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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Nature Nouveau - ink and #watercolour on paper 🤩 I’m really chuffed with how this has come out. #inkonpaper #originalart

Hand drawn pattern of leaf shapes and more - in an art nouveau style. Ink outlines then painted in green and copper watercolours.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Hi folks - first day back for a while - delighted to see a #blue theme for #BirdOfTheDay I’m going for a hat trick of Wandle kingfishers. #birds #photography #nature

Kingfisher facing to the right, sitting on a twig, blurry buff coloured background . Beddington Park

Round shaped kingfisher looking to the right, greens and blues in the background . Beddington Park

Kingfisher looking left - green foliage behind. Wilderness Island, Carshalton

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alisonwillis1.bsky.social @alisonwillis1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I've chosen a Blue Tit and a Kingfisher for today's #BirdOFTheDay #Blue 🪶

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Hey Kids Rock'n'Roll @heykidsshop.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This is lovely, a video for @dannythechamp.bsky.social remarkable new song 'Before September'. Filmed locally by @dougshawart.bsky.social and featuring the guitar I painted, it's very much a 'Carshalton' product too! youtu.be/Gm8ksPyqcT4?...

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Danny George Wilson - Before September (Official lyric video)

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

As a resident and community worker in this fab Borough, I’m standing for election in May. I know that people deserve to be treated with respect, honesty and integrity. I commit to talking with you, listening to you, and taking action on what matters to you. #GetGreensElected 💚

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I always felt unemployed at the end of freelance projects. Probably because I was. I never really got comfortable with that feeling so the goal was always to move seamlessly from one project to the next, which never happened.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you, three Magpies having a fight on the way home from the pub! #birds #photography #nature

Three Magpies dancing around one another in the grass - they're either dancing or arguing!!

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

For the #Photogenic #BirdOfTheDay theme may I present an Egret staring at its own reflection, and a stunning kingfisher. #photography #birds #nature

A kingfisher on a small branch - facing left in the photo - blurred greenery in the background. On the River Wandle.

An Egret in shallow water near Vigo. Its beak is nearly touching the water as the bird looks straight downwards. It appears the bird is staring at its own reflection.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

For the Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LightAndShade I offer you this late afternoon partially sunlit Kestrel - hovering over Beddington Farmlands a few weeks back. #bird #photography #nature

A kestrel facing the camera - hovering against a pale blue sky background. The face, feet, and tail of the bird are caught by the sun and the underwings are mostly in their own shade.

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Looking For The Magic Records @lookingforthemagic.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hey folks! It’s ’National Book Day’ and we’re thrilled to say that we have a fantastic selection of music, cinema, horror, sci-Fi and cult books here at ‘Looking For The Magic’….We also have racks and racks of truly amazing records…So come on over and get digging..Open till 7pm…See ya here!! 📚🎞️👻🚀😎🎷

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Several #SideView photos for today's #BirdOfTheDay - all taken on a cold Feb 2026 visit to @wwtworldwide.bsky.social in Barnes. #photography #nature #birds

Great crested grebe rippling along on a grey lake

A heron sat on a fence near a picnic area

A pair of Shoveler ducks, male and female, drifting a long a grey lake.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Five Sanderlings whizzing by - perfect for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #FourOrMore 😀 #birds #photography #nature

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your bird captures you like best from February, the Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves.” Guardian Of The Dark Riverbank. February 8th. #classicmono #photography #birds #EastCoastKin

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #PigeonsAndDoves - I was in London this week - wandered through Spa Fields for the first time and spotted these. #photography #urbannature #birds

A brown feral pigeon clinging to a tree trunk, turning to its left - eye facing the camera.

An almost totally white feral pigeon sitting on a tree branch

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

An upside down Siskin near Beddington Farmlands. My first Siskin of 2026 so I'm choosing this as my #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #photography #nature #bird - off to admire some other choices now.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Heather is an excellent writer - but don’t take my word for it, read on.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Late to the #BirdOfTheDay party with this #RuffledFeathers kestrel taken at Beddington Farmlands recently. #photography #nature #bird

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The Wandle Telegraph - an attempt to turn a bird sighting list into something more akin to a story. Curious to know what you think? :) #photography #bird #wren #nature www.dougshawart.com/blog/the-wan...

