Richard13
@richard013.bsky.social
Mainly posts about science and nature, plus any interesting or historic places I am able to visit.
Plus occasional random thoughts about other stuff...
Plus occasional random thoughts about other stuff...
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While visiting Orkney this summer with my partner Richard @richard013.bsky.social I was so excited to be on the Hoy ferry with the @orkneylibrary.bsky.social van which I think is called "Booky McBookface"! I love to follow Orkney Library on social media so to see this superstar was a real treat!
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
While visiting Orkney this summer with my partner Richard @richard013.bsky.social I was so excited to be on the Hoy ferry with the @orkneylibrary.bsky.social van which I think is called "Booky McBookface"! I love to follow Orkney Library on social media so to see this superstar was a real treat!
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Beautiful though very hot day at Radley Lake near Abingdon, Oxfordshire 2/2 with @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding
June 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Beautiful though very hot day at Radley Lake near Abingdon, Oxfordshire 2/2 with @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding
Scenes from a visit to Batsford Arboretum with @jd2711.bsky.social on a glorious spring day. The blossoming cherry trees combined with emerging foliage to beautiful effect
April 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Scenes from a visit to Batsford Arboretum with @jd2711.bsky.social on a glorious spring day. The blossoming cherry trees combined with emerging foliage to beautiful effect
Wayland's Smithy is an early neolithic chambered long barrow, which has sat on the Ridgeway for more than 5000 years.
It still retains a unique atmosphere and magic up to the present day.
The name comes from a more recent legend that it was associated with Wayland, the Saxon god of metalworking.
It still retains a unique atmosphere and magic up to the present day.
The name comes from a more recent legend that it was associated with Wayland, the Saxon god of metalworking.
March 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Wayland's Smithy is an early neolithic chambered long barrow, which has sat on the Ridgeway for more than 5000 years.
It still retains a unique atmosphere and magic up to the present day.
The name comes from a more recent legend that it was associated with Wayland, the Saxon god of metalworking.
It still retains a unique atmosphere and magic up to the present day.
The name comes from a more recent legend that it was associated with Wayland, the Saxon god of metalworking.
Images from an evening viewing the planetary parade. Venus, Jupiter and Mars were bright and easily seen. Mercury was able to peek out of the twilight glow and Uranus could be picked up in binoculars or by camera. Neptune and Saturn were lost in the twilight however. #astronomy #astrophotography
March 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Images from an evening viewing the planetary parade. Venus, Jupiter and Mars were bright and easily seen. Mercury was able to peek out of the twilight glow and Uranus could be picked up in binoculars or by camera. Neptune and Saturn were lost in the twilight however. #astronomy #astrophotography
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Buzzard, College Lake Nature Reserve Saturday 22 Feb. With @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding @bbowt.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Buzzard, College Lake Nature Reserve Saturday 22 Feb. With @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding @bbowt.bsky.social
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Some small signs of spring from last weekend. With @richard013.bsky.social 2/2
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Some small signs of spring from last weekend. With @richard013.bsky.social 2/2
A view of the waxing crescent Moon seen from Oxfordshire. An ideal subject for testing a new camera lens
#astronomy #astrophotography
#astronomy #astrophotography
February 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A view of the waxing crescent Moon seen from Oxfordshire. An ideal subject for testing a new camera lens
#astronomy #astrophotography
#astronomy #astrophotography
A view of the crescent Moon (with some nice earthshine) and the planet Venus seen on Friday evening.
January 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A view of the crescent Moon (with some nice earthshine) and the planet Venus seen on Friday evening.
There's something special about cold, clear winter nights where the sky sparkles. Here Jupiter shines by the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters. #astronomy
January 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
There's something special about cold, clear winter nights where the sky sparkles. Here Jupiter shines by the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters. #astronomy
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Grey wagtail (much brighter than their name suggests!) Combe Mill, Oxfordshire, yesterday. With @richard013.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Grey wagtail (much brighter than their name suggests!) Combe Mill, Oxfordshire, yesterday. With @richard013.bsky.social
Amazing what local history you can stumble upon. Here in Islip near #Oxford, this plaque marks the home of William Buckland. He was the first to scientically describe a fossil dinosaur.
December 1, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Amazing what local history you can stumble upon. Here in Islip near #Oxford, this plaque marks the home of William Buckland. He was the first to scientically describe a fossil dinosaur.
