Peter
@oaponabrompton.bsky.social
Retired academic, nature lover and love walking with my beautiful Dudley Labrador Rexy.
Early morning walks have consequences…………… 🐕🤪
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Early morning walks have consequences…………… 🐕🤪
Even looks incredibly impressive through the windscreen and in a downpour #Ribblehead #NorthYorkshire
July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Even looks incredibly impressive through the windscreen and in a downpour #Ribblehead #NorthYorkshire
@postalpathsguy.bsky.social In a “Curiosity Shop” in Settle this afternoon.
July 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@postalpathsguy.bsky.social In a “Curiosity Shop” in Settle this afternoon.
Trapped in the Trifold door blind this morning; Humming Bird Hawk Moth, (Macroglossum stellatarum) a first for me and it has to have passed over the rainbow bridge or whatever moths do. 😩
June 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trapped in the Trifold door blind this morning; Humming Bird Hawk Moth, (Macroglossum stellatarum) a first for me and it has to have passed over the rainbow bridge or whatever moths do. 😩
A Blackbird on the fatball ring. Plus Eric of course #firstbirdofmyday
June 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A Blackbird on the fatball ring. Plus Eric of course #firstbirdofmyday
I think this is the gall on Hawthorn which houses the gall mite Eriophyes crataegi
June 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I think this is the gall on Hawthorn which houses the gall mite Eriophyes crataegi
Funnel Web Spider captures Teasel in dawn raid on the field! Have a good weekend everyone. #firstbirders
June 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Funnel Web Spider captures Teasel in dawn raid on the field! Have a good weekend everyone. #firstbirders
There are these two too! And taking shelter under the far trees a dappled mum and her foul! Lovely. Two fouls came to say hello to Rex through the fence; don’t think he knew what to make of them, but joined in the kisses, mums watch with a stern eye. 👍🐕
June 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There are these two too! And taking shelter under the far trees a dappled mum and her foul! Lovely. Two fouls came to say hello to Rex through the fence; don’t think he knew what to make of them, but joined in the kisses, mums watch with a stern eye. 👍🐕
From my early morning walk; have a lovely day
June 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
From my early morning walk; have a lovely day
Probably more chance in Surrey than here in Notts, but some local fellow naturalists have reported seeing them. Saw a novel adaptation for Swift boxes in N Ireland @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Probably more chance in Surrey than here in Notts, but some local fellow naturalists have reported seeing them. Saw a novel adaptation for Swift boxes in N Ireland @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
😂😂Bloody intuitive text 😩 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) a carpet moth. Sorry about that 👍 “clever’t’our pidgins tha’knoes wot dost ‘Lev - what’s its t’mean t’ani rode” 😂😂
June 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
😂😂Bloody intuitive text 😩 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) a carpet moth. Sorry about that 👍 “clever’t’our pidgins tha’knoes wot dost ‘Lev - what’s its t’mean t’ani rode” 😂😂
Happy Summer Solstice all #firstbirders Eric and Erica came to see me, but not #firstbirdofmyday, which was a Blackbird swinging on the fatball feeder. A lovely walk followed, a Yellow Spell (x2) in the Field Maple 🍁 plus two, few days old foals in the field - magic.
June 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Happy Summer Solstice all #firstbirders Eric and Erica came to see me, but not #firstbirdofmyday, which was a Blackbird swinging on the fatball feeder. A lovely walk followed, a Yellow Spell (x2) in the Field Maple 🍁 plus two, few days old foals in the field - magic.
Eric on the fence, the Greenfinch on the roof, at 0500 it’s still very warm, early walk but wonderful choral music from the copse and hedges, to numerous to list but a delightful start to #firstbirdofmyday Galls, beetles & moths too; have a good one #firstbirders well everyone really 👍❤️🐾🐾🌳🐦⬛🦅🦉🦆
June 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Eric on the fence, the Greenfinch on the roof, at 0500 it’s still very warm, early walk but wonderful choral music from the copse and hedges, to numerous to list but a delightful start to #firstbirdofmyday Galls, beetles & moths too; have a good one #firstbirders well everyone really 👍❤️🐾🐾🌳🐦⬛🦅🦉🦆
On the lane I walk each morning this Yellow Shell yesterday and today. A delight. Have a good day James.
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
On the lane I walk each morning this Yellow Shell yesterday and today. A delight. Have a good day James.
Camptogramma bilineata, the yellow shell, found in hedge on my early morning walk with Rexy. Beautiful
June 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Camptogramma bilineata, the yellow shell, found in hedge on my early morning walk with Rexy. Beautiful
I found these Cladonia on a fence post top on an old coal mine reclaimed site; only place on the whole site . Beautiful
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I found these Cladonia on a fence post top on an old coal mine reclaimed site; only place on the whole site . Beautiful
@galling.bsky.social early stage red bean gall??
June 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
@galling.bsky.social early stage red bean gall??
@galling.bsky.social Red Bean Galls caused by Pontania proxima on Willow???
June 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
@galling.bsky.social Red Bean Galls caused by Pontania proxima on Willow???
Interesting conundrum (or not 🧐) two lone English Oaks (150/200yrs) in a field; in the canopy of one, a good number of Oak Apple Galls on one but barely a one on t’other!
June 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Interesting conundrum (or not 🧐) two lone English Oaks (150/200yrs) in a field; in the canopy of one, a good number of Oak Apple Galls on one but barely a one on t’other!
@galling.bsky.social any suggestions? Found on hedgerow Bracken, country- lane, west Notts. Not sure it’s a gall, eggs? Reluctant to take apart.
June 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
@galling.bsky.social any suggestions? Found on hedgerow Bracken, country- lane, west Notts. Not sure it’s a gall, eggs? Reluctant to take apart.
Keys forming on a beautiful Ash
June 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Keys forming on a beautiful Ash
