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Jude 📷

@jude04.bsky.social
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I love looking at the world through a lens, both at home and away. My location is just outside of the Peak District National Park.

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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 5h
Apologies, that is what id meant to say 😊
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 5h
Apologies, that is what id meant to say 😊
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 8h
Amelanchier Blossom Description in alt. #BNWMacro #EastCoastKin #ECK #ArtChallenges #prompt #ClassicMono #macro #photography #Art #Amelanchier
A portrait orientated black and white image. The image was taken with a macro lens close up to a small branch of an amelanchier tree at blossom time. The blossoms are delicate little flowers, one group is the focal point but there are many others receding back into the image. The branch comes in on the top right and runs diagonally to the bottom left.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 9h
Lovely photo. Did you have stand and wait for the cloud to be in the perfect position so as to appear hooked on the spire, its perfect.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 9h
Many thanks Neil 🐦
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 9h
Thanks AB
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 11h
Thank you Vincent, I love ferns and the cool quiet place in which they choose to grow 🪴
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 11h
Many thanks Anna Lois, I love your interpretation of the trees and ferns 😄
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Undergrowth and Canopy One from a trip out with new lens. Description in alt. #ForestFriday #Scape #Treescape #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #DerbyshireDales #Trees
A landscape orientated image taken from low down to the ground looking up a wooded hillside. I had a 14mm lens on my camera so I could empathise the fabulous ferns that fill the foreground. Up the left of the frame is a multi stem tree that reaches up and out of the photo the rest of the frame is filled with slightly more distant trees wending their way up the hill to the sky.. we catch just little glimpses of the sky through the canopy.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks Rob, much appreciated.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You’re very kind 😊
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thanks Helen 🌸
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hi, many thanks for your comment. It’s a goldfinch.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Stunning
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Best side forward… Helen’s #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel any bird looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot... Description in alt. #GardenBird #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #Goldfinch
A landscape orientated image of a goldfinch on a birdbath. The bath fills the bottom of the image the bird is sitting on the left looking to the right. Soft filtered sunlight is illuminating it giving it a gentle flow. Helen’s bird of the day theme is supermodel and this bird is certainly one.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thanks AB 🐦
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gull Trio AB has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #BlueSkies; any bird against a blue sky. Description in alt. #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyMonday #Venice #Lido #Gull
Three gulls in flight above the sea just off the Lido beach in Venice. On roughly the bottom left third is a young gull not yet in adult plumage, behind it are two adult gulls. The one directly behind is a little lower the last higher and near the edge of the frame. The sky is a cloudy blue and a pier juts out into the sea almost across the whole image along the horizon which sits low in the frame.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eurasian Eagle Owl Description in alt. Rob has stepped in for Alan and set the theme for #BirdOfTheDay as #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters. It’s not everyday that I get to photograph an #EurasianEagleOwl so that is what I’m going with. #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK
A landscape image of an Eurasian Eagle Owl. I’d love to be posting a photo of one I’d taken in the wild but that is unlikely to happen. This is Pumpkin and Pumpkin lives at Muncaster Castle in Cumbria. The centre is very well run and works tirelessly in both education and conservation, and all the birds seem very well cared for.

