Paul Bain
bainhowe.bsky.social
Paul Bain
@bainhowe.bsky.social
Love the natural world - birds, butterflies, wildflowers, fungi etc
Music big part of life - from classical to rock to folk…
One of the few Fly orchids we found in the Peak District yesterday. Usually lots at this time of year..
#ukorchids #orchids #wildflowerhour
May 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thyme-leaved Speedwell…just stunning! South Yorkshire
#wildflowerhour #speedwell
May 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Walk along the old Langsett Railway. An extension from Stocksbridge in 1897/8 to assist the construction of the Underbank and Langsett reservoirs.
#Langsett #DonValley #railway #disused
December 16, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Christmas deffo here. Fruitcake, Wensleydale cheese and port🎄🎅🏼🎉
#port #wensleydale #cheese #fruitcake
December 15, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Further exploration of the Woodhead line from the western tunnel portal towards Crowden
#Woodhead #railway #disused
December 6, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Exploring the old Woodhead route between Wortley and Deepcar #railway #disused #yorkshire
November 30, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The stunning Livraria Lello, Porto ‘the most beautiful bookstore in the world’
Had to have a couple of souvenirs of the visit…
#LivrariaLello #Porto #books #bookstore
November 20, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Still a few of these little beauties around🍄
#flyagaric #fungifriends #fungi #nature
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 AM
What a difference a week makes - last week on the Douro near Spanish border. 23C.
Kettle of 38 Griffon Vultures overhead, Sardinian Warblers calling in bushes and place dripping with Black Redstarts. Hey ho…
#Portugal #Douro #birds
November 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Love this time of year..
#autumn #nature
October 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Morning stretch around Langsett - good numbers of Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) 🍄
#fungifriends #fungi #nature
October 29, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Shetland 24 - Bit of a warbler fest this year with 12 species including Pallas’s, Greenish, Arctic, Paddyfield, Pallas’s Grasshopper, Barred. Other highlights: White-winged Scoter, Bluethroat, Little Bunting, Olive-backed Pipit, Glaucous Gull #birds #Shetland
October 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Baking morning - beer bread and crumpets😬🤞… #baking #bread
September 8, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Lots of butterflies on verbena this morning😎…
🌱 #butterflies #garden
August 30, 2024 at 9:16 AM
At last good numbers of butterflies in the garden and caterpillars on the nasturtiums😂…large and small whites🌱 #caterpillars #butterflies
August 28, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Silver-washed Fritillary on Bramble, Marbled White on Field Scabious, White admiral on Bramble and Grayling on Red Valerian #PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour #wildflowers
#butterflies
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August 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Bearded reedling at Hickling Broad…
#ukbirding
August 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
First post on here😬
Roses looking lovely this morning..
August 14, 2024 at 12:24 PM