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The Wandle Telegraph — Doug Shaw : Artist, Illustrator, Consultant

Notes from a walk along a section of The Wandle Trail, from Carshalton, to Morden Hall Park.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Surrounded by ghosts There’s something wonderful about being in the presence of long tailed tits. They flit among the branches, ghostlike. You know they’re there, visible as tiny corner of the eye movements, quietly but definitely audible too. #BirdOfTheDay #cute #photography #nature

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The tree this heron is on is in the middle of Carshalton Ponds - so I reckon this photo qualifies for #WingsOverWater today's #BirdOfTheDay #photography #heron #nature #bird

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I was recently allowed to get up close with this #PeacefulSolitude kestrel, on Beddington Farmlands. I was within 3 metres before it took flight. #BirdOfTheDay #nature #photography #bird

A kestrel sitting on a small branch - staring straight down the camera lens

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Did someone say #BirdButts ?? Young gull facing away from the camera down by the harbour in Vigo, October 2025 - superb plumage eh. #birdoftheday #photography #nature

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Lovely - I've yet to see one in the wild.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdsBeingBirds - here we have a robin singing on a fence post, and three magpies arguing on the way home from the pub! #birds #nature #photography

A robin singing on a fence post - facing go the right with brambles twisting around in the back ground. Telegraph Track April 2025

Three magpies dancing around each other on the grass - I mean - they could be dancing - could be arguing - who knows?! Queen Mary's Park May 2025

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Posing perfectly for its #Portrait a kingfisher for #BirdOfTheDay I spent several minutes in the presence of this beauty last summer. #photography #bird #nature

Close up of a kingfisher on a twig above the water at Wilderness Island. Summers 2025.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Great Crested Grebe and Kingfisher - both seen @wwtworldwide.bsky.social in Barnes, West London earlier this week. Poor light conditions but these have come out OK - I think?! #BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood #nature #photography #birds

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

How about this - a skylark not even a metre away from me! #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsAndBugs I turned a corner and there it was. I retreated slowly, turned away and off it went 💚 #photography #bird #nature

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Noor @noorsaschka.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme #Birds&Bugs

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Out walking dog folks. Back shortly to have a peek at BOTD. Be good. 😊 #BirdOfTheDay #EverydayBirds

Brown female blackbird standing on a mossy ledge, facing left, with mottled chest feathers and a yellow-tinged bill. Its dark eye is sharply in focus against a soft, blurred green and beige background, highlighting the bird’s rounded body and delicate legs.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The hedge on the neighbouring farm tracks is full of today’s #BirdOfTheDay #EverydayBirds - delightful House Sparrows!! #photography #nature #birds

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I see that #Blue is the alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay - I saw this kingfisher @wwtworldwide.bsky.social in Barnes yesterday. ¢nature #bird #photography #kingfisher

A male kingfisher at rest among a thicket of twigs and branches

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay #WaterBirds theme - I'm going with this Snipe I spotted yesterday. I still can't quite believe I managed to see it hiding there in plain sight!! #nature #birds #photography

A Snipe hiding in reeds at the water's edge - it's so well camouflaged it is hardly visible.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture, the alt is #Urban , birds in an urban environment. Good luck and have a great day. 😊 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A grey heron stands upright on a dark harbour rail in warm light, its long neck relaxed and yellow eye alert. Behind it, softly out of focus, a small gull perches on the pointed top of a white navigation marker, creating a layered composition with the heron sharp in the foreground and the gull blurred against a smooth brown background.

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Another one for the #BirdOfTheDay #StareDown theme - a male sparrow hawk glaring at me in a local park last Spring! #birds #nature #photography

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Doug Shaw @dougshawart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I spotted a Little Egret in Morden Hall Park yesterday - this pic definitely fits the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #StareDown 😀 #photography #nature

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