Paddy 🇮🇪

#Hares #Cotswolds #Gloucestershire

@katemacrae I think I would remove the cat, would not want it to mistakenly feel safe when near one.

The nuthatch apartment remodelling still continues…… Where is that mud going to extend to next??? 😱 #GwylltHollow #Nuthatches

Berkeley, Sunday evening garden visitor, not seen it here for a little while, usually pops in for a meal, be it Starling, Pigeon, Magpie, Blackbird or Sparrow. @GlosBirds @GlosterBirder

@ColytonWildlife May I ask what your camera settings were? Did you use any filters? What lens did you use?

My 1st image of the 2023 Milky Way core season!

@LifeAfloat Fair play to you, wise to wait and watch before having a go :-)

Ever get that sinking feeling? I’ve so much fun in my kayak. I’m continuously curious about what’s possible & what’s around the corner. I’m eternally curious about my abilities too. It’s simply not just a kayaking journey. There are many layers to my minute by minute experiences.

@mattscottphotos That is rather worrying, not the best of places.

A pair of Dippers on the Little Avon. Hopefully they don’t nest in this drainage hole. Could get a bit damp during British spring time.

@mattscottphotos Brilliant video, love the low angle and I think I need to get down there myself :-)

Dipper from the Little Avon. Amazing to hear it singing over the hum of the M5. I normally don’t like photographing rung birds but having one of this pair rung is helping me establish who’s who and the roles they play. I would suggest this is a male.

@jfmto I had a good look around at around 01:00am with my bins, looked nice and dark making the stars clearer but never saw the moon!! Perhaps it was on the east side of the house when I was facing west :-)

An old fashioned star gazing night until 03.30am. Mars near Moon, 01.30am as seen with naked eye. Jupiter & moons, IO Ganymede Callisto and Europa. Saturn & Titan Many star clusters inc; M11 the Wild Duck cluster. M13 Globular in Hercules. M31 galaxy. Mt Tuffley Observatory. JF

@MeganMcCubbin @Lucy_Lapwing Your Prince? :-)

@Lucy_Lapwing Such a handsome devil 😍😍

It just took me about half an hour to do a 10 min journey but it was worth it because I got to meet this WONDERFUL warty being and avoided squashing hundreds of others. Toads, what did we do to deserve them?!

@TheHiveWorcs @LookAgainPhotos Take a look at our online My Severn exhibition, featuring the work of some of our brilliant My Severn photographers: unlockingthesevern.co.uk/my-severn-gall… 📸by Paddy.

@SevernUnlocked @TheHiveWorcs @LookAgainPhotos Thank you for posting my photo :-)

Illustrating the unique angles and textures of The Hive, this image was created by Kaye Newbery, as part of a mindful photography course led by @LookAgainPhotos and @SevernUnlocked #HiveAt10 bit.ly/3RKUd0d

St Arilda Church, Cowhill, Oldbury-on-Severn. This is a lovely little Church, with fantastic views, I was shocked to learn yesterday how close it got to actually getting caught by a wild fire on Sunday 14th Aug, never had my camera so went back today.

@GlosterBirder Massive thank you for keeping it going :-)

The Gloster Birder theglosterbirder.co.uk is 22 years old today, I didn't notice it pass 20 or 21, what with Covid and all. Thanks for all your support. 🦉#GlosBirds

@john_cantelo I wonder when a rare bird is spotted, how much of a carbon footprint it creates by people travelling great distances to see it.

Good luck to those that do/have but strangely enough, I don't feel the slightest inclination to jump into my car and drive for a couple of hours to see a Cape Gull in the UK. Am I alone in this?

@ColdwellRocks Great to see you both out and about again, a change of scenery would have done you both a lot of good. Dare I ask, where in the severn were you?

Life's a beach Polly got "tyred" of our normal trails After the trials of the last week I needed a change of scenery too. Curlew Oystercatcher and no doubt a lot of other stuff if only I was to look Somebody "fly-fishing" for Bass

@ColdwellRocks Really happy for you, hopefully she will be 100% back to normal very soon :-)

Last night felt dark 🤞she's on the mend The good news is she ate today & I've managed to get some of the meds into her & is brighter around the house At snails pace explored the garden several times Even "asking" to go for a walk not far just 800yds Spotting 🐇's on Portland

Last time I felt this scared & alone was watching my wife die I carried Polly out of the woods & went straight to the vets 2 days ago she spent 8 hours on drips now on various other drugs I can't get her to take them I have no idea if she'll be here in 24 hours

@IoloWilliams2 @WelshGovernment @LlywodraethCym @MarkDrakeford Should be banned from everywhere

Time to ban artificial grass @WelshGovernment @LlywodraethCym @MarkDrakeford

@KennyHills17 Bet you loved every second you spent watching it :-)

Young Roe Deer at Dursley Gloucestershire 8 June 20 22

@MartinHGames @BBC_Springwatch I always enjoy it and hope the producers of other wildlife programmes take note that we do not need loud music on when watching nature on the telly. So often over used, too loud and you cannot hear the animals they are showing. Mindfulness is wonderful.

Caught up with @BBC_Springwatch last night. What a great show! I worried it was so late wld b no nests but lapwing, swallow, amazing kestrel and especially delightfully hideous herons! Chris and Mic so warm. A cornucopia of wild delights. Love it

@Arie_Trouwborst This should also be the case in the UK

To protect the last few crested larks in the area, all domestic cats in Walldorf (Germany) must remain indoors until August. Whatever else you may think about this decision, it is fully in line with European nature conservation law: academic.oup.com/jel/article/32… spektrum.de/kolumne/artens…