Nothing says spring like the call of a curlew. ❤️

Curlew is my C offer for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #ABCD. These birds were photographed as part of my voluntary work with the Melbreak Curlew Recovery Project. We identify, monitor, protect nests and raise awareness. UK Curlews have declined by 60% since 1970. #nature #birds #ECK #conservation

Burrowing owl, barn owl and barn swallow are my B representatives for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ABCD

#nature #birds #photography #ECK

This young cygnet will soon have the same long neck as its mother. #LongNecks #BirdOfTheDay #nature #ECK #birds #photography

Thanks Alan. It was very obliging of it to land on my rusty railings that matched its colouring.

I saw and heard my first swallows of the year yesterday. #manmadeperch #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #nature #photography #birds

X marks the perfect, perching spot for this male stonechat. #naturalperch #BirdOfTheDay #nature #birds #photography #ECK

A greater spotted woodpecker Dad feeding his offspring in the garden. #Black&Red #BirdOfTheDay #birds #photography #nature

Fiery, stained-glass skies are today’s Sunday #Stunday image.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings

Thanks Alan. And thanks for all the great themes that you and Rob come up with. It’s lovely to be able to share moments that would otherwise just sit in my photo archives.

I saw my first house martin of the year this week. Hopefully the swallows won’t be too far behind. #SmallBirdsInFlight #BirdOfTheDay

#nature #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin #birds 🪶

Here’s a parcel of oystercatchers on the Cumbrian coastline for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #smallbirdsinflight

#nature #photography #ECK #EadtCoastKin

Two #BirdOfTheDay themes in one. A water rail by the waterside. It was running around my feet as it didn’t want to walk on the iced surface. #weather #riverbank

#birds #photography #ECK #nature #EastCoastKin

I feel judged. This juvenile sparrowhawk had plenty of #attitude. It was eyeballing me through the window and then quietly carried on waiting for breakfast to arrive. #BirdOfTheDay #nature #ECK #EastCoastkin

A very pressured cup of tea and cake was consumed in the proximity of this menacing presence. #blue #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #EastCoastKin

Thanks Rob. :)

Certainly is in the light. Much of the year it is cloaked in cloud. It rains here… a lot!

A dumpy little swallow chick. It had recently fledged and the chicks were using my washing line as a place to rest between test flights and feeding by parents. #Migratory #BirdOfTheDay #nature #EastCoastKin #ECK

Ennerdale. The most remote valley in England and the location of a rewilding project where land is grazed by ancient breed cattle and pigs. Water voles were recently released there and if plans go ahead, beaver will follow. #stunday #photography #nature #rewilding

Thanks Rob. It was more accidental than intentional as I had my finger on the button as I ducked. The live shot is hilarious with the last frame just being its feet in the picture as it skimmed my head.

An eagle owl #LookingAtMe is today’s #BirdOfTheDay As fierce as it looks, it was heading for a snack and I happened to be in the way. The advice given was ‘stay still… unless it flies at you then duck’, which I mostly certainly did. #nature #birds

A lovely little Jenny wren that I rescued from my lounge a few years ago. Cheeky mite decided my skinny whippet looked twig- like and sat on his back. #Wrensday #nature #photography

I was visited by a sparrowhawk this week. It was under my #Feeders but left without finding anything to prey on. There is lots of cover so all the birds and rodents were nowhere to be seen.
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #nature #photography It reappears from behind the bush in the second clip attached.

A glorious jay visited me for a while and made the most of the ground #Feeders in the garden. The photo was taken by my trail cam. #BirdOfTheDay #nature #photography

Siskin, redpoll, goldfinch and greenfinch all gather at the #Feeders for today’s. Apparently a gathering like this when feeding is termed a mixed flock aggregation. #BirdOfTheDay #nature #photography #birds

Sunday is #Stunday! This cloud inversion was taken on Helvellyn, Lake District, Cumbria.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #onlybeautifulthings #sunset #Cumbria

A charming young pigeon. The offspring of my resident wood pigeons last spring. #GreyDay #BirdOfTheDay #nature #photography

The amount of hours I have spent waiting for birds to land on my garden trellis is probably unhealthy… #PerfectlyPerched #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #photography

A cormorant on the mill in Pembroke. One of my favourite bird encounters. #WingsOpenNotFlying #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #nature #photography #EastCoastKin