Best Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in-flight photo I've taken ... more practice needed but getting there! @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social #wildlife #birds

Monochrome Blackbird (Turdus merula) - quite like the monochrome edit @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @btobirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #monochrome

Roo, Bonny and Milo having fun at Noodles dog park #noodlesdogpark

Beautiful robin from our walk yesterday @nationaltrust.org.uk #Comerwoods @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #ukwildlife

Absolutely

This little fella nearly sat on my knee as I was still and all camouflaged up on a first badger watch of the year; no badgers but plenty of other things to enjoy in a darkening woodland #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social

Appropriately the last #bernardsbirds is a Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) Rest In Peace Dad, love you @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdwatching @loveday-p.bsky.social

Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) eating a retrieved sweet chestnut @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife

Another Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) from dads garden #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Muntjac and fawn checking out the badger sett #poolviewsett @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Dad always had Goldfinch flocks (Carduelis carduelis) in the garden and we used to love watching them 'weigh' each sunflower heart and discarding those that were too light, with ground feeders enjoying the discards #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlife #birds #goldfinch

Blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) I always think of as the 'punk rockers' of our local bird world #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #ukwildlife

Blackbird (Turdus merula) singing in the dead of night, Take those broken wings and learn to fly, All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise (Lennon-McCartney); ok, a bit of artistic licence there! #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlife #bird #birds

What sort of deer is this? A hairy young Muntjac or is it something else like a water deer; 6 yrs of trail cam in this wood and not seen one like this before @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Love that

Yes!

Siskins (Spinus spinus) #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bird #birds #birdphotography

That’s a blast back to the 80’s and my first live music experience at Brixton Academy … saw the Smiths and The Cure there as well … the heady days of youth

I am thank you

Thank you

Thank you

Dad (Bernard) passed away yesterday morning but I've still got a few #bernardsbirds from his garden that I'd shown him so will keep positing under the # for the moment; he was a lifelong wildlife enthusiast, bird watcher and member of the RSPB @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlife #birds

All fluffed up and no place to go - female Siskin (Spinus spinus) #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Hang on a minute ... do I spy a Greenfinch (CHloris chloris) NOT looking grumpy? Surely not! #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

"Here's looking at you kid" ... that grumpy Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) checking me out #bernardsbirds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #birds #wildlifephotography

Most honest reporting in the past few weeks.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
---Voltaire

French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)

What Was Actually in the Mueller Report There is an enormous amount of misinformation circulating about former Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 U.S.

7 years ago, we learned about Bob Mueller’s conclusions. Today, there are a lot of posts on social media claiming it was a farce, or worse, a fraud. But those posts are disinformation. Here is the actual information, with links for those who want to do a deep dive.
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The female (purple) and male (yellow) flowers of the European Larch tree (Larix deciduous), no camera with me so it’s an iPhone photo but such a beautiful flower I had to have a go! @nationaltrust.org.uk #comerwoods @shropswildlife.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #spring #wildlife

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) searching for breakfast @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #ukwildlife #birds