Zoologist, author and presenter Desmond Morris dies aged 98 Morris pursued dual passions of zoology and surrealist art, presenting TV documentaries and hosting exhibitions

RIP Desmond Morris. His memoir Animal Days captivated me in my late teens with its often humorous stories of animals, ethology, art, artists and more besides.

Peak bluebell bloom in the Chiltern Hills - amongst beautiful beech trees. Sunrise casts wonderful light into the woodland, creating a beautiful scene.

Peak bloom. The bluebell carpets are truly vast in our British woodlands, stretching out in all directions as far as the eye can see. The sights, sounds and smells of the forest are incredibly good for the soul.

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. So here are some Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) taken out on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve off the east coast of Scotland.

A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) feasting on frogs at Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow.

A Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) taking it's catch to it's chick. Taken on Linlithgow Loch, West Lothian.

A Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) taken on the Harrison Water, Livingston, West Lothian.

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. So here are some Atlantic Puffins, a Grey Heron, a Great Crested Grebe and a Common Kingfisher. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

This chapel at Exeter Cathedral commemorates Bishop Hugo Oldham. He died over 500 years ago & his name was pronounced Owl-dom & he used an owl as his symbol.
#OwlishMonday

A fantastic volunteer warden at our Big Waters Nature Reserve snapped this gorgeous picture of a little egret there last week, feeding on the west scrape and enjoying the mud now that the water level in the lake has lowered. 💚

Do you love nature? Want a good excuse to get outside? Join this year’s #CityNatureChallenge, April 24–27, and help us observe plants, animals, and other species from around the globe. All you need is a smartphone & the free iNaturalist app. Learn more👉 durhamwt.com/city-nature-challenge

It's #BlueskyMonday. This sunrise at our local wildlife refuge was photographed from all angles a week ago. It was a glorious walk out to the end of a long cape. Had the whole place to myself. #photography #landscape #ECK #clouds #sky #Nikon #Z8 #sunrise

Two Emperor Moths on a bramble with wings open: one larger and grey (female) and the other smaller and orange (male)

Did you know that a male Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) can smell a female more than 7 miles away? 👃

These winged wonders can be seen across the UK in open countryside such as heathland and moorland between April and May.

📷: Julian Dowding
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

A bit of sparkle to start the week off with. Taken this morning in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

Happy #NationalMammalWeek! Join our #webinar today. Katy Bell @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social looks at #redsquirrel & #pinemarten #conservation & conflicts in #NorthernIreland. Beth Smith @zslscience.bsky.social on the new England red squirrel recovery strategy. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Bluebells at Worfield.

A carpet of bluebells in Chempshill Coppice, Worfield. The fragrance was almost overpowering as I followed a footpath through this woodland near Bridgnorth, which I make a point of visiting every spring. Half the world’s bluebells are to be found in the UK, with... #Shropshire

No introducktion.

A European Robin

A European Robin

A European Robin

A European Robin

My Robin friend Little Mate today. He'll be 4 years old next month, and his mate is sitting on eggs right now.
#Bird #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten timelines. Here are two Puffins ‘billing’ a behaviour which is seen at this time of year to strengthen pair bonds #SuperSeabirdSunday

Shine bright like a diamond. 💎This morning at sunrise on Glastonbury Tor.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, any bird beginning any part of their name with these letters set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ so much choice & decided on a beautiful female Dotterel ~ Photo taken at Cwm Cadlan ~ South Wales 😍🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #ukwildlife

This is a dance off. If you see this, repost with a dance or you’re eliminated.

(Has to be this one, having watched it just a few days ago!)

Utterly Betrayed   The Rt Hon. Ralph St John Cholmondley having moped around glolmondley for three weeks in Belvoir with glandular felvoir, decided to surprise his fiancé in Frome.   Bursting into the rome, he found her cavorting with an awick from Hawick (via Worcester), whose close attentions had left her all of a florcester.   His fiancé, who hailed from Beaulieu, begged him not to get upset undeaulieu, as Ralph stared at them, boggle-eyed. Things aren’t how they look, she cried. Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is called ‘Utterly Betrayed’.

Walk any section of the Jurassic Coast WHS in Dorset (or East Devon) and you’ll find stunning views.
📷 Kimmeridge Bay
📷 Durdle Door
📷 Lulworth Cove
📷 Old Harry Rocks

#WorldHeritageDay #Dorset

Springo! nature-walk checklist poster prompting finds like bluebells, birds, butterfly, stream, clouds, shell, buds.

Here's some ideas for things to look, listen and sniff on a spring nature walk!

just the sweetest little pangolin you ever saw

fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world

A map showing the migration of Cuckoo Jim from the UK to Africa and back again, with his current location in the UK. A headshot of Cuckoo Jim features, alongside the wording: After making his way steadily north through France, Jim launched across The Channel from Bayeux and arrived on the coast near Worthing on 16 April! From here, he headed to West Sussex, and is just 7 miles from where he was tagged last May.

Another BTO Cuckoo has touched down in the UK! 🙌

To sponsor a Cuckoo and follow their migrations on our interactive map visit www.bto.org/cuckoos. Thank you. 💚 #Ornithology #UKBirding 🪶

The Big River Watch is almost here! Take part between 24th and 30th April 2026 and survey your river with the Big River Watch app to help restore rivers across the UK and Ireland:
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

Assorted Haiku Haiku #2511   Tourists wait in line to enter Machu Picchu. Oh, look! A high queue. Haiku #564127   how dare you suggest I have a short attention spanish omelette   Limeraiku   There once was a young limerick from Kew who turned into a haiku. The Constraints of Haiku   Tied up all night with a haiku dominatrix and her three-line whip.   Shakespearean Haiku   Shall I compare thee To a summer’s day? Alright – Thou art pretty hot.   How to Write a Haiku   The last line should flow seamlessly from the first two – hippopotamus.    Brian Bilston  

It’s International Haiku Day apparently and so for today’s poetry offering, here are a few assorted haiku.

Why bats matter - About Bats - Bat Conservation Trust Bats matter across the UK and around the world. Bat species play a vital role in ecosystems, from agricultural land to tropical forests. They pollinate ...

🦇 Happy #BatAppreciationDay! Bats matter across the UK and around the world. Bat species play a vital role in ecosystems, from agricultural land to tropical forests. They pollinate plants, disperse seeds and eat insects which damage crops.
More about why bats matter: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

My first day as Bluesky server engineer went well I think. 😉

Two Hares in a field

Two Hares in a field

2 Hares in a field one washing

Close up of a Hare

Hares galore on today's walk! Some were very obliging for photos, unusually. Normally as I stomp across the fields they spot me before I spot them!

Long-tailed Tit perched on spiky gorse branches amid clusters of bright yellow Gorse flowers.

That glorious flying lollipop, or furry teaspoon, the Long-tailed Tit, bathed in the delicious spiky yellow of Gorse. Photo by James Tomlinson

Thanks Caroline. I haven't had one hit me this hard in quite some time, so this has been an unpleasant reminder of how horrible they can be!

Day 7, and this cold—including the bloody awful cough that developed after Day 3—might finally be subsiding. Watched Life Of Chuck today and wow, what a story and what a film. Dazzling dancing, Carl Sagan, a mysterious room, and a third act (at the beginning, of course!) that eventually makes sense.