Steve Jackson

“Oh, lovely—just the hundredth time you’ve managed to cut everyone’s head off.”

“Oh, lovely—just the hundredth time you’ve managed to cut everyone’s head off.”

As a descendant of a New Zealand whaler I am glad to hear this!

Brown clee

My oldest memory of walking the hills of Shropshire is as a small child on Brown Clee, and I always like to visit when I can. This is the view along the ramparts of Nordy Bank hill fort, with Abdon Burf - the highest point in #Shropshire - on the right.

A Long-tailed Tit is captured mid-flight, silhouetted against the golden light of a rising sun. Its delicate wings are fully outstretched, glowing amber at the edges as the sunlight filters through. The blurred outline of trees forms a dark contrast in the background, framing the bird’s graceful ascent. A perfect moment of movement and light, reflecting the lengthening days of early spring.

Brighter mornings, a lighter step, and a Long-tailed Tit soaring towards spring...

Happy #FlyDay!

📷 @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social

What do this ancient oak, this swallowtail, this natterjack have in common?

1) They live on Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves.

2) They benefit from people buying This Wild Dream. ALL profits go to NWT (nothing to me).

Help us celebrate NWT’s centenary TODAY www.thebookhive.co.uk/product/this...

Photo of the Large Tortoiseshell seen yesterday at Ballard Down by Shona Refoy. An exciting spot after one seen at Baiter in Poole a few days ago. Please report any other sightings on our website or here

Small brown Dartford Warbler with grey head and orange legs perched on thorny bramble branches.

From Barry Yates - "At least 2 Dartford Warblers in Brambles at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, finding lots of food in the warm sunshine, hidden or obscured by twigs for 99% of the time!"  Dartford Warblers need Gorse for surviving cold winters. They only eat insects & don't migrate in winter.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut which is exactly what this young Sparrowhawk is doing, but there again it might be practicing the Hokey Cokey 😀
#EastCoastKin #birds #ukwildlife #photography

A fair shot in the field
Fieldfare in flight
Nikon Z9 and 800mm pf
SS1/2000 F7.1 ISO500

NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Dumfries and Galloway #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #kingfisher

A Rock Pipit in profile moving from left to right of frame strides out on the sand ripples at the shoreline. The background is the blurred pale blue of a calm sea.

Striding out.
Rock Pipit on the falling tide, Duddon Estuary today.
#ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #UKbirding #ukbirds

#Genearosity #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
I'm at my #FamilySearch Center this afternoon if any genies need restricted record copies.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social @atcherleyons.bsky.social @allthosebefore.bsky.social @shamrockgen.bsky.social

Lapwing in flight

Mute Swan

Fieldfare high in a tree

Raven in the early morning sunlight

Spring is here, warm sunshine, suddenly singing Chiffchaffs all over patch & displaying Lapwings. Winter Thrushes are still here in numbers though which is nice! Also Raven, Kingfishers, Kestrel, Buzzard, Meadow Pipits, Linnets, Siskins, Wigeon, GWEgret, GCGrebes, Mute Swans etc! #ukbirding

Did you know the UK is home to over 2,500 species of moths? 🌙

We’ve teamed up with the RHS to help gardeners support hungry caterpillars and celebrate the magic of moths this year.

👉 Read more + get your FREE Magical Moths guide:
https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/magical-moths

Large Heath butterfly perched on an unfurling bracken frond

Live in North Wales and want to make a difference for rare butterflies? 🦋

We're looking for volunteers to help us learn more about the threatened Large Heath by carrying out surveys across peatland habitats this summer.

Get involved 👉 buff.ly/TKbCq3O

📷️: Iain Leach

We can’t recreate a chalk stream.
We can’t move one.
We can’t build a new one.
We can only protect the ones we have.

📣 Add your voice and tell the Government to protect chalk streams as irreplaceable habitats.

➡️ action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183198/...

#ChalkStreams #ChalkRivers #UKRivers

A map shows the locations of BTO satellite tagged Cuckoos in Africa. The headshots of four Cuckoos appear in circular frames around the map, alongside the wording: First Cuckoo Update for 2026.

1/ And they’re off! 📢 Our BTO satellite-tagged Cuckoos are on the move! 🌍

Follow their migrations via our interactive map ➡️ www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology 🪶

Review: Genealogy Methods and Techniques: A Practical Guide to Research, by Dr. Karen Cummings From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

Review: Genealogy Methods and Techniques: A Practical Guide to Research, by Dr. Karen Cummings scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/03/revi... #genealogy

Happy #worldwildlifeday - let’s look after all of it #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife #mammals

A portrait of an adult female grizzly bear mom, standing up being a rock and looking back towards the camera. She had distinctive reddish fur on her face and ears.

A long-tailed weasel standing attentively in short green grass. It is a small mustelid with a long body, light brown belly and dark brow and white patterned face. Its long, black-tipped tail is visible in the background.

A pair of fledgling great horned owls sitting side by side on a tree. The owl on the right is facing away from the camera, reaching back over its shoulder to preen its feather. It’s sibling sitting by its side with one of its feathers in its bill and its claw raised grabbing out for it.

A bobcat sitting in tall green and brown grass, letting out a yawn with its head back, eyes closed, and mouth wide open.

On this #WorldWildlifeDay I’m reflecting on how fortunate I’ve been to encounter so much diverse wildlife. There is so much magic in our environment that needs protecting.

First outing in over a month and this Hooded Merganser came in hot with airbrakes fully deployed and feet in full sploot. The rust shook off pretty quick after that.
#birds

A Daffodil and some sunshine. Photo taken today here in Glastonbury.

A soft green countryside stretches into the distance beneath a pale sky. A bird of prey glides overhead while a snake curves along the lower edge and a red squirrel peeks up beside wooden signposts pointing towards “The Woods” and “Wetlands”. Large text reads: “7 UK Species & the Landscapes They Call Home #WorldWildlifeDay”, introducing a journey through different UK habitats.

This #WorldWildlifeDay, journey across our wild isles: from salt-sprayed cliffs to bluebell woods, hushed wetlands to windswept moors...our landscapes alive with iconic wildlife.

Yet too many species are being pushed to the brink.

Together, we can change that. 💚

Hill End

Two years ago to the day, we had mist and snow combine for a wonderful day around Church Stretton. I spent hours on Caradoc as the landscape kept changing all around me. This is the view east with Hill End in the foreground, Wenlock Edge just beyond, then... #Shropshire

For anyone still suffering from CCDD*, here’s the second male to start singing on my patch this year.

*Chronic Chiffchaff Deprivation Disorder. The struggle is real.

Locked Claws and some serious goldfinch action! @omsystem.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Peregrine falcon exhibition to land at Lincoln Cathedral The exhibition, featuring work from photographers, will take place betwen 23 and 29 March.

A peregrine falcon exhibition to be held at Lincoln Cathedral, 23-29 March. They have been recorded nesting there since the 1920's. 👇
BBC News - Peregrine falcon exhibition to land at cathedral
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A wonderful sunset and moonrise over Ely this Monday afternoon. Ely Cathedral and the river in the golden light of the sun ☀️.
Ely, Cambridgeshire
#sunset #moonrise #goldenhour #ElyCathedral

The ongoing issue of LLM training chipping away at copyright is exhausting. So many writers whose work has been stolen to train these LLMs responded to the government's consultation, and with every single question it was made abundantly clear that our views & rights didn't matter. Just our words.