Badgermanandrobin
Badgers, birds and wildlife photography
Living in the West Midlands
Retired and enjoying seeing as much of the world as possible, motorhoming newbie and loving it.
Learning Swahili and Spanish slowly
- Hazel (Cory's avellana) catkins are the harbingers of spring; these are male flowers, their pollen-bearing stamens exposed to the wind. Small red female flowers appear at the top of the catkin ready to filter pollen from the wind @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife
- Spotted this today on a brief walk in the woods, not sure of its identification but could be a late sulphur tuft? Think the cap is too glistening for that but? @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropswildlife.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @fungirl.bsky.social #wildlife #fungi #fungiphotography
- Another winter robin from Comer Woods; making the most of my first post-op trip out! @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer
- Winters storeroom running low @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephoto #winter #springiscoming
- Comer robin: first day out with camera for 40 days as I'm recovering from knee replacement - couldn't resist this cheeky robin @rspb.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife #ukwildlife #robin
- Keeping track of cub development thanks to the Badger Trust @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #badger #badgers #wildlifephotography #wildlife
- When that cold winter wind gets up your gusset and you wish you’d tucked in your vest @rspb.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropswildlife.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto
- Bejewelled: Summer starling (Sternus vulgaris) love the way the sunlight picks out the vibrant colours but also makes the browns really glow @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #thewildden #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotos #bird #birds #birdphotography #starling
- Beautiful summer Starling (Sternus vulgaris) keeping an eye on the rampaging seagulls @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #bird #birdphotography #birdlovers #birds_captures #wildlife
- Snuggled up, staying out of the wind and rain … Vibidia duodecimgittata (twelve spot ladybird) @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #macro #ladybird
- Bushy tail: animals at this time of year are making sure they are keeping fat reserves as high as possible for when the weather gets colder @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @loveday-p.bsky.social @shropswildlife.bsky.social youtu.be/HIxALOQ57JY
- Hippo triptych from the Serengeti trip earlier this year (Hippopotamus amphibious) - named "wipe that smile off of your face" #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotos #hippo #hippopotamus
- CUTENESS ALERT - badger (Meles meles) cubs from Spring a few years ago to cheer up a miserable winter evening 2025; sound on for summer evening bird song @badgertrust.bsky.social @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #badger #wildlife #wildlifephoto
- A very wet morning in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania with elephants (Loxodonta africana) from February 2019 … they are such amazing animals to spend time with, even when it’s teeming down! #elephant #loxodonta #wildlifephotography #wildlife #africa #wildlifephotographer #wildlifeconservation
- Dead man’s fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) reaching up through the moss covered branch to grab a Beech leaf … @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #mushroomphotography #fungusphotography #wildlife
- I’ve got the high ground … until I slip awkwardly sideways off this rock! #clownclan @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social #badger #badgers #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeaddicts
- Badger trust honours Shropshire Badger Group chairman Our Chairman Jim, a man with a heart of pure gold, one in ten million, a legend in his own lifetime. He leaves a huge hole in our hearts and we are absolutely devastated to lose him. RIP our Jim. www.badgertrust.org.uk/post/honouri... #wildlife
- Badger cameraman: cub moves trailcams to capture sister on rock, before joining in. Some of the 2023 cubs #clownclan #badgers #wildlife #ukwildlife @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
- Tiptoeing Muntjac ignored by Fox @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/wv1sTMpzNQ0
- Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) seems to be found near every badger sett I have ever known; it seems to grow on Elder (Sambucus nigra) that badgers use as a scratching post @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social
- Male blackbird (Turdus merula) amongst the hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social
- Female blackbird (Turdus merula) looking a little worse for wear @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
- Foxy visitor to #severnsidesett #fox #wildlife #ukwildlife @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social youtu.be/cmhfqH_oP-4
- Capture movement - my second attempt at getting the movement of the water next to this beautiful heron even under dull conditions (Ardea cinerea) ... pleased with the water and the learning @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
- Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) from the summer - a dull overcast day and a first attempt to capture a heron with some movement in the water ... and then the heron took off to climb the cascade to make it harder still!!! @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife
- Beautiful Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in late afternoon light on the Macclesfield Canal @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #canalandrivertust #heron
- Moving into a beam of bright winter light ... this is Eric (remember Eric and Ernie have this tree as the "front line" when it comes to territorial disputes) looking good (Erithacus rubecula) @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #bird #birdphotography #birdlover #wildlife
- Graham - named because he's by the "G"ate ... I know, I know ... pretty lame naming regime but it's how I roll! Erithacus rubecula in his prime @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife
- Goshawk: what a beautiful bird; browner back/wings so am I right in thinking this is a female? @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @btoshropshire.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #goshawk #wildlife youtu.be/Ud24atoduVI
- Lollipops - not the sharpest photo I’ve ever taken but I really like this. Long tailed tits (Aegithalos caudatus) on an empty feeder at Severn Valley Park @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
- Handsome Eric - pretty sure from his behaviour that this is Eric (who battles for territory with Ernie in the spring); he has been bold with me from day 1 this year. How do I know this is a male robin (Erithacus rubecula)? The peak of brown on his forehead is a U shape rather than a V #wildlife
- On reflection - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) on the Macclesfield Canal once more @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @envagency.bsky.social #bird #birdphotography #birdsphotography #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife
- Really bold Robin (Erithacus rubecula) this morning, arrived next to me as I was putting a bit of seed down, almost too close for a photo! @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @sosshropshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife
- Orphan cub: reminder of the heartache at finding a sow dead at the roadside with evidence she was nursing young cubs (April 2021), the search for the sett, educated decisions made about raising the cubs at the sett and what to feed them #orphancubclan @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social #wildlife
- The silent watcher 2 - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) on the Macclesfield Canal @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife
- The silent watcher - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) on the Macclesfield Canal @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife
