Nigel Hester
@holnicotenh.bsky.social
Countryside lover, passionate about nature, music, and cooking/eating good food.
Gosh, those legs! A stunning painting, Rebecca.
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Gosh, those legs! A stunning painting, Rebecca.
Brilliant! My lovely piano teacher, Mónika, would have done the same back in Hungary, but using carp rather than cod.
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Brilliant! My lovely piano teacher, Mónika, would have done the same back in Hungary, but using carp rather than cod.
Beautiful images, Steve. I'm sure that the pub stop helped in restoring your wellbeing! 😊
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Beautiful images, Steve. I'm sure that the pub stop helped in restoring your wellbeing! 😊
Beautiful, Rebecca. I love these busy birds.
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Beautiful, Rebecca. I love these busy birds.
I'm loving these Advent drawings 😊
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'm loving these Advent drawings 😊
A perky peewit, deep in thought....
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
A perky peewit, deep in thought....
Wonderful tufted technique.
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Wonderful tufted technique.
I was very tempted this morning, but Lou had other ideas 🤣🐕
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I was very tempted this morning, but Lou had other ideas 🤣🐕
I do hope he's not staring at our chickens.......
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I do hope he's not staring at our chickens.......
Looking great, Steve
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Looking great, Steve
Such a gorgeous eye....and that tuft! Beautiful, Rebecca.
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Such a gorgeous eye....and that tuft! Beautiful, Rebecca.
What a beauty! I agree about their wonderful call.
December 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What a beauty! I agree about their wonderful call.
Oof! That's stunning, Rebecca.
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oof! That's stunning, Rebecca.
Gosh, that takes me back. Blickling was my Regional Office when I was Head Warden at Hatfield Forest, back in the 1980's! I suddenly feel rather ancient....
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Gosh, that takes me back. Blickling was my Regional Office when I was Head Warden at Hatfield Forest, back in the 1980's! I suddenly feel rather ancient....
Sadly, I think disturbance is the most likely cause. The big increase in walkers, runners, and mountain bikes over the last 30 years, close to their breeding ground, is a likely factor. The ground habitat has not really changed.
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Sadly, I think disturbance is the most likely cause. The big increase in walkers, runners, and mountain bikes over the last 30 years, close to their breeding ground, is a likely factor. The ground habitat has not really changed.
Cool white under warm sunshine - lovely!
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Cool white under warm sunshine - lovely!
A beautiful painting, though so sad to see their numbers plummeting throughout the UK. Curlews no longer breed on Exmoor
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A beautiful painting, though so sad to see their numbers plummeting throughout the UK. Curlews no longer breed on Exmoor