Barbara
@onther1se.bsky.social
Fascinated by nature. Supportive of all living things & their right to exist peacefully and unharmed. 🌱🐈⬛🦋🐾🇬🇧
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Spike takes a huge breath, his prickles are quivering, this is an awesome responsibility. He gently pulls open door 4 of the #HedgewatchXmas Advent Calendar.
Wow!
It’s a beautiful photograph of wildlife taken by Brock on his trusty old camera.
Isn’t that marvellous?
#Hedgewatch
Wow!
It’s a beautiful photograph of wildlife taken by Brock on his trusty old camera.
Isn’t that marvellous?
#Hedgewatch
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Spike takes a huge breath, his prickles are quivering, this is an awesome responsibility. He gently pulls open door 4 of the #HedgewatchXmas Advent Calendar.
Wow!
It’s a beautiful photograph of wildlife taken by Brock on his trusty old camera.
Isn’t that marvellous?
#Hedgewatch
Wow!
It’s a beautiful photograph of wildlife taken by Brock on his trusty old camera.
Isn’t that marvellous?
#Hedgewatch
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(A)
I thought you might like some 'Veranda News'.
It's where I spend a lot of time in the cold weather.
Some humans usually come in and make a drink for themselves.
I don't mind sharing my veranda with them.
Betty says allotments aren't just about gardening, they are places for making friends too.
I thought you might like some 'Veranda News'.
It's where I spend a lot of time in the cold weather.
Some humans usually come in and make a drink for themselves.
I don't mind sharing my veranda with them.
Betty says allotments aren't just about gardening, they are places for making friends too.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
(A)
I thought you might like some 'Veranda News'.
It's where I spend a lot of time in the cold weather.
Some humans usually come in and make a drink for themselves.
I don't mind sharing my veranda with them.
Betty says allotments aren't just about gardening, they are places for making friends too.
I thought you might like some 'Veranda News'.
It's where I spend a lot of time in the cold weather.
Some humans usually come in and make a drink for themselves.
I don't mind sharing my veranda with them.
Betty says allotments aren't just about gardening, they are places for making friends too.
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The Fifth Window. The Elderly Squirrel was carefully arranging his Christmas cards on the Georgian mantlepiece in his little sitting room. There were five cards in sum.
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Fifth Window. The Elderly Squirrel was carefully arranging his Christmas cards on the Georgian mantlepiece in his little sitting room. There were five cards in sum.
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My little art shop has a collection of bird drawings and other nature subjects.
All one of a kind originals at affordable prices for gifts.
folksy.com/shops/thewee...
#Birds #Owl #Turkey #Bullfinch #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness #bsnm
All one of a kind originals at affordable prices for gifts.
folksy.com/shops/thewee...
#Birds #Owl #Turkey #Bullfinch #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness #bsnm
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My little art shop has a collection of bird drawings and other nature subjects.
All one of a kind originals at affordable prices for gifts.
folksy.com/shops/thewee...
#Birds #Owl #Turkey #Bullfinch #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness #bsnm
All one of a kind originals at affordable prices for gifts.
folksy.com/shops/thewee...
#Birds #Owl #Turkey #Bullfinch #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness #bsnm
The satisfaction & relief of bringing the tender fuchsias & agapanthus into the greenhouse before the first forecast sharp frosts of the winter. Also moved pots of hardy plants around & planted two tubs of spring bulbs. Almost winter-ready 🍂🍁🌷
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The satisfaction & relief of bringing the tender fuchsias & agapanthus into the greenhouse before the first forecast sharp frosts of the winter. Also moved pots of hardy plants around & planted two tubs of spring bulbs. Almost winter-ready 🍂🍁🌷
A lovely package of beautiful things from @theweeowl.bsky.social has arrived safely through #StormClaudia. Inside the tissue paper is a precious drawing, protected from damp by a cellophane sleeve. Do check out @theweeowl.bsky.social & treat yourself & others to her delightful, unique work. 🦉🎁🖌️
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A lovely package of beautiful things from @theweeowl.bsky.social has arrived safely through #StormClaudia. Inside the tissue paper is a precious drawing, protected from damp by a cellophane sleeve. Do check out @theweeowl.bsky.social & treat yourself & others to her delightful, unique work. 🦉🎁🖌️
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A quiet November so far, I am hoping for some sales on my most popular subjects before the end of the month.
