iainhleach
@iainhleach.bsky.social
Wildlife photography, birds, butterflies, moths, dragons and lots more.
A few shots of Baltimore Oriole from last spring in Ontario, Canada.
January 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A few shots of Baltimore Oriole from last spring in Ontario, Canada.
Black & White Warbler Mniotilta varia, Ontario Canada, May 2024
January 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Black & White Warbler Mniotilta varia, Ontario Canada, May 2024
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The @savebutterflies.bsky.social latest edition of E-moth has been published. It includes information on booking for the UK Moth Recorders' Meeting along with other interesting updates and reports. You can view it here: bit.ly/3ZG7qwk
December 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM
The @savebutterflies.bsky.social latest edition of E-moth has been published. It includes information on booking for the UK Moth Recorders' Meeting along with other interesting updates and reports. You can view it here: bit.ly/3ZG7qwk
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Right now, foxes are being chased to exhaustion and torn apart by hounds—all in the name of ‘tradition.’
Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community.
Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.
Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community.
Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.
December 19, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Right now, foxes are being chased to exhaustion and torn apart by hounds—all in the name of ‘tradition.’
Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community.
Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.
Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community.
Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum, southern Ohio April/May 2024. Not as colourful as some of the other warblers but a good bird to see.
December 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum, southern Ohio April/May 2024. Not as colourful as some of the other warblers but a good bird to see.
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Boxing Day is the biggest day of the year for fox hunts across the country.
RT this and follow us if you stand against the cruel tradition of fox hunting.
Support wildlife this Boxing Day.
RT this and follow us if you stand against the cruel tradition of fox hunting.
Support wildlife this Boxing Day.
December 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Boxing Day is the biggest day of the year for fox hunts across the country.
RT this and follow us if you stand against the cruel tradition of fox hunting.
Support wildlife this Boxing Day.
RT this and follow us if you stand against the cruel tradition of fox hunting.
Support wildlife this Boxing Day.
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🦡 Why the badger cull is wrong:
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
December 17, 2024 at 10:07 AM
🦡 Why the badger cull is wrong:
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
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Our petition to end the badger cull is gaining momentum—help us reach 100,000 signatures! Once we do, it will be considered for a parliamentary debate. Add your name today & help save wildlife! 🦡✍️
👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
December 16, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Our petition to end the badger cull is gaining momentum—help us reach 100,000 signatures! Once we do, it will be considered for a parliamentary debate. Add your name today & help save wildlife! 🦡✍️
👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
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Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot.
S. Yorks Police take 3.5 months to appeal for witnesses. No surprise that illegal killing continues in this part of National Park.
#RaptorResearch #UKbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/11/r...
S. Yorks Police take 3.5 months to appeal for witnesses. No surprise that illegal killing continues in this part of National Park.
#RaptorResearch #UKbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/11/r...
Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot
South Yorkshire Police have issued the following press release (dated 9 December 2024): WITNESS APPEAL AFTER BIRD SHOT IN PEAK DISTRICT We are appealing for information after a protected bird was r…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot.
S. Yorks Police take 3.5 months to appeal for witnesses. No surprise that illegal killing continues in this part of National Park.
#RaptorResearch #UKbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/11/r...
S. Yorks Police take 3.5 months to appeal for witnesses. No surprise that illegal killing continues in this part of National Park.
#RaptorResearch #UKbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/11/r...
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea, southern Ohio April/May 2024. A stunning bird and one of my main targets on that trip.
December 11, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea, southern Ohio April/May 2024. A stunning bird and one of my main targets on that trip.
Cliff Swallow, Minesing May 2024. Trying to get through my photos from earlier this year. We came across a large colony of these birds nesting under a road bridge. Very difficult to photograph in flight so most of the hundreds of photos I took ended up in the trash.
December 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Cliff Swallow, Minesing May 2024. Trying to get through my photos from earlier this year. We came across a large colony of these birds nesting under a road bridge. Very difficult to photograph in flight so most of the hundreds of photos I took ended up in the trash.
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Let’s keep pushing!! 🦡 help us reach 25,000 by the end of today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
December 8, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Let’s keep pushing!! 🦡 help us reach 25,000 by the end of today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Cottesmore thugs are the focus of todays b(advent) post.
When hunts get desperate, they pay people to keep Sabs away (it doesn't work)
When hunts get desperate, they pay people to keep Sabs away (it doesn't work)
Day 7 of my (b)advent counting down the top 20 worst fox hunting crimes with @huntsabs.bsky.social . . . it’s the infamous Cottesmore Hunt and their paid thugs that try to keep the cameras away
#RealBanNow
#RealBanNow
December 7, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Cottesmore thugs are the focus of todays b(advent) post.
When hunts get desperate, they pay people to keep Sabs away (it doesn't work)
When hunts get desperate, they pay people to keep Sabs away (it doesn't work)
Northern Parula Setophaga americana, southern Ohio. May/June 2024.
December 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Northern Parula Setophaga americana, southern Ohio. May/June 2024.
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The truth about the shooting industry: 40M birds bred to die, wildlife persecuted, ecosystems wrecked—all for profit and entertainment. How can this still be legal? Ban bird shooting NOW.
December 5, 2024 at 4:16 PM
The truth about the shooting industry: 40M birds bred to die, wildlife persecuted, ecosystems wrecked—all for profit and entertainment. How can this still be legal? Ban bird shooting NOW.
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Millions of non-native pheasants, bred in appalling conditions, are dumped into the countryside just to be shot. This isn’t conservation; it’s carnage. The shooting industry must be held accountable!
December 4, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Millions of non-native pheasants, bred in appalling conditions, are dumped into the countryside just to be shot. This isn’t conservation; it’s carnage. The shooting industry must be held accountable!
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor, southern Ohio April/May 2024
December 3, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor, southern Ohio April/May 2024
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina, southern Ohio April/May 2024.
December 1, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina, southern Ohio April/May 2024.
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Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Trail hunting is a sham.
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Trail hunting is a sham.
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica, southern Ohio, April/May 2024. A beautifully marked warbler...
November 27, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica, southern Ohio, April/May 2024. A beautifully marked warbler...
Back to Ontario again. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Coldwater ON, May 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Back to Ontario again. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Coldwater ON, May 2024.
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos, south Scotland November 2024. A long wait in freezing weather but worth it to see this awesome bird at close quarters. Big thanks to Alan McFadyen for achieving this
November 21, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos, south Scotland November 2024. A long wait in freezing weather but worth it to see this awesome bird at close quarters. Big thanks to Alan McFadyen for achieving this
A few American Redstart, southern Ohio, April/May 2024.
November 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
A few American Redstart, southern Ohio, April/May 2024.
Time to start processing all my photos from our spring trip to Ontario and southern Ohio. A few Blue-winged Warblers from Lake Hope State Park.
November 17, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Time to start processing all my photos from our spring trip to Ontario and southern Ohio. A few Blue-winged Warblers from Lake Hope State Park.