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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 05/10/2026

Wonderfully relaxing episode, as always, enjoyed during my evening walk with skeins of pink-footed geese flying overhead on their way to their evening roost. What better way to end the day?

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Wonder if these guys will be performing a flypast this evening? #birds #shropshire #shropshirebirds

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 02/08/2026

What sort of person stubs out a cigarette on a path across tinder dry fields?

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 02/07/2026

It may not be another heatwave, but this blackbird is making the most of today's sunshine. #ShropshireBirding

Blackbird on the ground with its wings outstretched and its beak open while sunbathing.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 13/06/2026

Peaceful spot in which to take part in today’s BTO Birds in Green Spaces survey day. @btobirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social

Overgrown cemetery with old headstones appearing above the long grass.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Bet this fledgling wished it had been able to stay in the warm and dry rather than having to put up with the wet weather we're having now. #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 09/05/2026

So that’s why we have so many dandelions in our garden!

Mass of white dandelion clock seed heads in a field.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 25/02/2026

Wonderful display of blossom in the hedgerows. All the better for some warm sunshine. #shropshire #spring #wildlife

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 31/01/2026

Enjoying the first Welsh Raptor Convention at Aberystwyth University and hearing about the great work of the contributors to Cudyll Cymru project. #bto #birds

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 28/08/2025

I always wanted one of these mugs, and now you've reminded me to head to eBay and remedy the situation.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 17/07/2025

On the day the kids break up from school for the summer holidays, there’s something of an autumnal look to some of the hedgerows. #shropshire

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 01/06/2025

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched?

Grey squirrel on its hind legs sitting amongst ivy leaves against a background of trees and leaves

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 29/05/2025

Some entertaining acrobatics by a starling on the bird table this afternoon. #shropshire #birds #nature #wildlife

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 09/05/2025

I’ve got to be honest, jackdaws are handsome. #nikon #birds#bird_photography

Jackdaw standing on top of a bird table roof with out of focus trees in the background.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 23/04/2025

Had an opportunity to take some shots with a Nikkor Z MC 105mm last night, just as the light was fading. It needed a little more depth of field, but if anyone asks, I'll say it's artistic! #nikon #nikonphotographer #nikonZ8

Close-up shot of a branch of an ornamental tree against an out-of-focus background.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 10/03/2025

Good to see the bumblebees returning to the heathers in the garden (although I didn’t get a shot of them unfortunately). Shame the warm weather is coming to an end over the next few days. #shropshire #nature #wildlife

Dwarf daffodil flowers amongst a mass of heather flowers.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 07/01/2025

Odd the things you find under the trees in our local churchyard. #shrewsbury #photography

A circle of logs provides seating under the branches of a large tree in a churchyard.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 12/11/2024

It doesn't look like we will have another colourful sunset over Shrewsbury as we did last night. #shropshire #shrewsbury #weather

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 04/11/2024

My latest post on Substack and my first cross-publishing using one of their shareable assets.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 22/10/2024

If anyone has lost a (hopefully empty) oil tank on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, I think I might have found it!

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 06/09/2024

Bit busier this afternoon than during our recent visit, Jim!

Large number of geese and ducks on a lake in a nature reserve.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 13/08/2024

Nice way to round off an evening visit to Venus Pool yesterday. #ornithology #shropshire #birds

Geese flying over a field of cut hay seen against an evening sky with high clouds.

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Phil Pickin @philpickin.co.uk · 01/04/2024

Wonderful! It's raining again. We could do with some more rain! #climate #weather #flooding

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