Tim H
@timhopper.bsky.social
Content creator (hobbyist). Amateur ornithologist. Conservationist. Sometime whistle player. Audiobookworm. Esperantist. He/him. Kent, England ❤️🌳⭐⭐
🔗 @mybirdcards.com
🔗 @mybirdcards.com
Late for Halloween, but how's this for a fright! 😬 @mybirdcards.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Late for Halloween, but how's this for a fright! 😬 @mybirdcards.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today's first go at a bird-related meme for @mybirdcards.com I'm not sure again of the font and positioning, but I'm pressed for time this evening, and distracted with the footie #COYR! ❤️🌳🙂
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today's first go at a bird-related meme for @mybirdcards.com I'm not sure again of the font and positioning, but I'm pressed for time this evening, and distracted with the footie #COYR! ❤️🌳🙂
Another go at a bird meme for @mybirdcards.com I expect I'll be doing a lot of tinkering with these, as I'm still far from confident with my graphic design skills (or lack of them!) 😅
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Another go at a bird meme for @mybirdcards.com I expect I'll be doing a lot of tinkering with these, as I'm still far from confident with my graphic design skills (or lack of them!) 😅
Today's first bird meme for @mybirdcards.com I'm enjoying doing these, so expect to see more! 😊 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today's first bird meme for @mybirdcards.com I'm enjoying doing these, so expect to see more! 😊 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds
Here's my second go. Suggestions on improvements much appreciated! 👍
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Here's my second go. Suggestions on improvements much appreciated! 👍
I've been feeling as sick as the proverbial these last few days and as a result haven't felt up to adding any new info cards @mybirdcards.com Thinking of trying something simpler, I've tried making memes from some of the great photos I've found searching Pixabay.com Here's my first attempt 😊 #birds
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I've been feeling as sick as the proverbial these last few days and as a result haven't felt up to adding any new info cards @mybirdcards.com Thinking of trying something simpler, I've tried making memes from some of the great photos I've found searching Pixabay.com Here's my first attempt 😊 #birds
This is my favourite phone shot from yesterday's close encounter with a wood pigeon. More of a blorb, than a borb though? 😅 #CommonWoodPigeon #WoodPigeon #ColumbaPalumbus | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #Kent #England
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This is my favourite phone shot from yesterday's close encounter with a wood pigeon. More of a blorb, than a borb though? 😅 #CommonWoodPigeon #WoodPigeon #ColumbaPalumbus | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #Kent #England
😍 I didn't realise they were so brave! Mine let me get up close, but I don't think they'd thank me for the angle! 😁
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
😍 I didn't realise they were so brave! Mine let me get up close, but I don't think they'd thank me for the angle! 😁
This wise old wood pigeon (juvenile, in fact, as they haven't yet developed their green and white neck patches) was definitely asking me why I hadn't left them something atop the wall. I must remember next time I pass! 😁 #WoodPigeon #ColumbaPalumbus #birdsoftheworld #birds | #Kent #England
October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This wise old wood pigeon (juvenile, in fact, as they haven't yet developed their green and white neck patches) was definitely asking me why I hadn't left them something atop the wall. I must remember next time I pass! 😁 #WoodPigeon #ColumbaPalumbus #birdsoftheworld #birds | #Kent #England
I'm as suspicious of AI as the next man, but I couldn't resist asking Gemini to create a realistic image from it. This is what I had in my mind apparently 😬
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm as suspicious of AI as the next man, but I couldn't resist asking Gemini to create a realistic image from it. This is what I had in my mind apparently 😬
Okay.. I don't know what this says about my psyche as a 7 year old(?) apart from that I was into warplanes(? Helicopters, at least! 😅) but it doesn't say much about my artistic talent (apart from I had very little! 😁) Sent to me from my Mum, no date. I do quite like how I signed my name though 🙂
October 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Okay.. I don't know what this says about my psyche as a 7 year old(?) apart from that I was into warplanes(? Helicopters, at least! 😅) but it doesn't say much about my artistic talent (apart from I had very little! 😁) Sent to me from my Mum, no date. I do quite like how I signed my name though 🙂
The big pond at my local allotments was looking as lovely as ever on my short visit yesterday 😍 #allotments #ponds #lakes | #Kent #England
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The big pond at my local allotments was looking as lovely as ever on my short visit yesterday 😍 #allotments #ponds #lakes | #Kent #England
"Are you never?" 😳
Here's the unedited clip. What's crazy is that I didn't notice that voice before, and it doesn't seem to be on the slowed down version. Too slow, maybe? 🤔
Here's the unedited clip. What's crazy is that I didn't notice that voice before, and it doesn't seem to be on the slowed down version. Too slow, maybe? 🤔
October 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"Are you never?" 😳
Here's the unedited clip. What's crazy is that I didn't notice that voice before, and it doesn't seem to be on the slowed down version. Too slow, maybe? 🤔
Here's the unedited clip. What's crazy is that I didn't notice that voice before, and it doesn't seem to be on the slowed down version. Too slow, maybe? 🤔
Thanks! It surprises me more each time I look at it. It's amazing how good the zoom is on my phone. These two were taken standing at the same spot!
