Andy Gell
@andygell.bsky.social
#Yorkshire #birdwatching (especially raptors) and occasional #phonescoping with Opticron.
Art,Space and other stuff.
Proud Manxman 🇮🇲 living in God's own county.
Former RAF & airline pilot.
Location:
https://w3w.co/beyond.gigabytes.mayhem
"Sir,I'll never need trigonometry or Pythagoras' Theorem once I leave school."
(something I never said myself😇)
Hanging art at the correct height for a new exhibition at Sunnybank Mills.
(something I never said myself😇)
Hanging art at the correct height for a new exhibition at Sunnybank Mills.
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"Sir,I'll never need trigonometry or Pythagoras' Theorem once I leave school."
(something I never said myself😇)
Hanging art at the correct height for a new exhibition at Sunnybank Mills.
(something I never said myself😇)
Hanging art at the correct height for a new exhibition at Sunnybank Mills.
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🚨 ✨Save the date ~ The 8th Leeds Lit Fest is back ~ June 6th - 14th 2026 ✨🚨
Get it in your diary!
Get it in your diary!
January 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
🚨 ✨Save the date ~ The 8th Leeds Lit Fest is back ~ June 6th - 14th 2026 ✨🚨
Get it in your diary!
Get it in your diary!
Putting White-tailed Eagle on a #Yorkshire Bird Race form tomorrow will be momentous for some lucky participants.
In addition to the White-tailed Eagle, other sightings in the #LDV inc. 2 Glossy Ibis, 16 Tundra Beans, 32 White-fronted Geese, Scaup, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 17 Ruff, 46 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Caspian Gulls & a Willow Tit + thousands of wintering wildfowl/waders @yorkbirding.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Putting White-tailed Eagle on a #Yorkshire Bird Race form tomorrow will be momentous for some lucky participants.
It's going to be freezing tomorrow and the LEOdiens will be out in it from before dawn until they can't take anymore🥶. Please consider donating a few £s to help our #Yorkshire #Swifts.
Tomorrow it’s the Yorkshire Bird Race, with teams across the county competing to see the most bird species in one day while raising money for bird conservation. My team, the LEOdiens are bird racing round Swilly Ings. This year we are raising money for Leeds and Sheffield Swifts 1/2
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
It's going to be freezing tomorrow and the LEOdiens will be out in it from before dawn until they can't take anymore🥶. Please consider donating a few £s to help our #Yorkshire #Swifts.
Red-crested Pochard and female kestrel in glorious winter sunshine at RSPB St Aidan's. #Yorkshirebirding #birds #phonescoping
January 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Red-crested Pochard and female kestrel in glorious winter sunshine at RSPB St Aidan's. #Yorkshirebirding #birds #phonescoping
If you're obsessed with clouds and #weather this episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage is well worth a listen. #science
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
If you're obsessed with clouds and #weather this episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage is well worth a listen. #science
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I'm supposed to be at a NYE party night but might have to send my apologies as this just arrived.😍 @andysaunders-1.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'm supposed to be at a NYE party night but might have to send my apologies as this just arrived.😍 @andysaunders-1.bsky.social
Following on from #Leeds' "delayed" trams, Jordan explains why we need more devolved regional power.
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@mayorofwy.bsky.social
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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@mayorofwy.bsky.social
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Capital City Commissars
Why a cancelled tram isn't just a tram.
jordanwtaylor2.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Following on from #Leeds' "delayed" trams, Jordan explains why we need more devolved regional power.
jordanwtaylor2.substack.com/p/capital-ci...
@mayorofwy.bsky.social
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
jordanwtaylor2.substack.com/p/capital-ci...
@mayorofwy.bsky.social
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Winter Solstice,when the
North Pole is tilted at its maximum angle (23.5 degrees) away from the Sun.
Stonehenge by John William Inchbold native of Leeds (1830-1888). Leeds Art Gallery
North Pole is tilted at its maximum angle (23.5 degrees) away from the Sun.
Stonehenge by John William Inchbold native of Leeds (1830-1888). Leeds Art Gallery
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Winter Solstice,when the
North Pole is tilted at its maximum angle (23.5 degrees) away from the Sun.
Stonehenge by John William Inchbold native of Leeds (1830-1888). Leeds Art Gallery
North Pole is tilted at its maximum angle (23.5 degrees) away from the Sun.
Stonehenge by John William Inchbold native of Leeds (1830-1888). Leeds Art Gallery
The synapses in my brain trying to work out what my wife would like for Christmas. Logical thought won't crack it, I need a quantum computer.
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The synapses in my brain trying to work out what my wife would like for Christmas. Logical thought won't crack it, I need a quantum computer.
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2 hours on the North York Moors this afternoon was pretty dire. 1 Red Kite a few Red Grouse and a couple of Corvids.
