Ruth Jones
@struthjones.bsky.social
Enthusiastic birder and wildlife photographer, avid walker of the stunning Welsh countryside, and part-time Gower shepherdess. Lives in Mumbles, South Wales, UK 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🏴
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We go live to Liz Truss as she celebrates her first day in charge of Spain's power grid:
April 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We go live to Liz Truss as she celebrates her first day in charge of Spain's power grid:
A great Cudyll Cymru/ Raptor Survey BTO Training Session yesterday in Glynneath with #EdHunter. Learning about the different breeding behaviours was interesting and will be invaluable when surveying my site. @btocymru.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ospreystudios.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A great Cudyll Cymru/ Raptor Survey BTO Training Session yesterday in Glynneath with #EdHunter. Learning about the different breeding behaviours was interesting and will be invaluable when surveying my site. @btocymru.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ospreystudios.bsky.social
Finally catching up on photos now that I have a laptop that doesn't take an hour to process a photo!😉
Another first for me! Three Black-necked Grebes at Cheddar Reservoir at the end of February.
#birds #nature #ukbirding #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social
Another first for me! Three Black-necked Grebes at Cheddar Reservoir at the end of February.
#birds #nature #ukbirding #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Finally catching up on photos now that I have a laptop that doesn't take an hour to process a photo!😉
Another first for me! Three Black-necked Grebes at Cheddar Reservoir at the end of February.
#birds #nature #ukbirding #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social
Another first for me! Three Black-necked Grebes at Cheddar Reservoir at the end of February.
#birds #nature #ukbirding #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social
It was lovely to see my first Hawfinch and even more amazing to see nine! They were worth the wait! 😊
Thanks @andrewlucas103.bsky.social
#birds #hawfinch #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social
Thanks @andrewlucas103.bsky.social
#birds #hawfinch #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It was lovely to see my first Hawfinch and even more amazing to see nine! They were worth the wait! 😊
Thanks @andrewlucas103.bsky.social
#birds #hawfinch #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social
Thanks @andrewlucas103.bsky.social
#birds #hawfinch #nature #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife @rspb.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social
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I heard someone talking on the radio this morning about leaving #dog hair out for #birds to use in their nests
*If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks*
Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇
#neonicotinods
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
*If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks*
Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇
#neonicotinods
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I heard someone talking on the radio this morning about leaving #dog hair out for #birds to use in their nests
*If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks*
Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇
#neonicotinods
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
*If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks*
Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇
#neonicotinods
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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There's a ~1.9% risk that a ~50m asteroid might hit the earth somewhere in 7 years time.
There's a 100% risk of climate chaos hitting the whole earth right now and increasingly hard, with a threat to all of life as we know it.
Don't look up!
There's a 100% risk of climate chaos hitting the whole earth right now and increasingly hard, with a threat to all of life as we know it.
Don't look up!
Space agencies raise risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth
Space agencies raise risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth
The probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth is increasing. The European Space Agency (ESA) now estimates a 1.8% chance of impact on January 22, 2032, while NASA has revised its calculations slightly higher to 1.9%. Despite these adjustments, there remains a more than 98% likelihood that the asteroid will pass by without posing any threat. Previously, the estimated probability of impact stood at 1.2%. Seguir leyendo
english.elpais.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There's a ~1.9% risk that a ~50m asteroid might hit the earth somewhere in 7 years time.
There's a 100% risk of climate chaos hitting the whole earth right now and increasingly hard, with a threat to all of life as we know it.
Don't look up!
There's a 100% risk of climate chaos hitting the whole earth right now and increasingly hard, with a threat to all of life as we know it.
Don't look up!
Many pet owners I talk to still don’t realize the detrimental effects flea treatments have on biodiversity.
Raising awareness and promoting this information more widely is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Raising awareness and promoting this information more widely is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle
Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Many pet owners I talk to still don’t realize the detrimental effects flea treatments have on biodiversity.
Raising awareness and promoting this information more widely is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Raising awareness and promoting this information more widely is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Our next event is now open for booking - Tawny Clark and Matt Cooke will be talking about the exciting Natur am Byth projects on Gower and further afield around Swansea. It's at St Hilary's Community Hall, Killay on 18th February at 7.30pm. Click link to book!
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Natur am Byth - Swansea's Green Recovery!
Come along to hear about the exciting Natur am Byth projects on Gower and further afield in Swansea.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Our next event is now open for booking - Tawny Clark and Matt Cooke will be talking about the exciting Natur am Byth projects on Gower and further afield around Swansea. It's at St Hilary's Community Hall, Killay on 18th February at 7.30pm. Click link to book!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natur-am-b...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natur-am-b...
Gower Sheep Club is looking for new members to become part of a team looking after a small friendly flock of sheep on Gower.
DM or email me for further details if interested.
DM or email me for further details if interested.
January 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Gower Sheep Club is looking for new members to become part of a team looking after a small friendly flock of sheep on Gower.
DM or email me for further details if interested.
DM or email me for further details if interested.
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Same toxins poisoning ponds and rivers: perhaps time for some controls on their use, or even a total ban?
Pet owners accidentally poisoning garden birds.
Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin
Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin
January 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Same toxins poisoning ponds and rivers: perhaps time for some controls on their use, or even a total ban?
