Yesterday on a really dull and misty day at Blenheim Palace Park, Richard suddenly spotted something and when I looked through the lens ... it was a kingfisher!! Very lucky to see it! @richard013.bsky.social @blenheimpalace.bsky.social
Yesterday on a really dull and misty day at Blenheim Palace Park, Richard suddenly spotted something and when I looked through the lens ... it was a kingfisher!! Very lucky to see it! @richard013.bsky.social @blenheimpalace.bsky.social #UKBirding
While visiting Orkney this summer with my partner Richard @richard013.bsky.social I was so excited to be on the Hoy ferry with the @orkneylibrary.bsky.social van which I think is called "Booky McBookface"! I love to follow Orkney Library on social media so to see this superstar was a real treat!
Beautiful though very hot day at Radley Lake near Abingdon, Oxfordshire 2/2 with @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding
Scenes from a visit to Batsford Arboretum with @jd2711.bsky.social on a glorious spring day. The blossoming cherry trees combined with emerging foliage to beautiful effect
Its close match and there are not many Waylons around...I'd be curious what the connection could be!
Image of Waylands Smithy long barrow
Wayland's Smithy is an early neolithic chambered long barrow, which has sat on the Ridgeway for more than 5000 years.
It still retains a unique atmosphere and magic up to the present day.
The name comes from a more recent legend that it was associated with Wayland, the Saxon god of metalworking.
Thanks - that's a beautiful picture. Will look that lens up!
Thank you for sharing that. I really like the wider angle you used.
I will take another look..
Makes them much easier to identify! 🤣🤣
Images from an evening viewing the planetary parade. Venus, Jupiter and Mars were bright and easily seen. Mercury was able to peek out of the twilight glow and Uranus could be picked up in binoculars or by camera. Neptune and Saturn were lost in the twilight however. #astronomy #astrophotography
Buzzard, College Lake Nature Reserve Saturday 22 Feb. With @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding @bbowt.bsky.social
Beautiful pictures!
Some small signs of spring from last weekend. With @richard013.bsky.social 2/2
That's true I think...we seem to share the same (good) taste! Not a fan of mush either.
They are completely wrong! This chart is pretty much the reverse of what it should be. Although I also think that although poached are mediocre, scrambled eggs are simply a work of pure evil!
Waxing crescent Moon
A view of the waxing crescent Moon seen from Oxfordshire. An ideal subject for testing a new camera lens
#astronomy #astrophotography
Crescent Moon and Venus
A view of the crescent Moon (with some nice earthshine) and the planet Venus seen on Friday evening.
I'm a lifelong amateur astronomer keen to connect with others who share the interest. I'm also now getting into astrophotography.
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Jupiter seen among the stars of Taurus
There's something special about cold, clear winter nights where the sky sparkles. Here Jupiter shines by the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters. #astronomy
Sunrise seen from the Great Belt Link, Denmark 🇩🇰
Good morning, #Denmark! A beautiful sunrise seen from a train crossing the Great Belt Link between the islands of Zealand and Funen.
Brilliant! And a totally unmistakable bird.
Grey wagtail (much brighter than their name suggests!) Combe Mill, Oxfordshire, yesterday. With @richard013.bsky.social
Amazing what local history you can stumble upon. Here in Islip near #Oxford, this plaque marks the home of William Buckland. He was the first to scientically describe a fossil dinosaur.
The recent heavy rain has filled up the flood plains across Oxfordshire. Here, the clouds and trees are subtly reflected in the waters. Seen with @jd2711.bsky.social
Stargazing really is time travelling. I’ll never really know what Restoration London looked like, but I can see the light of a nebula as it shone 1500 years ago…
I’m a geek, so I’ve marked the light years for notable stars and Jupiter on my photograph below (according to NASA).