October 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks! It surprises me more each time I look at it. It's amazing how good the zoom is on my phone. These two were taken standing at the same spot!
I discovered this sweet little bumblebee resting on my neighbour's doorstep this lunchtime. I wondered if its wing was damaged, but carefully moving it using a leaf to the top of a nearby sunny wall, it aligned it back okay 👍 A common carder, I reckon 🐝 #bumblebee #bees | #Kent #England
October 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I discovered this sweet little bumblebee resting on my neighbour's doorstep this lunchtime. I wondered if its wing was damaged, but carefully moving it using a leaf to the top of a nearby sunny wall, it aligned it back okay 👍 A common carder, I reckon 🐝 #bumblebee #bees | #Kent #England
Here's the set of stills I took of the Grey heron on Saturday. She/he was definitely wondering what I was up to! 😁 #GreyHeron #ArdeaCinerea #Herons | #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here's the set of stills I took of the Grey heron on Saturday. She/he was definitely wondering what I was up to! 😁 #GreyHeron #ArdeaCinerea #Herons | #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds
The big pond at the allotments really is looking autumnal now! 😍 My first visit in a couple of weeks, I guess. Must get back to it! Planting garlic is at the top of my list 🧄 #Allotments #AllotmentGardening #VegGardening #Gardening #Kent #England
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The big pond at the allotments really is looking autumnal now! 😍 My first visit in a couple of weeks, I guess. Must get back to it! Planting garlic is at the top of my list 🧄 #Allotments #AllotmentGardening #VegGardening #Gardening #Kent #England
Full zoom on my phone, so it was hard work keeping it steady, but I was thrilled to capture this heron preening on my quick trip to the allotments yesterday 😍 #AllotmentGardening | #GardenBirds #GreyHeron #Herons | #birdsoftheworld #birds
October 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Full zoom on my phone, so it was hard work keeping it steady, but I was thrilled to capture this heron preening on my quick trip to the allotments yesterday 😍 #AllotmentGardening | #GardenBirds #GreyHeron #Herons | #birdsoftheworld #birds
Every so often I come across a close-up photo of a Jackdaw that reminds me of this verse:
Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men;
And sick of having seen ’em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such a pair of wings as thine,
And such a head between ’em.
#WilliamCowper
Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men;
And sick of having seen ’em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such a pair of wings as thine,
And such a head between ’em.
#WilliamCowper
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Every so often I come across a close-up photo of a Jackdaw that reminds me of this verse:
Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men;
And sick of having seen ’em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such a pair of wings as thine,
And such a head between ’em.
#WilliamCowper
Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men;
And sick of having seen ’em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such a pair of wings as thine,
And such a head between ’em.
#WilliamCowper
I've been noticing pareidolia a lot recently 🙂 How's this for a leaping bear, or dog? I honestly didn't touch it up at all! 😅 #pareidolia #bear #dog #costa #coffee
October 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I've been noticing pareidolia a lot recently 🙂 How's this for a leaping bear, or dog? I honestly didn't touch it up at all! 😅 #pareidolia #bear #dog #costa #coffee
Cropped much more like it, I think 🙂
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Cropped much more like it, I think 🙂