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Steve Jackson
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#Genealogy. #FamilyHistory and #OneNameStudy of the Atcherley family. #OnePlaceStudies of Waters Upton and Fawsley, #HouseHistory of Marton Hall. Green. Vegan. Lover of SciFi; #nature and #WildlifePhotography; countryside; puns. Not here to doomscroll.
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#PlumeScrolling Daggerstrike Murderbeak, a Grey Heron I photographed at Forest Farm, Cardiff, back in May. So glad I decided to prioritise #NaturePhotography earlier this year, before my thyroid condition began to limit what I could do! #Birds 🦉 🌿
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November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One from Fawsley on Friday for #ThickTrunkTuesday. The removal of most of the #trees on the Horse Pond dam this year means that more of the tall conifer just beyond can be seen when looking across the lake.

#Scape #Nature #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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It is Egyptologists’ favourite time of the year again.
December 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.

They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.

But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The day ended here in Glastonbury in lilac loveliness. 💜
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Three grams of fluff, zero patience. (Blue Tit, Scotland)

Caught this one this morning... nice performance :) Ballet dancing on a twig!

#bluetit #bird #birding #birdphotography #blaumeise
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#HangingAround for #BirdOfTheDay
Nuthatch Blue Tit and Great Spotted Woodpecker
#ukwildlife #birds #EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Sunrise from Glastonbury Tor this morning. The fields below bathed in that first golden light of the day. A sense of tranquility and calm.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Beautiful piece about a group of young people who ignored the cynics, critics and gatekeepers and just cracked on restoring nature, bringing as many people as they could along for the ride.

"Action, access and agency".

You want a rural revival? This is it.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Barbarism continued in the name of ‘tradition.’ Like so many other ghastly traditions, the Guga hunt should be consigned to the history books. Find out more in the article linked to in the post I’ve quoted, or head straight to the Scottish Government petition. #Birds #Gannets #StopTheGugaHunt
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
To sum up, you get a picture which might resemble your ancestor but isn’t actually them – and in the process you have contributed to trashing the planet. Sure, you could add labels and citations to your environmentally damaging work of fiction, but why create it in the first place? #genealogy
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social created this infographic illustrating how #AI recreates photos. Shared with permission. Follow link to #craigenorg photo policy and please share. craigen.org/protecting-t... #artificialintelligence #photo #photos
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#Warblers are the theme for #BirdOfTheDay today. Here’s a Reed Warbler at Brandon Marsh, in May 2024. He was thrown out of the Guild of Reed, Sedge and Cetti’s Warblers for singing in a spot where he could be seen and photographed, contrary to Guild rules. 😉

#Birds #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I have already shared this with my #OnePlaceStudies hat on, but there's so much to explore here from a #Nature / #UKWildlife / #NaturalHistory perspective too. Land use mapped at large scale c1958-74; Scapes and Fringes maps; plus Wildscape Atlas maps. What has changed, and how? So much to explore!
This #MapMonday we celebrate an amazing crowd-sourced project, the Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain.

Directed by Professor Alice Coleman, the project involved over 3,000 volunteers, including university students and schoolchildren.

Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#189
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Armchair critics and door knockers
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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The Springline Project - a unique collaboration between ecologists, artists and local communities to create this stunning 10-metre mural that we revealed to a packed audience in Cholsey on Friday! Thank you to everyone who made this happen #MendtheGap @annadillon.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. Today’s #BirdOfTheDayTheme is #warblers any member of the warbler family and the alternative is #yelloweyes any bird with yellow eyes. Hope everyone is well, once again apologies for not being around. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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“Well, I’ve got good gnus and I’ve got bad gnus.”
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Amazing maps indeed! The survey was carried out from around 1958 to 1974; coverage for England and Wales looks to be complete but coverage of Scotland much less so. I'm already checking what the maps show for my local #OnePlaceStudy to compare land use there now, with what this survey recorded.
This #MapMonday we celebrate an amazing crowd-sourced project, the Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain.

Directed by Professor Alice Coleman, the project involved over 3,000 volunteers, including university students and schoolchildren.

Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#189
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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1/2 A magical sunset in the Corvedale, seen from Brown Clee. I was standing on the ramparts of Nordy Bank hill fort for this shot, looking out across the misty landscape towards the Brecon Beacons - now known as Bannau Brycheiniog - on the horizon. #Shropshire
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Walking with purpose. (The purpose is caffeine.)

#MondayMotivation
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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What if the true meaning of Christmas is supporting small businesses so the oligarchs have a very shitty season?

😚
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Did someone say #YellowEyes ? Here’s a fierce one for #BirdOfTheDay
#birds #ukwildlife #photography #EastCoastKin
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Another pic from Friday’s Fawsley foray.

#Scape #Landscape #Stunday #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Northamptonshire
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM