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Paul Mitchell

@paulmitchell1p.bsky.social
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Nature photographs mostly from West Sussex, UK, and occasional travel and landscape photography. All photographs are my own, except reposts.

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Rain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 21/09/2026
UVIVF portrait of a Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos), a popular Bay Area import from Western Australia. Last day of summer! Wishing everyone a chill and productive week ahead. #flowerphotography #naturephotography
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mud Dauber wasp! I went back to the same spot this year to try and get some better shots than this but the weather Gods said No! 😂 Valca Slovakia OM1 mkii and 90mm F3.5 + MC-14 tele SS1/3200 F7.1 ISO1600 #macro #wasp #vespa #ossa #slovakia
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Millions of years. Four striped digger bee. Canon R5 +Sigma 150mm + EF Lifesize converter SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200 #macro #bee #evolution #entomologia #nature
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A good old-fashioned Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) for a #Leptember post!
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
True Player! A real combatant in the insect world. Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm + EF Lifesize converter. SS1/2500 F6.3 ISO5000 #macro #hornet #entomologia #macro_world #macros
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh what a difference a second makes! Showing the forward and backward flap of a Brown Argus/Aricia agestis butterfly in flight less than a second apart. Nikon Z9 and Sigma 150mm macro SS1/5000 F8 ISO3200 in 🇸🇰 #macro #butterfly #bif #photo #nature
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Andrew Fusek Peters @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lovely to capture Clouded Yellow in flight at Venus Pool on Saturday Om1mk2 and 50-200f2.8 @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Paul Mitchell @paulmitchell1p.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Grey squirrel taking a pause from darting around the garden checking its food stashes.
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I didn't have much time to properly look back on my eclipse shots of August 12 until this weekend. This one was about 3 minutes before totality. I just love the light with the silhouetted lighthouse and the reflection on the water.
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Paul Mitchell @paulmitchell1p.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We enjoyed the company of two little Pied Wagtails in the garden today.
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The most spectacular part of an iceberg is often underneath the water
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Craig Jones @craig63jones.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Silver-spotted Skipper at Aston Rowant NNR yesterday (1/8/26.) @rowantnnr.bsky.social @upperthames.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I am back in Greenland with our little red sail boats. This was taken a few days ago.
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Rain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 21/07/2026
This Echinocereus expels tiny galaxies into the night air. Naughty flower left a tiny, invisible spine in my finger. I finally got it out after a month of minor agony. I did get a photo op out of it, though! #flowerphotography
Portrait of a UV-illuminated Echinocereus flower against a black background.
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Not many dragonflies come more vibrant than the Violet Dropwing! Trithemis annulata (male).
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Craig Jones @craig63jones.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Male and female Clouded Yellow. Grafton Wood, Worcs 20/7/26. @westmbms-99.bsky.social @worcswt.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Wide angle perspective of the puffins on the cliffs of Ireland. I sat there for a while in the evening light just enjoying the moment.
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Male Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Male Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus).
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon).
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Rain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 12/06/2026
It's fun to watch Mother Nature getting high on her own supply. This one makes me hear a fairground organ. #flowerphotography #photography 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑎
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A favourite Swallowtail photo I took for #WorldEnvironmentDay
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yesterday's very early morning moonset in the Netherlands. Such a calm atmosphere with the moon setting on top of the windmills with the countryside covered in fog.
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Photography life makes me happy 😊 This has to be my favourite bee to photograph and I got thousands of shots of them 😂 Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm mc macro SS1/3200 F9 ISO3200 Natural light, handheld (always)
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Blooming Rhododendrons in the Dutch forests.
Blooming Rhododendrons in the Dutch forests.Blooming Rhododendrons in the Dutch forests.Blooming Rhododendrons in the Dutch forests.Blooming Rhododendrons in the Dutch forests.
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Craig Jones @craig63jones.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Female Orange-tip on our Worcestershire garden earlier today @westmbms-99.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @worcswt.bsky.social
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Jackhammer! One of my favourite angles to get and they don’t come that easily. Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm macro SS1/2000 F8 ISO2500
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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
That was probably the best moment of our Antarctica red sails expedition… Everything lining up just right. Good light, superb pool iceberg drifting, and the red sails up! Unforgettable ⛵️😍 #photography #nature #adventure #art #antarctica #landscape #sailing
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Paul Mitchell @paulmitchell1p.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Four wild deer grazing in the Sussex countryside today.
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Look at my pretty wing Common blue (I think) Nikon Z9 Sony 70-200mm f4 OSS (Viltrox adapter) SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Bee seen. Love their faces 😍 Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm macro SS1/3200 F9 ISO3200
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Lloyd Lane @lloydlane.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A recent low tide sunset outing, when a murmuration of starlings swept over Brighton’s shoreline, drawing crowds to witness one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles. #ShareMondays2026 #FSPrintMonday #Brighton #starlings
A starling murmuration sweeping over Brighton’s shoreline at sunset.
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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Gentoo penguin chick cuteness! Had so much fun photographing these little guys ☺️ #antarctica #nature #photography #art #wildlife #penguin
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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Raven on the Storr #Scotland #IsleofSkye #Storr www.damianshields.com
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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Robins will defend their territory fiercely and if that means putting a sign up, they will. #BirdOfTheDay #urban #EastCoastKin #ukbirds #birds
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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Genus Miltogramma? Please tell me I’m right for once 🤣 Found in Walthamstow London Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro SS1/5000 F10 ISO2500
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Paul Mitchell @paulmitchell1p.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
The daffodils are out already in Sussex!
Daffodils flowering in mid-December 2025 in West Sussex, UK.
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Grant Bulloch @bulloch.photography · 10/12/2025
I was getting annoyed at the seagulls being blown into my photos by the gale, little blurry blobs flying so fast I couldn’t freeze them in shot without crazy ISO, but now I realise that they portray the reality of being in that storm. Feel the wind in your hair through a photo! #photographers
Bamburgh Castle under dark and stormy skies with a slither of light on the horizon and seagulls being blown across the sky.
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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Here's a Dipper painted in watercolour for today's #ArtAdventCalendar and also #BirdOfTheDay theme #OnTheRocks ! I've only ever seen a Dipper once, they really are wonderful birds 🪶 🤎 Painting inspired by one of the @rspb.bsky.social website dipper images! #Birds #Art #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin
A watercolour painting of a lone Dipper, a medium-sized, plump, short-tailed bird with a brown head, body and a white throat/chest.  The Dipper is standing on a rock in side profile looking to the right as viewed.  The background is in pale blue around the rock to simulate water, with a buff colour above to make the dipper standout.
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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Loch Ness from Dores #Scotland #Invernesshire #LochNess damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Good morning from Greece. A cloudy day so a Clouded Yellow seems appropriate!
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
'Lift off' Good morning from Greece. Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
'And it was all yellow' Clouded Yellow among the Woody Fleabane flowers. Greece 🇬🇷 Nov 25
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Incoming....🦋🌼
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Swallowtail shot this morning in Greece 🦋🇬🇷
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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Morning glory from Senja Island…
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Paul Mitchell @paulmitchell1p.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Woodland walk…
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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
'Swallowtail by the Sea' Watching Swallowtails glide & flutter, whilst being next to the Aegean Sea and under the warm autumn sunshine - a treat for my senses & soul today!
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Paul Mitchell @paulmitchell1p.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The door to the secret garden…
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