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"Quercus"

@quercus632511.bsky.social

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Enjoy Butterflies ,Dragonflies ,moths ,plants, casual Birder these days......not keen on mass "twitches" get a lot of pleasure from local sites (mid-Kent ) .Local history ,football (particularly non-league ) Love Orlestone forest +Dungeness.

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 10h

Shame you never kept hold of the Conehead Owen till tomorrow (workparty )........never seen one ! Nice find !

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 1d

Probably our last visit to the superb #godintonhousegardens for 25', very Autumnal now ,Some school children had created an Elephant from Conkers which littered the ground ,also a nice show of various Squash .Last along the cliffs near Deal an autumn party of Goldfinches #gardens #britishbirds

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 1d

My youngest son sent me this brilliant Wall Art from the Hawley Arms .Camden recently ,one of Amy Winehouses old haunts ....another gone far too soon !

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 1d

Get down to your Bruvs "neck of the woods" sometime late September to late October Clare .......plenty on show !

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 2d

Finding a few interesting fungi now ,but not quite as good as yet ,as last season . A very pink toned Magpie Inkcap ,an un spotted Fly Agaric (var;Aureola ?) a nice Bracket Fungus and a very unusual soft .spongy "lump" growing from an Oak . #fungifriends #fungi #Toadstalls.

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see a fine male Southern Hawker ( 1 of 3) still around ,also a few Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters . #dragonflies #insects

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 4d

Good find ! 👍

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 4d

One present at Dungeness Steve..........failed miserably to spot it ,after a brief look (having worked in the trapping area most of the day )......... The Lillywhites are steady at the moment👍 .....excellent song mentioned on your last line

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

A recent photo of a starling murmuration as if smoke from a chimney has been called a "fluke" by its Yorkshire based, UK photographer, Anna Tosney #WomensArt

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 6d

Never showed for me........mind you I only gave it 15 mins after scrub bashing earlier.

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 6d

Been scrub bashing (work party) at Dunge earlier saw a few people looking first thing ,had a look myself after work for about 20 mins around 3.30 pm ........but no luck for me !

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Ian ,yes I did know the Stinkhorn , the White one Porcelain fungus , Think you ,re right with Hen of the woods ! thanks for the help !.

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 8d

Sorry about re-posting but forgot to tag #teammoth #mothsmatter #leptember Crimson Speckled ,this morning near Deal.

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 8d

Is that one "Majesty" ?

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 8d

Some unusual Fungus around locally.....looks like a winter job trying to ID them all . #fungusfriends #fungus #mushrooms #toadstools

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 8d

Few butterflies around this morning on the cliffs near Deal .....Wall Browns aside .but was pleased to stumble on a Crimson Speckled moth ....a first for me.

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 11d

Surprisingly few butterflies around while we were out today just a single Speckled Wood and this near immaculate ,locally bred Painted Lady. #UKbutterflies #butterflies #leptember

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 11d

Good to see a few Fungi appearing in the local forest includiing Magpie Inkcap ,and the first few Fly Agarics ,not too sure on the group of Fungi and possibly a Bolete species. #fungifriends #fungi #Toadstools

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 12d

Interesting Steve ,i,ve never seen that colour morph of Skullcap before ,but always in Blue ,and much earlier in the season.

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 12d

Re-visited a roadside site earlier this year ( as suggested by @sylvatica2024.bsky.social . Thanks Dave !) to re-aquaint myself with the very attractive and scarce Bastard Balm (Melittis Mellisophyllum) loads of different Colour variants ....Good to see them again. #FavouritePlant#wildflowerhour

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 13d

Brilliant Martin ! What a smart looking bird .I tried for the AGP early this morning ,and after about an hour ,fairly sure I found it !
about 150-200 GPs in two flocks .this very dark well marked bird certainly stood out amongst the other Plovers.

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 13d

Saw that van and yourself as I was leaving .........they just don,t learn ! At the AGP field was there also a Summer plumage bird amongst the Plovers (probably around 2-300 on the field ) the bird I saw seemed slightly different to the pics i,ve seen on various feeds . But obviously different .

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 14d

Some interesting variation in Merveille du jour moths ,from the trap. #mothsmatter

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 16d

Dirty Van Art (22 Photos) - STREET ART UTOPIA

Discover how artists are turning dirty vans into mobile canvases with incredible dust art. All photos from the Facebook Page Dirty Van Art and Pro Boy Nick. This blogpost features a collection of Dirt...

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 14d

10 Poetic Leaf Sculptures By Jon Foreman - STREET ART UTOPIA

In the heart of Welsh woodlands, leaves, moss, and soil become mesmerizing canvases for land artist Jon Foreman. From vivid vortexes in Little Milford to a glowing gradient around a tree trunk in Colb...

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