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Ben Thomas

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 5d

Sycamore seeds looking fine in their autumnal shades.

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 4m

First bird of my day: a flock of Crows calling in the distance on a still and chilly morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 1d

First bird of my day: a Tawny owl calling as the sun just started to make itself known on the horizon. #Firstbirdofmyday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 2d

British Birds and their Nests ‘Goldfinch’ (1953)
Artist: Allen Seaby

A soft focus illustration of a pair of goldfinch eating the seeds of thistles. The main attraction of the illustration is the depiction of the different textures in soft hues

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 1d

First bird of my day: a distant Wood Pigeon flying over the hills and a little later a Red Kite soaring over the fields on a calm, clear morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 3d

First bird of my day: a pair of Crows flying over the valley on a calm, bright morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 3d

Eyebright and Feverfew flowering after the rain and strong winds have eased. #Wildflowerhour

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 3d

Mistletoe - Viscum album berries ripening from pale green to white in the early autumn sunshine. #Wildflowerhour

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 3d

First bird of the day: a Wren singing from the hedgerow trees on a calm morning after the storm passed by. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 4d

First bird of my day: a Dunnock hopping around in the shelter of the hedgerow on a wet and windy morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 5d

Sycamore seeds looking fine in their autumnal shades.

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 6d

First bird of my day: a Herron flying down the valley before the storm arrives. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 6d

First bird of my day: a pair of Red Kites soaring over the valley on a misty, breezy morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 9d

First bird of my day: a Coal tit at the feeder and a Red kite perched on a telephone pole overlooking the mist clad valley. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 10d

Nipplewort - Lapsana communis common with small flowers but really rather beautiful when you take a closer look. #Wildflowerhour

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 10d

Stone circles and blues skies after the rain has passed. #Standingstones

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 10d

First bird of my day: a Tawny owl calling in the early hours of the morning as the light rain fell, now Greenfinches and Coal tits at the feeder. #Firstbirdofmyday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 11d

"From a spray of hazel a nuthatch takes a nut"

What to Look for in Autumn, 1960
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

On a misty, autumn day, a view into a meadow where cows are grazing near a bonfire

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 11d

First bird of my day: a trio of Herring Gulls flying high over the fields on a calm, cloudy morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 13d

First bird of my day: a Sparrow hawk plucking a pigeon on a misty, chilly morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 13d

‘Beside the river’
The Stream, 1976
Artist: David Palmer

An identity guide illustration of a range of different plants that can be found on the muddy banks of a slow-flowing river - plants such as yellow flag and sedge

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 14d

First bird of my day: a lone Crow perched in an oak tree on a cool, misty morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 14d

First bird of my day: a Dunnock searching the base of the hedgerow on cool, misty morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 16d

First bird of my day: a Coal tit at the feeder on a calm, bright and cool morning. #Firstbirdofmyday

Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 16d

Soon I hope.

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Ben Thomas @benthomas-1983.bsky.social · 17d

First bird of my day: a Flock of Goldfinches flitting between the birch trees on the first frosty morning of the autumn. #Firstbirdofmyday