Bec Jones
@jbfarthing.bsky.social
Seabird ecologist and conservationist. Biophile worried about climate change and biodiversity loss. Migrant. Views my own.
Picked a cicada exuvia off a persimmon tree
October 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Picked a cicada exuvia off a persimmon tree
Gorgeous female Hornet-mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) enjoying my buddleia this afternoon 😍
August 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Gorgeous female Hornet-mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) enjoying my buddleia this afternoon 😍
I was given an unsolicited front row seat to these Woodpigeon shenanigans the other day. First he feeds her with crop milk and obtains permission - like yours. They both seemed pretty pleased with themselves afterwards.
June 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I was given an unsolicited front row seat to these Woodpigeon shenanigans the other day. First he feeds her with crop milk and obtains permission - like yours. They both seemed pretty pleased with themselves afterwards.
Front row seat for a Woodpigeon courtship ritual (“sans gêne”, as they say): he feeds her with crop milk at her request , before proceeding with full consent. Both are very pleased with themselves afterwards.
June 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Front row seat for a Woodpigeon courtship ritual (“sans gêne”, as they say): he feeds her with crop milk at her request , before proceeding with full consent. Both are very pleased with themselves afterwards.
Got to love a fox-and-cubs
June 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Got to love a fox-and-cubs
Plenty of Puffins to be seen at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Puffin Festival at Flamborough today, including this friendly character 🙂 #Flamborough #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds
June 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Plenty of Puffins to be seen at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Puffin Festival at Flamborough today, including this friendly character 🙂 #Flamborough #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds
Finally got to see the Flamborough Head seabird cliffs from the sea, on a very #SuperSeabirdSunday, thanks to #RSPB and #YorkshireBelle. Pure magic. #Seabirds #FlamboroughandFileyCoastSPA #BemptonCliffs
May 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Finally got to see the Flamborough Head seabird cliffs from the sea, on a very #SuperSeabirdSunday, thanks to #RSPB and #YorkshireBelle. Pure magic. #Seabirds #FlamboroughandFileyCoastSPA #BemptonCliffs
Really quite taken with this Sow Thistle seed head
May 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Really quite taken with this Sow Thistle seed head
Whiter than white - true feather treasure from the garden today: Woodcock tail feathers. The white tips on the underside are the brightest white ever recorded in a feather. I suspect the poor Woodcock came to a sad end though.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Whiter than white - true feather treasure from the garden today: Woodcock tail feathers. The white tips on the underside are the brightest white ever recorded in a feather. I suspect the poor Woodcock came to a sad end though.
A couple of hours in a very cold southerly wind, just for every gull I counted to head off to roost elsewhere. Reminding myself that zero counts count! #WinGS #WinterGullSurvey #SuperSeabirdSunday
January 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A couple of hours in a very cold southerly wind, just for every gull I counted to head off to roost elsewhere. Reminding myself that zero counts count! #WinGS #WinterGullSurvey #SuperSeabirdSunday
Particularly enjoyed the bonus shooting stars and the fact that it was preceded by a magnificent evening rainbow. Photos don’t do it justice, but hey 🙂
October 11, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Particularly enjoyed the bonus shooting stars and the fact that it was preceded by a magnificent evening rainbow. Photos don’t do it justice, but hey 🙂
You know when it’s raining, and you’re bored, and there’s nothing for it but to gild a Gannet skull?
October 1, 2024 at 6:54 PM
You know when it’s raining, and you’re bored, and there’s nothing for it but to gild a Gannet skull?
Ground Elder shadow on a Lime leaf
August 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Ground Elder shadow on a Lime leaf