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Badgermanandrobin

@loveday-p.bsky.social
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Badgers, birds and wildlife photography Living in the West Midlands Retired and enjoying seeing as much of the world as possible, motorhoming newbie and loving it. Learning Swahili and Spanish slowly

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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 17h
From my experience it’s hard to tell males from female in their first year as the largest are often the first born but could be females, it’s only about Sept onwards where the sizes start to equate to adult differences; but chubby cheeks etc start to develop closer to a year old
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Very gusty yesterday, calmed a bit today
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Beautiful Stonechat today #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
On a short fuse even if we’re in the most beautiful part of Brittany #travel #motorhome happywildnfree.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/s...
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Thursday: after posting the blog last night we had some fun … but more on that later. The wind was really gusty all night … tried to capture that with a long exposure on this shrub … it sort of wor…
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Me too ...
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sandwich Terns - love watching these birds fish but having to shoot into the sun so tried something different (for me that is) ... please tell me what you think and which you like best #BBCWildlifePOTD #digitalcameramag #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#RobinFriday if that branch were a little nearer it would look like a microphone he was singing into! #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Half way point … as west as we can go without a ferry #travel #motorhome happywildnfree.wordpress.com/2026/10/07/s...
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Tuesday: had a go at Astro photography with the night mode of the iPhone last night … it’s my area designated for improvement by the Bridgnorth and District camera club random “wheel of doom” … not…
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sanderling (?) admiring its reflection ... harsh midday sunlight but managed to retain some of the subtle colouring #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A new adventure into Europe … #travel #motorhome happywildnfree.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/s...
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Saturday: One of the original thoughts about having a Motorhome was that in the spring and autumn we could explore Europe so that when the weather in the UK is chilly we would find some warmth … an…
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can’t get enough of those sea eagles … thanks Mull Charters for getting us there, apex adventures for providing the opportunity and Adam Moore for helping develop my editing skills, still need more development but I’m getting there #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Amazing opportunity to photograph Sea Eagles fishing on the Mary Jayne (mull charters) with Apex adventures tours what beautiful birds and what an amazing experience @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #BBCWildlifePOTD #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Beautiful Buzzard that I think deserves the wider environmental shot @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #BBCWildlifePOTD #digitalcameramag #wildlife #thewildden
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Amazing day in the field with Apex Adventures focused on Otters and then brilliant guidance from Adam Moore to help me with developing my editing skills @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social #wildlife #otters
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our resident robin looking resplendent #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you miss me? Cub arrives, only to be ignored by the two clan members already there #sparrowhawksett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #badgers
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another shot of the Dunnock #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Think that’s my problem too!
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can’t beat a simple Robin photo in my book @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
He’s looking a bit grumpy 😠
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Dunnock (Prunella modularis) is definitely an LBJ according to the Gerald Durrell definition ... but what a beauty and one of my favourite garden birds! #BBCWildlifePOTD @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Attempts to photograph dragonflies in flight first real attempt and I need practice!!!! The common darter kept landing so that's the best focus! The monochrome Southern Hawker I like ... the others show I'm getting there but it's blooming tricky as they move so fast #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Giddy wasps - felled a eucalyptus in the new garden as it doesn't fit the wild British vibe (!) ... these wasps have been mad for the sap and they've been attacking each other over it ... I suspect they're a little tipsy on the sap #BBCWildlifePOTD #wasps #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Life is short … want to make the most of every day now in retired and this on the downhill section of my life
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Beautiful Grey Heron on the Macclesfield Canal in Bollington ... iPhone photos as that's all I had on me, very overcast so colours could be better ... but not bad considering 😊 #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thinking back to walks in the Shropshire countryside before the hot weather broke ... much prefer the green we see today rather than the scorched earth #countrysidewalks #naturetherapy #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Two little birds" on the New Zealand Flax (that I've just removed as we're wilding the new garden with native plants) #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #thewildden
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So lucky to have 20 or so of these beautiful birds visiting the garden (Cyanestes caerulus) ... I love photos of rare sightings or raptors but the basic British bird population is fantastic fun #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Little punk rocker in the garden ... we have so many Blue tits it's fabulous #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Different view of a Southern Hawker #BBCWildlifePOTD @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #wildlifephoto
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Pastoral scene: a walk down by the Severn with the hound this afternoon … sat and watched the wildlife for a time … this lot got a bit bold with me sat still ignoring them 😀😎 #WildlifeWednesday #sheep @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife
Sheep with a mix of black white and blotched black and white by the river Severn with a cloudy blue sky overhead, lovely greens of the grass and trees with reflections in the water
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Early evening and the clan emerges #sparrowhawksett @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #badgers
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) from the pond by the Severn #BBCWildlifePOTD #digitalcameramag #wildlife #thewildden #insects
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Beautiful Painted Lady here on Anglesey … everything is a little behind Shropshire here, Blackberries are ripe to go whereas they are over at home … and Painted Lady’s are rare now at home @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #BBCWildlifePOTD #digitalcameramagazine #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Monochrome Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) at a local pond by the Severn ... enjoying the different view without colour #BBCWildlifePOTD @floraandfaunacurio.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #thewildden #insects
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Greater Spotted Woodpecker caught on Trailcam at #sparrowhawksett (ignore the date/time ... it was last week!) #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Classic mating wheel at my local pond - Southern Hawkers (I believe) Aeshna cyanea - beautiful insects #BBCWildlifePOTD @insects.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #insects
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Three little birds" obviously British birds as they queue up for some food! Another monochrome effort ... it's slightly different in processing and I need more practice ... @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #canonR6mkii
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ready for lift off ... another monochrome study of a beautiful Blue Tit in the garden (Cyanistes caeruleus) #BBCWildlifePOTD @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #birds #CanonR6mkii
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The garden birds have really enjoyed the cooler temperature and the rain ... another beautiful Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) #BBCWildlifePOTD @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #thewildden #birds #CanonR6mkii
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Monochrome Bumble bees on our lavender ... which one do you like the best? #BBCWildlifePOTD @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #insects
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#BirdoftheDay
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fantastic evening watching 6 (yes 6) kestrels hunting in one field; after consulting those more knowledgeable than me, the opinion is that it's one family learning to hunt before parents drive youngsters off @rspb.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Blue tit in the garden … it’s been ages since I played with monochrome, probably back to film days … think I’ll have a play for a few days @rspb.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #bbcwildlifepotd #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"What you lookin' at?" if ever a blue tit looked like a bit of a bruiser, its this one #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
When you've got that itch right inside your ear and you just can't reach it #BBCWildlifePOTD @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @floraandfaunacurio.bsky.social #digitalcameramag #wildlife
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Kestrel keeps a careful eye on me over its shoulder as it goes into a hover ... bit far for the canon 100-500mm combined with the #R6mkii but not bad for being out on a walk and getting lucky! @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #BBCWildlifePOTD #wildlife #birds
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Badgermanandrobin @loveday-p.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Thank you
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