In this photo the bird is on the left vertical third of the image perched on its large water bowl. It had just taken up water and was rising up again to swollen it down. Its beck is slightly open and its eyes half closed. We can see just a hint of part of the bird reflected in the water.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Siskin Gentle sunlight on a beautiful little bird. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by Helen, is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. #GardenBird #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #Bokeh #Siskin
A landscape orientated image taken the garden. It’s off a siskin on a small branch of a cherry tree. The bird id on the bottom left third looking to the right. The sun is soft and brings out the colours of the bird. The backdrop is muted yellow, orange and brown displaying soft bokeh balls.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Quite beautiful 🌼
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I love the herdy photo Mick 🐑
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Emperor Fountain The Palace of the Peaks and its fabulous fountain. Description in alt. #Stunday #EastCoastKin #ColourADay #OrangeSun #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #artchallenge #ChatsworthHouse
A landscape orientated image taken in the garden at Chatsworth House. I’m standing with the canal pond, a long straight pond so resembling a canal, on my right. It fills most of the bottom of the image and the magnificent Emperor Fountain stands on the right vertical third with the water spurt from it reaching up to almost the top of the image. Pond and land fill the bottom third, sky takes up the other two, it’s a delightful blue sky with wispy clouds. Chatsworth House sits on the bottom left third, perspective makes it appear tiny, in reality it’s anything but. A row of trees, just beginging to show their autumn colours, run into the frame on a the bottom right horizontal third.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Many thanks AB 🦉
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tawny Owl Description in alt. The alt Alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Airborne any bird in flight. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #TawnyOwl #MuncasterCastle
A landscape orientated image taken at Muncaster Castle in Cumbria. They have a fabulous hawk and owl centre that’s well worth a visit if you’re ever over that way. It was our second visit and we’ll definitely go again.
This is a photo of a tawny owl that’s just taken off from a tree stump. The stump is on the bottom left vertical third the bird is central at the top horizontal third. Its wings are out but not yet stretched out. It’s flying towards the right and looking straight ahead. The backdrop is green foliage.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A fascinating glimpse into someone else’s life. The colours are wonderfully warm.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That’s a very inviting porch. I love the rockers and the ferns 🪴
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Garden I enjoy exploring new gardens when visiting different parts of the country. Bowood House and Garden were a particularly lovely find. Description in alt. #Alphabetchallenge #WeekLForLookingIn #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #BowoodGardens #Wiltshire
A landscape orientated image of a garden. In front of us is a tall brick wall that divides one area of garden from the other, a door within it stands wide open and we reveals the garden beyond it. The wall is clothed in ivy and the opening is made of large chunks of light stone. A path leads us through and we see more paths inviting us in along with beds of flowers and trees. The sky above them is a wonderful blue with fluffy white clouds.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Number 42 A little bit of house and car envy 💛 #Alphabetchallenge #WeekLForLookingIn #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #SportsCar #Cotswolds
A landscape orientated image filled with the hunny stone that is indicative of the Cotswolds in the UK. In the foreground is a wall with pillars over to the left to which gates are attached. The gates are open and through them we see a tantalizing glimpse of a yellow sports car with the number 42 on its passenger door. Beyond wall and car is the house in which, presumably, the owner of the car lives. It’s quite a grand house, Georgian in architecture, with what I imagine to be large rooms with high ceilings if the windows are anything to go by.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Many thanks Mitch 😊
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Bothy Description in alt. #ForestFriday #Scape #Treescape #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #ClumberPark #Hut #Trees
Trees fill the top two thirds of this image and foliage the bottom one. It’s various shades of green interjected with brown trunks and branches. The main trunk we see is on the far left and is that of a multi stem tree, small branches cut across the top of the image. On the left nestled amongst the greenery is a small hut on an angle with a gable end towards is. The front of the hut faces into the photo and has one door and one window. The hut also has chimneys, this is on the corner of the roof closest to us, the roof is adorned with moss and lichen.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Autumn Memories Description in alt. Sabine is looking for mellow moods and I’d say my darling mum was feeling pretty mellow sitting in these beautiful surroundings. This was taken in 2020, we lost her in 2022 💛 #MellowYellow #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK #MuncasterCastle #Autumn
A landscape orientated image. It was taken in the garden of Muncaster Castle 6 years ago now. There’s a fabulous Japanese maple dominating the left of the image all decked out in autumn colours. On the right is an orange bench on which sits my lovely mum. She was 91 at the time and still very much enjoying life, and who wouldn’t enjoy colours like these 🍁🍂🍁
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Many thanks AB
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Many thanks Froure and I’m glad you enjoyed the info. Knowing more about them made me feel quite differently about them 🦅
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hooded Vulture Description in alt. Ian has set the theme for #BirdOfTheDay as #Raptors; any bird of prey. I’m going with this #HoodedVulture photographed at #MuncasterCastle who work in conservation with this endangered species. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky
A landscape orientated image of a hooded vulture taking off from a tree stump. The stump is in the bottom right corner of the image and the bird is taking off from it going towards the left. His wings are up, his head is jutting out and just the tips of his claws remain in contact with the stump. The backdrop is thrown out of focus by a narrow depth of field.

