#UrbanGaze #ECK #BNW #photography #bridges #Essex #LeighOnSea the Gypsy bridge over the rails line at Leigh. The rust and neglect look better in mono. 😖😂

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #NoBranchWood here are some starlings on the garden fence enjoying early afternoon sun. #birds 🪶 #photography #Essex #ECK

Ladies fixed jack heats today. Lovely day of bowls and many thanks to the guys for helping mark the games and set up the rinks. #Essex #lawnBowls #BowlsClub

These were taken at Heybridge Basin in 2021 but I’ve never posted them. They fit today’s #RedOrDead theme. #BirdOfTheDay #photography #Essex #ECK #birds 🪶

#BirdOfTheDay #Firsts The earliest bird photo I can find in my collection; penguins at Colchester Zoo from 2013. I took very few bird photos until 2020’s lockdowns. #photography #birds #Essex #ECK

From earlier this week, a morning of butterflies in our garden. #photography #essex #butterflies #ECK

#bloomscrolling #ECK #photography #Essex Popped into the garden for a moment and was taken by this basket by the shed (or by the sight of a grey cloud 😂). Thought someone else might enjoy it too.

A phone pic for #ThickTrunkThursday #trees #ECK a lovely old oak on the Knepp estate, Sussex. Taken Saturday when I had an hour to walk and enjoy some headspace. It was extremely hot.

#PalacesAndGardens #ECK #photography for today’s theme- Dunstanburgh castle, one of the beautiful ruins on the Northumbria coast. (Note to self; try to remember the theme title before you post!) 😂

#Palacesandgardens #CoolRefuge #ECK The cloister, Westminster Abbey, June 2026 #photography #London

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BlurBirds my only close encounter with a goldcrest; taken early December 2025 on the Knepp estate in Sussex with my phone. #photography #birds #ECK 🪶

Loosely fitting today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Stripes a little sparrow in the garden recently. #Birds 🪶 #photography #Essex #ECK

#BirdOfTheDay #TheGathering one from last September taken at Bassenthwaite in the #LakeDistrict a flock of Canada geese enjoying the lush grass. #Birds 🪶#photography #ECK

An oldie for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Geese something holds their attention… #Birds 🪶 #photography #Essex #ECK

For #BirdOfTheDay #BorrowedPlaces an improvised feeding station for this young starling and parent. #Birds 🪶#photography #Essex #ECK

For #BirdOfTheDay #HiddenInPlainSight this one of an Egyptian goose gosling taken in early May. #Birds #photography #Essex 🪶#ECK

#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth a young starling in our hazel tree. #Birds 🪶 #photography #Essex

Two for today’s theme of #NegativeSpace #BirdOfTheDay - a starling in the garden on Sunday and a coot in the marina at Lake Garda back in March. #Birds 🪶 #photography

One of only a few shots I have of today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Podicipedidae, March 2026, Lake Garda. #photography #Birds 🪶

On today’s theme of #Texture #BirdOfTheDay I’m submitting this one, taken in the garden at the weekend, of our fledgling robin. #Birds 🪶 #photography #Essex #ECK

For today’s theme #Anatidae #BirdOfTheDay a trio of mallards. #Birds #photography 🪶#Essex #ECK

Slightly odd angle for #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou ; a Canada goose looking up at me as I took photos from a bridge. #Birds 🪶 #photography #Essex #ECK

#BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Columbidae just a local pigeon hanging out. #photography #Essex #ECK #birds 🪶

#PalacesandGardens theme of the day #BeyondtheHedge ;the wonderful gardens at Giusti Palace, Verona #Italy and one of the two matching fountains where turtles bask in the sun. March 2026 #ECK #photography #nature #gardens #Verona

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ScrollBack ; not my best shots by any means but taken after breakfast today from the conservatory. Weather grey and raining hard. Camera handheld; thank you RAW files and Pixelmator for pulling something out of the gloom.

For today’s theme of #FeathersInFoliage a watchful mallard. #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🪶#photography #Essex #ECK

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #WadersOuttaWater one from the archive. Avocets at Two Tree Island, taken on my birthday in 2022. #Birds 🪶#photography #Essex #ECK.

Trying for both of today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes; a mallard from my Saturday outing for #FabulousFemmes and a #Funnies great crested grebe from March. #photography #birds 🪶#ECK

For #BirdOfTheDay #LockedOn , Egyptian geese keeping a very close eye on their brood of four goslings. Saturday, Danbury Lakes. #birds 🪶 #photography #Essex #ECK

#FlowersOnSunday #SundayYellow #Stunday #ECK #photography #Essex Danbury Lakes yesterday.