Connor Meadows🦒(he/him)

Loved chatting to Tash for this episode - go and give it a listen!🎧

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A bright red insect with blue legs, a blue eye, and blue on the developing wings. It is standing on a light tan branch with black in the background.

Today, in insects that don't look real, but are, we have a small leafhopper nymph found on a night hike in the rainforest.

Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

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A pile of books on a dining table, in front of a Christmas tree. The Christmas tree is decorated with fairy lights, a glittery mushroom decoration and a decoration flamingo with a Santa hat on. The books are Birds and Us by Tim Birkhead, The Show Leopard by Peter Matthiessen, While Flocks Last by Charlie Elder, H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, The Last Rhinos by Lawrence Anthony, Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald and Tickets For The Ark by Rebecca Nesbit.

An absolutely ✨excellent✨ haul of nature writing from the charity shops this week!🤩

I've already read Vesper Flights and loved it - so I've got high hopes for the others!

Does anyone have any other great nature writing book recommendations??📚🌱

17.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

The podcast artwork of Planty Planty Zoo Zoo. Steph and Connor, the hosts, stand in front of a pair of zoo gates with the podcast title on top. There are several animals and plants in the background, including a giraffe, a macaw, a hummingbird, a praying mantis, a tortoise, a rhino, daffodils, ferns and a palm tree.

We're here and we're (mainly) hypothetical!🤩

Planty Planty Zoo Zoo is a podcast where we add a species of animals and plant to our dream (hypothetical) zoo and botanic garden each episode!🦏🌵

We also invite some great guests on for interviews!

Find all of our episodes here: tinyurl.com/vrbcfyft

16.11.2024 12:30 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Connor stands in front of a bank of green trees, with a blue morning sky above him. He wears a green hoody and a green and black coat with the Avon Wildlife Trust logo on them.

I also co-host @plantyplantyzoozoo.bsky.social with @stephintonature.bsky.social, a nature podcast about zoos and botanical gardens and the species that live in them!🌿🐅

Looking forward to building a community on here and connecting with other big nature nerds - come say hi!🦋

16.11.2024 12:45 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Connor stands in front of a background of plants in a botanical garden, he wears a jumper with a toucan and a tiger on.

Connor, wearing a blue jumper and blue trousers, kneels down to feed Alonso, a white-nosed coati.

Time for an intro on here!🦋

I'm Connor, a zoo educator at Bristol Zoo and youth officer at Avon Wildlife Trust - passionate about telling nature stories and meaningfully involving young people in decisions for nature!🌱

Love learning more about the world around us - currently on a big bird kick!🐦

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This is amazing, Henry - what a great idea! Hope it goes well🤞🏼🤩

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Perched delicately on a reed, this Kingfisher surveys its surroundings with intent focus. Its vibrant blue-green back and bright orange underparts contrast beautifully against the soft, blurred backdrop of golden tones.

Shh...no sudden movements... a Kingfisher is perched in your feed! 😍

06.11.2024 11:06 — 👍 212    🔁 41    💬 2    📌 1

Finally making the jump over here to get off the bird app.

Hoping here can be a much nicer, kinder community that what Twitter end up as - and bring people together like it used to😁

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