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Every dog walk is a litter pick. A few visits to the wonderful Little France Park this week. Such a lovely place. Cleaner when I left. @pawsonplastic.bsky.social

@alan678.bsky.social’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Branched, birds on thin branches. A Stonechat from the wonderful Little France Park in #Craigmillar, #Edinburgh. #bird #birds

The @helenbennett.bsky.social #birdoftheday theme is #ononeleg. Has to be one of my all time favourite pics. A Lesser Kestrel in #Marrakech. #bird #birds

Post storms the river is above 1m for the first time in many months

Who knew. Not me.

Tour de France route confirmed through Gilmerton and Walkerburn. A difficult choice ahead!

Fabulous news amid the American meltdown and doomscrolling. Thank you.

The @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Juveniles, any juvenile bird. My only encounter with a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher. Lovely little thing. #bird #birds

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seasonal; any shot from Autumn/fall. A perfectly proportioned Dunnock in Blackford Glen in #Edinburgh. #bird #birds

I’ve not posted fungi much before because I’ve never known what species they are. Thankfully it’s now a lot easier to check. This is from a wander up the Bold Burn near #Walkerburn in the Scottish Borders and I am told Honey Fungus on the left and Turkey Tail on the right. #fungi #nature.

😂😂😂 Brilliant, as ever.

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #birdoftheday theme is black and white. It has to be an Oystercatcher doing its morning yoga on the banks of the River Tweed at #Walkerburn in the Scottish Borders. Lovely things. #bird #birds

There’s always one! Oystercatchers at the wonderful Musselburgh Lagoons. #bird #birds

Fabulous news from the most reliable number crunchers anywhere. @ourworldindata.org is an amazing resource.

@robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleLegs, any bird with small legs. A lovely little Sparrow feeding on insects on Fox and Cubs flower buds. #bird #birds

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social covering for Helen today. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Larus; any species of Gull. Sunrise on the morning dog walk at the start of this week

Superb response.

The @robcrank68.bsky.social #birdoftheday theme today is #jklm. Any bird starting with those letters. Has to be the lovely lady I encountered in #Morocco at Easter. A stunning Lesser Kestrel. #bird #birds

Happy birthday and well done. Uplifting news that’s a perfect antidote to all the doomscrolling. Thank you for all you do. Well worth a follow folks!

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingDown; any bird looking down/head lowered. A nesting Stork in #Morrocco looks down on its domain from on top of a mobile phone mast. #bird #birds

The @helenbennett.bsky.social #birdoftheday theme is any bird with a green background. A Sedge Warbler in the wonderful Little France Park in #Craigmillar. #bird #birds

Worthbevery penny and hopefully they throw the book at the perpetrators. Utterly shameful behaviour - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

atlanticbirding.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Waders; any wading bird. #bird #birds A Heron with a parr on the Tweed at #Walkerburn. #bird #birds

Economic uncertainty cools Scottish housing market as property sales fall by nearly 10% SCOTTISH property sales have fallen by nearly 10% as ongoing economic uncertainty and squeezed household budgets continue to cool the…...

The @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #crooners, birds singing. A lovely Robin pictured in Edinburgh’s fabulous Botanic Gardens. #bird #birds

Fabulous news. Nature just needs to be given a chance.

Final Call for our wine tasting hosted by Fountainhall Wines🍷 Help protect more animals from litter Fri 9th Oct 2026 7pm for 7.30-10.30pm 📍#Stonehaven Bowling Club, Stonehaven Recreation Grounds AB39 2RD Cost:£20pp. 6 wines + nibbles Email pawsonplastic@gmail.com for tickets

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #BlueWater, birds surrounded by Blue Water. Blue water - just. A sideways glance from a Curlew at the fabulous Musselburgh Lagoons in East Lothian.

@helenbennett.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot. A Lesser Kestrel with the over the shoulder ‘gaze on my plumage’ look. #bird #birds

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueSkies, birds against Blue skies. A Turkey Vulture seen in #Cuba. #bird #birds

The @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with their wings open when not flying. A juvenile Blackbird sunbathing in the garden at Walkerburn in the Scottish Borders.

@alan678.bsky.socialms #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. My favourite bird of the year. I’ve so many pics of them. Stonechats are lovely. #bird #birds.

@helenbennett.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill with striking colours, bold profiles, or interesting shape. I’ll resist the temptation to post another Puffin and go for a lovely Oystercatcher and chick on the banks of the River Tweed. #bird #birds.

My first sighting of Fly Agaric toadstools. It was an empty access road to Kailzie Gardens, but I stopped very carefully and got some lovely phone pics. Lovely things and looking freshly painted in the rain. #ScottishBorders.

@helenbennett.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. A Buzzard in Blackford Glen, #Edinburgh. #bird #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social’s has chosen #Pairs as #BirdOfTheDay theme; photos with pairs of the same species. #bird #birds. Two lovely #puffins.

Police release images of men in connection with two separate fires Police Scotland has released images of three men they wish to speak to who may be able to assist with their enquiries into two wilful fire-raising incidents....

@helenbennett.bsky.social’s theme is #TheDivers for #BirdOfTheDay. A Farne Island Tern was a highlight of this year’s summer trip. #bird #birds

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #birdoftheday theme is #raptors. Sometimes you just get lucky. A kestrel that flew up in front of me at our hotel n #Marrakech, and a juvenile buzzard a few yards away on the evening dog walk in Blackford Glen in #Edinburgh.

@alan678.bsky.social has chosen #LightAndShadow as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird capture with both. This is a Buzzard capture from Blackford Glen, #Liberton in #Edinburgh. Long way off, but a lovely encounter.

The @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Elegant; any elegant looking bird. A Great Egret from a small park on the edge of Pollensa in Mallorca. Lovely to see. #bird #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae. Lots to choose from, but this great tit from the garden in #Walkerburn was lovely to see. #bird #birding

The wonderful Inch House in the equally wonderful Inch Park. One of my favourite buildings in Edinburgh. It’s talking part in Doors Open Day run by the wonderful #CockburnAssociation. My column for today’s Edinburgh Evening News. app.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/story/doors-...

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #silhouette. Took me a few trips and they were a long way off, but managed to get a picture of some roosting European bee-eaters in #Marrakech #Morocco. #bird #birds.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInAbstract defined as "From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes". This is the reflection of a Heron in a pool in Blackford Glen, #Liberton in #Edinburgh. I had to think about this one. #bird #birds.

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak. Had to be a Puffin from this year’s visit to the Farne Islands. Lovely to see. #bird #birds #Farneislands