Nature Photographer from New Zealand, now living in Ireland. I'm dyslexic and sometimes my grammar is more creative than correct.https://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mrrm35f7kk2kOver looking Queenstown, New Zealand, one evening as the clouds were lifting and the sun came out. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #Queenstown29 Jul 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrm35f7kk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mr7vyk3n422uThe Southern Royal albatross (toroa)is the largest pelagic seabird on the globe weighing in at approximately 9 kg with an average wingspan above 3 m and a body size as long as a small car. It is a huge unit. #birds #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #toroa22 Jul 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7vyk3n422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mqwx4wuqo22iA pūkeko or Australasian swamphen exiting stage left #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #pūkeko18 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwx4wuqo22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mqmtfznbr22nThis bird is a Pūteketeke or Australasian crested grebe, native to New Zealand and Australia. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Australasiancrestedgrebe14 Jul 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmtfznbr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mqcxcusffc2fI call this image 'Soaking it all in'. The Ahuriri valley immediately north of the Lindis pass in the South Island of New Zealand has been one of my happy places. This image is of two fellow photographers enjoying the gift of nature. They are taking time out, just soaking it all in.10 Jul 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcxcusffc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mq7vmxsh2k2rDon't mean to crow about it, but not all birds are created equal......... just saying. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Cockypheasant09 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7vmxsh2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mpnthpm6vk2hThese are New Zealand Pied stilt chicks. Regardless of the close contact with humans the parents choose to raise their chicks here because of the excellent predator control. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #piedstilt02 Jul 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnthpm6vk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mpjmtp5txs2oThis image is of the MOST famous of a few famous lone trees of Glencoe. I hope to be back in Autumn when that tree has lovely yellow leaves. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #glencoe30 Jun 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjmtp5txs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mpbdvwwgkk2hLake Tekapo in New Zealand's Mackenzie Basin is a lovely place to visit or photograph in Autumn. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #lakeTekapo27 Jun 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbdvwwgkk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3monyuf4ze22pA Salvin’s mollymawk effortlessly slicing through a stiff head wind over the Cook Strait, New Zealand #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #Salvin’sMollymawk19 Jun 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3monyuf4ze22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mof2lavxms2xThe New Zealand tarā nui or Caspian Tern is the largest tern on the planet. Being nationally vulnerable it was an honour to spend a evening among these lovely birds. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #CaspianTern16 Jun 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mof2lavxms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mod4yksd522mA female kārearea or New Zealand Bush Falcon keeping a keen eye out for her next meal to fly past. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #kārearea #NewZealandBushFalcon15 Jun 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod4yksd522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mnovbyf77k2hI refer to young birds as fluffies so here is a Bell Bird fluffy or korimako fluffy, if you prefer the native name. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #BellBird07 Jun 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnovbyf77k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mmwfwijvr22tCape Palliser, Ngawi, Wairarapa coast, New Zealand. I took this Sunset image of the Cape Palliser Lighthouse on the Wairarapa coast at Christmas 2010. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #CapePalliser #Wairarapa #Ngawi28 May 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwfwijvr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mmrdwxhcm222A Grey Heron cuts the water with its wing tip. To me these birds appear so graceful. Dundalk, Ireland. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #Greyheron #fotographie #wildlifephotography26 May 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrdwxhcm222https://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mmgges5q6s2jA Female Bullfinch I photographed at the beginning of last winter last year. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #bullfinch #fotographie #wildlifephotography22 May 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgges5q6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mmc5w2om622tA Red kite slowly patrols the grassy paddock for prey in the Dromara hills Northern Ireland. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ireland #nature #naturephotography #BirdsOfBsky #Irishwildlife #ukbirds #birdsofIreland #RedKite #fotographie #wildlifephotography #northernIrealnd20 May 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc5w2om622thttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mm22lurh6c2zThe S-bend rapids on the River Coe in Glen Coe Scotland is a photographers delight. When I visited passing showers made the experience even more rewarding. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #glencoe #TheS-bends17 May 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm22lurh6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mli6wtdb7s2qTarāpunga a Red-billed Gull Pāuatahanui inlet, just north of Wellington New Zealand diving for small crabs. They are not built like larger Gulls and seem to almost float in the air effortlessly. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky10 May 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli6wtdb7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mkwppd3e5k2tSouthern Alps, New Zealand I took this image when darkness had almost fallen on our way back to the car park from Lake Matheson while visiting the little west coast township of Fox Glacier. #landscapephotography #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #LakeMatheson03 May 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwppd3e5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mkho7jqipk2sOn the road to Glencoe. This image is taken from the Loch Tulla viewpoint on the A82, on the way to Glencoe. The viewpoint overlooks the Bridge of Orchy in the Scottish highlands. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland #LochTulla27 Apr 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkho7jqipk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mkcnt4gwl226One from the other side. That famous New Zealand icon, the Lone Wanaka Tree photographed from the other side looking back towards town. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa #wnanakatree #wanaka25 Apr 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcnt4gwl226https://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mjtlzw6ybk2sI photographed this pīpīwharauroa or shining cuckoo deep in the heart of the whangamarino wetland in the Waikato region of New Zealand’s North Island in the early spring of 2018. #birds #birdphotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #shiningcuckoo19 Apr 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtlzw6ybk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mjjlwlt54c2fThe light at the end of the road. On our first evening in Glen Coe last October, Rosie and I noticed that the last of the evening was beaming down the Glen Etive road beckoning us to explore and we did. #landscapephotograpy #photography #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #Glencoe15 Apr 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjlwlt54c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3miqgig6cec25In 2021 Rosie and I had an exciting morning photographing the northern side of Lake Pukaki between the little towns of Tekapo and Twizle in New Zealand's Mackenzie District. #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fotographie #Newzealandlandscapes #newzealand #aotearoa05 Apr 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqgig6cec25https://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3miccjuaza22fI got sprung by this Australasian Bittern, as it saw me a spit second before I saw it, even though I was in full stalking mode. However it waited enough to allow me to bring my camera up and lock onto it before flushing. #Newzealandwildlife #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #AustralasianBittern30 Mar 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miccjuaza22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mi6ptoijec2lThis wizards cap shaped mountain is called Beinn Dorian, which translates as the ‘hill of the otter’?. Beinn Dorian is not nearly as famous as other Munro’s in the Glencoe area, but I find it enchanting. #landscapephotograpy #photography #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland29 Mar 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6ptoijec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mhkrmfp47s2aI have been indulging in a little bit of reminiscence. I took this image of a New Zealand Dotterel at Shakespeare Regional Park on the whangaparaoa peninsula in October 2018. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #birdsname21 Mar 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkrmfp47s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mhapr3p36c2wkāhu or Australasian swamp-harrier You can try to sneak up on these birds as often as you can and still fail miserably and then one day one flies right over your head as this one did that day. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #birdsname #newzealand17 Mar 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhapr3p36c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tonyfluerty.bsky.social/post/3mh3pmgitms2cLoch Cill Chriosd on the Isle of Skye also known as the "Hairy Loch" and can be found on the road to Elgol on the coast. The loch got its nickname because of the water reeds and grasses give it a "hairy" appearance. #HairyLoch #nature #Scotland #fotographie #scottishlandscapes #beautifulScotland15 Mar 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:bt2eqyoevmmdzuiph7yb3lkw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3pmgitms2c