If you are outside the UK the time to order for Christmas is now!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
If you are outside the UK the time to order for Christmas is now!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A quiet November so far, I am hoping for some sales on my most popular subjects before the end of the month.
If you are outside the UK the time to order for Christmas is now!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
If you are outside the UK the time to order for Christmas is now!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
The rain from #StormClaudia is lashing down. The lack of human activity is an opportunity for birds to visit our garden undisturbed. A Goldcrest has worked it's way around every branch of the young Blenheim Orange apple tree, raindrops bouncing off its shielding feathers.
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The rain from #StormClaudia is lashing down. The lack of human activity is an opportunity for birds to visit our garden undisturbed. A Goldcrest has worked it's way around every branch of the young Blenheim Orange apple tree, raindrops bouncing off its shielding feathers.
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One of the badgers moving forward, searching for peanuts at the start of the night. The moonlight creating dark and light patterns amongst the trees. #mammals
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of the badgers moving forward, searching for peanuts at the start of the night. The moonlight creating dark and light patterns amongst the trees. #mammals
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The presses are rolling!
My first wild fairytale has gone to print.
Nature’s Advent Calendar – A Wild Fairytale will soon unfold.
Inspired by my Advent calendars, sharing nature’s treasures, it’s a tale of twenty-four small doors opening into nature’s quiet magic.
Published by Cloth of Nature Press
My first wild fairytale has gone to print.
Nature’s Advent Calendar – A Wild Fairytale will soon unfold.
Inspired by my Advent calendars, sharing nature’s treasures, it’s a tale of twenty-four small doors opening into nature’s quiet magic.
Published by Cloth of Nature Press
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The presses are rolling!
My first wild fairytale has gone to print.
Nature’s Advent Calendar – A Wild Fairytale will soon unfold.
Inspired by my Advent calendars, sharing nature’s treasures, it’s a tale of twenty-four small doors opening into nature’s quiet magic.
Published by Cloth of Nature Press
My first wild fairytale has gone to print.
Nature’s Advent Calendar – A Wild Fairytale will soon unfold.
Inspired by my Advent calendars, sharing nature’s treasures, it’s a tale of twenty-four small doors opening into nature’s quiet magic.
Published by Cloth of Nature Press
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If you are in the Oxford area next Thursday, I’m giving a talk on the birds of the Lye Valley area. It’s a multimedia presentation (pictures and calls!) covering the resident and migratory birds recorded in this part of the city. See you there!
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#Oxonbirding
#Oxford
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#Oxonbirding
#Oxford
October 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you are in the Oxford area next Thursday, I’m giving a talk on the birds of the Lye Valley area. It’s a multimedia presentation (pictures and calls!) covering the resident and migratory birds recorded in this part of the city. See you there!
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#Oxonbirding
#Oxford
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#Oxonbirding
#Oxford
A misty day when cloud sat so low over the land that it's moisture covered everything. Up high above the clouds, a thin seeping noise as parties of Redwing arrived for winter. One group dropped low to circle the copse once, twice & again. Committing the luxuriant berried trees to group memory.
October 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A misty day when cloud sat so low over the land that it's moisture covered everything. Up high above the clouds, a thin seeping noise as parties of Redwing arrived for winter. One group dropped low to circle the copse once, twice & again. Committing the luxuriant berried trees to group memory.
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An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
I think this is a Frosted Orange moth. Or perhaps a Sunflower Borer. Thanks to Google lens for those suggestions, I had never seen a moth like this before. It was uncovered when I was harvesting potatoes, hiding in the compost. The metallic sheen & Fin de Siecle pattern is stunning.
