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Mark_RJF

@mrjfuk.bsky.social
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Photography, wildlife, birds, astronomy, seascapes, landscapes, music and travel. Posting my favorite photographs taken locally or in the wider universe. Astrophotography from my scopes in UK and Spain. All photographs are my own. No AI used!

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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Piton St Lucia from Ladera Resort #stlucia #piton #ladera
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
WR134 - a massive star surround by a blue bubble of nebulosity. 17 hours of imaging over 4 nights. #astrophotography #photography #astronomy
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Koala at Longleat, UK #koala #animalphotography #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Lion at Longleat, UK #lion #animalphotography #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Tiger at Longleat, UK #photography #animals #tiger
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Crescent nebula. NGC6888 About 9 hours of 3 minute images with S,H,O filters.
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Rainbow Lorikeets at Longleat Safari #birds #birdphotography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Wind power! Migrating geese (I think) and Rampion Wind Farm. #birds #ukwildlife #windfarm #brighton #birdphotography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Red Tail Hawk posing on a perch! North Bridge, Concord MA. #hawk #birds #birdphotography #wildlife
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Red Tailed Hawk the North Bridge, Concord MA #birds #birdphotography #wildlife
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Common Reed Bunting at Cuckmere Haven #birds #ukwildlife #birdphotography #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Kestrel. I love a good #Kestrel! #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife #birdphotography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Egret egressing.... at Cuckmere Haven #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife #birdphotography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The situation is so bad on the UK roads that they have now employed Pied Wagtails to inspect the many pot holes... #birds #wagtail #ukwildlife #birdphotography #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
European Goldfinch, just sitting..... #birds #ukwildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Robin, looking to escape. #birds #ukwildlife #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Oyster Catcher chasing away the Eurasion Curlews. Quite a fuss!! #birds #ukwildlife #brighton #photography #curlew
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
My favorite flying friend the Heron, on #flyday ! Taken this morning, Feb 7, 2025. I just can't resist pressing the shutter, its just so beautilful. #birds #ukwildlife #heron #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Headshots! #birds #ducks #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #brighton
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The Prince Albert pub, Brighton UK. With its amazing artwork, including a 'Banksy' of kissing Policemen (bottom right). #brighton #banksy #graffiti #photography #art #travel
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Its like water off a ducks back.... #birds #ukwildlife #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
A pair of Mallards having a mutual clean! At Rottingdean village pond. #duck #birds #birding #ukwildlife #ukwildlifephotography #photography #wildlife
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Eurasion Wigeon. At Rottingdean village pond. #duck #birds #birding #ukwildlife #ukwildlifephotography #photography #wildlife
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Red Crested Pochard Duck. At Rottingdean village pond. #duck #birds #birding #ukwildlife #ukwildlifephotography #photography #wildlife
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
OysterCatcher.... flying away...not catching oysters.... #birds #birdsinflight #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #brighton #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Great Tit - taken at Cuckmere Haven, UK #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Common Buzzard at Seaford Head Nature Reserve. #buzzard #seaford #birds #ukwildlife #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
European Robin (well it wouldn't be Great Britain without them!). Photographed in near the River Cuckmere. #birds #robin #ukwildlife #wildlife #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Common Redshank on the banks of the River Adur, Shoreham, West Sussex. #bird #birding #ukwildlife #wildlife #shoreham #westsussex
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"My wing is massive! See?" My favourite heron showing us what he's made of. #birds #birdsinflight #heron #wildlife #ukwildlife #brighton
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Coastguard Cottages and the Seven Sisters Cliffs at Cuckmere Haven in Sussex. #landscape #seascape #photography #cottage #whitecliffs #sussex
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Moonset Rampion Wind Farm: View from my window looking South South West. The wind farm is 8 miles off shore and has over a hundred turbines. #seascape #photography #moon #moonset
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Iceland #1 #photography #landscape #iceland
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Veil Nebula 2 panel mosaic. This is a supernova remnant 2400 light years away. The image was taken over 12 nights. Its a total of 880 x 5 minute exposures = 73 hours, across two panels using SulphurII, HydrogenAlpha and OxygenIII filters on a 130mm Refractor. Processed (processing!) in PixInsight.
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Strongest storm for a while gearing up to hit the UK. Image is today at Brighton Marina wall, Jan 23.
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Today's walk by the sea....quiet today, storm Éowyn is coming: Northern Fulmer, Rock Pipit, Pied Wagtail, European Herring Gull #birds #photography #brighton #ukwildlife #birding
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
For my friends in the USA: I like to think the M16 nebula could be a metaphor for the true fabric of the USA. M16 is a large nebula in the shape of a formidable Eagle - at its heart are the famous Pillars of Creation. Image is 5 hours, (60x5mins stack) on a 130mm refractor, processed in Pixinsight.
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Today's walk on the sea front didn't disappoint. Here's a #PeregrineFalcon taking a perch on the cliff top; a #Cormorant drying off and #EurasianOysterCatcher ....not exactly catching oysters! #birds #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #aphotography #brighton
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
So I do happen to have a picture of a squirrel to celebrate #squirrelappreciationday. Just wondering how many animals actually have appreciation days????
A squirrel jumping on a wall
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"We're gonna need a bigger boat!" The Shark (LDN 1235) is dark nebula is about 650 light years away. This image is a 2 panel mosaic on a 130mm refractor. It consists of 132 images of 5 minutes each (so 11 hours of stacked images).
The shape of a shark formed from interstellar dust which is lit up by nearby stars.
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Well, the daily consitutional delivered again. We had a crow (or raven?) thinking he was playing quidditch. A seagull bending over backwards for a kiss. And our trusty, ever present heron doing his thing. #birds #photography #brighton #ukwildlife #wildlife
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I assume today (Jan 20th '25) will be a slow news day. So to give you something to think about, here's a tight crop of part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant some 2400 lightyears away. (Approx 14,108,701,682,176,092 miles away!) #astrophotography #astronomy #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Took this image 27 days ago on Christmas Eve (seems so long ago now!). The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264). 96 images at 5 minutes each (8 hours) in Sulphur II, Hydrogen Alpha and Oxygen III. #astrophotography #photography #astronomy
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
So that pesky Heron I've been stalking feeds at low tide on my daily walk. When the tide comes in it can be pretty aggressive. This is in the Undercliff Walk between Brighton Marina and Rottingdean UK. #seascapes #brighton #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
We're going to have to name this guy! Here he is *again* on my morning constitutional by the sea. He must think I'm stalking him. (apologies for the repetition of Heron photos, its just irresistible). @everyheron.bsky.social #heron #birds #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
M42, Orion Nebula. I'm currently working on this to increase detail and maintain the core. So far this is 17 hours of SulphurII, OxygenIII and HydrogenAlpha filters. Taken on my 180mm F7 Refractor sitting in Spain. Processed in Pixinsight. #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #photography
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
A really quick and dirty version of the M51 spiral galaxy taken from a scope in my back yard. Just 1 hour and 42 minutes using LRGB filters on a 228mm F3.4 Newtonian. #astrophotography #astronomy #photography #galaxy
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
What better #blur than a hummingbirds’ wings for #BlueSkyArtShow ? (Taken in Concord MA)
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Yes! It’s the same moon as yours! Except this one is taken from my back yard: “Moonset Beacon Hill” #moon #moonset #photography #astronomy #brighton
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Mark_RJF @mrjfuk.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Continuing my #moon fixation: this is ‘Moonrise in Rome’
Moon rising above buildings in Rome centre
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