Latest posts tagged with #bathsomerset on Bluesky
Brown Cup fungi on a branch
Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) at Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK - usually found on fallen oak branches.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #BathSomerset
Collared Earthstar
Collared Earthstar (close-up of spore sac)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) in #Bath #Somerset #UK. These come up in the same spot in most years. The spore sac releases a small puff of spores whenever a raindrop hits the sac
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #BathSomerset
A small mushroom on a twig
One of the oysterling mushrooms (several very similar species) on a twig in a wood in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #BathSomerset
A Shaggy Parasol mushroom
A late Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #BathSomerset
Hairy Curtain Crust fungus fruiting bodies on a mossy log
Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This fungus was found on a large oak log in a wood.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #BathSomerset
2 Days Exploring Bath www.letstalkbeauty.c... #bath #citybreak #bathsomerset #prettycitybath #explorebath #visitbath
Camden Crescent, Bath
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Making friends with Blackberry the juvenile #Robin. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #bird #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
My #Robin friend Henry taking a bath this evening. It's still very dry, so I've been leaving a tub of water out for him. He has been missing for the past couple of days, but returned this evening.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #bird #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
Stranger, Bath.
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#photographer #portrait #portraits #bath #bathsomerset #people #peopleinframe #leicalove #leicaedc #leica #pointandshoot #leicaq3 #people #stranger #leicacamera #leicaq #stranger #leicaworld #leicaphoto #colour #color #reddotpixels #myleicaphoto #picoftheday #leicaq28
Deli, Bath.
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#deli #bath #bathsomerset #street #cafe #shopsmallbusiness #bathsomersetengland #leicalove #leicaedc #leica #pointandshoot #leicaq3 #leicaq3photography #leicacamera #leicaq #leicaq343 #leicaworld #leicaphoto #colour #color #reddotpixels #myleicaphoto #myleicajourney #myleicacompanion
A European Robin with scruffy head feathers.
My #Robin friend Henry is trying out a new hairdo (he's moulting his head feathers at the moment).
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #birdsofinstagram #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
A coot on a lake shore, surrounded by mussel shells
A Coot chick in a lake
The other day I sat and watched a family of Coots on Hunstrete Lake, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #bird #birdphotography #coot #ukwildlife #bathnature
A small green fern
Adder's-tongue Fern, near Claverton Down #Bath #Somerset #UK.
This tiny fern is an indicator of ancient grasslands.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #wildflower #flower #adderstongue #fern
An orange butterfly on a purple flower
Small Skipper on Field Scabious, at Brown's Folly nature reserve, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukbutterflies #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #smallskipper
Common Toadflax in flower at Southstoke, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. Lots growing beside the pathway at the top of the valley.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #southstoke #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #wildflower #flower #toadflax
A gall on a rose stem with numerous red and yellow tentacles
Robin's Pin-cushion gall on Dog-rose, caused by the tiny gall wasp Dipoloepis rosae. In Southstoke, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #southstoke #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #insect #gall #gallwasp #wasp #rose #dogrose
A purple flower
Greater Knapweed flower on Twerton Roundhill, #Bath #Somerset #UK. An amazing plant that attracts many bees, butterflies and hoverflies.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #twertonroundhill #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #orchidphotos
A black and white butterfly on a flower
Marbled White butterfly on Twerton Roundhill, #Bath #Somerset #UK. They seem to be having a very good year.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukbutterflies #butterfly #butterflies
A wasp spider, a spider with markings resmbling a wasp. Spider is on a web, with a zigzag pattern running vertically down the centre.
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) female, on Twerton Roundhill, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. Spreading north, partly due to #climatechange.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #spider #arachnid #arachnids #waspspider
A moth on a leaf
Clouded Magpie (Abraxas sylvata) at #Hunstrete, near #Bath #Somerset #UK
This moth inhabits woodland, and the caterpillars feed on elms.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukmoths #moth #moths
An orchid flower
Broad-leaved Helleborine flower at Hunstrete, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #orchid #orchids #orchidphotography #wildflower #flower
A coot, a black bird with a white beak, on a lake
Coot on Hunstrete Lake, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #pond #pondlife
Pale Saddled Leucozona (Leucozona glaucia) at Brown's Folly near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
There has recently been a north-west shift in its range, probably due to #climatechange.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #hoverfly #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
a kestrel perched on a wooden pylon
A Kestrel perched atop a pylon in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK, keenly scanning the ground for prey.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #kestrel #ukwildlife #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus).
I was lucky enough to be able to watch this butterfly close-up for about half an hour, as it went from flower to flower.
Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK
#nature #wildlife #insect #butterfly #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
A European Robin with missing tail feathers, perched on a bramble stem
My #Robin friend Little Mate has lost all his tail feathers, he is going through his summer moult and will grow new ones in a few weeks.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature
A red butterfly with prominent eye spots, on a Buddleia flower
A very freshly-emerged Peacock butterfly on a Buddleia flower in the woods at Brown's Folly nature reserve, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #butterfly #ukwildlife #bathsomerset
A European Robin peched on a fence post
My Robin friend Henry today. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #bird #photography #Robin #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bathsomerset #somerset #ukwildlife
A duckling on a lake
A Mallard duckling on Hunstrete Lake, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. There were several pairs on the lake with young of varying ages, some almost adults.
#nature #wildlife #bird #photography #greywagtail #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bathsomerset #somerset #ukwildlife
