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Not sure what to do here after leaving twitter. Decided to share the better shots from my photo archive one shot at a time.
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Shanghai 2005, held together with a lot of optimism and scaffolding.

#ColorADay #YellowThu #IronworkThursday #MetalWorkThursday #UrbanGaze #Shanghai #China #UrbanPhotography #ArchitecturePhotography #TravelPhotography #AOfoto #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
📷 Canon EOS 5D 🔘 Sigma 70–300mm
Close view of a building in Shanghai wrapped in green construction mesh and a dense grid of yellow metal scaffolding. A white sign with blue Chinese characters runs across the lower right, while the left side opens to a pale overcast sky.
September 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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Yellow enough for Thursday, I think. #ColorADay #YellowThu

#YellowCrownedBishop #ChesterZoo #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography #NaturePhotography #AdorableThursday #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
📷 Canon EOS R6 Mark II 🔘 Canon EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L
A small bright yellow-and-black bird perched on a mossy rock beside a shallow stream, seen from behind and slightly to the side. Large pale rocks frame the scene, and blue reflections ripple across the water.
September 17, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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#BirdOfTheDay theme is Owls, Ducks and Geese. Third pic from this week's Chester Zoo trip.

#ODG #ChesterZoo #EagleOwl #AdorableThursday #Owl #ClassicMono #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ZooPhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Black-and-white close portrait of a large owl facing directly towards the camera. It has prominent ear tufts, a heavy hooked bill and dark eyes, with finely patterned feathers across its head and body. A square enclosure mesh forms the background.
September 17, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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"Don't look at my legs, check out my do!"

Another star from yesterday.

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdyLongLegs #GreyCrownedCrane #Crane #ChesterZoo #WildlifeWednesday #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A grey crowned crane standing beside a pond at Chester Zoo. The bird has long dark legs, black and grey plumage, white cheek patches, a red throat pouch and a distinctive golden crown of stiff feathers.
September 16, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Old school. Well, old phone. Well, there isn't a phone anymore. You know what I meant.

#ColorADay #RedWed #UrbanGaze #AOfoto #Northwich #Cheshire #StreetPhotography #UrbanPhotography #ArchitecturePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A selective-colour street photograph in Northwich, with a bright red traditional British telephone box standing out against an otherwise black-and-white town-centre scene. Shops, parked cars and pedestrians line the street behind it.
September 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Yesterday at the zoo.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay alt is #BirdyLongLegs.

#WildlifeWednesday #AquilineWednesday #Flamingo #ChesterZoo #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A pale pink flamingo strides through shallow water at Chester Zoo with one wing raised, showing black flight feathers. Its very long pink legs dominate the foreground, while several other flamingos stand and feed in the water behind it.
September 16, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Tide’s out. Plenty of beach left over.

#TidesOutTuesday #BlueTue #ColorADay #Scape #NewZealand #NorthIsland #BeachPhotography #Seascape #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A broad New Zealand beach at low tide, with dark wet sand, shallow pools and rocky outcrops in the foreground. Calm blue water curves around the bay beneath a wide bright blue sky, with low hills and scattered buildings in the distance.
September 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Parque Arqueológico de Pisac 2014, though the rock has been there longer. Going literal again for #RockinTuesday

#Scape #Peru #Andes #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A large angular grey rock sits prominently in the foreground above a dry, terraced hillside in Peru. Curving agricultural terraces and patchwork fields descend into the valley beyond.
September 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Got to love a bit of Blackpool.

#BirdOfTheDay #Silhouette #BirdPhotography #BirdsInFlight #BlackpoolTower #Blackpool #UrbanPhotography #TravelPhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Three birds flying as dark silhouettes across a pale grey sky, with Blackpool Tower rising on the right side of the frame.
September 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Hashtag stacking? Me? How dare you, I'm just being efficient.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn #MacroMonday #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #ManualFocus

#MacroPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Black-and-white macro photograph of a tightly tied rope knot, showing frayed fibres and twisted strands in sharp detail against a dark blurred background.
September 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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I promise you, Machu Picchu was NOT on fire. Not while I was there anyway.

#MountainMonday #Scape #MachuPicchu #Peru #Andes #MountainPhotography #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Steep, densely green mountains around Machu Picchu in Peru, with low white cloud and mist drifting through the deep valleys beneath jagged peaks.
September 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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I was lucky enough to time a Tokyo trip to coincide with their Sakura season, when cherry blossom brings the crowds out.

