Chris Thomas

It’s time for a pollinator.

I’m hoping this is Bombus pascuorum (I’m a beginner).

Great talk tonight at Moray Bird Club from @ninaohanlon.bsky.social who told us all about the magnificent Arctic Skuas she (with others) has been chasing.

And, it was ever thus - the more you discover about ecology, the more questions there are to be answered 😃

Thanks Nina 👍

I invented National Bullfinch Day (and why not?) on this date two years ago, so here’s a celebration.

This morning our petition has passed 52,000 signatures. We're halfway to 100k, when we can secure a debate.

We think driven grouse shooting should be banned. If you do too, please add your name and share:

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

Petition: Introduce legislation to make it a requirement for swift bricks to be installed in all new developments in Scotland, and include swifts in building surveys Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help reverse the decline in swift populations by introducing legislation that would make swift nesting bricks a requirement for al...

Please consider signing. Save Scottish Swifts! 💚

1K views · 539 reactions | A Blue Planet moment with Humpback Whales 🙏🐋 #norway #norway🇳🇴 #northernnorway #whale #whales #whalewatch #whalewatching #baleen #baleine #humpback #humpbacks #humpbackwhal... A Blue Planet moment with Humpback Whales 🙏🐋 #norway #norway🇳🇴 #northernnorway #whale #whales #whalewatch #whalewatching #baleen #baleine #humpback #humpbacks #humpbackwhale #humpbackwhales #closeup....

Some Humpback Whale (and Orca) action from Steve Truluck - incredible footage! 💙

Robber Gull (Larus argentatus). Burghead Harbour

Wild-born wildcat kitten documented in Cairngorms Wild-born European Wildcat kittens have been captured on camera traps in the Cairngorms. The Saving Wildcats partnership, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, announced in August that at l...

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Robin amongst the rose hips. These bushes down by the marina are normally smothered in Greenfinches, but I spotted this lone Robin and, in the spirit of the season, have shared it here.

We need action not words to halt the decline of Scotland's ancient pinewoods Sitting high on the slopes of Glen Derry in the Cairngorms is a tree. I have walked past it many times over the past few...

We need action not words to halt the decline of Scotland's ancient pinewoods, says @andy-wightman.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

Thank you 🙂

It’s time for a Curlew in a moonbeam, I think

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

Good afternoon.

We've launched another petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.

Please sign & share!

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social

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

Snoozy sunshine cat, appreciating Britain’s mammals, birds and insects.

Superb. Thank you.

Circumstances led me to dig out this video of a great bustard grunting and belching.

So here it is, in the hope that great bustard belching will improve your Monday by a solid 18.7%.

Sound up!

The view from my window on the morning we heard the US election result. I posted it to remind myself that the world continues to be a beautiful place.

Ben Rinnes at sunrise, 06/11/2024