The recent heavy rain has filled up the flood plains across Oxfordshire. Here, the clouds and trees are subtly reflected in the waters. Seen with @jd2711.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM
The recent heavy rain has filled up the flood plains across Oxfordshire. Here, the clouds and trees are subtly reflected in the waters. Seen with @jd2711.bsky.social
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Stargazing really is time travelling. I’ll never really know what Restoration London looked like, but I can see the light of a nebula as it shone 1500 years ago…
I’m a geek, so I’ve marked the light years for notable stars and Jupiter on my photograph below (according to NASA).
I’m a geek, so I’ve marked the light years for notable stars and Jupiter on my photograph below (according to NASA).
November 26, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Stargazing really is time travelling. I’ll never really know what Restoration London looked like, but I can see the light of a nebula as it shone 1500 years ago…
I’m a geek, so I’ve marked the light years for notable stars and Jupiter on my photograph below (according to NASA).
I’m a geek, so I’ve marked the light years for notable stars and Jupiter on my photograph below (according to NASA).
Until very recently I had no idea what 'anticyclonic gloom' was, but it has dominated the British weather for the last two weeks.
Here at Farmoor, we see leaden, grey skies, and hardly a ripple on the water, which created a quite eerie, otherwordly effect when @jd2711.bsky.social and I visited.
Here at Farmoor, we see leaden, grey skies, and hardly a ripple on the water, which created a quite eerie, otherwordly effect when @jd2711.bsky.social and I visited.
November 10, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Until very recently I had no idea what 'anticyclonic gloom' was, but it has dominated the British weather for the last two weeks.
Here at Farmoor, we see leaden, grey skies, and hardly a ripple on the water, which created a quite eerie, otherwordly effect when @jd2711.bsky.social and I visited.
Here at Farmoor, we see leaden, grey skies, and hardly a ripple on the water, which created a quite eerie, otherwordly effect when @jd2711.bsky.social and I visited.
Still quite a few mushrooms about in Bernwood Forest. A Blusher has provided a meal for the local insect life, while there were Redleg Toughshanks in the moss and a very tidy looking Wood Mushroom #fungifriends #fungusfriday
November 8, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Still quite a few mushrooms about in Bernwood Forest. A Blusher has provided a meal for the local insect life, while there were Redleg Toughshanks in the moss and a very tidy looking Wood Mushroom #fungifriends #fungusfriday
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Some wildlife from the weekend, with @richard013.bsky.social
November 3, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Some wildlife from the weekend, with @richard013.bsky.social
After many cloudy nights I was finally able to spot comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.
It has faded over the last week but a clear tail and nucleus are still visible and just about managing to compete against the local streetlights!
It has faded over the last week but a clear tail and nucleus are still visible and just about managing to compete against the local streetlights!
October 21, 2024 at 8:49 PM
After many cloudy nights I was finally able to spot comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.
It has faded over the last week but a clear tail and nucleus are still visible and just about managing to compete against the local streetlights!
It has faded over the last week but a clear tail and nucleus are still visible and just about managing to compete against the local streetlights!
Its #fungifriday from Bernwood Forest. Puffball, Yellow Stagshorn, Wood Mushroom and Sulphur Tuft.
October 18, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Its #fungifriday from Bernwood Forest. Puffball, Yellow Stagshorn, Wood Mushroom and Sulphur Tuft.
A beautiful display of wild flowers at Rushbeds Meadow, seen on a lovely visit with @jd2711.bsky.social
July 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
A beautiful display of wild flowers at Rushbeds Meadow, seen on a lovely visit with @jd2711.bsky.social
Oxfordshire was treated to stunning display of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) last night thanks to a coronal mass ejection from the sun. The biggest CME since 2003 and the strongest aurora over the UK since 1932!
May 11, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Oxfordshire was treated to stunning display of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) last night thanks to a coronal mass ejection from the sun. The biggest CME since 2003 and the strongest aurora over the UK since 1932!
Views from a walk along the trackbed of the former Hayling Island Railway. It closed in 1963 so the signal won't have been set to the 'go' position for a while.
A interesting place to visit with @jd2711.bsky.social
A interesting place to visit with @jd2711.bsky.social
March 26, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Views from a walk along the trackbed of the former Hayling Island Railway. It closed in 1963 so the signal won't have been set to the 'go' position for a while.
A interesting place to visit with @jd2711.bsky.social
A interesting place to visit with @jd2711.bsky.social