September 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I think this is a Frosted Orange moth. Or perhaps a Sunflower Borer. Thanks to Google lens for those suggestions, I had never seen a moth like this before. It was uncovered when I was harvesting potatoes, hiding in the compost. The metallic sheen & Fin de Siecle pattern is stunning.
End of September, high pressure = clear skies. The mornings start chilly, with mist rising from the river. The sun's warmth is still strong, lots of butterflies still around: Speckled Woods, Whites, Red Admirals & a fresh Brimstone today #butterflies 🐛🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
End of September, high pressure = clear skies. The mornings start chilly, with mist rising from the river. The sun's warmth is still strong, lots of butterflies still around: Speckled Woods, Whites, Red Admirals & a fresh Brimstone today #butterflies 🐛🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A north-easterly wind, 13 degrees Celsius & swallows are flying northwards over the house in pairs. There must have been 30 of them since I noticed. Another now! Also a Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Verbena bonariensis in the chilly morning. Last days of summer.
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A north-easterly wind, 13 degrees Celsius & swallows are flying northwards over the house in pairs. There must have been 30 of them since I noticed. Another now! Also a Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Verbena bonariensis in the chilly morning. Last days of summer.
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I met this fine looking chap/ess today. It's the caterpillar of a Grey Dagger moth but how I wanted it to be the butterfly that it most resembles: a Swallowtail. Sadly we're many counties adrift from them.
September 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I met this fine looking chap/ess today. It's the caterpillar of a Grey Dagger moth but how I wanted it to be the butterfly that it most resembles: a Swallowtail. Sadly we're many counties adrift from them.
A shoal of ten swallows have flown over the house. Due south through the warm blue early autumn skies. Safe travels little ones. See you next year.
September 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A shoal of ten swallows have flown over the house. Due south through the warm blue early autumn skies. Safe travels little ones. See you next year.
My first Small Copper of the year, this afternoon between heavy rain showers. AND A SWALLOW HAS FLOWN PAST AS I WRITE! I'm so thrilled to see these little souls.
September 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My first Small Copper of the year, this afternoon between heavy rain showers. AND A SWALLOW HAS FLOWN PAST AS I WRITE! I'm so thrilled to see these little souls.
We're fairly convinced that we saw an Osprey hunting at #Farmoor reservoir this afternoon around 5pm. Seen through binoculars the raptor had a pale face with a black ring behind the eyes & wings like a mottled-brown massive lapwing. It dived in & caught a sizeable fish. Definitely a raptor but what🤔
August 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We're fairly convinced that we saw an Osprey hunting at #Farmoor reservoir this afternoon around 5pm. Seen through binoculars the raptor had a pale face with a black ring behind the eyes & wings like a mottled-brown massive lapwing. It dived in & caught a sizeable fish. Definitely a raptor but what🤔
Swifts! They're still here 🎉
Two have just flown past from east to west probably heading to the reservoir to feed.
Two have just flown past from east to west probably heading to the reservoir to feed.
July 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Swifts! They're still here 🎉
Two have just flown past from east to west probably heading to the reservoir to feed.
Two have just flown past from east to west probably heading to the reservoir to feed.
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It’s been nearly 3 months since our petition to end the badger cull hit 100,000 signatures, yet still no word on a debate. The government continues to ignore us.
It’s disgraceful.
It’s disgraceful.
July 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s been nearly 3 months since our petition to end the badger cull hit 100,000 signatures, yet still no word on a debate. The government continues to ignore us.
It’s disgraceful.
It’s disgraceful.
I've just done a #Bigbutterflycount for @savebutterflies.bsky.social on this sunny morning. I've been able to record on their app: 1 large white, 1 Red Admiral & 14 😲 Gatekeepers. But there was also a bonus Hummingbird Hawkmoth 🎉 One lavender was preferred to the other 3!
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I've just done a #Bigbutterflycount for @savebutterflies.bsky.social on this sunny morning. I've been able to record on their app: 1 large white, 1 Red Admiral & 14 😲 Gatekeepers. But there was also a bonus Hummingbird Hawkmoth 🎉 One lavender was preferred to the other 3!