Despite the light pollution, the #Auroraborealis was still visible in #Mumbles, #Swansea an hour ago.
January 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Despite the light pollution, the #Auroraborealis was still visible in #Mumbles, #Swansea an hour ago.
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✍🏻 Nearly at the 10 000 target. Please sign to ensure species saving swift bricks are installed
Bron a chyrraedd y targed o 10 000 o enwau. Plis arwyddwch
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Bron a chyrraedd y targed o 10 000 o enwau. Plis arwyddwch
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Petition: Legislate to ensure swift bricks are installed in all new buildings in Wales.
Swifts are the fastest birds in level flight and can sleep, eat, drink and mate on the wing. Their cries define Welsh summers. Sadly, they are rapidly declining – down 72% in the last 30 yrs. Swifts n...
petitions.senedd.wales
November 16, 2024 at 4:40 PM
✍🏻 Nearly at the 10 000 target. Please sign to ensure species saving swift bricks are installed
Bron a chyrraedd y targed o 10 000 o enwau. Plis arwyddwch
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Bron a chyrraedd y targed o 10 000 o enwau. Plis arwyddwch
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
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Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it
Imagine you’re a politician running a country. In front of you there is a proposal that in just nine months would save your…
dlvr.it
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
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More old sketches from the files: the last time I saw Waxwings in Topsham, nearly 8 years ago. Still hoping to get them on my garden list.
November 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM
More old sketches from the files: the last time I saw Waxwings in Topsham, nearly 8 years ago. Still hoping to get them on my garden list.
November 18, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
TESLA = TRUMP
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2024 at 10:39 AM
How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
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I’m seriously loving this platform. It’s like a school reunion. Meeting up with old friends, remembering the good times and forgetting all the bad stuff
November 15, 2024 at 1:05 PM
I’m seriously loving this platform. It’s like a school reunion. Meeting up with old friends, remembering the good times and forgetting all the bad stuff
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Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.
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#UKbirding useful write up
🦋NAVIGATING THE BLUESKY 101
We've been Sky Geeking so you hopefully don't have to.
Our first (proper) thread will cover:
CULTURE; ACCESSIBILITY; ALGORITHM; ENGAGEMENT; FINDING YOUR TRIBE; TWEAKS; COOL TOOLS; FUNKY BISCUITS 🧵1/18
We've been Sky Geeking so you hopefully don't have to.
Our first (proper) thread will cover:
CULTURE; ACCESSIBILITY; ALGORITHM; ENGAGEMENT; FINDING YOUR TRIBE; TWEAKS; COOL TOOLS; FUNKY BISCUITS 🧵1/18
November 14, 2024 at 7:21 AM
#UKbirding useful write up
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A lot of people moving to Bluesky and Threads now.
Ironic that a man so against migration has caused such a massive exodus.
Ironic that a man so against migration has caused such a massive exodus.
November 13, 2024 at 11:05 AM
A lot of people moving to Bluesky and Threads now.
Ironic that a man so against migration has caused such a massive exodus.
Ironic that a man so against migration has caused such a massive exodus.
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The Clifton Suspension Bridge & Museum has left Twitter.
I think that's the last straw, or suspension bridge at least.
I think that's the last straw, or suspension bridge at least.
November 13, 2024 at 9:55 PM
The Clifton Suspension Bridge & Museum has left Twitter.
I think that's the last straw, or suspension bridge at least.
I think that's the last straw, or suspension bridge at least.
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Thank you @bsky.app
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November 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM
A beautiful system to BLOCK all the MAGA trolls IN ONE CLICK
Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Subscribe to it
It offers you "block all"
Block them in one click
Thank you @bsky.app
Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Subscribe to it
It offers you "block all"
Block them in one click
Thank you @bsky.app
I was delighted to see my first Snow Bunting in Tywyn Bach, Burry Port. A busy little bird, unconerned about people walking close by on the beach. #ukbirding #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
November 4, 2024 at 8:13 AM
I was delighted to see my first Snow Bunting in Tywyn Bach, Burry Port. A busy little bird, unconerned about people walking close by on the beach. #ukbirding #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
My first Firecrest! A bird that's been eluding me for some time! I've spent days wandering around Kidwelly sewage works, but I found a pair in walking distance of my house on Mumbles Hill! There's a lot to be said for getting to know your local patch better 😊 #lowcarbonbirding @btobirds.bsky.social
October 27, 2024 at 8:50 AM
My first Firecrest! A bird that's been eluding me for some time! I've spent days wandering around Kidwelly sewage works, but I found a pair in walking distance of my house on Mumbles Hill! There's a lot to be said for getting to know your local patch better 😊 #lowcarbonbirding @btobirds.bsky.social
I wasn't expecting to see a Hoopoe in Swansea! 😊
It seemed more concerned about crows than people and traffic.
#Hoopoe #Swansea @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #birdingwales
It seemed more concerned about crows than people and traffic.
#Hoopoe #Swansea @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #birdingwales
October 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I wasn't expecting to see a Hoopoe in Swansea! 😊
It seemed more concerned about crows than people and traffic.
#Hoopoe #Swansea @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #birdingwales
It seemed more concerned about crows than people and traffic.
#Hoopoe #Swansea @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #birdingwales