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Paul Danher

@grebo75.bsky.social
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Big lover of nature and keen amateur photographer. I've lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for nearly 30 years but still have my Brummie twang.

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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Showing some Corvid love this morning #birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Long Tailed Tit These little guys hang out in groups of upto 20 close family members. These groups will break up in to pairs for the summer, that will make a nest out of cobwebs and moss to raise their chicks, often with the help of other family members who have no chicks of their own! #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Male Sparrowhawk 10 foot from my sofa Sparrowhawk are smart and once they discover a bird feeder they can return to it several times a day and use their stealth and speed to catch their prey #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Sand Martin chicks Sand Martins usually nest in sand or gravel banks, but not here in Newcastle! Here they nest in an old retaining wall below the Free Trade pub in Ouseburn. #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Mute Swan (male) 🦢 Have you ever heard a full grown Swan take off from close range? The deep and loud THRUM THRUM THRUM of the wing beats, and the SLAP SLAP of their feet beating at the water, is something to behold. Makes you wander of they really could break your arm with a wing 🤔 #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Sand Martin chicks Sand Martins usually nest in sand or gravel banks, but not here in Newcastle! Here they nest in an old retaining wall below the Free Trade pub in Ouseburn. #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Dancing Grey Wagtail I spotted this Wagtail jump down to grab a large fly before turning around and immediately taking off again. I think she looks a ballet dancer, what do you reckon? #birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Female Blackbird In the 2nd picture you can see her using her nictitating membrane, a special '3rd eyelid' that birds have, that helps them clear their eyes while also allowing them to keeping an eye out for danger #birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Here's the Ouseburn Mute Swan Cygnets, chilling after all the fuss yesterday caused by a visiting pair of adults Thankfully no one was injured apart from a small cut to one of the adults legs. Mute Swan territorial disputes can get very violent, and can even lead to the death of cygnets
7 Mute Swan cygnets lie amongst grass and moss on a slipway on the River Ouseburn
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Grey Wagtail collecting a fly, on Crawford's Bridge in Ouseburn, Newcastle #Birds
Grey Wagtail with a blue fly in its beak. It's is about too take off with wings spread and standing on its tip toes
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Mute Swan cygnets and a Moorhen chick Why is the song "The Ugly Duckling" about a Swan chick? Look at them they're 😍 Where as the Moorhen chick looks more like a dino on the prowl 🦖😂 Taken today in Ouseburn, Newcastle, UK #Birds
2 Mute Swan cygnets in a nest next to their mother, who is just out of shot Moorhen chick prowls amongst the stones at the side of a river
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Puffin love from the Inner Farne Islands Finally finished going through and editing the 2000+ photos i took whilst I was away in Seahouses, Northumberland. So I'll be boring you all with shots like this for a while 😁 #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Meadow Pipits The first pic was taken on Inner Farne Island and the second from near Seahouses Both are hard at work collecting flies and grubs for their hungry chicks Like a lot of the birds on this trip, I'd never seen these little guys before but don't they look gorgeous and fierce 😍 #birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Puffin love from the Inner Farne Islands Finally finished going through and editing the 2000+ photos i took whilst I was away in Seahouses, Northumberland. So I'll be boring you all with shots like this for a while 😁 #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I've spent the last few days up in Seahouses, Northumberland abs visiting the Farne Islands. Here's a few early edits. 1. Puffin 2. Artic Turn 3 Male Stonechat #Birds
A Puffin standing on a rock, in a blustery wind. Artic Tern with its blood red beak. Make Stonechat standing proud on a slender branch
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
What a beautiful walk through Ouseburn. 1. A Moorhen parent feeding a small crab to 1 of it's 3 chicks. 😂 2. A pair of mating Sand Martins at the mouth of their nesting hole in a stone wall😯 3. A Wren with a spider (possibly) in its beak, taking it back to the nest and it's chicks 😍 #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I had a lovely walk along The Tyne in Newcastle this morning, there is so much going on 1. 2 Male Mallards - 1 adult and 1 juvenile by the looks of it. The adults beak is bright yellow 💛 2. A male Shelduck flying up river. #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Male Mute Swan Found this guy and his mate swimming in a flooded field during a walk along the Reigh Burn in Throckley #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Ring Necked Parakeet Taken during a walk around St John's Cemetery in Benwell, Newcastle #Birds
Ring Necked Parakeet sits on a branch
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Long Tailed Tit This long tail has just stolen this nesting material from another bird's nest, so that it can line is own, and give it's chicks the comfiest of starts #Birds
Long tailed tit sits on a branch in a bush.  It's beak is full of feathers
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Pheasants in Whitley Bay I've seen Pheasants many times over the years but never been this close before. Those colours and patterns are amazing and they deserve a lot more love ❤️ 1 & 3 are of a Female Pheasant 2 is of a mating pair, the female on the left abs male in the right #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Starlings, Whitley Bay Who says starlings are dull brown birds? These guys are are full of the joys of spring and showing off their vibrant colours #Birds #Starlings
