Hairy Neil

As it's the first day of Advent I thought I'd start #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it. It would great if you could join in, just use the hashtag #MyPhotoAdvent2025. Day 1 #Photography #EastCoastKin

Russia launched its massive onslaught on 24 February 2022. We pay tribute to the men and women who took up arms and stood to fight the Russian invaders. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. RIP - Valerii Zvozdetskyi, Colombian fighter Jairo Saldaña, Andrii Kolachnyk, Volodymyr Korchynskyi

They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe! RIP - Oleksandr Palii (30), Mykhailo Bobrovskyi, Pavlo Borsuk, Canadian fighter Mandeep Singh Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Eternal Memory!

“For love of country they accepted death & thus resolved all doubts & made immortal their patriotism & their virtue.” We honor the men & women who laid down their lives for Ukraine. RIP - Yurii Moroz (23), Pavlo Trubii (18), Andrii Pashchenko, Bulgarian fighter Vladislav Tsvetanov Mladenov

They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe! RIP - Serhii Petrovych, Denys Snihur, British fighter Elliott James Watson, Ihor Sukhykh Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Eternal Memory!

Join us every day as we observe a minute’s silence in honor of the men, women and children who perished in this savage war. They laid down their lives for Ukraine and Europe! RIP - Oleh Perekhodko (51), Pavlo Podolei (40), British fighter Benjamin Leo Burgess, Petro Shvaika (26) Eternal Memory!

We honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war. They will always be remembered for their bravery and sacrifice. RIP – Oleksandr Baklykov, Mykola Chyhura, Bohdan Nemtsov (32), Brazilian fighter Gabriel Ferreira Silva Eternal Memory!

Let us keep the Defenders of Ukraine in our prayers RIP – Kyrylo Manzhai, Maksym Zakharchuk, Mykola Anchuk, Belarusian fighter Alexander Nikolayevich Novik We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields Eternal Memory!

The last one for this day is this monster out the deep sea on the icesculpture festival in 2025 in Biddinghuizen for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Cold #EastCoastKin #zeldenzomooigezien #mobilephonephotography

We pay tribute to the men and women who took up arms and stood to fight the Russian invaders. They will not be forgotten. RIP – Andrii Puryk, Volodymyr Muzhyla, Dmytro Koriak (25), Argentinian fighter Alberto Emmanuel Vilte Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory! Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

We bow our heads before the Heroes who protect Ukrainians from the barbarity of the Russian forces, defending freedom and democracy. They will not be forgotten. RIP – Andrii Bakun (26), American fighter Fred Grandy, Pavlo Alekseiev, Oleksandr Knysh Eternal Memory! Heroes Never Die!

'Jagged, Granite Chasm' (2023) -- Raven's Nest, Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, ME #RockinTuesday ✨ #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #Photography #Landscape #Monochrome #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

#TerrierTuesday That castle is tiny says Hattie at the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland. I think she needs the difference between "small" and "faraway" explained just like Ted did to Dougal on TV's Father Ted 😀 #btposse #borderterrier #lindisfarne #northumberland #photography #eastcoastkin

🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 77,000 signatures! Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

#ColorADay #BlueTue #JanuArty #Soft Soft clouds and a very soft rainbow mixing with blue sky over San Luis Obispo. #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #WestCoastKin #Hiking

Late afternoon sunset over Ullswater looking towards the Helvellyn Range in the Lake District #landscapephotography #winter

Good morning all, for @alan678.bsky.social ##BirdOfTheDay #singing or #bowed #EastCoastKin #birds I have this little Robin that singing his heart out on a springtails early in 2025. You have a bit to zoom in to see it. Have a little clip from it ☺️

High tide; Upper Loch Torridon yesterday. Liathach and Fasaig Village beyond.

“For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.” We honor the men and women who laid down their lives for Ukraine. RIP - Mykola Huk (25), Vasyl Ratushnyi, Anton Pshenychnyi (30), American fighter Daniel Aki Vachon

Russia launched its massive onslaught 24 February 2022. We pay tribute to the men and women who stood to fight the Russian invaders. Their sacrifice will not be forgotten. RIP - Mykola Rud, Roman Yaryna (32), Ruslan Sulim (45), American fighter Christopher William Anthony Black Eternal Memory!

Hike to Arnica Lake, Banff National Park, Canada. September 2025. Photograph© by Gary Nylander. www.garynylander.com #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Stunday #iphone #iphonephotography #apple

‘I have not known a quieter thing than ships, Nor any dreamers steeped in dream as these, For all that they have tracked disastrous seas, And winds that left their sails in flagging strips.’ Ships in the harbor - David Morton #ImageAndVerse #Stunday #EastCoastkin #WestCoastKin #Oregon #Photography

It's that tree again.

Loch Damh yesterday afternoon.

They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe! RIP - Yurii Rastriopin (27), Borys Shafranskyi, Andrii Usenko, Serhii Voroshyk Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!

Afternoon All ! One from my archive for #Stunday Loch Coruisk, #Skye, #Scotland. May 2017 These rocks were rounded and scored by 750–870 meters (approx. 2,460–2,850 feet) of ice during the last Ice Age. #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

Just enough time left to get #CaturDay sorted with Tigers & Lions from Blackpool Zoo. #mammals #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ZooLife #wildlifephotography #Lions #PhotographyIsArt #Tigers

If you have seen 'Back to the Future' you will see the similarities between this Bird Replica of 'Dr Emmet Brown' which is a Bali Myna bird. This is my offering for #StunDay 😂 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #ZooLife

Bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) aka bearded tit. Today's #birdoftheday set by @alan678.bsky.social is #PerfectPerch. Not a branch, exactly, but the perfect perch for where they live in the reedbeds. Fits #smallbirdsaturday tho. #BlueSkyArtShow #one #EastCoastKin #birds

They laid down their lives for Ukraine and Europe! RIP - Serhii Chebanov (28), Serhii Skoblei, American fighter Bradley Carl Jennison, Anatolii Yaroshenko Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Eternal Memory!

Mariah 'Magnetar' (Tesla, 2020) -- Washington Heights, Manhattan, NYC 'What the Eyes See and the Ears Hear, the Mind Believes...' -- Harry Houdini #BlueSkyArtShow #One ✨ #HumansOfBlueSky ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #Photography #Portraiture #Monochrome #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

They went to war when Russia invaded Ukraine. They believed in Freedom, the right to live in their God-given land. They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe! RIP - Oleksii Khotin, Roman Khas, American fighter Benjamin Joseph Dettore, Andrii Protsyk Eternal Memory!

A gorgeous Linnet enjoying the early sunshine for #BirdOfTheDay #Short beaks ... never really noticed before but she does have quite a short pointy and slightly fat beak! 😊 🪶 📷 #Birds #Photography #UKWildlife #BirdsSeenIn2026 #EastCoastKin

Little Egret and far too many Starlings to count this evening at Cors Ddyga RSPB on Anglesey. Also Black and Mute Swans, Golden Plovers and lots of different duck species. For #BirdsSeenIn2026

Raven and Stonechat on rocks today at South Stack RSPB today on Anglesey in North Wales for #BirdsSeenIn2026

One for #Scape day.... Trollveggen Stasjon (Troll Wall Station) and the Troll Wall, near Åndalsnes, #Norway. March 2023. #Railways #History #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

For @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Short Beaks or the alt #Pigeon here is a little Robin from a few years back ✨️ #EastCoastKin #birds #mobilephonephotography Apologies if I have this probably post earlier 😅