Welcome to the “Killing Fields” where only select things live determined by others. It’s sadly void of birds completely. @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Welcome to the “Killing Fields” where only select things live determined by others. It’s sadly void of birds completely. @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
2 hours on the North York Moors this afternoon was pretty dire. 1 Red Kite a few Red Grouse and a couple of Corvids.
Welcome to the “Killing Fields” where only select things live determined by others. It’s sadly void of birds completely. @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Welcome to the “Killing Fields” where only select things live determined by others. It’s sadly void of birds completely. @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
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Me, belatedly realising I've done a terrible job of promoting the idea of buying my BOOK, Maps of Imaginary Towns, as a Christmas gift:
December 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Me, belatedly realising I've done a terrible job of promoting the idea of buying my BOOK, Maps of Imaginary Towns, as a Christmas gift:
Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review - BBC News
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
Sewing tinsel onto a waistcoat to make a Christmas party outfit. Music to convince myself that I'm still an alpha male at heart.
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Sewing tinsel onto a waistcoat to make a Christmas party outfit. Music to convince myself that I'm still an alpha male at heart.
Reposted by Andy Gell
New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: The folk-lore of the Isle of Man by Addison Webster Moore https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77469
December 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: The folk-lore of the Isle of Man by Addison Webster Moore https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77469
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TODAY!
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! 🚀
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! 🚀
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
TODAY!
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! 🚀
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! 🚀
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
A #patchbirding walk to the local shops. 2 Dippers, Lt Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Red Kites, Jays and Wrens. 20 min neighbourhood with lots of birdlife makes me happy. #lowcarbonbirding #Leeds #Yorkshire
December 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A #patchbirding walk to the local shops. 2 Dippers, Lt Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Red Kites, Jays and Wrens. 20 min neighbourhood with lots of birdlife makes me happy. #lowcarbonbirding #Leeds #Yorkshire
"Educate and take action against wildlife crime to ensure an end to persecution and a
sustainable future for birds of prey such as hen harrier."
Pleased to see this in the N Yorks LNRS.
@raptorpersuk.bsky.social @n-e-r-f.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
sustainable future for birds of prey such as hen harrier."
Pleased to see this in the N Yorks LNRS.
@raptorpersuk.bsky.social @n-e-r-f.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation
Information regarding the North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
www.northyorks.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Educate and take action against wildlife crime to ensure an end to persecution and a
sustainable future for birds of prey such as hen harrier."
Pleased to see this in the N Yorks LNRS.
@raptorpersuk.bsky.social @n-e-r-f.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
sustainable future for birds of prey such as hen harrier."
Pleased to see this in the N Yorks LNRS.
@raptorpersuk.bsky.social @n-e-r-f.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
Christmas is cancelled🥳
JESUS WAS BORN IN JUNE!
“On one particular June day, this comet could have moved in such a way as to appear to ‘go before’ someone travelling from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and then ‘stop’ nearly overhead for about two hours."
www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/56203/
JESUS WAS BORN IN JUNE!
“On one particular June day, this comet could have moved in such a way as to appear to ‘go before’ someone travelling from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and then ‘stop’ nearly overhead for about two hours."
www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/56203/
Bible bombshell as NASA scientist proposes what Star of Bethlehem really was - Pennsylvania News Beep
NASA planetary scientist Mark Matney has identified a 5BC comet as a potential candidate for the Star of Bethlehem from the nativity storyA NASA scientist
www.newsbeep.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Christmas is cancelled🥳
JESUS WAS BORN IN JUNE!
“On one particular June day, this comet could have moved in such a way as to appear to ‘go before’ someone travelling from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and then ‘stop’ nearly overhead for about two hours."
www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/56203/
JESUS WAS BORN IN JUNE!
“On one particular June day, this comet could have moved in such a way as to appear to ‘go before’ someone travelling from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and then ‘stop’ nearly overhead for about two hours."
www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/56203/
My clay Golden Eagle and Hobby sculptures have been fired and acrylic base coated. Eagle is getting a bronze effect next and the Hobby will be painted.
#raptors #birdsinart
#raptors #birdsinart
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My clay Golden Eagle and Hobby sculptures have been fired and acrylic base coated. Eagle is getting a bronze effect next and the Hobby will be painted.
#raptors #birdsinart
#raptors #birdsinart
Always a pleasure to hear Andy talking about his Mercury/Gemini/Apollo remastered photos. Catch up on BBC Sounds 6Music Cerys Matthews, starts an hour 3 mins in. (Andy, if claustrophobia would prevent you going into Space and you get any offers, I'm available😉)
December 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Always a pleasure to hear Andy talking about his Mercury/Gemini/Apollo remastered photos. Catch up on BBC Sounds 6Music Cerys Matthews, starts an hour 3 mins in. (Andy, if claustrophobia would prevent you going into Space and you get any offers, I'm available😉)