Mike Cannings

A photo I took of a freshly washed bee, who is feeling particularly proud of his fur

Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business.

Classic seawatching at St Ives, Cornwall yesterday 1000s of birds including Gannets, Sooty Shearwater, Bonxie, Grey Phalarope, Storm and Leach's Petrels, Arctic and Long-tailed Skuas and Sabine's Gull thanks to the locals for giving directions on the birds before they disappeared around the corner

THIS JUST IN: The official #RSDBF list has LANDED! 🪂

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Support your local indie record shop this November 🏪

Two of the five lutescens Orange-crowned Warblers netted today at Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory. VLBO is open to the public every morning until October 15, located 1 km north of the lake (4 km south of OK Falls).

The confiding Grey Phalarope Sandown Canoe Lake (IOW).
Still present and even inquisitive whilst I was counting Wildfowl today. #PatchBirding #UKbirding

Confiding Grey Phalarope Sandown Canoe Lake (IOW) today.
#ukbirding

Confiding Grey Phalarope Sandown Canoe Lake (IOW) today.
#ukbirding

Fabulous sunrise this morning.

Always find something interesting or unusual here.

Record shops aren’t just for buying records - they’re some of the UK’s busiest live music spaces!

Over 4,000 gigs will happen this year, from debuts to album launches. Fans get closer to the artists they love. 🤝

👉What’s YOUR favourite live moment in a record shop?

#livemusic #supportlocal

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#Birds of #Cyprus deals with 405 species (3 endemics, Cyprus Wheatear, C. Scops Owl🦉& C. Warbler). 380+ sp. are migrants, of which 120+ are vagrants. The colour maps give a detailed info...
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Thanks Guy evocative photos. I went to school nearby in the 1960s and we were fortunate to have nature study lessons here. In spring it would be alive with the sound of Cuckoos, Warblers, Nightingales and Yellow Wagtails. I was also taken to see breeding Cirl Buntings at nearby Houghton in 1965.

Very misleading, and more sleight of hand by a bus company, I gave up driving nearly a year ago and public transport has been a real learning curve. I spend a lot of journeys hoping I have the appropriate ticket for the route and destination without incurring a penalty fare.

Cedar Waxwing fledglings in our elderberry yesterday--even the late starters are leaving the nest this time of year!

The confiding local Ravens are now a daily part of any esplanade walk, mainly found targeting susceptible beach goers or cafe customers for food.

Comma one of many seen along the old Railway Trail today.

Beach Cafe Raven Season begins.

The Birds of Cyprus: An Annotated Checklist review

This Cypriot birding 'bible' shows off how diverse the Mediterranean island is, writes Jane Stylianou: https://bit.ly/4dPZyPg

Nature book challenge
A book per day, in no order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature, environment and conservation books in your personal library
No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #naturebookchallenge

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A sensational spring in Cyprus Jane Stylianou, Chair of the Cyprus Rare Birds Committee, reports on a migration season for the ages on the Mediterranean island hot-spot. Spring 2025 produced plenty of rare birds in Cyprus, including a national first and several large falls of common migrants. Cyprus is a premier birding and migra...

Sensational spring in Cyprus

Jane Stylianou, Chair of the Cyprus Rare Birds Committee, reports on a migration season for the ages on the Mediterranean island hot-spot:

Nature book challenge
A book per day, in no order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature, environment and conservation books in your personal library
No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #naturebookchallenge

Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Kingbirds and Myiarchus

This slim volume is packed with data and nuanced criteria, says David Callahan, and would be a fine addition to any ringer's or rarity hunter's library: https://bit.ly/4dFQ2y9

Me hace ilusión que tantas personas me hayan preguntado por recomendaciones de libros sobre pintura e ilustración naturalista a raíz de mi participación en el podcast Notas de Naturaleza.

He preparado una selección. Muchos de ellos están disponibles en @oryxnatura.bsky.social 😉

Hi Peter
It does on my Slick Pro. I tend to lightly (emphasis on the lightly) coat just below the head and tip and then tighten to required tension.
With the Loctite Blue I just
undo if required clean the thread and reapply should it become necessary.

Four Painted Ladies now seem to be enjoying the garden, if not each other's company.
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social