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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A Cape Starling looking absolutely furious about something. 🪶🦉 #southafrica #kruger #sony ##sonya6700

David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Recently returned from a trip to South Africa, very different birds to my usual targets. Including this, the absolute lunatic Secretary bird 🦉🪶

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Beautiful birds. I was photographing them in South Africa last week.

Lilac Breasted Roller Kruger National Park, June 2016

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I saw them do this live last night 😅

Ian Anderson and Jack Clark of Jethro Tull

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🪶🦉 Great to see that the Sand Martins have returned to Dartmoor #birds #ukbirds #nature #dartmoor #birdphotography #sonyalpha

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Had a spare half hour today so spent it in a wood where I found this very cute and agile Nuthatch. 🦉 #birds #nature #wildlife #devon #sonyalpha #ukwildlife #birdphotography

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🦉Probably the most beautiful and acrobatic Raptor we see in the UK. The magnificent Red Kite. #ukbirds #nature #wildlifephotography #scotland #galloway #sonyalpha

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A few hours wandering the South Devon coast and 3 species I hadn't managed to capture before. 🦉🪶 #Berryhead #Devon #Britishbirds #sonyalpha #ukwildlife

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Spent a couple of hours at Ham Wall yesterday evening and managed to get one of the UK's largest birds and one of the smallest within 5 minutes of each other ! 🦉 #rspb #hamwall #sonyalpha ##ukbirds

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I don't always find it easy to tell a Sparrow from a Dunnock so if you're the same this might help. Apart from the colouring differences which aren't always obvious, the The Dunnock has a much slimmer, needle like beak. #birds #sonya6700 #birdphotography #ukbirds #nature

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Dog sitting for my daughter this weekend so took the little cutie on a lovely walk to Avon Dam followed by a very tasty toffee, apple crumble and a mocha. Excellent day

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

#SmallBirdSaturday #Birds #Photography #Plymouth One of the 7 or 8 Long Tailed Tits currently flitting around my garden. Sony A6700 + SEL200-600G

A Long Tailed Tit perched on a small branch

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

#SmallBirdsSaturday #Birds #Photography #Plymouth 🐦🦉 A cute little female Blackcap visited the garden this morning

A female Blackcap perched on a small branch.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The sun will eventually return and bring colour back to Dartmoor.

Monochrome image of the road from Princetown to Yelverton on Dartmoor. The rain had just stopped and the sun was doing it's best to break through.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Also on Farne, it's a magical place.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Hope you enjoy this little collection from Skomer.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

A rose amongst the thorns. Candid portrait from a wassailing at NT Cotehele. #sonya6700 ##nationaltrust #cotehele #candidportraits #candidphotography

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I don't always carry a camera so just use what I have, in this instance a 4 year old phone, not bad considering. #S21Ultra #Dartmoor #Devon

A misty scene near Princetown on Dartmoor.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

So the rain is falling and the wind has brought a ton of leaves down but the view outside my back door is still pretty colourful 😊

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🪶🦉 It's easy to overlook the birds we see everyday but in the right light they can be just as beautiful as the more exotic species.

A striking Jackdaw against a dark background

A beautiful Mallard's head against a dark background.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Dartmoor was putting on a show today, black skies, sudden torrential squalls then glorious sunshine all in a few minutes. The B3212 stretching out yo Leather Tor on the left and Sharpitor on the right. #Dartmoor #Devon #Landscape #Photography

A Dartmoor landscape in between rain and sun.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I'm sure my daughter won't mind me sharing. This is how her dog Juniper greets her in the mornings.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I don't think the Common Pheasant gets enough love, spectacular bird. 🦉🪶 #wildlife #nature #sonya6700

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I saw the Martin Barre Band perform this and many more at the Cropredy festival 6 days ago, he's still phenomenal!

Martin Barre performing at the Cropredy festival 09/08/2025

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

They were bloody noisy last night. My daughters poor doggo has to be sedated to get through it 😢

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Still going through the hundreds of photos I took in The Farne Islands a few weeks ago, I think it's almost impossible to take a bad photo of a puffin, such beautiful birds. 🪶🦉 #nature #birds #wildlife #photography #a6700 #northumbria

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

The heat was keeping most of the birds under cover but I guess this Marsh Harrier was hungry. 🪶🦉#birds #nature #rspb #hamwall #wildlifephotography #sonya6700

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Went for an evening walk past a field and saw a few hares. Elusive things but got a few shots including one of a leveret hunkered down, stationary. Also spotted a yellowhammer although it was getting pretty dark by then. #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #hares

A leveret hiding, stationary in the long grass.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

I think this Puffin's camouflage needs a bit of work 🤔 #birds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography 🪶🦉

A Puffin guardian it's burrow in the undergrowth.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I've never posted a monochrome bird photo before. There's something about the simplicity of this shot i think works better this way. Arctic Tern on Inner Farne 🐦🪶 #birds #nature #photography #sony #ukwildlife

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A guillemot enjoying a snack. #birds #nature #innerfarne 🪶🦉 ##Sonya6700 ##sony200-600g

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A beautiful Swallow guarding it's nest and chicks on Lindisfarne Island. 🪶🦉 #birds #nature #wildlife #lindisfarne #photography #sonya6700

A Swallow guarding it's nest and chicks.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A particularly evil looking juvenile House Sparrow. 🦉🪶 #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #sonya6700

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Longstone lighthouse and the landing stage at Inner Farne. Only a couple of miles apart but very different. #lighthouse #farneislands #Northumberland ##landscapephotography

Longstone lighthouse on the Outer Farne islands. Made famous by Grace Darling.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🪶🦉 Just spent a fantastic hour on Inner Farne with the puffins, razorbills, Arctic Terns etc. Hundreds of photos to sort through. #sonya6700 #sony200-600g

A Puffin marching across Inner Farne with sand eels for it's puffling.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🐧🪶 I spent a very wet hour on Dartmoor and in the few breaks in the cloud caught a Wheatear, Meadow Pippit and a soggy Sand Martin #Devon #Dartmoor #Photography #Sonya6700

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

🪶🦉I have a habit of trying to fill the frame with the subject when shooting birds, I think these show why it's not always necessary. I like that they show the habitat. #nature #birdphotography #birds #sonya6700 #photography #devon #

A male Mallard flying low over a wetland.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🪶🦉 Startled a Great Egret who leapt out of the reeds, flew around and made his feelings very clear 😅 #rspbhamwall #birdphotography #nature #sonya6700

A back-lit Great Egret taking to the air

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

An hour spent on Dartmoor looking for shots outside my normal nature/wildlife stuff. #photography #landscapephotography #dartmoor #sonyphotography

A BA flight heading for warmer climes leaving a crisp contrail.

A silhoutted tree against a brewing storm sky

A distant Dartmoor landscape looking more light an African savanna

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

🪶🦉 A pair of Cuckoo's having a mid-air squabble over Dartmoor. #birds #wildlifephotography #nature #dartmoor #sonya6700

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We've had nearly 3 weeks of superb weather in Plymouth but as it's breaking soon I thought I'd better make the most of tonight's sunset. A gig crew heading home after a training session. #Plymouth #landscape #sunset #photography #sonya6700