Ian Parsons
@ianparsons.bsky.social
Author, Writer and Naturalist. Books: A Vulture Landscape; Seasonality; Of the Trees and The Birds; Great Misconceptions - Rewilding Myths & Misunderstandings. NEW BOOK - Tarka Revisited, 100 Years of Rivers and Wildlife. Out June 2026.
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Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
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Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Very excited to share this! My new book, published by @pelagic.bsky.social is out June 2026 pelagicpublishing.com/products/tar...
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
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Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
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November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Very excited to share this! My new book, published by @pelagic.bsky.social is out June 2026 pelagicpublishing.com/products/tar...
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@alexanderlees.bsky.social @alexraeder.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @westcountryvoices.bsky.social
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@alexanderlees.bsky.social @alexraeder.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @westcountryvoices.bsky.social
Very excited to share this! My new book, published by @pelagic.bsky.social is out June 2026 pelagicpublishing.com/products/tar...
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@iancarter67.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @drtonygillie.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@iancarter67.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @drtonygillie.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Very excited to share this! My new book, published by @pelagic.bsky.social is out June 2026 pelagicpublishing.com/products/tar...
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@iancarter67.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @drtonygillie.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@iancarter67.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @drtonygillie.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social
Very excited to share this! My new book, published by @pelagic.bsky.social is out June 2026 pelagicpublishing.com/products/tar...
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Very excited to share this! My new book, published by @pelagic.bsky.social is out June 2026 pelagicpublishing.com/products/tar...
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Tarka Revisited - 100 Years of Rivers & Wildlife
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Worrying increase in bird flu in wild birds in Spain, Cranes in particular are affected. Spain has huge numbers of Cranes in winter, forming large concentrations. Already dead birds are being found. 🪶
@iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social seo.org/actualizamos...
@iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social seo.org/actualizamos...
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Worrying increase in bird flu in wild birds in Spain, Cranes in particular are affected. Spain has huge numbers of Cranes in winter, forming large concentrations. Already dead birds are being found. 🪶
@iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social seo.org/actualizamos...
@iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social seo.org/actualizamos...
Standing on things is today's #birdoftheday theme.
An Egret living up to its name is my offering...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
An Egret living up to its name is my offering...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Standing on things is today's #birdoftheday theme.
An Egret living up to its name is my offering...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
An Egret living up to its name is my offering...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
We could do the same on the grouse moors of Britain. The only problem being the fact that the natural cast of predators there has been well and truly cancelled. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Nestflix': the peregrine falcon livestream that has Australians glued to their screens
Fans of the birds, whose lives have been compared to Game of Thrones, are currently waiting with bated breath for this year's chicks to fledge.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We could do the same on the grouse moors of Britain. The only problem being the fact that the natural cast of predators there has been well and truly cancelled. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#birdoftheday even!
Another take off for #thebirdoftheday
Not the greatest photo in the world but it does show the length of the wings of Europe's biggest raptor rather well, just under 3 metres wingspan. An old world Black Vulture. Nothing cinerous about it!
@alan678.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social
Not the greatest photo in the world but it does show the length of the wings of Europe's biggest raptor rather well, just under 3 metres wingspan. An old world Black Vulture. Nothing cinerous about it!
@alan678.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#birdoftheday even!
Another take off for #thebirdoftheday
Not the greatest photo in the world but it does show the length of the wings of Europe's biggest raptor rather well, just under 3 metres wingspan. An old world Black Vulture. Nothing cinerous about it!
@alan678.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social
Not the greatest photo in the world but it does show the length of the wings of Europe's biggest raptor rather well, just under 3 metres wingspan. An old world Black Vulture. Nothing cinerous about it!
@alan678.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Another take off for #thebirdoftheday
Not the greatest photo in the world but it does show the length of the wings of Europe's biggest raptor rather well, just under 3 metres wingspan. An old world Black Vulture. Nothing cinerous about it!
@alan678.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social
Not the greatest photo in the world but it does show the length of the wings of Europe's biggest raptor rather well, just under 3 metres wingspan. An old world Black Vulture. Nothing cinerous about it!
@alan678.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social
Today's #birdoftheday theme is take offs, I have plenty of photos of fences where the birds had already taken off before I could press the shutter... But managed to time this one ok. A Bee-eater taking off whilst its mate looks on.
@alan678.bsky.social 🪶
@alan678.bsky.social 🪶
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Today's #birdoftheday theme is take offs, I have plenty of photos of fences where the birds had already taken off before I could press the shutter... But managed to time this one ok. A Bee-eater taking off whilst its mate looks on.
@alan678.bsky.social 🪶
@alan678.bsky.social 🪶
Today's #birdoftheday theme is fighting birds, so here's a couple of Griffon Vultures having a bit of a strop over food. The noises they make when doing so are something else!
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Today's #birdoftheday theme is fighting birds, so here's a couple of Griffon Vultures having a bit of a strop over food. The noises they make when doing so are something else!
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
Still on today's #birdoftheday theme of lunch, here's a Bonelli's and a bunny. The relationship was a bit one sided...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Still on today's #birdoftheday theme of lunch, here's a Bonelli's and a bunny. The relationship was a bit one sided...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
Today's #birdoftheday theme is lunchtime, so here's a Black Redstart delivering quite a lunch on my patio a few years ago...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #birdoftheday theme is lunchtime, so here's a Black Redstart delivering quite a lunch on my patio a few years ago...
