David Cranch

@cranchie.bsky.social

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Often found wandering around South Devon and Dartmoor lugging a camera and playing Jethro Tull songs in my head.

Secretary Bird in Kruger National Park
Lilac Breasted Roller Kruger National Park, June 2016
Ian Anderson and Jack Clark of Jethro Tull
A Sand Martin on Dartmoor
Nuthatch
Red Kite
Willow Warbler
Great White Egret
House Sparrow
Juniper
A Long Tailed Tit perched on a small branch
A female Blackcap perched on a small branch.
Monochrome image of the road from Princetown to Yelverton on Dartmoor. The rain had just stopped and the sun was doing it's best to break through.
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Candid photo of a lady in red
A misty scene near Princetown on Dartmoor.
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A striking Jackdaw against a dark background
A Dartmoor landscape in between rain and sun.
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Common Pheasant
Martin Barre performing at the Cropredy festival 09/08/2025
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Marsh Harrier looking for a snack
A young hare keeping watch.
A Puffin guardian it's burrow in the undergrowth.
An Arctic Tern in Inner Farne
A guillemot enjoying a snack.
A Swallow guarding it's nest and chicks.
A backlit juvenile house sparrow
Longstone lighthouse on the Outer Farne islands. Made famous by Grace Darling.
A Puffin marching across Inner Farne with sand eels for it's puffling.
Wheatear
A Blue Tit hanging from a reed
A back-lit Great Egret taking to the air
A BA flight heading for warmer climes leaving a crisp contrail.
Great Egret, Ham Wall Somerset
A pair of cuckoos fighting in the air
A gig crew heading home with the sun setting behind.
Nuthatch
Common Buzzard perched in a tree.
Sunlit reeds in front of the Mewstone
A Water Rail
American Mink at RSPB Ham Wall
Great Tit
A Grey Heron guarding it's nest in reeds
A Norwegian frigate heading towards Devonport at sunset.
Just a Robin but everyone loves a Robin right ?
Portrait of a Little Egret
A happy looking Grey Heron marching across the mud flats in evening sunlight
A cormorant in flight at dusk
A man and dog walking through a tunnel of trees .
Common Buzzard over Otter Estuary, South Devon
A Coot sitting on it's very impressive nest
Grey Heron wading through water.
A Tufted duck in bright winter sun on a blue lake
Chaffinch in sunlight sitting on a small branch.