Ian Young
Loves birds, wildlife, walking and cats. Also interested in neurodiversity, dyspraxia and mental health
- This herring gull was perching on a post but as soon as it saw me it decided to fly away. The bird still has brown speckling on its neck but will be losing this shortly to be replaced by white breeding plumage. Hyde Park, London #birds
- The black swan in Hyde Park (London) is making a nuisance of himself by pestering female mute swans. I feel sorry for him because there are no female black swans around, but I wish he would leave the mutes alone. This poor female was just trying to sleep, but he kept poking her. #birds
- A few birds I saw on a recent trip to Central London: a handsome pair of gadwalls at Hyde Park; an Egyptian goose fast asleep on the river wall; a smart glossy crow by the extremely gaudy Albert Memorial; possibly too many pigeons being fed at South Kensington tube #birds
- The new Bazalgette Embankment by the River Thames.The lion moved here from the river wall. Sculptures by Nathan Coley, which reminded me of the monoliths in the film 2001 (pic4). I expected them to discharge bolts of energy to waiting aliens! @patriciastoughton.bsky.social, have you been here yet?
- My little rescue cat Caisley on the sofa with me last night. She was in mid-wash when I took the photo
- I was in Henley in Oxfordshire the other day. The river Thames was very high, and the cormorants were swimming very close to the bank, finding fish. They were attracting plenty of interest from passers-by. The bird in the final picture was developing the pale feathers of its breeding plumage #birds
- I walked in the Woolhampton/Midgham area of Berkshire. There was a short period of sun on the canal; Brimpton Manor Farm includes a C12th former chapel; a muddy sheep field which was full of lapwings; a male swan on his canal territory. #birds
