Andy Gell

Or War and Peace if travelling by TransPennine Express.

"Educate and take action against wildlife crime to ensure an end to persecution and a
sustainable future for birds of prey such as hen harrier."

Pleased to see this in the N Yorks LNRS.

@raptorpersuk.bsky.social @n-e-r-f.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social

www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...

Sadly, some see them as problematic despite being mostly scavengers.

Bible bombshell as NASA scientist proposes what Star of Bethlehem really was - Pennsylvania News Beep NASA planetary scientist Mark Matney has identified a 5BC comet as a potential candidate for the Star of Bethlehem from the nativity storyA NASA scientist

Christmas is cancelled🥳
JESUS WAS BORN IN JUNE!

“On one particular June day, this comet could have moved in such a way as to appear to ‘go before’ someone travelling from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and then ‘stop’ nearly overhead for about two hours."

www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/56203/

My clay Golden Eagle and Hobby sculptures have been fired and acrylic base coated. Eagle is getting a bronze effect next and the Hobby will be painted.
#raptors #birdsinart

Always a pleasure to hear Andy talking about his Mercury/Gemini/Apollo remastered photos. Catch up on BBC Sounds 6Music Cerys Matthews, starts an hour 3 mins in. (Andy, if claustrophobia would prevent you going into Space and you get any offers, I'm available😉)

Midlands?

State of the Nation.

This had a profound affect on me as I cycled past* and I thought it represented many of the problems we face.

*surprisingly in an affluent rural area of N #Yorkshire

A series of photos of an elusive Male Hen Harrier. Taken at Langness #isleofman 🇮🇲 this week. Stunning birds!

Something important missing from this post Colin😉

Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…

Full of death too to be fair.

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...

Anyone else fed up of self indulgent Advent threads repeating the same guff you've been seeing for days plus one extra post? I'm scrolling faster than a one armed bandit wheel spins.

And 3 seconds after that you wiped your mouth on the back of your hand a slammed an empty glass on the bar. Didn't you? Tell me you did.

Events - Friends of the Dales Missed a talk? All our past talks can be viewed via our YouTube channel. Online Talk: Protecting Birds of Prey – Inside the Work of UK Wildlife Crime Policing Tuesday 27 January, 5:30pm – 7:00pm Join ...

Birds of prey persecution is real despite 70 years of legal protection...
Remember a low conviction rate does not indicate low levels of crime 🤨 🤔
Find out more from DI Mark Harrison of UK National Wildlife Crime Unit at our free online talk on 27 Jan - book here: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events

...but we won't be legislating for the use of Swift bricks🤦🏻‍♂️

Travelling Shearwaters never cease to impress While we shiver in shorter days, Manx Shearwaters that left their nest burrows on Ynys Enlli/Bardsey just 10 weeks ago are rafting off the South American coast. The Bird Observatory reports one...

“flown 1.5 million miles – all by a bird that weighs the same as three large bananas. Several Manx Shearwaters ringed on Bardsey have lived more than 40 years after ringing, with the oldest still alive after almost 51 years!” Manxies 💪🇮🇲
www.birdnotes.wales/blog/travell...

I just love painting bird of prey. Their power, intensity and sleek beauty are too hard to resist. Here are some watercolor paintings of a few species I made, the goshawk, the gyrfalcon and the peregrine falcon.
Watercolor and colored pencil
21 x 30 cm

#birdart #sciart #birdpainting #wildlifeart

A like it a lot. I can clearly see the LAD artery in the drawing which was the site of my heart attack in Jan!(fully recovered and enjoying life)

If you see,this post your getaway vehicle.

Beautiful day at @rspb.bsky.social St Aidan's. Bearded tits and two Cetti's showing well at Astley. Marsh Harrier and close views of a hunting Kestrel. #birds #yorkshirebirding

Will someone remind me when the Ashes finishes so I can follow @levparikian.bsky.social again. Thanks.

Reskeet with a time you looked cool.

I'm available for other cameo roles.(No Equity card)
www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/arts/christm...

Andy’s birding club rules:-
1. Absolutely no twitching.
2. No life listing.
3. No year listing.
4. Take pleasure in whatever you see whenever or wherever that may be.

My timeline is full of Blue Throats , Hume's Warblers and Snow Buntings on the east coast. Time for a "Following" cull.

But when you do it's usually brilliant and we all love you for it.

Great Northern Diver, Isle of Man

"the barbaric practice of deliberately poisoning raptors persists today, as highlighted by the bodies found in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire." #raptorpersecution
@friendsofthedales.bsky.social
raptorforum.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/n...

#LiveatLeeds last night was brilliant. Stand out bands were Last Train🇲🇫, Flipturn🇺🇸 and The Hubbards🇬🇧