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Wildlife photography, birds, butterflies, moths, dragons and lots more.

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A few shots of Baltimore Oriole from last spring in Ontario, Canada.

27.01.2025 13:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Black & White Warbler Mniotilta varia, Ontario Canada, May 2024

04.01.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
December Moth (Mark Parsons)

December Moth (Mark Parsons)

The @savebutterflies.bsky.social latest edition of E-moth has been published. It includes information on booking for the UK Moth Recorders' Meeting along with other interesting updates and reports. You can view it here: bit.ly/3ZG7qwk

16.12.2024 10:46 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Right now, foxes are being chased to exhaustion and torn apart by houndsβ€”all in the name of β€˜tradition.’

Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community.

Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.

19.12.2024 14:14 πŸ‘ 3411 πŸ” 1231 πŸ’¬ 122 πŸ“Œ 69
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Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum, southern Ohio April/May 2024. Not as colourful as some of the other warblers but a good bird to see.

18.12.2024 12:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Boxing Day is the biggest day of the year for fox hunts across the country.

RT this and follow us if you stand against the cruel tradition of fox hunting.

Support wildlife this Boxing Day.

18.12.2024 10:08 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
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🦑 Why the badger cull is wrong:
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.

Demand real solutionsβ€”not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317

17.12.2024 10:07 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our petition to end the badger cull is gaining momentumβ€”help us reach 100,000 signatures! Once we do, it will be considered for a parliamentary debate. Add your name today & help save wildlife! 🦑✍️

πŸ‘‰ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317

16.12.2024 12:02 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot South Yorkshire Police have issued the following press release (dated 9 December 2024): WITNESS APPEAL AFTER BIRD SHOT IN PEAK DISTRICT We are appealing for information after a protected bird was r…

Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot.

S. Yorks Police take 3.5 months to appeal for witnesses. No surprise that illegal killing continues in this part of National Park.

#RaptorResearch #UKbirding

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/11/r...

11.12.2024 15:22 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea, southern Ohio April/May 2024. A stunning bird and one of my main targets on that trip.

11.12.2024 13:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cliff Swallow, Minesing May 2024. Trying to get through my photos from earlier this year. We came across a large colony of these birds nesting under a road bridge. Very difficult to photograph in flight so most of the hundreds of photos I took ended up in the trash.

08.12.2024 15:47 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s keep pushing!! 🦑 help us reach 25,000 by the end of today!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

08.12.2024 10:04 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Cottesmore thugs are the focus of todays b(advent) post.

When hunts get desperate, they pay people to keep Sabs away (it doesn't work)

07.12.2024 14:06 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Northern Parula Setophaga americana, southern Ohio. May/June 2024.

06.12.2024 14:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The truth about the shooting industry: 40M birds bred to die, wildlife persecuted, ecosystems wreckedβ€”all for profit and entertainment. How can this still be legal? Ban bird shooting NOW.

05.12.2024 16:16 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Millions of non-native pheasants, bred in appalling conditions, are dumped into the countryside just to be shot. This isn’t conservation; it’s carnage. The shooting industry must be held accountable!

04.12.2024 14:28 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor, southern Ohio April/May 2024

03.12.2024 11:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina, southern Ohio April/May 2024.

01.12.2024 14:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic with a screenshot of the parliament petition's website showing over 19,000 signatures on a petition.

A graphic with a screenshot of the parliament petition's website showing over 19,000 signatures on a petition.

Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!

Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

30.11.2024 10:16 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9
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Trail hunting is a sham.

It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.

REPOST if you agree!

27.11.2024 10:02 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica, southern Ohio, April/May 2024. A beautifully marked warbler...

27.11.2024 16:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back to Ontario again. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Coldwater ON, May 2024.

25.11.2024 12:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

well deserved for them both

23.11.2024 11:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I sent you a PM

21.11.2024 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Waited from around 0830am c7 hours in freezing cold. Bird came in about 1545 and stayed at last 30 minutes feeding. Left at dusk.

21.11.2024 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. Even better than a Pine Marten 🀣🀣

21.11.2024 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome. I've been waiting a long time for this opportunity - still buzzing.

21.11.2024 20:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

brilliant footage

21.11.2024 20:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

worth it in the end though, isn't it πŸ˜€

21.11.2024 20:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

21.11.2024 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0