John Walters
@johnwalterswildife.bsky.social
Wildlife artist and ecologist based in Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK
A few years ago we planted some Hebe and Mahonia especially for winter active bees in our garden. In the mild weather this week there were plenty of Common Carder Bees Bombus pascuorum plus a few Honeybees Apis mellifera and Buff-tailed Bumblebees Bombus terrestris visiting the flowers.
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A few years ago we planted some Hebe and Mahonia especially for winter active bees in our garden. In the mild weather this week there were plenty of Common Carder Bees Bombus pascuorum plus a few Honeybees Apis mellifera and Buff-tailed Bumblebees Bombus terrestris visiting the flowers.
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii with Ringed Plover and Dunlin this afternoon at Colliford Reservoir, Cornwall thanks to the finder Jennie Hale
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii with Ringed Plover and Dunlin this afternoon at Colliford Reservoir, Cornwall thanks to the finder Jennie Hale
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus chasing Garfish Belone belone in the race at Start Point, Devon yesterday
October 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus chasing Garfish Belone belone in the race at Start Point, Devon yesterday
Classic seawatching at St Ives, Cornwall yesterday 1000s of birds including Gannets, Sooty Shearwater, Bonxie, Grey Phalarope, Storm and Leach's Petrels, Arctic and Long-tailed Skuas and Sabine's Gull thanks to the locals for giving directions on the birds before they disappeared around the corner
October 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Classic seawatching at St Ives, Cornwall yesterday 1000s of birds including Gannets, Sooty Shearwater, Bonxie, Grey Phalarope, Storm and Leach's Petrels, Arctic and Long-tailed Skuas and Sabine's Gull thanks to the locals for giving directions on the birds before they disappeared around the corner
A magical evening watching the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus hunting Garfish Belone belone in almost flat calm conditions, Start Point, Devon
October 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A magical evening watching the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus hunting Garfish Belone belone in almost flat calm conditions, Start Point, Devon
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus showing well as they chased Garfish Belone belone in a calm sea at Start Point, Devon yesterday
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus showing well as they chased Garfish Belone belone in a calm sea at Start Point, Devon yesterday
Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus feeding on a small cranefly on the wall of our house yesterday. Buckfastleigh, Devon
September 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus feeding on a small cranefly on the wall of our house yesterday. Buckfastleigh, Devon