Helen Bennett 🌿

Toothwort, Lathraea squamaria, flowering under an overstood Hazel coppice stool in an ancient wood pasture in north Dorset, yesterday. #wildflowerhour

A few plants in flower in north Dorset this week: Butterbur, Barren Strawberry, Bluebell (almost), Primrose, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Dog's Mercury, Cherry Plum, Toothwort and a Daisy, for #wildflowerhour

The Lagoon has soft cloud lines mimicked in its waterway. Frosted grasses highlight the grasses surrounding its shore and the quiet is felt along with the early morning chill.

It’s a chilly and quiet welcome to March!! 📷🕊️ …

Photo shows a choppy sea, a muddy-chocolate colour. In the middle is the dark silhouette of a sailboat. On the horizon, dark grey clouds hang thick. But above this the clouds are a glorious golden amber colour, interspersed with a washed-out-blue sky.

On life's sea, set sail
The winds will direct your path
Trust nature's wisdom

#Haiku #ImageAndVerse #Sunrise #SailBoat #EastCoastKin

Gorgeous! 💙

An eastern bluebird perched on a thin tree limb with its back to the camera and looking over its shoulder.

An eastern bluebird for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth
#birds #FlyDay #FeatheredFriday

Kevin the Kingfisher #BirdOfTheDay #NoBranch #birds #EastCoastKin

Waterfalls among trees, ferns, sedge, fallen leaves & mossy rocks on the River Meavy, Dartmoor, Devon, February.

Stone, moss, waterfalls

River Meavy #Dartmoor #Devon

Beautiful action shot, Michelle

A caspian tern is flying against a blue sky. The bird is white with a speckled black cap and an orange beak.

#WideOpenWings #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #CaspianTern

Wonderful! 👏

Right place. Right time. Pure drama.
Out in the quiet wetlands, this sudden clash turned a peaceful morning into a powerful story of survival and instinct. Nature always has a surprise waiting. 🌿⚡

Beautiful 🌸 🐝🤍

Crocuses and a pollen covered bumble bee in the balcony!! Have a lovely Saturday folks!!
🌿🐝💜🐝💜🐝💜🐝🌿 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #springtime #purple #SaveTheBees #EastCoastKin #bees #FlowerReport #DailyFlowers #Manchester #MyBalcony

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb, bird looking round or pear shaped.

It was -17°C in the morning and my absolute favourite ones, Long-tailed Tits were nicely posing.

#WeekHforHs is hoar frost ❄️

#BOTD #Birds #Nature #Winter #BirdPhotography #AlphabetChallenge #EastCoastKin

A blue tit perched upright on a slender twig covered in reddish-brown buds. The small bird’s blue crown, white cheeks, and black eye stripe contrast with its bright yellow chest and soft green back. Its tail angles slightly downward while its tiny grey feet grip the vertical branch. The background is softly blurred in warm brown and green tones, making the bird’s vivid colours stand out sharply.

For the wonderful theme that Jane @javajanegallery.co.uk has created for us, it’s time for
#SmallBirdSaturday ✨
#LittleBirds

This is Jane’s theme and has nothing to do with BOTD. Please join in. Thanks. 🙏

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A handful of the testimonials received from our Orchids of Rhodes guests

A tiny handful of the orchids seen on our Orchids of Rhodes tour

55 orchid taxa found last year alone, 2 of Europe's most determined orchid-hunters as your guides, 1 beautiful Greek island, and a donation made to @bsbibotany.bsky.social after every orchid tour, since our very first one.

There's only one #OrchidsOfRhodes tour, and it's worth waiting for. #orchids

Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone), Peru © Jon Dunn

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColours, any bird with a primary colour in their plumage.

Best I can do offhand is a Golden-tailed Sapphire, which is pretty much a rainbow in hummingbird form.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #hummingbird

Thought I'd post something new as spring is arriving in the northern hemisphere and after weeks of damp overcast days today we have some 🌞

Good morning, and Happy March! Hope you have a nice day ahead 🙋🏻‍♀️💚🕊✨️

A juvenile Bald Eagle, the innocent look of a grizzly bear cub, a
small bird, a black bear.
#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #CanadaPhotography #AnimalPortraits #wildliperfection

Stunning capture and thoughtful post, Alan ✨️🙏🕊

Golden sunset over Downhill Beach, looking west towards County Donegal. The sun sits low on the horizon behind a dark, rolling headland, casting a vivid golden glow across the sky. Heavy, textured clouds hang overhead, their undersides lit amber and gold. Wet sand in the foreground mirrors the light in long, rippled reflections, while waves roll in from the right, catching flashes of sunlight along their crests. The overall mood is dramatic and luminous, with strong contrasts between shadowed clouds and the glowing horizon.

Goodnight everyone. Wishing you all a peaceful rest of your day. Spare a thought for those who cannot have that peace. Take care of yourselves. #photography #Sunset #Ireland #Stunday #EastCoastKin

Beautiful! 👏

Tiny kinglet perched on a branch

A tiny ruby-crowned kinglet for @javajanegallery.co.uk ‘s #SmallBirdSaturday

#birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin

Photo of a grey-green lichen growing flat on pinkish rock. The lichen is covered in prominent octopus sucker like discs which are the apothecia (spore producing structures).

Green Rock Posy Lichen. NWT, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
Lichen is about 4cm in longest dimension.

Beautiful 👌

Fluffy Pied-billed Grebe w/ very light-colored feathers
#birds #wildlife #photography #naturephotography

Stunning capture Marg... 👏👏 🤍🕊 It's a beautiful and meaningful post... thank you for your kindness, my friend 🙏🤗

A very cold morning along the river shows a sky of pinks and purple reflected on the calm river divided by silhouetted trees. A day to remember kindness always. 🩷

In honour of Pink shirt Day… a reminder that kindness everyday matters. 📷 🩷