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Sarah Longes

@sarahlonges.bsky.social
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Nature - Wildlife - Music Photographer, Speaker, Educator. SheClicks Ambassador. Fujifilm X Series. Poetry/Spoken Word. Wheelchair User. Living with Crohn's, an ileostomy, and fibromyalgia. Love to laugh! aka MiradorDesign, Sarah Williams

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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure 😁 I actually did a lot of sleeping while we were away! It was much needed. I love watching the feral cats in Greece (or anywhere in the Mediterranean!) and often see similarities in behaviour and social structure to our urban foxes 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Cheers Ron 🙏🏻 He’s super chilled 😁 And always looks fabulous in his winter coat!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Cheers Damien 🙏🏻 He’s such a chilled out character outside of the breeding season! Most of the summer this year he was just outside his usual territory, but he’s back to his favourite places for the winter 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I actually wrote a poem years back called West Winds which was inspired by these hawthorns out on the Devon and Cornwall moors 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
That’s a really good sized one!! It’s called abelia. I’ve been admiring some at Kew recently but much smaller shrubs. They seem to carry on flowering forever 🤭 My friend is thinking about getting some for her garden as they kept flowering when other plants struggled with the drought!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Hahaha 🤣 I’m guessing you were practically in the cloud at that point 🤭
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My pleasure Ian 😁 I did some research as I was rather intrigued! From what I read on various forums, these are the good mites, they clean up dirt from their hosts carapace. There is a bad mite too but apparently they’re white!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My pleasure 😊 That’s exactly what I thought looking at it, that there wasn’t a slightly broken line from flashing lights which I’ve had in night sky photos before.
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
That’s exquisite!!! Also fascinating to see it has loads of tiny little mites all over it.
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
What a great plant to have flowering still for autumn pollinators!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I just love the shaped trees (mostly hawthorns I think 🤔) on our peaks and moorlands!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’ve been struggling to find any recently despite being informed it was going to be a bumper fungi year!! Beautifully presented 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Beautiful 😍 I love the shaping in the flowers!! I adore shallow DOF with flowers 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Adorable 🥰 Yes, I did a harvest mouse workshop years back and patience is needed, but honestly I was just enjoying watching them so much that I sometimes forgot about the camera 🤭
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Glorious 😁 Is that a shooting star I see in there too?
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It looks glorious 😍 How did you manage to stay steady?
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Were you over my way again? I took my group yesterday but will wait for later this week to do some creative stuff on a workshop I’m going to. ICM is something I’m trying to improve with wildlife subjects! Great panning on the stag 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Such a cool setting to use!!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Beautiful 😍
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Love this 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Love the contrast between the 2 sides of the hill! Glorious light to ethereal atmosphere 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Autumn Announced #ShareMondays2026 #FoxOfTheDay I had a warm welcome back from our trip away when I visited the #foxes in their beautiful #urban #greenspace last week 😊🦊 #wildlife #nature @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social
This wildlife photograph captures a male red fox sitting in a grassy clearing, looking directly towards the camera. His russet-orange coat contrasts with the silvery-grey fur covering the throat, chest and muzzle, while the dark markings around his eyes and nose add definition to the face. His ears are pricked and his gaze is steady, suggesting an alert animal that remains watchful of its surroundings.

Positioned almost centrally within the frame, the fox is the clear focal point of the composition. The frontal viewpoint provides a detailed view of its facial features and thickening winter coat. The upright posture and seemingly relaxed expression give the photograph a sense of quiet confidence, while the slight curve of his mouth lending an almost knowing look.

The surrounding vegetation provides a natural woodland setting, with lush green grass in the foreground and a softly blurred (bokeh) backdrop of foliage in muted shades of green, brown and russet gold. The shallow depth of field separates the fox from his surroundings, allowing the distinctive colouring and fur texture to stand out while also echoing the autumnal colours around him. The foreground grasses also add depth, partially concealing his lower body and reinforcing the impression of an animal settled comfortably within its environment.
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My pleasure 😁 Yeah the area of cyan-aqua blue might be much smaller but it really pops!!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It was exactly what I needed!! I find it very hard not to overdo things when we’re away as I always want to go to every single favourite place 🤣
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cheers Paula 🙏🏻 I slept quite a lot 🤭 Simon was diving on 3 mornings so I decided to stay at the apartment and catch up on rest for a change! I still had enough time to enjoy the wildlife 😊 And ice cream 🍦
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure Mark 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My pleasure David 😁 I was away and missed a few corkers from what I’ve seen!! Keeping my fingers crossed for the weekend 🤞🏻
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My pleasure 😁 I bet it did with the trail bikes 🤣 I’ve only ever watched it on a tarmac track and it’s incredible watching the sidecar riders throwing themselves around to help steer the bike 😱
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My pleasure Laurens 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure 😁 Sadly Bluesky doesn’t have the Paddington hat tip 🤦‍♀️
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely my pleasure 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That’s definitely getting into the mood for the end of the month with Halloween!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sidecar racing is completely bonkers and awesome to watch 😁
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Something like that yes 🤣
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cheers Damien 🙏🏻 I just adore the ruins!! And we always get ice cream in the wonderful old town street that runs alongside the agora and is covered by oleander trees and bougainvillea 😍 My favourite butterfly hunting grounds!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Super stylish 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wonderfully atmospheric 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great abstract 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great leading lines and such a peaceful scene 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How intriguing!!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Glorious colours 😊
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wonderfully atmospheric Damien 😍 It was actually a simple hymn before Cat Stevens made it famous!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh that is sublime Jonny 😍
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My pleasure 😊 Glad you had a bit of time to get out with the camera! Fantastic geology 😁 It’s hard to keep a good work-life balance at times!!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cheers Ron 🙏🏻 It’s nice to tell people a little bit about some of the more unusual subjects I find! Not everyone will have seen one of these darters. I remember the first time I saw one over there and I was instantly amazed by the colours. And I love the historical sites of Kos for finding wildlife!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My pleasure Ron 😁 Moments like that are always worth waiting for and they always leave a lasting impression on us!
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Sarah Longes @sarahlonges.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Simon was oblivious and I was in heaven 🤭
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