<![CDATA[Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch.]]>Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. Hi everyone, I'm John a hobbyist wildlife photographer based in Scotland. I currently upload all of my images to Flickr but I'm wanting somewhere else to share some of them too. Still not quite sure how Mastodon works but hope to view yours and share more of my wildlife and nature photographs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/57c63401-ec42-4daf-ac39-071eb98212e3/diving-into-mastodon-a-bit-like-the-chaffinch-diving-off-this-branch.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 12:42:47 GMTMon, 06 Apr 2026 20:47:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:02:06 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife with such beautiful pics and great opening line in your toot, I'll follow!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Frieke72/statuses/116362138518291950https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Frieke72/statuses/116362138518291950Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:02:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:27:44 GMT]]>Enjoy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Photo55/statuses/116362003410609598https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Photo55/statuses/116362003410609598Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:27:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:48:52 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Welcome to Mastodon, John! Happy tooting!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/115725572266764495/statuses/116361850554490503https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/115725572266764495/statuses/116361850554490503Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:48:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:17:04 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Great pic!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/ap/users/115828656027457735/statuses/116361725532009156https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/ap/users/115828656027457735/statuses/116361725532009156Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:17:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:31:27 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife

Welcome to the Mastodon, and the Fediverse.
Pixelfed is a great alternative to Flickr.
That's a great image, I look forward to seeing more.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/ArabellaLovejoy/statuses/116361546148919729https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/ArabellaLovejoy/statuses/116361546148919729Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:31:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:44:20 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife I just followed. Hope to see more pictures soon!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115855858176903003/statuses/116361360854758455https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115855858176903003/statuses/116361360854758455Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:44:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:11:06 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Hi John. Welcome to Mastodon.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/heybran/statuses/116361230198846878https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/heybran/statuses/116361230198846878Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:11:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:12:47 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Welcome to the fediverse, John. Look forward to seeing more of your photography.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/bobhenryphotos/statuses/116361000854552879https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/bobhenryphotos/statuses/116361000854552879Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:09:10 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Hi, and welcome! I'm glad to see you've already been directed to @FediTips

Some of the many great bird photographers here: @Jgbird,
@studiochris, @Rihilism, @JimsPhotos, @cpay

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116360986643362234https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/jeridansky/statuses/116360986643362234Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:09:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:01:53 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife
Mastodon and Pixelfed are both good options for sharing photos.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rayocentric/statuses/116360958007379875https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rayocentric/statuses/116360958007379875Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:01:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:26:11 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Welcome, John! And this is a lovely photo to introduce yourself with!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ZDL/statuses/116360817636671567https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ZDL/statuses/116360817636671567Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:26:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:23:30 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife
Hi John! 👋

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jbeanz/statuses/116360807063778506https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jbeanz/statuses/116360807063778506Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:23:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:11:48 GMT]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pixelfed.social/p/NYSloth/946937564758125706https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pixelfed.social/p/NYSloth/946937564758125706Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:11:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:06:49 GMT]]>Préservons notre magnifique vie sauvage !

@johnmwildlife

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115576233382690234/statuses/116360741511050309https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115576233382690234/statuses/116360741511050309Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:06:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:46:36 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Welcome to the fediverse. The hashtags are free. Some are spelled oddly. Examples are , ,

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://epicure.social/users/Pollinators/statuses/116360661974966999https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://epicure.social/users/Pollinators/statuses/116360661974966999Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:46:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:06:46 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife You are very welcome. Yes, this cormorant was floating by on a narrow river with a path right alongside, so that's close to an uncropped image. Look forward to seeing your work when you are able to post it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindly.social/users/Cliftographer/statuses/116360505325714668https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindly.social/users/Cliftographer/statuses/116360505325714668Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:55:56 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife lovely photo! Welcome!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/lrt_writes/statuses/116360462741186933https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/lrt_writes/statuses/116360462741186933Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:55:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:51:40 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Hi John. Hope you enjoy it here!

I'm on Mastodon.scot where people like @vivdunstan regularly post lovely bird photographs. Worth having a scroll through the posts on this instance if you're interested in local connections. If you haven't already discovered it, I found https://fedi.tips very helpful when I was new to Mastodon, too.

Edited to correct link!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/cameraobscura/statuses/116360210051594413https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/cameraobscura/statuses/116360210051594413Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:51:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:15:53 GMT]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pixelfed.social/p/Weird_Willow/946893294854010850https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pixelfed.social/p/Weird_Willow/946893294854010850Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:15:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:11:55 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife

📷 Welcome

You will find a vibrant photography community on Mastodon (and the FediVerse)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/NoRomBasic/statuses/116360053769335850https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/NoRomBasic/statuses/116360053769335850Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:11:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:02:01 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife Welcome John! I look forward to seeing your photos and hearing more about the wildlife in Scotland. My first visit there was last September and I've been planning a return since then.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/mxhdroom/statuses/116360014854004527https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/mxhdroom/statuses/116360014854004527Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:02:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:59:30 GMT]]>@johnmwildlife

✅ https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.io/users/weldon/statuses/116360004946185263https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.io/users/weldon/statuses/116360004946185263Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:59:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:56:48 GMT]]>@pussreboots Thank you!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116359639264776247/statuses/116359994326877560https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116359639264776247/statuses/116359994326877560Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:56:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:55:58 GMT]]>@Cliftographer Thank you for the lovely welcome and advice. Glad to hear there's a good community here - I look forward to participating. Great photo of a cormorant too!! Love the detail on the wing; you've been able to get close enough to really show it off. I was photographing one the other day at the beach but on reflection think I was too far away for it to be a great photo. I still need to process it so maybe I'll be surprised.

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