Steve Jackson
@atcherleyons.bsky.social
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#Genealogy. #FamilyHistory and #OneNameStudy of the Atcherley family. #OnePlaceStudies of Waters Upton and Fawsley, #HouseHistory of Marton Hall. Green. Vegan. Lover of SciFi; #nature and #WildlifePhotography; countryside; puns. Not here to doomscroll.
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#PlumeScrolling Daggerstrike Murderbeak, a Grey Heron I photographed at Forest Farm, Cardiff, back in May. So glad I decided to prioritise #NaturePhotography earlier this year, before my thyroid condition began to limit what I could do! #Birds 🦉 🌿
In this photo, almost all of the Grey Heron can be seen standing in some long grass, with buttercups and other wildflowers - the vegetation is covering most of the bird's long legs however. As the bird's name suggests, the plumage is mainly various shades of grey, but the top of the head is black, they eye is yellow with a black pupil and black rim, and the long, powerful beak is blackish above and an orangey-yellow below.
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The light had to return eventually and indeed it did. Gratefully received too 💜. Glastonbury Tor at sunset tonight.
Understandable. It sounds like they know how to conduct themselves.
That’s the spirit. There are all sorts of ways to get more people involved – we’ll triangles old and new.
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More fungi found on my lunchtime walk today 🍄‍🟫🌿🌱
#fungi #woodland #autumn #nature
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My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...

- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
Absolutely. Collectively, I’m sure we’ll guitar act together.
There was some guy named Joseph who objected earlier. As a result, I have decided to banjo from this thread.
I really want to make a joke about a large musical instrument with black and white keys at this point, but that’s not my pianoforte.
* takes a bow*

* runs away from angry violinist *
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Got my printed photos and some frames today to have a go at what looks best…nearly ready to launch my little online shop, hopefully in time for people to do some Christmas shopping! 😀
Here’s a very small selection…
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This... this is why human artists are still needed – and should be valued! – in the age of "vintage linocut" AI bird slop 🤢
Screengrab of 'vintage bird linocut' AI-generated illustration of a Dunlin. The bird has three legs, which real Dunlins do not and which a real human artist would realise.
For special toasts, I bought some champagne flutes. Only used them once – the champagne leaked out of the holes. 🙄🤔
Ah, thank you Kelly. I’ll raise a glass to toast you when I’m next in my local. Not sure when that will be as it’s a fairly grotty pub – in fact some people say it’s a vile inn...
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Today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is the Redpoll! 🍂

These tiny finches add a pop of colour with their red crowns and lively calls as they forage in flocks among birch and alder trees.

A winter treat from the north!
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We are immensely grateful to photographer & diver Paul Parsons for supporting our work by allowing us to use his great photos of Sussex wildlife on land & in the sea. He's created an illustrated blog of some of his recent images buff.ly/6ygWoOQ
close up of cuttlefish eye - really colourful and striking blue damselfly on vegetation over a pond spiders web with rainbow
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... As for happy, maybe that's a tall order for any social media platform these days given the way things are going in the wider world. That said, it is possible to avoid a soul-destroying deluge of bad news here through the muting of certain keywords, hashtags and accounts.
Daniel ended this blog post 👇🏻 by saying “my deepest hope is that one day I will again be part of a vibrant community in which we can feel safe and happy again.” Bluesky doesn't seem as vibrant as it once was, but it has the tools to create a safe social media environment...
Why I’m quitting social media
When I first joined Twitter back in 2016, I was amazed to get to know so many “like-minded” people, from all over the world, old and young, professionals and amateurs… a thriving …
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Thanks to everyone who played along with this earlier, you were instrumental in proving my ‘fun fact’ (and I was pleased to have orchestrated the whole thing). 😉
Did you know? Musical instruments randomly appear in a surprising number of social media posts, accordion to a recent survey.
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Latest painting
A Dorset Holloway.
An old and very dear friend of mine died today, so this is dedicated to him.
Walk easy mate.
Nearly 6 years since I was recruited! The rest is (a combination of family and local) history...
I was for a while, some time ago. I offered to set up and run an account for them on Tw*tt*r!
I knew that instrument would turn up, bassoon-er or later...
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Blue and green should never be seen unless there’s beauty in the scene.
Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm f2.8
SS1/3200 F7.1 ISO3200
Green eyed bee flying to a blue flower