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Tony Fluerty

@tonyfluerty.bsky.social
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Nature Photographer from New Zealand, now living in Ireland. I'm dyslexic and sometimes my grammar is more creative than correct.

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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A male Kōtare or sacred kingfisher in his breeding colours , perched on a big flax stalk, while looking for love. New Zealand. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Kōtare #kingfisher
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
No trip to the Isle of Skye would be complete without a trip to the Fairy pools. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #IsleofSkye #fairypools
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Over looking Queenstown, New Zealand, one evening as the clouds were lifting and the sun came out. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #Queenstown
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Southern Royal albatross (toroa)is the largest pelagic seabird on the globe weighing in at approximately 9 kg with an average wingspan above 3 m and a body size as long as a small car. It is a huge unit. #birds #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #toroa
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A pūkeko or Australasian swamphen exiting stage left #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #pūkeko
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This bird is a Pūteketeke or Australasian crested grebe, native to New Zealand and Australia. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Australasiancrestedgrebe
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I call this image 'Soaking it all in'. The Ahuriri valley immediately north of the Lindis pass in the South Island of New Zealand has been one of my happy places. This image is of two fellow photographers enjoying the gift of nature. They are taking time out, just soaking it all in.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Don't mean to crow about it, but not all birds are created equal......... just saying. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Cockypheasant
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
These are New Zealand Pied stilt chicks. Regardless of the close contact with humans the parents choose to raise their chicks here because of the excellent predator control. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #piedstilt
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This image is of the MOST famous of a few famous lone trees of Glencoe. I hope to be back in Autumn when that tree has lovely yellow leaves. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #glencoe
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Lake Tekapo in New Zealand's Mackenzie Basin is a lovely place to visit or photograph in Autumn. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #lakeTekapo
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A Salvin’s mollymawk effortlessly slicing through a stiff head wind over the Cook Strait, New Zealand #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Salvin’sMollymawk
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The New Zealand tarā nui or Caspian Tern is the largest tern on the planet. Being nationally vulnerable it was an honour to spend a evening among these lovely birds. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #CaspianTern
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A female kārearea or New Zealand Bush Falcon keeping a keen eye out for her next meal to fly past. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #kārearea #NewZealandBushFalcon
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I refer to young birds as fluffies so here is a Bell Bird fluffy or korimako fluffy, if you prefer the native name. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #BellBird
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Cape Palliser, Ngawi, Wairarapa coast, New Zealand. I took this Sunset image of the Cape Palliser Lighthouse on the Wairarapa coast at Christmas 2010. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #CapePalliser #Wairarapa #Ngawi
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A Grey Heron cuts the water with its wing tip. To me these birds appear so graceful. Dundalk, Ireland. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #Greyheron #fotographie #wildlifephotography
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A Female Bullfinch I photographed at the beginning of last winter last year. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #bullfinch #fotographie #wildlifephotography
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A Red kite slowly patrols the grassy paddock for prey in the Dromara hills Northern Ireland. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #RedKite #fotographie #wildlifephotography #northernIrealnd
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The S-bend rapids on the River Coe in Glen Coe Scotland is a photographers delight. When I visited passing showers made the experience even more rewarding. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #glencoe #TheS-bends
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Tarāpunga a Red-billed Gull Pāuatahanui inlet, just north of Wellington New Zealand diving for small crabs. They are not built like larger Gulls and seem to almost float in the air effortlessly. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Southern Alps, New Zealand I took this image when darkness had almost fallen on our way back to the car park from Lake Matheson while visiting the little west coast township of Fox Glacier. #landscapephotography #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #LakeMatheson
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
On the road to Glencoe. This image is taken from the Loch Tulla viewpoint on the A82, on the way to Glencoe. The viewpoint overlooks the Bridge of Orchy in the Scottish highlands. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #LochTulla
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
One from the other side. That famous New Zealand icon, the Lone Wanaka Tree photographed from the other side looking back towards town. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #wnanakatree #wanaka
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I photographed this pīpīwharauroa or shining cuckoo deep in the heart of the whangamarino wetland in the Waikato region of New Zealand’s North Island in the early spring of 2018. #birds #birdphotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #shiningcuckoo
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The light at the end of the road. On our first evening in Glen Coe last October, Rosie and I noticed that the last of the evening was beaming down the Glen Etive road beckoning us to explore and we did. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #Glencoe
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
In 2021 Rosie and I had an exciting morning photographing the northern side of Lake Pukaki between the little towns of Tekapo and Twizle in New Zealand's Mackenzie District. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I got sprung by this Australasian Bittern, as it saw me a spit second before I saw it, even though I was in full stalking mode. However it waited enough to allow me to bring my camera up and lock onto it before flushing. #Newzealandwildlife #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #AustralasianBittern
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This wizards cap shaped mountain is called Beinn Dorian, which translates as the ‘hill of the otter’?. Beinn Dorian is not nearly as famous as other Munro’s in the Glencoe area, but I find it enchanting. #landscapephotograpy #photography #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
This wizards cap shaped mountain is called Beinn Dorian, which translates as the ‘hill of the otter’?.
