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Naturalist, wildlife filmmaker and drone operator living in the Highlands.

Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
Joined February 2009
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Big announcement! @MeganMcCubbin and l are teaming up with @LoveTheOceans on a guided trip to Mozambique this September! Whales, dolphins, rays and much more from the boat, diving and snorkelling! It will be epic! To find out more: 📷 Jeffrey Garriock
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The Aurora Borealis May 10th 2024. Never will I forget the night where she put on the brightest dance performance I have ever seen! Twisting, pulsing, flowing through the night sky… Simply epic! #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #northernlightsuk #northernlights2024
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The fussiest coal tit? “This one.. no. This one.. naaa. Maybe this one.. nope!... this’ll do!” @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch @_BTO @VisitCairngrms @VisitScotland
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Lovely seeing my film about Zebra Jumping Spiders on @BBCSpringwatch tonight
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Today I turn 23 so I created a showreel of some of the wildlife I have filmed over the year. Please comment and RT if you like it. @CNPnature @VisitScotland @VisitCairngrms @BBCSpringwatch #winterwatch #nature #wildlife #cairngorms
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My filming of Timberman Beetles just shown on @BBCSpringwatch ! I’m smiling from ear to ear. It’s been a dream to film wildlife since I was 13 years old. To now be able to say I have filmed for the BBC, Springwatch nonetheless, is a dream come true! #Springwatch #Cairngorms
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The sound of bagpipes play as Fulmars fly beneath Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye #scotland #isleofskye @VisitScotland
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My film about artist Paul Harfleet is on #winterwatch tonight 8pm #BBC2 ! @BBCSpringwatch @BirdsCanFly10 @pansyproject
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My mindfulness film on #Autumnwatch tonight. Beautiful highland scenes lit only by moonlight @BBCSpringwatch
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What an incredible two weeks it has been! Thank you to all the talented, inspirational people that have made @8outof10bats a success! @fabianharrison_ @ChrisGPackham @MeganMcCubbin @Lucy_Lapwing @GreeneIndy @cgsinclair22 @citygirlnature @GreenFGeorge @LeifBersweden
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I met Aurora tonight, she stood there in front of me and put on the most beautiful dance show I’ve ever seen! #northernlights #northernlightsuk #aurora #auroraborealis
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It took a while but eventually got some shots of Green Tiger Beetle! Fantastic beasts that move incredibly fast! #Springwatch @BBCSpringwatch
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7 years
Why travel abroad? The Isle of Lewis coastline #IsleofLewis #highlands @VisitScotland #beach #scotland
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Made a friend! Guessing she/he's used to people? Taken at @WWTCaerlaverock yesterday http://t.co/ScOfHYhoVT
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It was a privilege to film Stewart’s story for #winterwatch .
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Stewart Taylor has an intimate knowledge and deep-rooted connection with a special place in the Cairngorms... the magical Abernethy Forest; a pine forest bursting with life. Where's your favourite wild place? 💙🌲🌲 #winterwatch
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Episode one done! Amazing team of people putting together a broadcast showcasing incredible content from incredible contributors. Thank you all!
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8 Out Of 10 Bats
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And there’s your first show! Many thanks to all our wonderful contributors, we couldn't do it without you. Tune in again tomorrow, 7:30pm on YouTube, where we'll bringing you more from @VisitDundreggan . Can’t wait to see you there!
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A beautiful spider and a nice challenge for me to film for #Autumnwatch . Green, just 5mm and hidden under a web, these spiders are seldom seen. But if you know where to look you can find these awesome arachnids tucked in the Ivy. @BBCSpringwatch @BBCTwo @BBCEarth
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For my 26th birthday today I thought I would release my new showreel. I spent quite a bit of time on this including making the sountrack for it. What the full video here: Let me know what you think! #showreel #wildlife #scotland #sumatra
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What an amazing person!
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Nature: the ultimate inspiration 😍 Thank you @ThePansyProject for sharing this work with us 💙 #Winterwatch ❄️
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One of the pine marten kits from last nights filming. Beautiful animal! @BBCSpringwatch @SpeyWildlife
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Check out this BEAUTY! It’s a Garden Tiger Moth, who said moths were dull?! @BBCSpringwatch @BBCEarth @Natures_Voice @WildlifeTrusts #Moth #NationalInsectWeek
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Beautiful Kingfisher! There will be tonnes of wildlife content on @8outof10bats , coming soon!
