Rod Jones

A false chanterelle mushroom - which is yellow with an orange centre - grows among brown leaf litter and green moss next to a spider's web.

Secrets of the woodland floor: a false chanterelle mushroom growing among leaf litter next to a spider's web in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
#fungifriends @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Side view of a song thrush standing among green grass and looking into the camera lens.

Song thrush at Nosterfield Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social

A baby rabbit sits among green vegetation. The animal has its ears back and its whiskers drooping.

Baby rabbit enjoying the spring sunshine at Nosterfield Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

Close-up of a bright yellow lesser celandine flower growing on the woodland floor.

Lesser celandine. Lots of these beautiful little spring flowers appearing in Shelf Woods, Halifax, after a dismal winter. #ThePhotoHour #spring #flowers #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Jelly ear fungus growing on a tree stump next to a dry stone wall.

Jelly ear fungus growing next to a dry stone wall in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
#fungifriends

Side view of a European robin redbreast perching on a diagonal branch and singing with its beak wide open.

A singing robin at North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social

A male sandhill crane is preening the feathers on his back.

Posting a Sandhill tonight in disgust of the Wisconsin government right now. A bill passed to hunt Sandhills. It still has to pass the senate and the governor, but WTF Wisconsin? A few years ago they were selling Sandhill custom license plates like they loved cranes. Now, go ahead, shoot em.😢
#birds

A dunnock perches on top of a spiky gorse bush and sings with its beak wide open.

Dunnock singing on top of a gorse bush at Rodley Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Four scarlet elf cup fungi clustered together on a mossy woodland floor.

Scarlet elf cups in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
#fungifriends @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Bittern at North Cave Wetlands. Here's my blog for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust about trying to spot these elusive herons: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #ThePhotoHour #birds #wildlife #nature #photography
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social

Close-up of a European robin redbreast looking into the camera lens as its feathers are ruffled by the breeze.

Robin at North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social

A bittern stands with its neck stretched out and its head raised, blending into the surrounding reeds.

Well-camouflaged male bittern at North Cave Wetlands. Here's my blog for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust about trying to spot these elusive herons: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

A dunnock perches on a thin branch and looks back towards the camera. Yellow hazel catkins hang from the branch.

Dunnock among the hazel catkins at Rodley Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Thanks - glad you like it.

A European robin redbreast perches on a branch and sings in front of a blue sky.

Robin singing in Shelf Hall Park, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Side view of a white little egret standing in blue water.

Little egret at Fairburn Ings. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

A female blackbird looks through a natural frame created by tree boughs.

Female blackbird in Norwood Green, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Side view of a European robin redbreast standing as if to attention at the end of a dry stone wall. A green field and light blue sky can be seen behind the bird.

Robin on sentry duty on a dry stone wall in Norwood Green, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

A fox is bathed in sunlight as it stands under a fallen tree.

Fox in a sunlit field. #ThePhotoHour #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
#FoxOfTheDay @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social

Velvety brown jelly ear fungi growing on a tree stump next to a dry stone wall.

Jelly ear fungus in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
#fungifriends @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Gorgeous picture - thanks for the credit.

Side view of a European robin redbreast perching on a branch with buds on it in front of a brown background.

Robin in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Side view of a reed bunting perching on a bush and turning its head.

Reed bunting at Donna Nook. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Red northern lights

Apparently red and purple and blue are the rarest of northern lights as they take place 214km in the sky!

Barrie, Ontario

#nature #eastcoastkin #landscape #photography #night #northernlights #auroraborealis

Back view of a dunnock with its head turned so that its bright eye is looking into the camera lens.

Dunnock in Norwood Green, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

A brightly-coloured male bullfinch perches on a tree branch in front of a blue sky.

Male bullfinch in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.

Seilebost beach, isle of harris. Pure white tidal sands contrast with blue-green seas. overlooked by low rounded hills

H All. An offering for the #EastCoastKin theme #TidesOutTuesday Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris. Taken from a roadsid lay-by with reputedly the best view in the UK … #Scotland #photography #isleofharris #outdoorphotography #seacscape #landscapephotography #landscape_lover

It's time to Protect the Wild.

Sunrise Ice Halo
I captured this ice halo during sunrise in Bavaria, Germany a while ago. When the sun rose above the mountains, I realized the opportunity to capture a halo.
Bavaria, Germany
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #halo