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@pkpics.bsky.social
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I like to travel. I take photographs of birds, fungi, nature, architecture, & anything else that I think is cool (including my Westie, Jim). I’m an actual human, not an AI bot. All photos I post are my own. No pasarán Northumberland, U.K

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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Solar eclipse through my pinhole projector (photo taken through the viewing hole). Ashington, Northumberland 19:00
Solar eclipse
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Pigeon cree, County Durham
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I saw this buff-tailed bumblebee today 🐝 #nature 📷
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The natural process of a roseate tern being absorbed by the sandy beach at Cresswell, Northumberland.
Roseate tern consumed by sand
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A pair of red soldier beetles 📷 #nature
Red soldier beetles mating on yarrow
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Six-spot burnet moth, today at Newbiggin By-The-Sea, Northumberland 🦋📷 #nature
A moth on a thistle flower
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I took this pic of a holly blue butterfly in a random patch of kerbside leaf litter in Wylam, Northumberland today! 📷🦋 #nature #bugs #insects #butterflies
A holly blue butterfly with large black eyes and striped antennae looks at the camera in leaf litter
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Large yellow underwing moth #insect #bug 🦋
A large yellow underwing moth on a wall
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A short barn swallow thread. They nest locally and fly over my garden every day. I’ve been trying for months to get a pic. Today, I got three decent pics! 1/3 🪶📷
Barn swallow on the guttering of my house
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I was joined in my garden by this sunbathing blackbird today. I didn’t know they did that! He stayed a good while too 🪶📷
A blackbird perched in grass
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The shepherds will be over the moon with tonight’s sky 🌅 📷 #sunset
Deep red sunset over Northumberland in early June
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Brick Tree 📷 #nature
Sculpture by Rodney Harris at Hauxley Nature Reserve, Amble, Northumberland
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Lumen Angles #architecture #glass #Newcastle 📷
The Lumen building, off St James Boulevard in Newcastle Upon Tyne
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Crab pots at a fishing town 📷 🌊🦀
Crab pots stacked on the quayside at Amble harbour. Old staithes can be seen in the distance
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Painted Lady butterfly 📷🦋
A painted lady butterfly rests on a dandelion flower
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Digging for mussels 📷
A man digs for mussels in Amble harbour at low tide
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This black-headed gull couldn’t believe the size of my bag of chips 🪶📷
A black-headed gull looks down in eager anticipation from the roof of a quayside fish and chip shop
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Here’s a mallard duckling I saw at Gosforth nature reserve this week 🪶📷
Mallard duckling in a pond
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It’s been a good week for ladybirds! Three different species in seven days, in and around my house in Northumberland 🐞#nature 📷
Cream-spot ladybird on a leafSeven-spot ladybird on a leafEyed ladybird on my little finger
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
They may be the red squirrel’s pariah cousins, but you can’t blame the individual greys for being photogenic 📷 #nature
A grey squirrel nestled in a tree, ready to eat a snack
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Roe deer on the racecourse next to Gosforth Nature Reserve today #nature 📷
Racecourse roe deer
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Margined White butterfly, roadside hedgerow find on my daily walk with Jimmy (my Westie) #bugs #butterflies #nature 📷
Pieris marginalis amongst Water Forget Me Not flowers
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A buttercup meadow in Ashington, Northumberland around midday on 29/5/26 #flowers #nature 📷
A lush green field, full  of bright yellow buttercups beneath a blue sky
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The bell-mouth shaft spillway at Fontburn reservoir near Morpeth. The spillway prevents the reservoir from overtopping during heavy rainfall.
The exposed and verdant vertical shaft spillway of Fontburn reservoir The exposed and verdant vertical shaft spillway of Fontburn reservoir is currently visible due to low water levels The exposed and verdant vertical shaft spillway of Fontburn reservoir is currently visible due to low water levels
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I saw this common frog in a Durham pond last night 🐸 #wildlife #amphibians #nature 📷
Common frog peaking up from underneath a lily pad
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I fulfilled a long held ambition at dusk this evening. I finally saw a barn owl in real life AND I was able to get these pics in fading light with my compact camera 🪶
A barn owl, perched on a fence postA barn owl flying over a farmers fieldA barn owl flying over a farmers field
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Prebends Bridge, Durham City #bridges #reflections 📷
A boathouse and bridge are reflected in the river Wear at Durham
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Eupeodes hoverfly #bugs #insects 📷
An aphid eating hoverfly, sitting proud on a curled green leaf
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I saw this kestrel hovering over the A189 near Ashington today #RoadsideRaptor #windhover 🪶📷
Rear view of a hovering kestrel, showing its tail bandHovering kestrel, looking down towards its preyWind ruffled feathers of a kestrel
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I saw this seal near the sea wall at Grants Clock, Whitley Bay today. I lived in Whitley Bay for 10 years and never saw a seal there before #seal #sealife #nature 📷
A smiling seal on a seaweed covered rock A seal covers it’s face with a paw, on a seaweed covered rock A smiling seal on a seaweed covered rock
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Five years ago, we moved into a new build house and I put up a bird box. We also planted a tree line in my back garden. Half a decade later, we’ve got our first tenants in the bird box! Welcome to the house sparrows 🪶📷
House sparrow in shadow profile, perched on the ledge of a bird houseHouse sparrow perched at the entrance hole of our bird house.Chirping house sparrow on the ledge of our bird box.
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
First ladybirds of the year for me #bugs #nature
Two ladybirds on a nettle leaf
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Just as I was leaving the reserve this morning, I saw these two great spotted woodpeckers 🪶📷
Two great spotted woodpeckers on a tree
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A dunnock, this morning at Gosforth nature reserve 🪶📷
A dunnock in the dew soaked grass
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A great tit singing away this morning just after dawn 🪶📷
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I got fairly close to this Robin today 🪶📷
Robin perched on a tree branch
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Coal tit take-off 🪶📷
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Roe deer, Gosforth nature reserve this morning 📷 #nature #wildlife
Roe deer in the trees
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Chaffinch on the ground, having a rummage 🪶 #birds
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Chaffinch, tongue out, mid chirp 🪶 #birds
Chaffinch, perched on a tree branch with it’s beak open and tongue sticking out
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I saw this kestrel today at East Cramlington nature reserve. Bad resolution and some very amateur editing, but you get the idea 😬🪶
A real kestrel, badly edited.
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Jimmy has a hoarding problem. We need to talk about Jimmy #Westie
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Song thrush, today at Gosforth Nature Reserve 🪶 #birds
Song thrush, with a warm-brown back and a cream-colored breast covered in dark, upside-down heart-shaped spots.
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Starling on a worm hunt in my back garden today 🪶 #birds
A starling shimmers in the long grass, plant matter hanging from it’s beak as it hunts for worms
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I saw this white throated dipper at Cragside in Northumberland today. In one of the pics, it has eyes like Storm (X-Men reference, sorry) 🪶📷 #nature #birds
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Cragside today #NationalTrust #nature 📷
A fantasy style face has been carved into a tree trunk which was felled by a winter storm. Spring leaves are on the surrounding trees
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A couple of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, seen at Wallington Hall in Northumberland today 🪶#birds
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Mk.Ia Spitfire replica at Northumbrian Woodland Burials, near Eshott 📷
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Jimmy, my Westie is in tip top shape as we celebrate his 14th Birthday today! 🤩🥳🎉
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PK pics @pkpics.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s been photographed a million times, and there’ll be millions more. At Mary’s Island looking great in the sun today 📷
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