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
4 Northern Bald Ibis were killed with an air rifle in Extremadura in 2019. Covid caused issues with the police investigation, but they continues & last month the guilty party was sentenced, 1 year prison term, banned from hunting & fishing for 3 years & a 20,000Euro fine. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
4 Northern Bald Ibis were killed with an air rifle in Extremadura in 2019. Covid caused issues with the police investigation, but they continues & last month the guilty party was sentenced, 1 year prison term, banned from hunting & fishing for 3 years & a 20,000Euro fine. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
Leucistic Iberian Lynx found in Extremadura, most probably the only one in the world given the rarity and distribution of Iberian Lynx.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @deepfrieddna.bsky.social @fionamathews.bsky.social @mammalssuck.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @markavery.bsky.social
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @deepfrieddna.bsky.social @fionamathews.bsky.social @mammalssuck.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @markavery.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Leucistic Iberian Lynx found in Extremadura, most probably the only one in the world given the rarity and distribution of Iberian Lynx.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @deepfrieddna.bsky.social @fionamathews.bsky.social @mammalssuck.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @markavery.bsky.social
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @deepfrieddna.bsky.social @fionamathews.bsky.social @mammalssuck.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @markavery.bsky.social
Reposted by Ian Parsons
I can’t help but pick up these fishing lures whenever I find them. These are mostly from the Solway strandline, at the edge of our Galloway glen. Our cocker spaniel once found, and almost swallowed, a baited hook, and the sorry story…
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I can’t help but pick up these fishing lures whenever I find them. These are mostly from the Solway strandline, at the edge of our Galloway glen. Our cocker spaniel once found, and almost swallowed, a baited hook, and the sorry story…
A bird perched on a rock for the #Birdoftheday ? Playing into my hands, allow me to introduce my little friend...
The biggest and best European Raptor. @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @pitcarity.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social 🪶
The biggest and best European Raptor. @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @pitcarity.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A bird perched on a rock for the #Birdoftheday ? Playing into my hands, allow me to introduce my little friend...
The biggest and best European Raptor. @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @pitcarity.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social 🪶
The biggest and best European Raptor. @alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @pitcarity.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social 🪶
The #birdoftheday today is all about pigeons, so here is the best pigeon of the lot and one that is sadly hard to find these days in Britain. The Turtle Dove.
@markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
@markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The #birdoftheday today is all about pigeons, so here is the best pigeon of the lot and one that is sadly hard to find these days in Britain. The Turtle Dove.
@markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
@markavery.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social
Reposted by Ian Parsons
Quick! There's sloe gin to be had!
My Sloe Gin is already in progress, but am I the only one? Back in the day accessable Sloes like these would have been a hedgerow commodity & soon picked. Is there a natural harvest disconnect as well as a nature one?
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Quick! There's sloe gin to be had!
I'm not great on autumn colours, but to my colourblind eyes the leaves of this Devon Whitebeam are looking beautiful in the rain.
#Devon is home to 5 endemic tree species, globally unique trees.
@thekentacorn.bsky.social @westcountryvoices.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🌳
#Devon is home to 5 endemic tree species, globally unique trees.
@thekentacorn.bsky.social @westcountryvoices.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🌳
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'm not great on autumn colours, but to my colourblind eyes the leaves of this Devon Whitebeam are looking beautiful in the rain.
#Devon is home to 5 endemic tree species, globally unique trees.
@thekentacorn.bsky.social @westcountryvoices.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🌳
#Devon is home to 5 endemic tree species, globally unique trees.
@thekentacorn.bsky.social @westcountryvoices.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🌳
Apple tree growing beside the pavement on the edge of the village, its fruits loved by many. Carefully trimmed by Devon county council. Artisans of arboriculture. @westcountryvoices.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @thekentacorn.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Apple tree growing beside the pavement on the edge of the village, its fruits loved by many. Carefully trimmed by Devon county council. Artisans of arboriculture. @westcountryvoices.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @thekentacorn.bsky.social
Today's #birdoftheday theme is hiding. Here's a hiding Hoopoe! And one that isn't it, most people don't think of them as being camouflaged, but their plumage is all about breaking up their shape.
@alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today's #birdoftheday theme is hiding. Here's a hiding Hoopoe! And one that isn't it, most people don't think of them as being camouflaged, but their plumage is all about breaking up their shape.
@alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
And now #birdoftheday is birds at #OddAngles so here's a Rook hanging off a bird feeder. You have to love #Corvids 🪶
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@carlbergstrom.com @iand777.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
And now #birdoftheday is birds at #OddAngles so here's a Rook hanging off a bird feeder. You have to love #Corvids 🪶
@carlbergstrom.com @iand777.bsky.social
@carlbergstrom.com @iand777.bsky.social
My Sloe Gin is already in progress, but am I the only one? Back in the day accessable Sloes like these would have been a hedgerow commodity & soon picked. Is there a natural harvest disconnect as well as a nature one?
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My Sloe Gin is already in progress, but am I the only one? Back in the day accessable Sloes like these would have been a hedgerow commodity & soon picked. Is there a natural harvest disconnect as well as a nature one?
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM