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Little Owl, Muncaster Castle, Cumbria.

#BirdOfTheDay
#Cute
#EastCoastKin
#UKBirds #Birds
#Cumbria
#MuncasterCastle
#Fujifilm #X-E3
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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A sunshine & showers day at Muncaster Castle, Cumbria.

#Stunday
#Landscape
#Autumn #Fall
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Cumbria
#MuncasterCastle
#Olympus #E-M1ii
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Muncaster Castle, Cumbria.

#PalacesAndGardens
#Facades
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin
#Cumbria
#MuncasterCastle
#Nikon #D7100
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
October 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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#parkrun #muncastercastle #parkwalk
Best park run view ever
August 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
gkc62.bsky.social
Barn Owl at Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #contrast birds that stand out against their background and the alt is #faceoff birds facing camera.

#UKBirds #Birds
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Cumbria
#MuncasterCastle
#Fujifilm #X-E3
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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This adorable little ball of feathers is called Mole. He is a burrowing owl and was tempted onto my hand with the promise of a snack (which he seemed to be blissfully enjoying). #FeedingTime #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #Cumbria #MuncasterCastle 🪶
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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An #EagleOwl I photographed over a decade ago at the wonderfully scenic #MuncasterCastle

#muncaster #castle #owl #eagleowl #birdofprey #bubobubo #bird #🪶 #birds #birdphotography #birdphotographer #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #cumbria #lakedistrict #wildlife
An eagle owl portrait with a dark background. This image is of a bird in captivity at Muncaster Castle, The World Owl Centre.
April 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Paddy taking in his surroundings on a morning walk at #krankenhaus festival. #muncastercastle #dogs
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Top sniffs at #MuncasterCastle this afternoon. Ears and noses were twitching! #retiredgreyhoundsofbluesky
December 1, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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A misty autumn morning at #MuncasterCastle #Parkrun #Parkwalk 🍁🍂🌫️
November 30, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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I believe this is a Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Ketupa Lactea), with a wing span up to 5 feet - OM-1 & 40-150mm F2.8 - 22nd May
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@MuncasterCastle @LakesCumbria
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#birdphotography #birdofprey #Owl
July 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Autumn 🍂 view down the valley from this weeks #parkrun #parkwalk #muncastercastle
November 16, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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The Bald Eagle, these birds are enormous, with a wing span over 7 feet - OM-1 & 40-150mm F2.8 - 22nd May
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@MuncasterCastle @LakesCumbria
@lakedistrictnpa
@CumbriaLifeMag
#birdphotography #birdofprey #Eagle #BaldEagle
July 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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#ParkRun #MuncasterCastle I’ve had a lovely morning tail walking at the park run followed by bacon butties and hot coffee. And I borrowed the best behaved dog I have ever come across - well done Ruby 🦮🐾👏🏃‍♀️🏰
December 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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Muncaster Hawk & Owl Centre display - A very good day out - OM-1 & 40-150mm F2.8 - 22nd May
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#birdphotography #birdofprey #birding #Eagle #BaldEagle
July 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Autumn Memories

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Sabine is looking for mellow moods and I’d say my darling mum was feeling pretty mellow sitting in these beautiful surroundings.

This was taken in 2020, we lost her in 2022 💛

#MellowYellow #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK #MuncasterCastle #Autumn
A landscape orientated image. It was taken in the garden of Muncaster Castle 6 years ago now. There’s a fabulous Japanese maple dominating the left of the image all decked out in autumn colours. On the right is an orange bench on which sits my lovely mum. She was 91 at the time and still very much enjoying life, and who wouldn’t enjoy colours like these 🍁🍂🍁
September 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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A whole 25 of us braved the elements this morning at #muncastercastle #parkrun and I completed my 25th #parkwalk no photos today because it was too much effort to take my gloves off 🌧️ 💨 🥶
December 7, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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Hooded Vulture

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Ian has set the theme for #BirdOfTheDay as
#Raptors; any bird of prey.

I’m going with this #HoodedVulture photographed at #MuncasterCastle who work in conservation with this endangered species.

#birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky
A landscape orientated image of a hooded vulture taking off from a tree stump. The stump is in the bottom right corner of the image and the bird is taking off from it going towards the left. His wings are up, his head is jutting out and just the tips of his claws remain in contact with the stump. The backdrop is thrown out of focus by a narrow depth of field. This vulture is called Mouse and is one of a few at the hawk and owl centre in Muncaster Castle. The centre do great work in helping conserve this amazing species. Vultures are critically endangered, which is a worry as they are an important part of the ecosystem. Here’s a couple of things Muncaster says about them. Vultures fill a vital ecological niche. They are obligate scavengers – this means they have a diet entirely made up of carrion (dead animals). By consuming a carcass, vultures can eliminate it as a potential harbour for disease and bacteria. Vultures are also an important indicator species – it means that the health of vulture populations is a biological reflection on the health of the ecosystem.
September 23, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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#muncastercastle #parkrun cancelled today 😕 icy course and high winds
November 23, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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++ Tom Skelton, believed to be the original Tom Fool, who is said to have inspired Shakespeare's joker in King Lear. But, if #folklore is to be believed, Skelton was more than just a harmless clown. ++ #tomfool #muncaster #muncastercastle #cumbria #jester #tomfoolery #otd #aprilfoolsday #aprilfool
April 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Tawny Owl

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme set by Alan is #InFlight

#birds #photography #ECK
#TawnyOwl #MuncasterCastle
A landscape image of a tawny owl in flight at the wonderful Muncaster Castle in Cumbria. On the right of the image we see branches of a tree and the owl has just left this tree. We had a lovely visit there a few years ago and we’re hoping to return very soon. I wasn’t doing bird photography back and only had landscape lens so I was quite pleased with this photo. It’s not going to win any awards but it’s a great memory 🦉
September 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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Thinking back to a wonderful day I spent at @MuncasterCastle as part of my wonderful @Smithsonianjourneys tour. From #HenryVI and his bowl to #TomFool and his powers, there's something for everyone. 😀
November 6, 2023 at 2:05 PM
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Southern white-faced owl

Helen has set a fun theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay it’s #CaptionThatBird - a bird photo that make you smile with a witty caption…

“I decided to get a head start on movember this year”
🦉🥸 🦉

#SouthernWhiteFaceOwl
#MuncasterCastle
#ECK
#BirdPhotography
#Owl
A landscape oriented image, its portrait of a southern white face owl taken at Muncaster Castle earlier this month. It’s on the right of the image looking left. It’s a small mainly black and white owl with a very cute moustache. I’m posting it for Bird of the Day, Helen has set a fun theme of # Caption that Bird. So post a bird photo that makes you smile with a witty caption. My caption, because of the cute moustache is “ I decided to get a head start on movember this year”.
September 20, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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An absolutely stunning area of the country 😍🏰🪶🐦

#muncastercastle #millom #edusky #familytime
Muncaster castle set in beautiful countryside. Beautiful panorama of the countryside around Muncaster Castle. Muncaster castle set in beautiful countryside. Beautiful panorama of the countryside around Muncaster Castle.
August 23, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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A Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes Monachus) These are African and are considered critically endangered - OM-1 & 40-150mm F2.8 - 22nd May
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@OlympusMagazine @Historic_Houses
@MuncasterCastle @LakesCumbria
@lakedistrictnpa @CumbriaLifeMag
#birdphotography
July 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM