Les Hughes
@lexl.bsky.social
Nature conservationist and freelance journalist/photographer. Former countryside ranger, peatland surveyor and regional news sub-editor
Gentian sage (Salvia patens) and mini-beasts in our back garden. Isn't nature brilliant🤩
August 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Gentian sage (Salvia patens) and mini-beasts in our back garden. Isn't nature brilliant🤩
Some beautiful natural gems on our visit to Área Recreativa de Guadamía, in Asturias, yesterday . . . including a little flock of black redstarts and linnets 🤩
October 2, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Some beautiful natural gems on our visit to Área Recreativa de Guadamía, in Asturias, yesterday . . . including a little flock of black redstarts and linnets 🤩
Just taking our new brushcutter up to North Yorkshire for a spot of soft rush bashing. Car's a bit crowded in the back 😁
September 21, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Just taking our new brushcutter up to North Yorkshire for a spot of soft rush bashing. Car's a bit crowded in the back 😁
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,557,362!
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
September 18, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,557,362!
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
A tad twee, but I couldn't resist. Lovely to see after all the awful news about bird flu!
May 26, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A tad twee, but I couldn't resist. Lovely to see after all the awful news about bird flu!
You just have to make sure it doesn't take over the house 🤩
March 6, 2024 at 8:40 AM
You just have to make sure it doesn't take over the house 🤩
Spotted this striking looking fungus on a fallen oak in our local woods in West Yorkshire, UK. I think it's either golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) or golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantia). Can anyone enlighten me further?
January 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Spotted this striking looking fungus on a fallen oak in our local woods in West Yorkshire, UK. I think it's either golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) or golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantia). Can anyone enlighten me further?