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Ring Necked Parakeet mother She will be incubating her clutch of eggs, but here she is having a quick look outside. Maybe wondering if her mate is going to arrive back with some food soon 🤔 She's in one of 3 nests i have spotted in my local cemetery, here in Newcastle #Birds #newcastlebirds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
My first Chiffchaff of the year and all the sun is really making it feel like spring here in Newcastle, UK 🌞🌻 #Birds
Chiffchaff in a tree searching for insects
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Grey heron on the River Tyne in Scotswood, Newcastle Taken yesterday morning when we had 🌞🌞🌞 #Birds
Grey heron in silhouette against the morning light, on the banks of the River Tyne
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Carrion Crow on a Gravestone in black & white Taken this morning in St John's Cemetery, Newcastle #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
More Geordie Parrots enjoying the sunshine this morning, though the temp was 0c ❄️ These are Ring-Necked Parakeets originally from Asia and Africa, and they are the only naturalised species of parrot in the UK Taken this morning on St John's Cemetery, Newcastle #Birds #Newcastle
Ring Necked Parakeet sat on a branch in the morning sunshineA pair of Ring-Necked Parakeets, guarding their nest hole
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Long-tailed Tits aka fluff balls I stood watching a gang of these floofs feeding in the trees for 15 minutes or more. They're so adorable 😍 Taken during my morning walk around St John's Cemetery in Benwell, Newcastle #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Grey heron on the River Tyne in Scotswood, Newcastle Taken yesterday morning when we had 🌞🌞🌞 #Birds
Grey heron in silhouette against the morning light, on the banks of the River Tyne
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Cormorant with a large flat fish Taken this morning under the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle #RiverTyne #Birds #AmateurPhotography
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Ring Necked Parakeet, giving me side eye 👀 I found a five minute gap in the never-ending gloom and caught this Parakeet guarding its nest hole. #Birds #Newcastle
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Long Tailed Tit Taken during a walk through Ouseburn Woods, in Newcastle, this morning. The first hint of 🌞in a week meant I was out for a nice long walk with my camera 📷 #wildouseburn #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Ring-Necked Parakeets in Newcastle, UK More shots from yesterday's walk around the local cemetery. The Parakeets are busy preparing/ looking for places to lay their eggs. #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
A pair of Ring-Necked Parakeets Here, they're clearing dead wood from a tree knothole to create a nesting site. The female will lay her eggs once the hole is deep enough for her to hide. Taken at St John's Cemetery, Benwell, Newcastle #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Today's one of those days when my meds keep me very much indoors, when I'd love to be out playing. So here's a couple of shots from my bedroom window 1. House Sparrow - Giving me the eye because there's no sunflower hearts in my feeder 😂 2. Robin, bringing the colour to the winter morning. #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Fluff ball aka Long-tailed Tit Taken this morning as part of my long walk along the Tyne and Ouseburn, this morning #wildouseburn #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Black Headed Gulls Love these little guys. They're so chill 😎 #Birds #AmateurPhotography
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Dunnock Another shot from this morning's walk #AmateurPhotography #wildlifephotography #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Little Egret and a Grey Heron Not one but TWO heron species hanging out at the ponds this morning! 😍 Managed to get a good walk in the sunshine before the rain hit hard #AmateurPhotography #wildlifephotography #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Goldfinch (male) I seem to have turned into a bit of a Goldfinch whisperer this week, with them lining up to get their photos taken 😁 This time, I was at The Staithes in Dunston #TyneDerwentWay #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Goldfinch (Male) Taken earlier today while out enjoying the winter sunshine. I'm finding the SAD getting bad at the mo, but a brisk 8ml walk through icy rain and into the eventual glorious sunshine helped blow some cobwebs away 🌦☀️🐦😁 #WildOuseburn #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Teal Ducks Taken this morning on the River Tyne at Dunston Staithes, Gateshead #Birds #tynederwentway #amateurphotography
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"WHAT U LOOKIN AT 4 EYES!" Robin #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
What a gorgeous autumnal day it was for a walk looking for birds ☀️☀️☀️ 1. Long Tailed Tit aka fluffball 2. Dunnock 3. Jay, eating a berry #Birds #AmateurPhotography #Nature
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Robin Bringing colour and song to my walk through the woods today in Throckley #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Juvenile Herring Gull with its catch I watched this bird for a good 10 mins trying to swallow this fish, and then when it couldn't, I watched it fail to take off with it too 😂 #WildOuseburn #Birds Location The Hub, Quayside, Newcastle
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Lapwing Taken earlier today at The Staithes, Gateshead #tynederwentway #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Cormorant First day out with my camera in a while... I went hunting a Grey Heron that I know hangs out on these ponds near Throckley, but instead, I spent the morning watching this guy fishing instead #Birds
Cormorant sits on a branch with its back towards the photographer
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Mallard duckling #WildOuseburn #Ducklings #Birds
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Paul Danher @grebo75.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Shag feeding its young Farne Islands #Birds
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