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Something is coming 👀 Introducing #8OutOf10Bats , a new wildlife show coming this autumn to a digital screen near you 🦇🍂
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'Peek-a-boo'... Razorbill this summer on the Isle of May. @Natures_Voice @BirdWatchingMag @BBCSpringwatch @VisitScotland #scotland
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I climb a mountain in the snow, freezing cold, fingers feeling like they'll drop off. All the while, snow buntings flit passed me revelling in the snow. They're much more adapted to mountain life than me. Awesome birds! #cairngorms @VisitCairngrms #winterwatch @BBCSpringwatch
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8 years
Water vole eating an ivy leaf. Never tire of watching these amazing animals! #nature #wildlife #endangered #river
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3 years
Caching pine martens and coal tits on #Autumnwatch tonight! For such a tiny bird it’s amazing the intelligence they have! @BBCSpringwatch
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A crisp -17 this morning, what a stunning day in the #Cairngorms !
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Thrilled to see the rare penduline tit today! Awesome bird! @RareBirdAlertUK #birding @BBCSpringwatch @gloswildlife
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1 year
Watch if you can, but a warning, it is gruesome and barbaric. If you can’t watch then you can stand up for foxes by following and supporting @LeagueACS and @onekindtweet . This MUST be put to an abrupt end.
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This must end . It’s an abominable anachronism . Please watch this - it’s hard , but not gory , and please do everything you can to help us shut fox hunting down . @itvnews @rupertevelyn @HuntSabs @LeagueACS
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Wishing you all a very happy New Year! However you celebrate, try not to make a ‘tit’ of yourself 😉 #NewYearEve #newyears
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Beautiful sunset on the #cumbria #coast to finish off the day. #nature #seaside #beach #sunset
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Happy Valentine’s Day love birds! @BBCSpringwatch #ValentinesDay
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Gannet dead with #AvianFlu @DefraGovUK , here’s what you need to do • 4 Nations collaborated response plan • Increase testing for accurate data • Increase collecting to help stop the spread • Raise public awareness #HPAI risks other animals & us! @Natures_Voice @WildlifeTrusts
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Each night the badgers pull down the bird feeder for their dinner! Might have to hang the feeders elsewhere... #Autumnwatch @BBCSpringwatch
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Finished drawing this golden eagle using pastel. #art #cairngorms #eagle #birds #springwatch
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The #AuroraBorealis from the other day, Inverness. Often only seen as green glows, this night she showed pink-purple hues. The colours in this video are straight out of the camera, no increased saturation whatsoever. Absolutely magical! #aurora #northerlights #northernlightsuk
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4 years
Last day shooting with @alextomo , filming stories that are both inspiring and sad. Covid is effecting everyone in some way but if there is one positive it’s that communities are coming together to support each other
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6 years
Very happy with my design featuring all UK #birdsofprey from biggest to smallest wingspan. If you would like one too, you can order yours here:
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Cheeky pine marten helping himself to the squirrel feeder! Not something you see every day! #cairngorms #winterwatch @VisitCairngrms @VisitScotland @BBCSpringwatch
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8 months
It’s been an incredible week with an incredible group of people. Thank you so much @GreeneIndy and @cgsinclair22 for being amazing guest presenters! And a huge thank you to @VisitDundreggan for accommodating us and being so wonderful! Roll on next week! #8outof10bats
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And that’s the end of Week 1 of #8OutOf10Bats ! So grateful to @VisitDundreggan @treesforlifeuk and to @cgsinclair22 and @GreeneIndy who’ve been utterly FAB! Next week we’ll be at @BWCtweets , joined by @citygirlnature and @GreenFGeorge . See you on Monday!
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Hanging out with my red squirrel mate. @MeganMcCubbin @Frogs_Bllcks
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I’ve filmed a lot of awesome stuff for @BBCSpringwatch this season, the highlight so far however.. a fly eating Grey Squirrel 💩 Catch up on the latest episode on iPlayer! @ChrisGPackham
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Is it the Antarctic? No, it’s Loch Leven in Scotland! A place where a small diving duck decides to breed in the middle of winter. Watch #Winterwatch tonight 8pm BBC2 to see the full story. @BBCSpringwatch @RSPBScotland
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#WheresSwally is in Carlisle now! Come say hi or take him South! #Autumnwatch @BBCSpringwatch @WWTCaerlaverock
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It has taken a few months but this sparrowhawk has finally gained the confidence to take seed from my head!
