Knot all Knot
A flock of Knot with a few Black-tailed Godwit at Sunderland Point near Lancaster this afternoon. Low light so panning at 500mm and 1/200" rather than a more typical 1/1000"
#knot #waders #wildlifephotography #birdsinflight #birds #nikonZ9 #nikon500mmPF #panning

Another selection of wading birds on the rocks on Morecambe prom at high tide.
#birds #photography #wildlife #hightide #morecambe #lancashire #england #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

A selection of wading birds on the rocks on Morecambe prom at high tide this afternoon.
#birds #photography #wildlife #hightide #morecambe #lancashire #england #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

A trio of little budgies from a mooch about the visitor centre at RSPB Leighton Moss this afternoon. That's about my range at the moment as my back is giving me jip. Robin, Great tit and Marsh tit.
#rspb #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #leightonmoss #lancashire #england

Fallow Deer down by the River Bella in Milnthorpe this afternoon.
#cumbria #deer #fallowdeer #nature #wildlife #river #cute #adorable #nikonzf #nikon500mmpf

The Royal Air Force Red Arrows in Morecambe for Armed Forces Day yesterday. They came straight out of the Sun so not much colour. So black & white seems to have worked ok.
#AFD #RMEDFORCESDAY #redarrows #morecambe #lancashire #photography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #aircraft

The Sun Descends.
Across the treetops 40min before sunset this evening.
20sec later it was gone.
#sunset #lancashire #morecambebay #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #telephoto #photography

Kingfisher with a crab on the Silverdale Saltmarshes. Leighton Moss. England.
#kingfisher #wild #photography #wildlifephotography #rspb #lancashire #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Not much space amongst the Knot for these Bar-tailed godwit on the Silverdale Saltmarsh yesterday!
#rspb #leightonmoss #photography #birdsinflight #bar-tailedgodwit #godwit #birds #birdphotography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #nature #wildlife #silverdale #lancashire #england #knot #waders

Two pairs of Eider circling each other as they get ready for breeding season. Morecambe Prom 5min from home. A beautiful place to live :)
#birds #duck #waterfowl #photography #coast #morecambebay #lancashire #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Puffin bringing nesting material at Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire.
#birds #puffin #nesting #bemptoncliffs #rspb #yorkshire #coast #nature #wildlife #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

A lovely Little Egret sequence from high tide yesterday. Waking up from a nap and having agood shake-out to face the day :)
1. Oh hi is it morning?
2. Bad hair day?
3. Shaky shaky shakey
4. Ah that's better :)
#littleegret #heron #bird #nature #wildlife #morecambe #lancashire #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Curlew takeoff at high tide today in Morecambe, LAncashire.
#birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #curlew #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #morecambe #lancashire

Puffin at the nest hole. Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire.
#birds #puffin #nesting #bemptoncliffs #rspb #yorkshire #coast #nature #wildlife #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

A nicely lit flyby from this magnificent Great White Egret at RSPB Leighton Moss.
#birds #birdsinflight #white #greatwhiteegret #egret #heron #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

My favourite view and only a short stroll from home down to the prom. Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston across Morecambe Bay 25 miles away.
#winter #snow #coniston #lakedistrict #mountains #cumbria #england #photography #blackandwhite #landscape #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Male Eider action this afternoon at hight tide in Morecambe, Lancashire.
#morecambebay #ducks #seabirds #nature #wildlife #photography #birds #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Another session out with the Curlews off the prom in Morecambe. Morecambe Bay really is a fabulous place. And this spot is 3min from home!
#morecambe #lancashire #uk #curlew #birds #birdsinflight #nature #wildlife #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Brave The Wave. Oystercatcher at hight tide in Morecambe this afternoon.
#oystercatcher #birds #ukbirds #nature #wildlife #photography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #morecambe #lancashire

Curlew flyby in Morecambe at high tide yesterday.
#morecambe #lancashire #uk #curlew #birds #birdsinflight #nature #wildlife #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

A nice Oystercatcher at high tide on the local prom in Morecambe this afternoon.
#oystercatcher #birds #photography #morecambe #lancashire #uk #wader #seabirds #coast #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Another lovely winter view across Morecambe Bay as The Old Man of Coniston range looms above Grange-over-sands 25 miles from my and my camera.
#photography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #morecambe #grange-over-sands #coniston #mountains #cumbria #lancashire #lakedistrict #england

The Old Man of Coniston across Morecambe Bay 25 miles away this afternoon. Just a touch of snow clinging on after the recent full covering.
#coniston #lakedistrict #mountains #cumbria #england #photography #blackandwhite #landscape #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

We have a good population of Eider here on Morecambe Bay. I remember having to go up to the North East coast not that long ago to see them! Global Warming? Pah! LOL.
#birds #photography #seabirds #eider #NikonZ9 #Nikon500mmpf #nature #morecambe #lancashire

Lovely light on Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man 25 miles away across Morecambe Bay this afternoon.
#landscape #Morecambebay #Dowcrag #coniston #conistonoldman #mountains #lakedistrict #lakeland #snow #weather #clouds #NikonZ9 #Nikon500mmpf

More from Morecambe prom at high tide in good light yesterday. This time it's the lovely Curlew.
#birds #curlew
#nature #wildlife #waders #oystercatcher #birdsinflight #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #morecambe #morecambebay #lancashire #england #coast #coastal

Morecambe prom at high tide in good light. Always a good spot for seabirds. This was an Oystercatcher flypast this afternoon!
#birds
#nature #wildlife #waders #oystercatcher #birdsinflight #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #morecambe #morecambebay #lancashire #england #coast #coastal

Oystercatcher fly-by off Morecambe prom as high tide approached.
#birds #birdsinflight #seabird #wader #morecambe #seaside #lancashire #england #nature #wildlife #photography #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Avocet in flight at Conder Green, Lancaster.
#avocet #bird #birds #birdsinflight #nature #wildlife #wild #calling #longlegs #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf

Coniston Old Man in the English Lake District across Morecambe Bay with a sprinkling of snow. 25 miles away.
#lakeland #lakedistrict #fells #mountains #morecambe #landscape #nikonz9 #nikon500mmpf #nature