Hand drawn pattern of leaf shapes and more - in an art nouveau style. Ink outlines then painted in green and copper watercolours.

Nature Nouveau - ink and #watercolour on paper 🤩 I’m really chuffed with how this has come out. #inkonpaper #originalart

Sometimes Slowtimes Soundtimes — Doug Shaw : Artist, Illustrator, Consultant Spring butterflies haven't been showing up for me much lately in my local park. After an early March flurry, things have slowed down, maybe its the weather? It’s certainly been a bit more overcast and...

Sometimes Slowtimes Soundtimes - tuning into nature www.dougshawart.com/blog/sometimes-slowtimes-soundtimes #photography #bird #nature

I Wander & I Wonder — Doug Shaw : Artist, Illustrator, Consultant March 31st 2026. Here we stand on the precipice of April, and I find myself, for the first time in my 60 years, having walked in excess of 400km in a single calendar month. I enjoy my walking, to knoc...

I Wander and I Wonder - 400km of walking this month - much of it recording nature in various ways. #nature #photography #videography www.dougshawart.com/blog/i-wande...

Kingfisher facing to the right, sitting on a twig, blurry buff coloured background . Beddington Park

Round shaped kingfisher looking to the right, greens and blues in the background . Beddington Park

Kingfisher looking left - green foliage behind. Wilderness Island, Carshalton

Hi folks - first day back for a while - delighted to see a #blue theme for #BirdOfTheDay I’m going for a hat trick of Wandle kingfishers. #birds #photography #nature

I've chosen a Blue Tit and a Kingfisher for today's #BirdOFTheDay #Blue 🪶

Danny George Wilson - Before September (Official lyric video) YouTube video by Danny George Wilson

This is lovely, a video for @dannythechamp.bsky.social remarkable new song 'Before September'.

Filmed locally by @dougshawart.bsky.social and featuring the guitar I painted, it's very much a 'Carshalton' product too!

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How lovely - thank you.

Thank you 🙏🏼

Bold move 💪🏼

My profile pic with Green Party messaging superimposed

As a resident and community worker in this fab Borough, I’m standing for election in May. I know that people deserve to be treated with respect, honesty and integrity. I commit to talking with you, listening to you, and taking action on what matters to you. #GetGreensElected 💚

I always felt unemployed at the end of freelance projects. Probably because I was. I never really got comfortable with that feeling so the goal was always to move seamlessly from one project to the next, which never happened.

Causing trouble I’m sure 😀

Three Magpies dancing around one another in the grass - they're either dancing or arguing!!

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you, three Magpies having a fight on the way home from the pub! #birds #photography #nature

Thank you!

Robin on a post / singing on Telegraph Track

Egret in The Wandle near Wilderness Island

Robin looking skyward on a tree branch in Queen Mary’s Park

Focusing on #Robins and #Sideviews for #BirdOfTheDay #birds #photography #nature

If you need any help synergising that shit, call me 🤣😬

Agreed - even that briefest flash is enough to raise the spirits a little.

A kingfisher on a small branch - facing left in the photo - blurred greenery in the background. On the River Wandle.

An Egret in shallow water near Vigo. Its beak is nearly touching the water as the bird looks straight downwards. It appears the bird is staring at its own reflection.

For the #Photogenic #BirdOfTheDay theme may I present an Egret staring at its own reflection, and a stunning kingfisher. #photography #birds #nature

A kestrel facing the camera - hovering against a pale blue sky background. The face, feet, and tail of the bird are caught by the sun and the underwings are mostly in their own shade.

For the Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LightAndShade I offer you this late afternoon partially sunlit Kestrel - hovering over Beddington Farmlands a few weeks back. #bird #photography #nature

Hey folks! It’s ’National Book Day’ and we’re thrilled to say that we have a fantastic selection of music, cinema, horror, sci-Fi and cult books here at ‘Looking For The Magic’….We also have racks and racks of truly amazing records…So come on over and get digging..Open till 7pm…See ya here!! 📚🎞️👻🚀😎🎷

Several frogs peering out from a reedy pond

Let’s play spot the frog!! #nature #photography #frogs

I’m here for this 😀

My Dad had a crowbar - I wish I’d kept it after reading your post.

I guesstimate around 20 - probably low balling it.

A rare achievement - huzzah!

Great crested grebe rippling along on a grey lake

A kingfisher among a thicket

A heron sat on a fence near a picnic area

A pair of Shoveler ducks, male and female, drifting a long a grey lake.

Several #SideView photos for today's #BirdOfTheDay - all taken on a cold Feb 2026 visit to @wwtworldwide.bsky.social in Barnes. #photography #nature #birds

Thank you and apologies I forgot to add that info. I spotted these in Vigo October 2025 - the first and only time I’ve seen them.

I’m here for this 💚

Five Sanderlings whizzing by - perfect for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #FourOrMore 😀 #birds #photography #nature