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My footage as a GIF!! Amazing animals, a privilege to film! #Springwatch
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BBC Springwatch
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Rare timberman beetles are true specialists of the Caledonian pinewood and the males have to be one of the most well-endowed beetles we've ever seen! 💚 #Springwatch
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Sadly I lost episode 1 of #TheFrogsBollocks podcast where @MeganMcCubbin went head to head in a fact-off. This meant I did the forfeit of an ice-cold river swim 🥶 Tomorrow we launch episode 3 with a new challenge & forfeit, plus lots of wildlife content and a special guest!
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Recently got back into drawing. Here's a pine marten using pastel pencils. What do you think? #nature #art #cairngorms
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26 days
You and me both @ChrisGPackham , I filmed it knowing full well it would be a TV highlight… @BBCSpringwatch
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Some very tough decisions have needed to be made about the content of tonight’s @BBCSpringwatch which starts at the earlier time of 19-30 pm . I’m gutted . . . #springwatch @MeganMcCubbin @michaelastracha @IoloWilliams2
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Beautiful white beaches in North Uist
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Isn't this one of the cutest animals you've ever seen? (Pic taken of the back of my camera screen) @SpeyWildlife
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Episode 4 of #TheFrogsBollocks podcast is available now! A new Fact-off based on the topic of ’Hybrid’ plus our special guest Sam Bentley who shares some good stories and the importance of staying positive during these difficult times. @MeganMcCubbin
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Stunning Cotswold Hills from Haresfield Beacon. #cotswolds #gloucestershire
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'The Frog’s Bollocks' is coming soon! @MeganMcCubbin and I are launching our podcast and we'd love to hear from you. Do you have any amazing wildlife experiences, entertaining anecdotes or questions you've always wanted to know the answer to? Contact: info @thefrogsbollocks .com
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Mine and @TGardnerMedia film 'Life on the Fells' featuring @xplantrunner watch full video:
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The night sky above my house can be incredible... when it's not cloudy! #autumnwatch #astronomy #milkyway #Cairngorms #Stars
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2 months
thank you all to your lovely comments! For those asking it was taken in North Scotland around 2am 😃
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8 months
A fantastic start to the week! Great new location, excellent new presenters @citygirlnature and @GreenFGeorge . We go again tomorrow 7:30pm YouTube
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Week 2 of #8OutOf10Bats off to a wonderful start, thanks so much to all our contributors! See you tomorrow, live at 7:30pm on YouTube once again for more from Chris, Megs, Kwesia and George! Thanks for watching! @ChrisGPackham @MeganMcCubbin @citygirlnature @GreenFGeorge
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Took a while this morning but eventually the water voles made an appearance. @naturebygreen @gloswildlife #wildlife
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My latest showreel. Can't wait to see what I can film the rest of the year! Please RT! #nature #wildlife #freelance
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I pitched this film as a glistening ‘winter wonderland’ mindfulness piece but the atmosphere was different when I started #filming so I went for the moody vibes of this scene. I enjoy filming mindfulness pieces, stripping back to the simply beautiful sites and sounds of #nature
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EXCITING NEWS! The filming I did for @BBCSpringwatch will be on TONIGHT’S episode! Tune in and I’ll reveal on social media what it was that I filmed... #Cairngorms #Springwatch #cameraman
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Bleeding Tooth Fungus... Awesome! #Cairngorms @RSPBLochGarten #Fungi
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Adorable squirrel paws! Taken with a macro lens through my kitchen window, it wasn’t bothered in the slightest! Squirrels make good models and you can pay them peanuts… #Autumnwatch @BBCSpringwatch
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My mindfulness film on #Autumnwatch last night
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🌕 A hunter’s moon is the first full moon after harvest moon. A stunning autumn sight 🥰 Relax with the sounds of nighttime 🎶 #Autumnwatch
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Caught a bank vole in the house last night. Cute little thing! #wildlife #cairngorms #winterwatch
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People say I must be mad to sleep in my car....
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Hoopoe in the Highlands! Amazing to see! Hope it will carry on its migration soon! #HoopoeintheHighlands @BBCSpringwatch @BBCScotland @Natures_Voice #Autumnwatch
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Merry Christmas everyone!! #Christmas #MerryXmas
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Glamorous Fulmar, Isle of May.
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How amazing are these animals! This Pine Marten came out at 9:25! Relatively early start for him and a delight to see. I’m lucky to be able to work and observe these animals regularly! #springwatch #cairngorms
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Starling murmurations filmed on winter solstice. Truly magical! One of the UK's greatest spectacles! #Winterwatch #BBCEarth #RSPB
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I’m on the Isle of Rum shooting for @BBCSpringwatch
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Cold morning, but lots of water vole activity including marking territory! @naturebygreen @BBCSpringwatch #nature
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