#ColorADay #PinkMon #BlueSkyMonday #UrbanGaze #Tokyo #Japan #CherryBlossom #UrbanPhotography #TravelPhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs #Sakura
Pink cherry blossom trees in full bloom fill a Tokyo city scene, their branches spreading across the foreground beneath a bright blue sky. Modern buildings and a tall tower rise behind the blossoms.
September 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mamas&Papas, this fish are just a bonus.

#Duck #Ducks #Koi #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Two mottled ducks swimming side by side across a dark pond filled with dozens of red, orange, white and pale koi carp visible beneath the surface.
September 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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#AngryBirds
September 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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#ColorADay #OrangeSun Too literal? Yeah, probably too literal.

#Stunday #Sun #SolarPhotography #Astrophotography #Dwarf3 #Photography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A large orange disc of the Sun against a completely black background, with several dark sunspots visible across its surface.
September 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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#BirdOfTheDay theme #AngryBirds. This southern cassowary is angry, but not as angry as me that I can't remove the fence! Alt #mybestside, or worst side with that stink eye!

#Cassowary #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography #NaturePhotography #Birds #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A southern cassowary seen through a chain-link fence, with dark black plumage, a vivid blue neck and orange-red eye. Its large brown casque rises above its head, and its intense stare gives the bird a distinctly formidable expression.
September 13, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Look over there, that guy just realised that there is a #ColoraDay hashtag on bluesky. What a newb.

#GreenSat #Chimpanzee #Chimpanzees #ChesterZoo #AnimalPhotography #ZooPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Two chimpanzees in a lush green enclosure at Chester Zoo. One walks away on the left while the other sits facing the camera, surrounded by grass and dense leafy vegetation.
September 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Undulating ridgelines across New Zealand’s South Island.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Undulating #NewZealand #SouthIsland #MountainPhotography #LandscapePhotography #Panorama #TravelPhotography #Photography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A very wide panoramic view of layered mountain ridges across New Zealand’s South Island, their peaks and valleys forming a long undulating line beneath broken cloud and patches of blue sky.
September 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract. I've gone literal - "Abstract: Considered apart from concrete existence". Well this fella is certainly that.

#Beijing #China #Crane #Sculpture #ArchitecturePhotography #TravelPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Photography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A dark metal crane sculpture with a long neck and pointed beak stands above traditional golden-tiled rooftops in Beijing, with a pale blue sky and a modern building in the distance.
September 12, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by is: #Mouthful.

On very close inspection I'm claiming this as a hat trick! Thanks New Zealand Keas!

#Kea #NewZealand #SouthIsland #BirdPhotography #Parrot #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Birds #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Three kea standing among rocks and alpine vegetation in New Zealand. Their olive-green plumage shows hints of turquoise on the wings, with large pale grey boulders and mossy rocks behind them.
September 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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9/11 remembrance. My feelings from the day are still so vivid.

#September11 #NeverForget
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View of the World Trade Centre in New York showing the twin towers soaring into the blue sky from below. Their sheer scale dominate the frame making the viewer feel tiny. View of the roof of the World Trade Centre in New York, looking north across Manhattan with the Empire State Building in the distance. The entire width of the island is visible with water on both sides.
September 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Duck! Look out for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Iridescence

#BirdOfTheDay #Mallard #Duck #BirdPhotography #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A male and female mallard standing on sunlit brick paving. The male’s dark glossy head shows green-blue iridescent tones in the light, while the female has mottled brown plumage.
September 10, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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Playing catch up with yesterday's #BirdBuddies, and aiming for a triple with American Flamingos #ABCD and a Black Necked Stilt #ABCD #RSTU.
#BirdOfTheDay #Flamingo #BlackNeckedStilt #ChesterZoo #BirdPhotography #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
Two pink American flamingos stand beside a shallow pool, while a black-and-white black-necked stilt with long pink legs stands in the foreground on sandy ground.
September 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Down a helical staircase at the Sagrada Família. Not spiral. Fight me!

#SagradaFamilia #Barcelona #ArchitecturePhotography #Helical #HelicalStaircase #NotSpiral #SpiralStaircase #Architecture #TravelPhotography #Spain #Photography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A steep view looking down a pale stone helical (not spriral!) staircase inside the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, with the steps curling tightly toward a dark circular centre.
September 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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That's the spirit, Paddington!
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJocular #Paddington #HumourPhotography #TravelPhotography #StreetPhotography #Photography #photographersonbluesky #bskytogs
A small Paddington Bear toy in a red hat and blue coat sits on a French supermarket shelf surrounded by bottles of grappa, amaro and other spirits, creating a humorous contrast.
September 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM