John McGowan

On this day last year - Yellow Legged Gull and Cormorant - Lower Bittell Reservoir near Barnt Green Worcestershire UK - 27-10-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

On this day last year - Autumn setting in earlier than this year! Cofton Church near Barnt Green Worcestershire UK - 27-10-25 #uknature #nature #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

On this day last year - Robin - Cofton Church near Barnt Green Worcestershire UK - 27-10-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Need to get out and do some photography!! Running low on current stuff! Great Tit in Pepper Wood Worcestershire UK - 24-09-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

I really wish I could identify Fungi!! Google lens not reliable!! This one seen at St. Kenelm's Church Clent Worcestershire UK - 16-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

On this day in 2023 - Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire UK - 26-10-23 #churches #cathedral #lichfield #sony #sonyrx100M6

Around this day in 2025 - Golden Spindles in St. Leonard's Churchyard Frankley Worcestershire UK - 21-10-25 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

On this day in 2025 - Fungi on my lawn!! Birmingham UK - 25-10-25 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Black Headed Gull in winter plumage - Shenley Pool, Weoley Castle Birmingham UK - 15-10-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Common Puffball - Uffmore Wood near Clent Worcestershire UK - 16-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

On this day in 2024 - late evening at Hagley Hall Worcestershire and a fleeting glimpse of a Barn Owl. Not much light!! - 25-10-24 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Quite like this shot - The Pink Waxcap is out of focus behind water drops on the grass - seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Peering through the Rose bush! - St. Kenelm's Church Clent Worcestershire UK - 16-10-26 #nature #naturephotography #photography #canon #uknature #photographersofbluesky

What's that lurking in the grass? St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

On this day in 2023 - This pic had Gull experts very confused and unsure! What is the smaller gull in the centre? Frankley Reservoir Birmingham UK - 24-10-23 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

On this day in 2023 - The Lonely Gull!! Bartley Reservoir Birmingham UK - 24-10-23 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

The Pink Waxcap is sometimes called the Ballerina Waxcap - this is why! - seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Sunset and a low cloud over Clent Hills, North Worcestershire UK - 18-10-26 #landscape #landscapephotography #canon #photography #photographersofbluesky #sunsets #worcestershire

Still going 50 years later! Combined age of 147 on stage.😅 "Malfunction" on our 50th anniversary tour. (makes a change from all the bird, butterfly and fungi pics!!) www.malfunctionfolk.co.uk

On this day in 2025 - think Spangle Waxcap - St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Possible Moss Bell /Galerina species at St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Snowy Waxcap - somebody got there first!! at St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

A clear moon the other night - Waxing Gibbous! Seen from Birmingham UK - 21-10-26 #photography #astronomy #moon #sky #canon #naturephotography #nature #uknature

On this day in 2025 - Maybe Butter Waxcap - St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Fungi especially waxcaps are behind where they were last year! On this day in 2025 - Blackening Waxcap - St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

JMore tiny fungi at St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Thought my butterfly days were over for the year! Not quite - Peacock in good condition seen at St. Leonard's Churchyard Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #butterflies #insects #lepidoptera #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Possible Nitrous or Drop bonnet fungi at St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

A couple of years back I had the opportunity, while in South Wales, to visit the Village of Aberfan where, 60 years ago today, a most horrific events happened. 116 children and 28 adults were killed in a tip landslip. I was 13 at the time - deeply affected by the news! Will never forget that day.

Tiny bonnet fungi at St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

I used to have a leather jacket this colour!! Autumn coming at St. Leonard's Churchyard Frankley Worcestershire UK - 19-10-26 #nature #naturephotography #photography #canon #uknature #photographersofbluesky

The sun going down over the Clent Hills North Worcestershire UK - 18-10-26 #landscape #landscapephotography #canon #photography #photographersofbluesky #sunsets #worcestershire

Around this day in 2022 at Birmingham Airport. Always wondered why this pilot gave me a friendly wave as he landed!! Or was he calling out 200ft? Look Closely! 18-17-10-22 #aircraft #aviation #aviationphotography #planespotting #photography #aircraftphotography #canon

Moorhen - Shenley Pool, Weoley Castle Birmingham UK - 15-10-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Really tiny fungi! Uffmore Wood near Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Really down in the grass for this one! Uffmore Wood near Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

On this day in 2024 - Scarlet Waxcap seen at St. Leonard's Church Clent Worcestershire UK - 18-10-24 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Tiny Fungi seen at Uffmore Wood near Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Which carpenter built that?? A distant Pied Wagtail on a sort of fence! Woodgate Valley Birmingham UK - 16-10-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Look at me when I'm talking to you...!! Pair of Black Headed Gulls in winter plumage - Shenley Pool, Weoley Castle Birmingham UK - 15-10-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Fun fact - I'm not a great "collector" of likes but they might be the only way to find out whether your work is any good! So, occasionally I stray into Blue Sky Meter to have a look at my stats! After a run of over 600 consecutive days it seems I forgot to post anything on 2nd Oct 2026!! Disaster!!

On this day last year in the garden - Male Blackbird - Birmingham UK - 17-10-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

On this day last year in the garden - Dunnock - Birmingham UK - 17-10-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Fungi seen at St. Kenelm's Church Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

The beautiful and quite rare Pink Waxcap - seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

A quick, below the skyline, shot of this (Common European) Buzzard - Bartley Reservoir Birmingham UK - 13-10-2024 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Treated to a close fly-by by this (Common European) Buzzard - Bartley Reservoir Birmingham UK - 13-10-2024 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

Inkcaps possibly Glistening - seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 13-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature

Autumn in the graveyard - On this day in 2025 - St. Kenelm's Church Clent Worcestershire 15-10-25 #nature #naturephotography #photography #canon #uknature #photographersofbluesky

On this day in 2025 - Parrot Waxcaps seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 15-10-25 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature