Woodpigeon in flight coming in to land in a garden with bird bath in the background

Evening Bluesky peeps. For #SmallBeautiesHour CI Woodpigeon has flown in to say hi! (Or perhaps he just wants some food) 🤔 #SmallBeauties #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold #RubbishBirdPics

Evening Bluesky peeps. A wet and windy trip to Redcar yesterday for #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold Spot the Sanderling... #RubbishBirdPics

Evening Bluesky peeps, beautiful day at the beach yesterday for #SmallBeautiesHour complete with bonus Oyster Catchers #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold #RubbishBirdPics

Evening Bluesky peeps. A very damp February so far and CI Woodpigeon came calling at the back door looking for snacks 🤗 #RubbishBirdPics #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Delivery receipt for 2 flat whites and 2 pastries. Note reads 'It's for my parents, they are not expecting this delivery so they might be surprised Tell it was from [blanked out] please :)

#SmallBeautiesHour seeing family at the weekend, some very good value daffodils, curlews for #RubbishBirdPics, remembering that it is 5 years since my son sent us surprise coffee and pastries, bringing us joy in deep miserable lockdown

Woodpigeon sitting on a fence with his feathers all fluffed up looking like he's trying to keep warm.

Evening Bluesky peeps. Chief Inspector Woodpigeon is hunkering down and waiting for Spring here at #RubbishBirdPics HQ 🩵 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Frost covered field with fence in foreground. Sheep in the distance and 4 peacocks near the fence (all with tail feathers down)

Spotted on our frosty walk...a field of Sheep and Peacocks!!!! 😲 This is a first for #RubbishBirdPics 😂
#SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Lindisfarne also produced some top notch opportunities for a few #RubbishBirdPics 💙 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Huge expanse of beach, gentle waves rolling in, distant sand dunes and a solitary gull standing on the sand.

A lone gull taking some time out 🤍 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold #RubbishBirdPics

Swan coming in to land on a large pond with autumnal trees in the background and reeds on the foreground.

Evening Bluesky peeps. A #RubbishBirdPics field trip at the weekend resulted in a snap of this magnificent swan coming in to land #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Very blurry picture if a grey Squirrel on its hind legs eating an acorn, very messy garden and a small apple tree in the background

Very late for #SmallBeautiesHour but I thought the #RubbishBirdPics folks @helendrinkstea.bsky.social would enjoy this #rubbishSquirrelPic, here eating an acorn off my oak tree

The famous silver Swan automaton in a glass case at the Bowes Museum is surrounded by many worksop art on the walls and seating in anticipation of its daily performance.

Being at the Bowes Museum meant seeing the magnificent Silver Swan......the ultimate #SmallBeauty and a pretty good #RubbishBirdPics field trip (which didn't involve any real birds)! #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Very blurry pic of a curlew on a green playing field

4 oyster catchers on a green playing field

Brownish grey young moorhenwith big green feet

Adult and juvenile swan on a pond, reflected in the water.

Been for an evening walk and spotted a curlew, oystercatchers, Swans, mallards and some very chirpy adolescent moorhens, complete with great big green feet. All very classic #RubbishBirdPics I'm afraid but delightful nevertheless #SmallBeauties

Thrilled to learn, there is an Owl Suite at Cragside!!! ☺️🦉 #RubbishBirdPics #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

The wettest Woodpigeon in the world at #Rubbishbirdpics HQ this morning 🤭☔️ #SmallBeauties

Rather shaky photo of a juvenile Robin standing on some soil.

Evening Bluesky peeps. May I introduce this little beauty who is named 'Clyde, son of Clyde' (original I know!) 😆 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold #RubbishBirdPics

Open doorway with a rather inquisitive Woodpigeon looking over the threshold.

Meanwhile at #RubbishBirdPics HQ.... 🤦‍♀️😁
#SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold

Woodpigeon in a bird bath with water droplets on tail and feathers all fluffed up. Poppy seed heads in the background.

News from #rubbishbirdpics HQ this evening: CI Woodpigeon spends an inordinate amount of time in the bath! 😬🤣 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

Woodpigeon almost crashing into a window. Woodpigeon standing at open back door looking indignant.

Meanwhile at #rubbishbirdpics HQ, Chief Inspector Woodpigeon has gone slightly bonkers trying to gain access to the house. I've tried to reason with him that there is no bird seed left on the premises... #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

Pale yellow Okra flower against very vibrant green leaves, a replica Spanish sailing ship moored in the River Tyne with a backdrop of the Tyne Bridge, a herring gull strolling along the pavement.

Evening BlueSky peeps. Okra in bloom, the Nao Victoria Spanish sailing ship moored in the Tyne and a very nonchalant gull out for a stroll. #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold #rubbishbirdpics

View through a window into a garden (laundry on the line), a Woodpigeon popping its head up through the foliage to look in the window.

Meanwhile whilst having lunch at #rubbishbirdpics HQ, I had the feeling I was being watched... 😁 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

A rather grumpy looking Blue Tit in a bird bath with water droplets in the air

Trying to stay cool at #rubbishbirdpics HQ
#SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

Two Woodpigeons affectionately pecking eachother in a bird bath

Big news from #rubbishbirdpics HQ! Chief Inspector Woodpigeon is all loved up. I spotted the happy couple canoodling in the bird bath at the weekend 💙 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

Lovely, exhausting day.
Lots of laughing.
Met @helendrinkstea.bsky.social after being a #rubbishbirdpics fan. It was so lovely to meet you, Helen.
Caught up with @electrarhodes.bsky.social, always a joy.

A Goldfinche perched on a clump of Forget-me-nots next to a rock and a garden path. Lily of the Valley leaves in the background .

Evening BlueSky peeps. Big news from #rubbishbirdpics HQ - Goldfinches are nesting in the tree next door!! This means daily visits to my garden 🤗💛🖤❤ #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

Bullfinch in a shrub and goldfinch on some barren soil. Ever so slightly out of focus.

Evening BlueSky peeps. Some colourful visitors to the garden at the weekend provided an excellent opportunity for #rubbishbirdpics 😊🐦 #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold

Camouflaged among a tangle of mock orange branches and honeysuckle vines sits a little brown cardinal fledgling, with its tiny brown crest raised while it waits for dad to return with more yummies.

Today's first: First northern cardinal fledgling!
#RubbishBirdPics

Picture taken underneath a Woodpigeon. Said Woodpigeon is staring straight onto the camera looking a bit surprised!

Quite possibly the best photo I've taken of Chief Inspector Woodpigeon. My original #smallbeauty who makes me smile every day no matter what. #SmallBeautiesHour #BecauseofClem #threadofgold #rubbishbirdpics

2 male mallard ducks standing on a stone ledge by a pond, both standing on one leg with heads hidden under their wings

Rare headless one-legged ducks for #SmallBeautiesHour #RubbishBirdPics

Blurry photo of a great blue heron taking flight from a river, droplets and splashes of water catching the golden, late-afternoon sunlight. In the background, leafless trees are reflected in the rippled water.

Not-quite-in-focus photo of two Canada geese standing on a sandbar in a river. The goose on the left, neck stretched forward, has an open beak, tongue sticking out as the goose vocalizes. The goose on the right stands with head lifted, as though ignoring some complaint heard a thousand times before.

A couple of #RubbishBirdPics for #SmallBeautiesHour:
A great blue heron startled by me, the blurry photo as proof that I was also startled by the heron 😆; and, a very vocal Canada goose, plus a very patient one.