I was going to take a break from posting today but as it's #wildlifewednesday I couldn't resist.

Here's an image taken on my old camera in 2023 of a Red Kite in flight. In England there have been several conservation successes with these birds over the last 20-30 years. In certain places they almost feel as common as garden birds!

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It's another one because they are always 'robin' my attention...(sorry!).

This one was taken on a recent walk; I was sat on a low wall when the robin landed nearby and hopped along towards me. It seemed quite content by my presence and I with its.

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Another day and another beautiful robin!

They're daily visitors to the garden, so much so that I'm 99% sure I can recognise them by their song.

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Well, no woodpecker today! But...

...I did get to witness this lovely robin strutting its stuff in the garden!

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I still haven't got a photo of a Great Spotted Woodpecker that I'm truly happy with. They're always so high up in the trees.

This is probably my best attempt.

But hopefully tomorrow morning will bring more opportunities.

Wish me luck!!

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I often see lots of herons along the River Dee when out walking, but came across this one in a small pond in a local park.

Sadly, the pond also had 10+ American skunk cabbages growing which are now classified as an invasive species in the UK. I've reported this to the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative so hopefully they can be managed soon.

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Long-tailed tits have started appearing in our garden which really is great! I've not seen them here before so I'm taking that as a positive sign that they are enjoying what we're doing in the garden.

They're such beautiful birds! Very fluffy and I love the yellow ring around their eyes.

Apparently, they're referred to as "feathered lollipops" which is just perfect!

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Everyday seems to bring another sad story about nature. Today it was a report about the long-term decline in butterfly numbers in the #uk

I'll certainly be doing what I can in the garden to help these wonderful creatures this year.

I've not seen many yet as it's still a bit early but it did prompt me to look at some photos I took in 2023 that I thought I'd share for #wildlifeWednesday

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I'd be interested to know what everyone thinks of this 'type/style' of wildlife photo.

By all means, it's not your traditional photo but I quite like the mysteriousness of it with the goldfinch hiding amongst the light and the out of focus branches in the foreground. My only wish is that its face and eyes were more clear.

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