very rare , the fact that it is quite a sulky species, but this one showed well in bad light at Spurn nature reserve a couple of years ago #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #firecrest

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Variable sunbird also known as the Yellow-bellied sunbird ,picture from a trip to Gambia in November 2016 #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #Gambia #variablesunbird

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Rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach)Gili islands , Bali #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #bali #longtailedshrike #rufousbackedshrike

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Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

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Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) Tobago 26th March 2024 Always worth birding around sewage treatment works #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #Tobago #mangrovecuckoo

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Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) not too long before these guys return to breed #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #piedflycatcher

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Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) from Tobago in March 2024 #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Tobago #commonpotoo

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A trio of Herons from our recent Costa Rica trip , Bare-throated , Fasciated and Rufescent tiger heron #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #tigerheron

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Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima) on the Tarcoles river boat trip #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #Yellow-headedcaracara

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White-collared manakin (Manacus candei) This became a bit of a distraction from the Sun bittern that was sitting on the river bank behind it #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #whitecollaredmanakin

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Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) A bird I have tried to get close to over the years and this was not the closest but was nice to see a small flock in Norfolk in Dec 2023 , sometimes known as Horned lark #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotgraphy #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #shorelark

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White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) Slowly working my way through all the pics from Costa Rica and this was one from Arenal Lodge from the wall outside the coffee shop #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #costarica #whitehawk

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King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) We pulled off the main road when our guide noticed a circling vulture flock , and we saw a surprise King vulture #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #costarica #kingvulture

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Buff-rumped warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) from Costa rica #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #warbler #costarica

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Violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) Chilamate ,Costa rica #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #hummingbird #violetsabrewing #costarica

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I believe this to be an Ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) from a recent trip to Cosra rica #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #costarica #flycatcher

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Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) from Costa Rica #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #caracara #raptorsofbluesky

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Luna feeling sorry for herself after a visit to the vet

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A couple of Raptors eyeing each other, the Yellow-headed caracara keeping watch on its young as the Black hawk eagle stands a little too close , click on picture to see full size #birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #raptorsofbluesky #costarica

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Black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) Tortuguero national park December 2024 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #raptorsofbluesky #costarica

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Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) checking around for any surprises #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #raptor #raptorsofbluesky #sparrowhawk

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Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Hotel Bougainvillea November 2024 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #costarica #vireo

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A productive couple of days in Scotland ,best of the bunch this female Kingfisher with a successful dive #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfisher

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Still cannot resist another session with the Female Kingfisher #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kingfisher

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Yellow-thighed bushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis) a bird endemic to Costa rica and Panama #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #nature #bushfinch

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Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)if there is something like the perfect picture then this would be mine ,two birds swallowing rowan berries, in bright sunshine , waxy tips on show 8th December 2022 #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #waxwing

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