This vulture is called Mouse and is one of a few at the hawk and owl centre in Muncaster Castle. The centre do great work in helping conserve this amazing species. Vultures are critically endangered, which is a worry as they are an important part of the ecosystem. 

Here’s a couple of things Muncaster says about them. Vultures fill a vital ecological niche. They are obligate scavengers – this means they have a diet entirely made up of carrion (dead animals). By consuming a carcass, vultures can eliminate it as a potential harbour for disease and bacteria. Vultures are also an important indicator species – it means that the health of vulture populations is a biological reflection on the health of the ecosystem.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thank you so much Barrie 🌺
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What a character!
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Whst fabulous colours 🌈
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Many thanks 🙏
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tidal Lagoon A peaceful early morning in a place I’d be happy to return one day. Description in alt. #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTueday #ColourADay #BlueTue #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #BlueHour #Fuerteventura
A landscape orientated image of a beach on the island of Fuerteventuraits a 50:50 split between sky and beach. The sky is a beautiful blue with white cloud skittering across it. The time is just after sunrise. A tidal lagoon, with tide out so not much in it, runs diagonally across the beach from bottom right to almost the edge on the center left. To the left is a flat area of sand with a watch tower on the distant horizon. On the right, upon the horizon are hilly sand dunes. A flag stands in the lagoon fairly central another along with a small trees stand on the far bank.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Redpoll Description in alt Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. #birds #naturephotography #ECK #Sony #photography @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography #ukbirding #NatureTherapy #Redpoll
A landscape orientated image of a redpoll on a twiggy branch of a small tree in spring. A larger branch runs up the left of the image, the small branch comes up form the base of it with the bird perched slightly to the right of the midpoint. A cute little bird with red on its pol and upper chest and a light grey belly.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is just beautiful Merisi 💗
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Autumn Feeders Description in alt. The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, set by Alan, is #FallBirds, any captured in autumn. #ECK #BirdPhotography #UKBirding #UKNature #GardenBird #Siskin
A landscape orientated image taken in autumn in my garden. There is a feeder fairly central with three birds on it, though we only see the tail of the one at the back, a forth bird is flying in from the left. The feeder hangs in a small tree that is dressed in leaves of orange and yellow.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That’s beautiful Anna Lois 💕
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Many thanks Mairead 🌸
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Great photo excellent caption 😅
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Brilliant 😀
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
😅
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Southern white-faced owl Helen has set a fun theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay it’s #CaptionThatBird - a bird photo that make you smile with a witty caption… “I decided to get a head start on movember this year” 🦉🥸 🦉 #SouthernWhiteFaceOwl #MuncasterCastle #ECK #BirdPhotography #Owl
A landscape oriented image, its portrait of a southern white face owl taken at Muncaster Castle earlier this month. It’s on the right of the image looking left. It’s a small mainly black and white owl with a very cute moustache.

I’m posting it for Bird of the Day,  Helen has set a fun theme of # Caption that Bird. So post a bird photo that makes you smile with a witty caption.

My caption, because of the cute moustache is “ I decided to get a head start on movember this year”.
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Many thanks Alina 🌺
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Jude 📷 @jude04.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The River Flows Description in alt. #ForestFriday #ClassicMono #blackandwhite #ColorADay #BWFriday #landscape #photography #ECK #RiverDerwent
A black and white landscape orientated image of a river surrounded by trees. Close up on the left the trees are dark, the ones on the right across the river appear quite light but that’s because they are shrouded by mist. Between the river runs, reflecting the trees on the far bank as it flows by.
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