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@JohnJCrace I think it was the same person who invented the paper straw, John. 😀👍

Whoever designed the luggage racks on Avanti West Coast trains has never seen a suitcase

@Natures_Voice This one hovered right next to me….and I’ll probably never get that close again. Stunning moment. Lincolnshire.

@WildlifeTrusts Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire. Always a chance of seeing something wild and spectacular!

This #MindfulMonday we want to know where your happy place in nature is. It could be... 🌼 your garden 🌳 a woodland 🌊 a beach 🦔 your local Wildlife Trust reserve ❓ or somewhere completely different! Bonus points if you share a photo of your favourite spot!

Beautiful Kingfisher catching Water Boatman at Gibraltar Point this morning. He dropped it when another kingfisher suddenly appeared and then struck a very aggressive pose! @LincsWildlife @Richard_Doan_ @RSPBEngland @Lincsbirding @NaturalEngland @WildlifeMag @LWTWildNews

Incredible views of the very secretive Water Rail adult and chick, at Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire yesterday. Thanks to the staff there for some superb reed bed management. @LincsWildlife @Richard_Doan_ @RSPBEngland @Lincsbirding @NaturalEngland @WildlifeMag @LWTWildNews

@erinwalker__ @samgod96 @LincsWildlife Having spent many, many happy hours at that exact location, I am hugely impressed with this upgrade. It looks superb. Thank you both so much for putting this together and best wishes in the future.

My final project at Gibraltar Point before I leave, this pond was built in just over 2 days by me and @samgod96 in the plantation! It’s been an absolute pleasure to work here and I’m going to miss it terribly. Hopefully this pond will catch some beauties 🦋🐞🕊️ @LincsWildlife

A minimum of 8 fledged little tern chicks in the sanctuary now represents a good season here, with more suspected in the ground, and still a few nests left to hatch! The fledged birds are very vocal as the parents tirelessly bring them food to help them grow.

@TedsTerns @samgod96 @LWTWildNews @gibpoint @LincsWildlife This has been a fantastic effort by the Gibraltar Point team to ensure these birds have bred successfully. @RSPBEngland @ChrisGPackham @Lincsbirding @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch @michaelastracha

@JohnJCrace Southgate unleashed the fighting bulldog spirit we all expected.

World beaters

@iwaites60 @BoggartStones As a youngster, this gave me proper nightmares. Quatermass was just so intense and atmospheric.

Hob / Hobb, derives from the much older Hobbe or Hobthrust, a northern and midlands type of Brownie or mischievous goblin like spirit (indeed Hobgoblin is from the same stock). Well, Lincolnshire can claim several Hobb inspired names. I drove past this one today in Scotter.

@britishbirds @Bucktonbirder @HollingMark @ukrbbp Here’s a ‘Norfolk’ Bee-eater during a brief but spectacular day trip across the Wash to Lincolnshire exactly 12 months ago. If this isn’t worth encouraging and protecting I don’t know what is. They are STUNNING.

In BB this month a paper 'Supporting the colonisation of the European Bee-eater in Britain: a review of the breeding status and nest-site protection measures' by @Bucktonbirder @HollingMark ➡️bit.ly/4ee4Jbx 📷Bob Cobbold @ukrbbp

@BBCSpringwatch Stumbled on this Grey Seal chilling out in the dunes on the Lincolnshire coast. After a few moments for a quick pic I left it alone and it fell back asleep. 🤣

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside 🎶 We want to see your coastal creatures! Send us any wildlife pictures or videos you've snapped from sea or shore, and they may be featured in our post-show Watch Out on Tuesday 💙 #Springwatch 📸 Clint Budd - Flickr

Smashing views of a very noisy Grasshopper Warbler earlier today at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire. @LincsWildlife @LWTWildNews @gibpoint @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch @RSPBEngland @Natures_Voice @Lincsbirding @LincsNaturalist

Big shout out for Springwatch! Sedge Warbler, @gibpoint Lincolnshire. @Lincsbirding @LincsWildlife @LWTWildNews @BBCSpringwatch @ChrisGPackham @michaelastracha @WildlifeMag @IoloWilliams2

@michaelastracha @Natures_Voice @rspb @BBCSpringwatch @BBCTwo All present and correct in Lincolnshire, Michaela. Feeling chirpy.

We’re back at @RSPB Arne getting ready for @BBCSpringwatch. Starts Monday @BBCTwo 8pm. Who is ready? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙌

@Kasabyanwild @SoundsIrish @Blogbirder @Markthebirder This has actually made my day! What a wonderful thing, great work, Trevor.

I remotely recorded this Nightingale over a period of 28 hours last week, this is a 2 min clip… enjoy! It sang almost continuously day and night… @SoundsIrish @Blogbirder @Markthebirder

The famous Lincolnshire Flying Fox. @ChrisGPackham #FoxOfTheDay @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag

@ViewFromShikhar It’s definitely the skill of operator. You have to be there in the right position, at the right time, thinking on your feet, reacting accordingly. Your kit needs to be working, your settings are appropriate. The camera is just the paint set, the skill is with the painter. 🤣

“Great photo! Which camera?” - these words seem practically inseparable now. The credit often goes to the gear, not the artistry behind the lens. The trend seems to have surged with the evolution of phone cameras. As with the help of filters & AI there is a visible improvement in photos for an average user, it perpetuates the belief that better photo means better equipment. No!? #Photography #Photographers

Lovely walk around Moor Farm Nature Reserve at Woodhall Spa this morning. Highlights were a fox in the sunshine, a Wheatear on the moor, lots of calling Garden Warblers and a very vocal male Kingfisher from the hide. @LincsWildlife @Lincsbirding @RSPBEngland @LWTWildNews