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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3h

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

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 4h

2/2. And the pair of Steatoda nobilis have now spent several days together!

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 21h

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.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 21h

3/3. Video of the juvenile male having a stretch.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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 · 21h

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.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 1d

2/2. Video of two Amaurobius similis. @britishspiders.bsky.social

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

2/2. Video of two Amaurobius similis.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 1d

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

3/3. Video of Amaurobius similis.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

3/3. #londonwildlife @britishspiders.bsky.social

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 4d

Local wildlife. An urban Fox patrolling a local street this afternoon. #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay

A Fox on a pavement with a skip full of building waste, a brick pillar and a front door and bin storage shed in the background.

A Fox on a pavement with a brick wall and shrub in the background.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d

2/2. Video of the adult female.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 5d

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. Both the juvenile and adult males were on the north end of Quadrant House this morning. I didn't see the adult female, though she was on camera briefly this evening - she was making courtship calls, and getting blown about a bit in the wind. #londonbirds #birds

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 6d

Garden wildlife. These Harvestmen (Opiliones) are quite active in the garden at night at the moment. Thanks to Esmond Brown @chalkspring.bsky.social for confirming the ID as Odiellus spinosus. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

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