Beinn Dorian is not nearly as famous as other Munro’s in the Glencoe area, but I find it enchanting.
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I have been indulging in a little bit of reminiscence. I took this image of a New Zealand Dotterel at Shakespeare Regional Park on the whangaparaoa peninsula in October 2018. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #birdsname
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
kāhu or Australasian swamp-harrier You can try to sneak up on these birds as often as you can and still fail miserably and then one day one flies right over your head as this one did that day. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #birdsname #newzealand
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Loch Cill Chriosd on the Isle of Skye also known as the "Hairy Loch" and can be found on the road to Elgol on the coast. The loch got its nickname because of the water reeds and grasses give it a "hairy" appearance. #HairyLoch #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Eilean Donan Castle is built on a small tidal island, connected to the Scottish mainland by a rather attractive stone bridge. The castle is on the road from Fort William to the Isle of Skye. #EileanDonanCastle #Scotland #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Three Amigos Three winter Fallow bucks waiting for each other to make the first move and vamoose. Horopito New Zealand. #fallowdeer #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #newzealand
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
It is always a thrill to visit Lake Matheson situated on the West coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The best time to visit is early morning before the wind picks up and disrupts the reflection. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It wont be long before my local White throated Dippers start preparing their nest for this years wee dippers. Better get my bum into gear soon if I want to go check in on them. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #nature #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birds #whitethroateddippers
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Loch Awe is the longest freshwater loch in Scotland being 41 kilometres long with an average width of 1 kilometre. Kilchurn Castle is situated on the shores of Loch Awe. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #LochAwe #KilchurnCastle
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The Fairy Pool actual on the Isle of Skye. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #IsleofSkye #fairypools
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Black Rock Cottage is a famous cottage in Glencoe, Scotland. With Buachaille Etive Mòr mountain as a background its clear why its famous. The hut is owned by the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Rannoch Moor is a large area of wet, boggy, peatland in Scotland covering roughly 130 square kilometres. The A82 cuts right through the moor. The landscape is picturesque with 2 major lochs and small ponds scattered around. #landscapephotograpy #Scotland #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The Quiraing is one of the main attractions for photographers on the Isle of Skye. There are plenty of great images to be taken right from the start of the track. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #IsleofSkye #Quiraing
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This is my introduction to Glencoe, I was exactly where I wanted to be. It was too late in the day to go exploring but I was here at last and with 11 more days of promise ahead of us. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #glencoe
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The Lagangarbh Hut is dwarfed in this image by the Buachaille Etive Mòr in the back ground. Glencoe, Scotland. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #glencoe
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Castle Stalker in Scotland was a heavily fortified personal dwelling built around 1320. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #CastleStalker
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Nugget Point in the Catlins area is a must visit if you are ever in New Zealand. always pleasing with its rugged coastline and jagged nuggets of rock protruding out of the sea. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #catlins #nuggetpoint
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Autumn colours The little village of Invergarry can be found on the road from Fort William to the Isle of Skye The River Garry runs through Invergarry, past the Invergarry Hotel, #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #Invergarry
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The Glen Etive river, Scotland on a misty rainy day #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
These three iconic mountains, Aonach Dubh, Beinn Fhada and Gearr Aonach, are known as the Three Sisters of Glencoe. They can be viewed from the road that cuts through Glencoe. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #ThreeSisters
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The beautiful wee Scottish village of Plockton is nestled in an inlet surrounded by high mountains that drop straight into the sea. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland
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Tony Fluerty @tonyfluerty.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Just outside the little township of Tyndrum in Scotland I saw a possible composition and I pulled over. I'm sure glad I did. I'm quite pleased with this image. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #Autumnphotography
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