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John Boorman
@johnboorman.bsky.social
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Interest in natural history. Birder since teens. Monitor Peregrine sites in association with LPP incl. Sutton, and Morden which I helped to establish in 2015.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 19h
Garden spiders (Araneus diadematus) can build impressive webs, at least in terms of the distance of the support lines. For the last 2 days this one has built a web where the lines go from the gutter of my kitchen roof to plants below, a distance of just over 2m. @britishspiders.bsky.social
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David Element @davidelement.bsky.social · 6d
The 2025A juvenile Red Fox Vulpes vulpes vulpes vixen really likes apples. Here is a photograph of her really liking one yesterday afternoon.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 1d
Very nice! Maybe it would have been a little less spirited without the help of the Class 67 Diesel!
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 1d
Sutton Peregrines. The juvenile male having a bit of a confrontation with a Carrion Crow this morning! #londonbirds #birds
Two birds in flight against a blue sky. The one above is a juvenile Peregrine falcon, the one below is a Carrion Crow. Two birds in flight against a blue sky. The one above is a Carrion Crow, the one below is a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. Two birds in flight against a blue sky. The one above is a Carrion Crow, the one below is a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. Two birds in flight against a blue sky. The one above is a Carrion Crow, the one below is a juvenile Peregrine Falcon.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
Local wildlife. Walking home from Sutton this morning I was checking for potential Segestria florentina sites in an alleyway, and sadly came across this dead one below its web. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
2/2. And the pair of Steatoda nobilis have now spent several days together!
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
Garden wildlife. 1/2. From the fence/house last night. A male Anyphaena numida was on the prowl, as were probably 2 (though the photos were taken at different times, so maybe the same one) male Amaurobius similis. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
Garden birding. A female Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting the feeders earlier today. Unfortunately this one was empty by the time it arrived! #londonbirds #birds
A black and white bird, with red under its tail, on an empty bird feeder, and with another feeder, a branch and tree leaves in the background. A black and white bird, with red under its tail, on an empty bird feeder, and with another feeder, a branch and tree leaves in the background.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
3/3. Video of the juvenile male having a stretch.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
2/3. Video of the juvenile male slipping between the rail and the wall. He picks up a Parakeet head as soon as he gets there!
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. The juvenile male was on camera for about 3.5 hours today, staring with him slipping between the rail and the wall! While he was there he fed on some Parakeet remains, chilled, stretched, preened and had a scratch. #londonbirds #birds
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 2d
Sutton Peregrines. Both adults on the High Street building this morning, with the female feeding on a Feral Pigeon. #londonbirds #birds
A male Peregrine Falcon perched in an office building. A female Peregrine Falcon perched in an office building. She's eating a Feral Pigeon. A female Peregrine Falcon perched in an office building. She's eating a Feral Pigeon. A female Peregrine Falcon perched in an office building. She's eating a Feral Pigeon.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d
Garden wildlife. Garden spider (Araneus diadematus). @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife
A spider with grey/brown patterning and white marks resembling a cross, sitting on a leaf, and with one of its back legs touching a strand of its web, and which will alert it to any prey getting trapped. A spider with grey/brown patterning and white marks resembling a cross, sitting on a leaf, and with one of its back legs touching a strand of its web, and which will alert it to any prey getting trapped.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d
2/2. Video of two Amaurobius similis. @britishspiders.bsky.social
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d
Garden wildlife. 1/2. A couple of Amaurobius similis on the fence last night. I thought one was a male (1st image and top one in the video in 2/2) and the other a female, but that also seems to have palps. I've been advised that that one, and with its back legs moving, is web building.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d
2/2. Video of two Amaurobius similis.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d
Garden wildlife. 1/2. A couple of Amaurobius similis on the fence last night. I thought one was a male (1st image and top one in the video in 2/2) and the other a female, but that also seems to have palps. I've been advised that that one, and with its back legs moving, is web building.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
3/3. Video of Amaurobius similis.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
2/3. and a Harvestman (Odiellus spinosus). Finally a couple of Amaurobius similis - one wandering on the fence and another one just by its web. I've included a short video (in 3/3 below) of the second as its abdomen was moving in and out as if breathing! That's something I've not seen before.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
Garden wildlife. 1/3. @britishspiders.bsky.social Some other spiders and a harvestman from last night on the shed, house and fence. First a couple of Anyphaena numidas, followed by a Zygiella x-notata, then two Steatoda nobilis seemingly being quite friendly
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
3/3. #londonwildlife @britishspiders.bsky.social
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
2/3. Some are still quite small, and sadly I don't seem to have any really big ones at the moment.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
Garden wildlife. 1/3. Last night I found 10 Segestria florentinas! They are still all relatively close together, and 3 were in an area I'd not noticed or properly checked before on one side of the garage door frame.
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
Sutton Peregrines. Good to see all 3 Peregrines this afternoon, particularly after the strong wind yesterday. The juvenile male was on an east side vent ledge at Quadrant House, and both adults were on the building they use near the High Street. #londonbirds #birds
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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d
Local birding. A rather attractive Feral Pigeon in Sutton High Street this afternoon, and perhaps unusually, on its own. #londonbirds
A mainly white Pigeon with a grey breast, tail and wing tips and pink feet, walking on a brick block street pavement. A mainly white Pigeon with a grey breast, tail and wing tips and pink feet, walking on a brick block street pavement.
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