Retired. Based in South Wales, UK. Love nature esp. birds. RSPB member, National Trust member, BTO garden lister. Rarely go anywhere without my camera and a pocket of bird food. Nikon D500, Sigma C 150-600mm. Sales: https://ko-fi.com/colinrichardshttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mtjxjoetdk2qMy resident garden Robin. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #eck20 Aug 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjxjoetdk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mthmfn5e6k2rAn usually close flyby from Kevin the Red Kite back in April. Taken above my garden. #walesbirding #ukbirding #birds #eck #birdphotography19 Aug 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthmfn5e6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mthlv3uri22gThe only Australian Pelicans in the UK, London Wetlands Centre. 15/07/26. This male looking very regal. 🪶 #eck #ukbirding19 Aug 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthlv3uri22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mthlejmlzs2sAlways worth keeping an eye on Coots, they seem to spend a lot of time in disputes and make for great action shots. London Wetlands Centre. 15/07/26. 🪶 #birdphotography #eck #nikonD50019 Aug 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthlejmlzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mthjdpo2k22hAsian Short Clawed Otter. Taken at the London Wetlands Centre during feeding time. Highly recommend a visit plenty of home grown wildlife along with the exotic. I've photographed native British Otters, similar, but these are smaller. Still exciting to see and photograph. #otters #wildlife #london19 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjdpo2k22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mthd7aprjs2zWho's feathers have been ruffled? This Grey Heron's have, at St James's Park, London. 17/07/26. 🪶 #birdphotography #eck19 Aug 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthd7aprjs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mthcnasm522zLovely close encounter with a Eurasian Jay in St James's Park, London. 17/07/20 🪶 #birdphotography #eck19 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthcnasm522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mtf3vwt72k2zYoung Buzzard in dead tree in field opposite my home. #birdingwales18 Aug 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf3vwt72k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mse36qn7722zWasp Spider. Wish I’d taken the photo but it was taken by my sister in law in her garden in the centre of Cardiff!! Will be reporting the sighting to the iReport website on her behalf. #ukspiders #arachnids05 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse36qn7722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mrawt4d2gs2hCouldn't resist a quick photo of the moon as it was setting on 21/07/26. Amazing orange colour. #moonshot22 Jul 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrawt4d2gs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mr6odcuwik2hAlways surprises me just how hard these guys are to spot when they make so much noise. Rose Ringed Parakeet taken at London Wetlands last week. 15/07/2026. #photoyrticklist26 Number 93. 🪶 #ukbirding #birdphotography #eck21 Jul 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6odcuwik2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mqi6clvark2jBumblebee on Purple Loosestrife, our garden pond in July. #ukinsects #bees12 Jul 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqi6clvark2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mqi537fjmc2jFemale Emperor Dragonfly laying eggs in our wildlife pond today. 12/07/26. #dragonflies #mywildlifepond #ukinsects #ukwildlife12 Jul 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqi537fjmc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mpjpgadv4k2iMale Sparrowhawk in my garden today. 30/06/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #birdphotography #eck30 Jun 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjpgadv4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mpgz35jzqk27My favourite insect photo ever? First time capturing this Hummingbird Hawk Moth, actually taken feeding on Lavender in my garden today. The accuracy required to get it's long proboscis into the tiny flower is mind blowing! #ukwildlife #ukmoths #moths #dayflyingmoths29 Jun 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgz35jzqk27https://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mpgyj2ubf227Young Great Spotted Woodpecker in the garden recently. 27/06/26. It's come it for the fatballs in my ground feeder. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #birdphotography #eck29 Jun 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgyj2ubf227https://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mp7n56s6j227Always nice to capture a Dragonfly on the wing! Emperor Dragonfly at Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs, Cardiff, yesterday. 25/06/26. #dragonflies #insects26 Jun 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7n56s6j227https://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mp7mkbg4b227A Jackdaw "panting" to keep cool during the June heatwave yesterday.25/06/26. Taken in my garden near the pond. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #birdphotography #eck26 Jun 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7mkbg4b227https://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mp2qfs6iz22kHad a new visitor to our garden pond today, a male Emperor Dragonfly. It's the UK's largest Dragonfly and is very impressive when it's flying close to you. #mywildlifepond #dragonflies24 Jun 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2qfs6iz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moy7mvpvnc2rA very handsome Rook in my garden this morning. 23/06/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ECK #birdphotography23 Jun 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy7mvpvnc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moy6whp7qc2rReally lucky to manage an in focus image of this Eurasian Sparrowhawk in my Hawthorn Tree this morning. 23/06/26. Nikon D500 with Sigma 150 - 600mm lens. 1/4000th sec, f8, ISO 12800. Processed with DXO PureRAW 4 and then edited with Adobe Photoshop 2025. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #birdphotography23 Jun 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy6whp7qc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moquzu44gs2rPester power! Gotta feel for the parent. Rook and fledgling. Taken from my garden today. 20/06/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #eck20 Jun 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moquzu44gs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moqtymnf222rFor #smallbirdsaturday Male House Sparrow in my Hawthorn Tree. @javajanegallery.co.uk 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #eck20 Jun 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqtymnf222rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moqtjrdk722rA Dunnock contemplating a flower. Taken in my garden today. 20/06/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ect20 Jun 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqtjrdk722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moqs2txous2rBanded Demoiselle, taken at Forest Farm NR. #eck20 Jun 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqs2txous2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moqrj4com22rYoung Moorhen, taken at Forest Farm NR 19/06/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #eck20 Jun 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqrj4com22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3molopmv6vc2mToday's theme for #birdoftheday is #black birds with mostly black feathers, set by @alan678.bsky.social Here's my contribution, Cormorant getting airborne at Cardiff Bay Wetlands. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #eck18 Jun 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3molopmv6vc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3moizxux7d22fFor today's theme #multicolour birds with 4 or more colours, here is a Lilac Breasted Roller taken on an African Safari back in 2018. #birdoftheday 🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social17 Jun 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3moizxux7d22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3mofbr7clps2kFor todays #birdoftheday theme, #inflight set by @alan678.bsky.social here's a male Sparrowhawk taken in Cardiff back in April. 🪶 #eck16 Jun 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofbr7clps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/colinrichardsphoto.bsky.social/post/3modtkylt5s2fAt the end of May we had a male Broad Bodied Chaser visit our wildlife pond. Yesterday a female turned up and set about laying eggs! She wasn't hanging about so a real challenge to get some reasonably sharp pictures. 14/06/26. #ukdragonflies #ukwildlife #mywildlifepond15 Jun 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:3hkzr4byitz3eyo7zuu25oge/app.bsky.feed.post/3modtkylt5s2f