Paul Bain
bainhowe.bsky.social
Paul Bain
@bainhowe.bsky.social
Love the natural world - birds, butterflies, wildflowers, fungi etc
Music big part of life - from classical to rock to folk…
One of the few Fly orchids we found in the Peak District yesterday. Usually lots at this time of year..
#ukorchids #orchids #wildflowerhour
May 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thyme-leaved Speedwell…just stunning! South Yorkshire
#wildflowerhour #speedwell
May 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Walk along the old Langsett Railway. An extension from Stocksbridge in 1897/8 to assist the construction of the Underbank and Langsett reservoirs.
#Langsett #DonValley #railway #disused
December 16, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Christmas deffo here. Fruitcake, Wensleydale cheese and port🎄🎅🏼🎉
#port #wensleydale #cheese #fruitcake
December 15, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Further exploration of the Woodhead line from the western tunnel portal towards Crowden
#Woodhead #railway #disused
December 6, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Exploring the old Woodhead route between Wortley and Deepcar #railway #disused #yorkshire
November 30, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Sparrowhawk on neighbours fence…
November 23, 2024 at 8:12 PM
The stunning Livraria Lello, Porto ‘the most beautiful bookstore in the world’
Had to have a couple of souvenirs of the visit…
#LivrariaLello #Porto #books #bookstore
November 20, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Still a few of these little beauties around🍄
#flyagaric #fungifriends #fungi #nature
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 AM
What a difference a week makes - last week on the Douro near Spanish border. 23C.
Kettle of 38 Griffon Vultures overhead, Sardinian Warblers calling in bushes and place dripping with Black Redstarts. Hey ho…
#Portugal #Douro #birds
November 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Love this time of year..
#autumn #nature
October 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Good to see you here. Thanks to you found Wally…and one of my favourite tracks of all time ‘The Martyr’. And got to see reunion in Harrogate!!
October 29, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Morning stretch around Langsett - good numbers of Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) 🍄
#fungifriends #fungi #nature
October 29, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Shetland 24 - Bit of a warbler fest this year with 12 species including Pallas’s, Greenish, Arctic, Paddyfield, Pallas’s Grasshopper, Barred. Other highlights: White-winged Scoter, Bluethroat, Little Bunting, Olive-backed Pipit, Glaucous Gull #birds #Shetland
October 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Baking morning - beer bread and crumpets😬🤞… #baking #bread
September 8, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Lots of butterflies on verbena this morning😎…
🌱 #butterflies #garden
August 30, 2024 at 9:16 AM
At last good numbers of butterflies in the garden and caterpillars on the nasturtiums😂…large and small whites🌱 #caterpillars #butterflies
August 28, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Silver-washed Fritillary on Bramble, Marbled White on Field Scabious, White admiral on Bramble and Grayling on Red Valerian #PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour #wildflowers
#butterflies
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August 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Bearded reedling at Hickling Broad…
#ukbirding
August 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
First post on here😬
Roses looking lovely this morning..
August 14, 2024 at 12:24 PM