Anna Wood
@annakwood.bsky.social
Physicist, education researcher, gardener, bird watcher/photographer, chronic illness/ME
I had the most beautiful message from an acquaintance recently about my 25 Birds book
'the perfect book to inspire an interest in wildlife ' 😊💕
All profits to Biomedical research
#mecfs
#NatureWriting
'the perfect book to inspire an interest in wildlife ' 😊💕
All profits to Biomedical research
#mecfs
#NatureWriting
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I had the most beautiful message from an acquaintance recently about my 25 Birds book
'the perfect book to inspire an interest in wildlife ' 😊💕
All profits to Biomedical research
#mecfs
#NatureWriting
'the perfect book to inspire an interest in wildlife ' 😊💕
All profits to Biomedical research
#mecfs
#NatureWriting
Thank you so much for this fabulous review of my book 25 birds, one year one garden - if you'd like a gentle book for the bird liver in your life then find it on Amazon
All profits to #MEcfs research
All profits to #MEcfs research
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thank you so much for this fabulous review of my book 25 birds, one year one garden - if you'd like a gentle book for the bird liver in your life then find it on Amazon
All profits to #MEcfs research
All profits to #MEcfs research
Rooks in a field yesterday!
It's a bit of a joke in the birding group that I didn't see my first rook until October last year (more likely just hadn't noticed one). Beautiful birds
It's a bit of a joke in the birding group that I didn't see my first rook until October last year (more likely just hadn't noticed one). Beautiful birds
September 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Rooks in a field yesterday!
It's a bit of a joke in the birding group that I didn't see my first rook until October last year (more likely just hadn't noticed one). Beautiful birds
It's a bit of a joke in the birding group that I didn't see my first rook until October last year (more likely just hadn't noticed one). Beautiful birds
Rosebay willowherb - often seen as a weed, but it has the most beautiful flowers, loved by bees and a favourite food of the elephant hawk moth catepillar
July 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Rosebay willowherb - often seen as a weed, but it has the most beautiful flowers, loved by bees and a favourite food of the elephant hawk moth catepillar
Three of our local family of 5 ravens. Nice to see them still around
July 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Three of our local family of 5 ravens. Nice to see them still around
I sense it's not 'in' in the birding world to have a favourite bird, but I can't help it. Stonechats stole my heart since seeing my first on Barra, 3 years ago.
Last week I spent the most amazing 30min photographing a family just a few metres from our cottage. 😍 #UKBirding
Last week I spent the most amazing 30min photographing a family just a few metres from our cottage. 😍 #UKBirding
June 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I sense it's not 'in' in the birding world to have a favourite bird, but I can't help it. Stonechats stole my heart since seeing my first on Barra, 3 years ago.
Last week I spent the most amazing 30min photographing a family just a few metres from our cottage. 😍 #UKBirding
Last week I spent the most amazing 30min photographing a family just a few metres from our cottage. 😍 #UKBirding
May 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I haven't had the chance to process many photos from my bass rock trip yet (and most are blurred) but I suspect this is going to be one of my favourites - I loved getting to see puffins 🥰
#ukbirds
#ukbirds
May 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I haven't had the chance to process many photos from my bass rock trip yet (and most are blurred) but I suspect this is going to be one of my favourites - I loved getting to see puffins 🥰
#ukbirds
#ukbirds
I've been trying for years to get a shot like this - I thought I'd have to wait till next year as the blossom is almost over, but this blue tit posed briefly for me 😍
#UKBirds
#UKBirds
April 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I've been trying for years to get a shot like this - I thought I'd have to wait till next year as the blossom is almost over, but this blue tit posed briefly for me 😍
#UKBirds
#UKBirds
It seems a lot of people are struggling right now - just wanted to say I see you, and have a goldfinch to brighten your day a little
April 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It seems a lot of people are struggling right now - just wanted to say I see you, and have a goldfinch to brighten your day a little
I went out! To feel well enough on the last sunny day of this spell is like all my Christmases coming at once.
Plus, saw a sandwich tern which is a lifer for me.
Plus, saw a sandwich tern which is a lifer for me.
April 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I went out! To feel well enough on the last sunny day of this spell is like all my Christmases coming at once.
Plus, saw a sandwich tern which is a lifer for me.
Plus, saw a sandwich tern which is a lifer for me.
I've made a (gluten free, for Passover) chocolate and hazelnut cake and it's delicious and I don't regret it, but flip I'd forgotten that baking is the quickest way to give me payback - arms all weak and shaky now. Not something I do often for this reason!
April 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've made a (gluten free, for Passover) chocolate and hazelnut cake and it's delicious and I don't regret it, but flip I'd forgotten that baking is the quickest way to give me payback - arms all weak and shaky now. Not something I do often for this reason!
Bird track record from last year has just dropped - top bird was black kite on Barra - an amazing experience thanks @barrabirder.bsky.social !
March 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Bird track record from last year has just dropped - top bird was black kite on Barra - an amazing experience thanks @barrabirder.bsky.social !
Terrible picture, but saw my first chiffchaff of the year yesterday - they are arriving back about 2 weeks earlier than last year apparently!
#ukbirds
#ukbirds
March 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Terrible picture, but saw my first chiffchaff of the year yesterday - they are arriving back about 2 weeks earlier than last year apparently!
#ukbirds
#ukbirds
I cancelled a birding outing that was planned for today as I knew I wasn't well enough, but I am grateful I could do a shorter trip to the park with a friend. Rewarded by close views of this gorgeous kestrel
February 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I cancelled a birding outing that was planned for today as I knew I wasn't well enough, but I am grateful I could do a shorter trip to the park with a friend. Rewarded by close views of this gorgeous kestrel
My recent eccentric pursuit has been to try to get more 3s than 4s in worlde - today finally I achieved that!
February 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My recent eccentric pursuit has been to try to get more 3s than 4s in worlde - today finally I achieved that!
I've been keeping an eye on the pylon where I saw a peregrine last year - no sign of it, but did spy this beautiful raven 😍
February 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I've been keeping an eye on the pylon where I saw a peregrine last year - no sign of it, but did spy this beautiful raven 😍
Absolutely delighted to catch the drake ring necked duck - a rare visitor from America today at Victoria park
It looks similar to a tufted duck especially when asleep and hiding his beak
#ukbirding #ukbirds
It looks similar to a tufted duck especially when asleep and hiding his beak
#ukbirding #ukbirds
January 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Absolutely delighted to catch the drake ring necked duck - a rare visitor from America today at Victoria park
It looks similar to a tufted duck especially when asleep and hiding his beak
#ukbirding #ukbirds
It looks similar to a tufted duck especially when asleep and hiding his beak
#ukbirding #ukbirds
One of the best bits about winter is seeing long-tailed tits in the garden.
Except normally they come early morning or just before dusk when it's too dark to capture them. This one came in the sunshine today 😍
Except normally they come early morning or just before dusk when it's too dark to capture them. This one came in the sunshine today 😍
January 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One of the best bits about winter is seeing long-tailed tits in the garden.
Except normally they come early morning or just before dusk when it's too dark to capture them. This one came in the sunshine today 😍
Except normally they come early morning or just before dusk when it's too dark to capture them. This one came in the sunshine today 😍
Delighted that managed to make vanille kipferl - a family tradition from my Austrian ( Jewish) grandparents. Paced as best I could but still amazingly energy intensive rolling out all the dough
December 22, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Delighted that managed to make vanille kipferl - a family tradition from my Austrian ( Jewish) grandparents. Paced as best I could but still amazingly energy intensive rolling out all the dough
Not my best ever photo but possibly my most exciting - it's a peregrine (confirmed by some experts) taken from my lounge window yesterday!!
#ukbirds
#ukbirds
December 9, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Not my best ever photo but possibly my most exciting - it's a peregrine (confirmed by some experts) taken from my lounge window yesterday!!
#ukbirds
#ukbirds
November 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM