Michael Sanders

I too have set up a bsky account. I'll be dual-posting to X and bsky to see how it goes....

I've been after this shot for a long time! A male dartford warbler, displaying on gorse, this one at Thursley Common today. 🐦🪶😍 #birds #birdphotography

Here's a slightly scruffy but beautiful male red crossbill, from Thursley Common this morning. ❌💵🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography

Here's a short video of three heron chicks in the Kelsey Park heronry today, whilst a parent performed some nest maintenance. 🐦🐦🐦🐦😍🪶 #birds #birdphotography

Here's another pose from the male bullfinch I met at Warburg Nature Reserve last weekend 😍🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography

@Kasper7 Thanks Kasper! I was very happy to find them, never seen one before, let alone two.

@HummingBird_The Amazing! What a great mathematical shot that proves a great photo is more than the sum of its parts! They look coiled and ready for action Michael! :-). 🐍

Here's another pic of yesterday's adders, from Thursley Common 🐍🐍. This was early in the morning, they were sunning themselves and slowly warming up for another day's "adding". #snakes #britishwildlife

Here're Mrs & Mr bullfinch having a morning bath, at Warburg Nature reserve last weekend. I had two males and one female visiting the pool several times during my visit. 🐂🐦🙂 #birds #birdphotography

Here's a most beautiful male dartford warbler I met at Thursley Common (Surrey) yesterday morning. I've been after this species for a long while, and having recently moved down to Oxted it's become possible to go find them! 🐦😍🪶 #birds #birdphotography

I don't often deviate from birds, but I'll make an exception for this gorgeous adder I met at Thursley Common this morning! One of a pair of adders quietly sunning themselves alongside a path 🐍😍 #snakes #adder #britishwildlife

Here's a male reed bunting, posing for me at Warnham Local Nature Reserve last weekend 🐦🪶😊 #birds #birdphotography

Here's a female great-spotted woodpeckerer I met at Warnham Local Nature Reserve last weekend 🌳🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotographer

Here's another pic of the resident male bullfinch at Warnham Local Nature Reserve, from last Saturday! 🐂🐦😀🪶 #birds #birdphotography

Here's a rather lovely male redpoll I met at Warnham Local Nature Reserve yesterday! ❗🐦😍🪶 #birds #birdphotography

Another pic of the goldfinches feeding in my back garden yesterday. Half a dozen alighted to feed on the dead seed-heads. 🐦😊🪶 #birds #birdphotography

I had some bonus back-yard birding this morning! I was sitting on my sofa when I noticed a little charm of goldfinches had swooped down to pick through seed-heads in my back garden. I was able to sneakily open a window and take some photos 😍🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography

@Kasper7 He seems to be by himself at the moment. He's been resident at Warnham for a couple of months. Hoping he attracts a mate soon.

@HummingBird_The His Mrs can’t be far away if he has one! They are usually inseparable!

I see you watching me, Mr bullfinch 😍 🐂🐦🪶 . At Warnham Local Nature Reserve yesterday morning. #birds #birdphotography

The siskin of Spring! Green shoots and a male siskin at Warnham Local Nature Reserve yesterday 🙂🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography

@Kasper7 Honestly, I've never seen so many in one place before! 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦

@HummingBird_The That’s Siskin-rific! Great shots Michael!

This is turning out to be my siskin-iest winter ever! Here're four pics from a flock of 50-odd flitting around the feeders at Warnham Local Nature Reserve on Saturday morning. 🙂🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography