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Jack Perks

@fishtwitcher.bsky.social

Fish Twitcher, Wildlife Cameraman, Author & Podcaster, Amateur Gardener

525 Followers  |  175 Following  |  433 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.5546

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Cleaning up my Garden Pond (WINTER CLEAN)
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES Cleaning up my Garden Pond (WINTER CLEAN)

This weeks vid I'm doing some winter cleaning on my window pond and finding out whats living in it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTp...

08.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to bump into so many people at British Fly Fair International I’ll be here tomorrow also!

07.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Britain's Hidden Fishes: Film with Q&A | Rheged Cinema, Penrith Jack Perks’ looks at the lives of some of our most underrated wildlife, fish. Narrated by Jeremy Wade (of River Monsters fame),

Theres a screening of Britains Hidden Fishes 19th April at Rheged Cinema , Penrith

rheged.com/event/britai...

06.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing I’m keen to do film more European fish and I have plans to try for Vimba, Burbot and a few others this year. I’m very tempted to visit some of the Spanish and Portuguese rivers for the various barbel species and endemics to.

06.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be at the British Fly Fair International at Stafford Showground this weekend selling my book, gifts and catching up with some fishy pals. I've got a talk at 2:30pm on both days also about catching over 100 species in the UK.

06.02.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Amazing Facts About British Birds | UK Bird Species Explained
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES Amazing Facts About British Birds | UK Bird Species Explained

UK Bird facts

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_UA...

05.02.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've been so impressed with my @ArmytekInc headtorch its been a game changer for my night fishing and looking for wildlife at night. I'm working on a video about it at the minute but get 15% off with the discount code scales

05.02.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Increasingly I see more and more lazy AI slop turning up on my feed, the thing is that "made up" image isn't really made up its a amalgamation of artists work who don't get paid for that use

This is my promise that nothing you ever see on my page will be AI generated.

05.02.2026 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Parenting in Fish with a Little bit of Cannibalism ft Jonathan Green #176 | The Bearded Titβ€˜s Podcast I speak with Jonathan Green this week about fish parenting from the best to some of the maybe the worst fishy parents.Β  Β  Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel Photo Day

This weeks podcast is all about fish parental care with a few surprising traits!

beardedtit.podbean.com/e/parenting-...

04.02.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm on the hunt for a venue with crucians in Nottinghamshire I seem to be drawing a blank on fisheries. Ideally if anyone knows any landowners / farmers who might have some old ponds with might have some original fish in I'd be keen to make contact.

02.02.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm running a wildlife photo course with NTU.
It’s the perfect opportunity to hone your on-location camera skills, capture amazing images for your portfolio and share an outdoor adventure with fellow photographers.
www.ntu.ac.uk/course/short...

02.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've only caught one red mullet a few years and had a handful of experiences of them on my cameras when filming on the south coast. they have two barbels under the chin which they use to find food hidden in the sand.

02.02.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Extending an Existing WILDLIFE POND !
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES Extending an Existing WILDLIFE POND !

This weeks vid is all about extending a existing wildlife pond

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQ1...

01.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
UK Native Fish Pond & Aquarium Updates
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES UK Native Fish Pond & Aquarium Updates

Update on my ponds and aquariums

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xq...

30.01.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking back its funny what jobs you remember fondly and one that holds a special place in my heart was being a cameraman on "Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing" I had such a blast on that series visiting sites all over the UK and France with John Bailey #ThrowbackThursday

29.01.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Bearded Titβ€˜s Podcast | Jack Perks The Podcast for nature nuts from wildlife cameraman Jack Perks. Jack interviews celebrities, artists, scientists and conservationists giving a light hearted look into their specialisms, stories and ba...

If you don't already tune in I also host a podcast called "The Bearded Tit's Podcast" where I speak to scientists, artists, celebrities and all passionate people all about nature and what makes them interested in it.

beardedtit.podbean.com

28.01.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How I caught 17 Fish Species on The Trent
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES How I caught 17 Fish Species on The Trent

Species Challenge on the River Trent

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiI-...

27.01.2026 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Building a tank room but the big question is Two medium tanks or one big and one small?

27.01.2026 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This oddball looking chap is the tadpole fish a member of the cod family normally found in colder northern waters in the British isles though does get caught from time to time from the shore.

26.01.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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At @national_fish_farm_ea today photographing a few of the species before shipped out to lakes and rivers

26.01.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
How I caught 17 Fish Species on The Trent
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES How I caught 17 Fish Species on The Trent

Full vid - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiI-...

25.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week I'm setting myself a challenge to try and catch as many species as I can from the River Trent in one day with a couple real surprises along the way!
Full vid in comments
#specieschallenge #rivertrent #barbel #zander

25.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gave my mums raised pond a bit of a clean and found a couple of fish I’d forgotten were in there but mostly goldfish. I’d love to see these at more nature reserves would be a great tool for showing native fish, inverts and amphibians

24.01.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never to early! Got my supply of Calendars ready for BFFI and some new greetings cards printed

23.01.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trout, Charr & Salmon Facts
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES Trout, Charr & Salmon Facts

Latest vid is all about salmon and trout!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKHP...

22.01.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've been a wildlife cameraman for the past 14 years it all started in 2012 I saw a tweet that was looking for camera ops just starting out to work on a series called "The Great British Year" I got in touch and after a few attempts pitching ideas they eventually hired me!

22.01.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did a talk at Wollaton Natural History Society tonight and they asked if I’d like to handle the parrot be rude not to!

21.01.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emptying my raised pond today for its winter clean and pleased to find good numbers of crucians including this nice sized female.

21.01.2026 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Native Freshwater Fish Aquarium Advice UK
YouTube video by CHASING SCALES Native Freshwater Fish Aquarium Advice UK

If you enjoyed my previous vid on keeping native marine species in this one I talk about keeping native freshwater species

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPDN...

20.01.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Male sad lizards have this incredibly vivid green when in breeding colours choosing bare patches of sand to bask and display on when trying to find a female to mate with.

19.01.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

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