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Interested in all the natural world has to offer, with a particular focus on Birds, Moths and Butterflies. Also quite keen on Fungi, Plants, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish and Insects. Did I leave anything out? Supporting #BirdsSeenIn2025
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Silver-spotted Skipper seen yesterday at Aston Rowant nature reserve. The first time I have ever seen one. #Savebutterflies
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That's a handful of new species for Australia's bird list in the #BirdsSeenIn challenge, thanks to @leitchbird.bsky.social and Elke Link!
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdsSeenIn2025
A few more from Cocos (Keeling) Islands from Elke Link. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @tonyrinaud.bsky.social The Red-necked Phalarope -a good vagrant!
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
That's a handful of new species for Australia's bird list in the #BirdsSeenIn challenge, thanks to @leitchbird.bsky.social and Elke Link!
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdsSeenIn2025
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Druid and Crimson Speckled aside, without question, my best moth find of the year were these. I trapped three Thalerastria lehmanni on Rhodes in May. If you don't count the Canaries, these were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th records for Europe, and the first for Greece. One record from Spain in 1995. Smart!
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Druid and Crimson Speckled aside, without question, my best moth find of the year were these. I trapped three Thalerastria lehmanni on Rhodes in May. If you don't count the Canaries, these were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th records for Europe, and the first for Greece. One record from Spain in 1995. Smart!
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"Crowd Favourite"- The endemic Saint Lucia #warbler is one of those birds that will steal a show, whenever it shows up. Grand Riviere, #SaintLucia.
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Crowd Favourite"- The endemic Saint Lucia #warbler is one of those birds that will steal a show, whenever it shows up. Grand Riviere, #SaintLucia.
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
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The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 6: 16th November 2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 6: 16th November 2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Tankwa Karoo in all its dry and dusty glory. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
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The new issue of Oryx explores bear conservation across North America and Asia—from black bears in Hainan to brown bears in Nepal. With insights on habitat loss, local knowledge and policy reform, it highlights the urgent need for action in fragmented landscapes🐻
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The new issue of Oryx explores bear conservation across North America and Asia—from black bears in Hainan to brown bears in Nepal. With insights on habitat loss, local knowledge and policy reform, it highlights the urgent need for action in fragmented landscapes🐻
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👀 The authors of our recently published article on Red-footed boobies have written about their experience surveying the birds in the mangroves of Aldabra Atoll for the Oryx blog! 🖋️😍
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
👀 The authors of our recently published article on Red-footed boobies have written about their experience surveying the birds in the mangroves of Aldabra Atoll for the Oryx blog! 🖋️😍
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
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Photographed this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail resting in the sun last month and it's the first pic I thought of when I saw the theme #Warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographers #NatureLovers
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Photographed this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail resting in the sun last month and it's the first pic I thought of when I saw the theme #Warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographers #NatureLovers
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Up-close-and-personal today with this male Fiji Bush Warbler showing well his rufous cap, pale supercilium, dark eye-stripe, brown wings and grey underparts [www.Bird-Photo-Tours.com].
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Up-close-and-personal today with this male Fiji Bush Warbler showing well his rufous cap, pale supercilium, dark eye-stripe, brown wings and grey underparts [www.Bird-Photo-Tours.com].
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"Those Wings Are Broad!" - The Broad-winged #hawk is one of two raptors resident in Saint Lucia. If you hear their high-pitched, raspy whistling just look up and there one is! Grand Riviere, St. Lucia.
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
"Those Wings Are Broad!" - The Broad-winged #hawk is one of two raptors resident in Saint Lucia. If you hear their high-pitched, raspy whistling just look up and there one is! Grand Riviere, St. Lucia.
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025
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#BirdsSeenIn2025, #birds, #ecuador
Several hours at Portoviejo's "Jardin Botanico" provided nonstop birding entertainment.
One never tires of seeing the lovely Cocoi Heron.
Or the unique Red-billed Scythebill.
Several hours at Portoviejo's "Jardin Botanico" provided nonstop birding entertainment.
One never tires of seeing the lovely Cocoi Heron.
Or the unique Red-billed Scythebill.
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2025, #birds, #ecuador
Several hours at Portoviejo's "Jardin Botanico" provided nonstop birding entertainment.
One never tires of seeing the lovely Cocoi Heron.
Or the unique Red-billed Scythebill.
Several hours at Portoviejo's "Jardin Botanico" provided nonstop birding entertainment.
One never tires of seeing the lovely Cocoi Heron.
Or the unique Red-billed Scythebill.
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
Two Rails one Megapode
1. Barred Rail
2. Buff-banded Rail
3. Philippine Megapode (don’t look to closely it’s not a great photo, since they are tricky to in the open)
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Aug 25
#bird #birding #rallidae #birdphotography #naturephotography #sulawesi
1. Barred Rail
2. Buff-banded Rail
3. Philippine Megapode (don’t look to closely it’s not a great photo, since they are tricky to in the open)
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Aug 25
#bird #birding #rallidae #birdphotography #naturephotography #sulawesi
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
Thankfully, someone has already thought of an adjective to describe this bird. It’s a:
Superb Fruit-Dove
Though resplendent, scintillating, arresting would all be apt. Any more?
Mt Mahawu, Sulawesi
Aug 2025
#birds #birding #birdphotography #sulawesi #naturephotography
Superb Fruit-Dove
Though resplendent, scintillating, arresting would all be apt. Any more?
Mt Mahawu, Sulawesi
Aug 2025
#birds #birding #birdphotography #sulawesi #naturephotography
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
Sulawesi Heleia
It took a bit of effort to find these, but like the proverbial bus, one comes along…
Also it’s not a white-eye, regardless of what some taxonomies have you believe.
Mt Mahawu, Tomohon, Aug 25
#birds #birding #sulawesi #heleia #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
It took a bit of effort to find these, but like the proverbial bus, one comes along…
Also it’s not a white-eye, regardless of what some taxonomies have you believe.
Mt Mahawu, Tomohon, Aug 25
#birds #birding #sulawesi #heleia #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
1&2. Snowy-browed Flycatcher. Widespread in montane regions of Asia - cute 🥰
3. Turquoise (Warbling) Flycatcher
4. Citrine Canary-Flycatcher
Both found in parts of Wallacea/Philippines.
Mt Mahawu, Aug 25.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #sulawesi
3. Turquoise (Warbling) Flycatcher
4. Citrine Canary-Flycatcher
Both found in parts of Wallacea/Philippines.
Mt Mahawu, Aug 25.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #sulawesi
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
Sulawesi endemic small raptors…
1 & 3. Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk
2 & 4. Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk
Tangkoko, Aug 25
#birds #birding #raptors #sparrowhawks #sulawesi #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
1 & 3. Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk
2 & 4. Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk
Tangkoko, Aug 25
#birds #birding #raptors #sparrowhawks #sulawesi #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From Indonesia for #BirdsSeenIn2025
From Thailand for #BirdsSeenIn2025
Orange-bellied Leafbird
The main issue for this family of birds is habitat loss, but the illegal cage-bird trade is decimating populations in some areas.
This one seen near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Mar 25.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #thailand #conservation
The main issue for this family of birds is habitat loss, but the illegal cage-bird trade is decimating populations in some areas.
This one seen near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Mar 25.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #thailand #conservation
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
From Thailand for #BirdsSeenIn2025
From Thailand for #BirdsSeenIn2025
A few birds from North Thailand earlier this year…
1. Rufous-bellied Niltava
2. Verditer Flycatcher
3. Grey-headed Parrotbill
4. Sapphire Flycatcher
March 2025
🙏 to @black_magpie_is (insta) for guiding.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #thailand #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
1. Rufous-bellied Niltava
2. Verditer Flycatcher
3. Grey-headed Parrotbill
4. Sapphire Flycatcher
March 2025
🙏 to @black_magpie_is (insta) for guiding.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #thailand #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
From Thailand for #BirdsSeenIn2025
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The blog begins:
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The blog begins:
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 1: 11th November 2025
What better way to start a tour than a splendid sewage treatment works... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds
From South Africa for #BirdsSeenIn2025
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 2: 12th November 2025
Most of the day was spent at sea before a slightly wobbly walk around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
Most of the day was spent at sea before a slightly wobbly walk around Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
From South Africa for #BirdsSeenIn2025
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The #WesternCape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 3: 13th November 2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The #WesternCape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 3: 13th November 2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
A delightful morning in Kirstenbosch before heading along the coast and then inland to the rolling farmland tracks. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #BirdsSeenIn2025
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Male Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) feeding on nectar of Dendrophthoe pentandra (Malayan Mistletoe), favourite of sunbirds. Plant well known for antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effects.
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Male Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) feeding on nectar of Dendrophthoe pentandra (Malayan Mistletoe), favourite of sunbirds. Plant well known for antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effects.
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
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🎨 Galliformes
🐓 Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
📏 76–91.5 cm
📍 Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
🗓 Feb 2025
#birds #galliformes #guans #BirdsSeenIn2025
🐓 Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
📏 76–91.5 cm
📍 Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
🗓 Feb 2025
#birds #galliformes #guans #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🎨 Galliformes
🐓 Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
📏 76–91.5 cm
📍 Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
🗓 Feb 2025
#birds #galliformes #guans #BirdsSeenIn2025
🐓 Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)
📏 76–91.5 cm
📍 Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
🗓 Feb 2025
#birds #galliformes #guans #BirdsSeenIn2025
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Booted & Greater Spotted Eagles, Richard's Pipit, & a juv. Common Crane (w/ Glossy Ibises in the background) on a productive morning in the ricefields south of #Lamphun provincial town a few days ago
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #bluesky #birdsinflight #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #birds #migration
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #bluesky #birdsinflight #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #birds #migration
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Booted & Greater Spotted Eagles, Richard's Pipit, & a juv. Common Crane (w/ Glossy Ibises in the background) on a productive morning in the ricefields south of #Lamphun provincial town a few days ago
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #bluesky #birdsinflight #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #birds #migration
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #bluesky #birdsinflight #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #birds #migration
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Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) feeding on fruit of the Macaranga bancana.
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) feeding on fruit of the Macaranga bancana.
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #nature #wildlife
From Thailand for #BirdsSeenIn2025
Heading south again, we went straight to Kaeng Krachan, with a brief stop at Pak Thale. The visit was quick, as it’s probably not the most exciting spot for a non-birding partner. While it was quieter than I had hoped, I still managed to find the target species.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
From Thailand for #BirdsSeenIn2025