Rod Jones
@rodshelf.bsky.social
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Wildlife writer and photographer. Former BBC news producer. Volunteer twite monitor. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust blogger: https://www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jones Switched to Bluesky after years of posting wildlife photos on Twitter.
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Fox sitting on top of a Yorkshire dry stone wall
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A beauty from @markwhit.bsky.social for your #FoxOfTheDay today - thank you Mark !
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Early morning mist over a West Yorkshire sheep farm. #ThePhotoHour #weather #nature #photography #autumn #landscape @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @stormhour.com
Wide view of green fields, a tree stump and a farmhouse. In the background, mist is rolling among the trees.
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Goldfinch in a hawthorn tree. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Front view of a goldfinch framed by branches among green leaves and red berries. The bird has light brown, cream and black plumage with a red patch near its beak.
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A peek inside the spider's jewellery box...taken after a heavy autumn dew in a bramble thicket in Norwood Green, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #autumn #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Close-up of the intricate patterns of a circular spider's web covered in glistening raindrops. A spider's web, covered in raindrops, stretches between bramble stalks. It looks like a suspension bridge. Close-up of a spider's web built around red, unripe blackberries. The web is covered in raindrops, which look like pearls.
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Sulphur tuft mushrooms at Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. #ThePhotoHour #autumn #fungi #wildlife #nature #photography @nationaltrust.org.uk @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
A cluster of yellow-brown sulphur tuft mushrooms grows on a mossy tree trunk in front of a green woodland background.
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Robin in a hawthorn tree in Norwood Green, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @rspb.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Side view of a robin perching on a branch among the green leaves and red berries of a hawthorn tree in autumn. The bird has a bright eye and an orange-red breast.
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#BlueskyArtShow #Glow
A golden dandelion
A close up photo of a dandelion seed head.
A single green stem with hundreds of thinner stems radiating out in a fluffy circle.
Behind is a golden sunset that is illuminating the dandelion
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Thanks - glad you like it
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Red squirrel in the Yorkshire Dales. #ThePhotoHour #squirrels #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @yorkshiredales.org.uk @mammalsociety.bsky.social
Front view of a red squirrel holding a nut in its paws and eating it. The squirrel is standing in a patch of heather, with its bushy tail raised behind it.
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Small copper feeding on the wonderfully-named mouse-ear hawkweed on Rishworth Moor. #ThePhotoHour #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography @savebutterflies.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
A small copper butterfly perches with its wings partly open on a bright yellow mouse-ear hawkweed flower. The butterfly is orange with black dots.
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Chiffchaff among the hawthorn berries in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Front view of a chiffchaff - a small, olive-coloured warbler - perching on a branch among green leaves and red berries.
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Thank you - I was in the right place at the right time.
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Peacock butterfly among holly and ivy. #ThePhotoHour #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography @savebutterflies.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
A brightly-coloured peacock butterfly rests among green holly and ivy leaves. The butterfly is red with circles on its wings that look like eyes.
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Fox under an autumn hawthorn tree in a quiet Yorkshire field. #ThePhotoHour #FoxOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #photography @mammalsociety.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social
Side view of a fox standing under the red berries and green leaves of a hawthorn tree and looking into the camera lens.
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Shaggy scalycap fungi in the woods at Hardcastle Crags. #ThePhotoHour #fungi #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
Shaggy scalycap fungi - which look like little, brown parasols, are growing among lichen in the foreground. Autumnal trees can be seen in the background.
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Grey heron catching a fish at Hardcastle Crags. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
Side view of a grey heron standing at the edge of a dark brown river. The heron has just caught a fish, which is wrapped around its bill.
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Our National Parks are at risk. ⚠️

From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.

A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.
A scenic view of a National Park landscape with a winding stone path leading through green hills and valleys under soft sunlight. In the centre of the image, bold black text on a red-and-black hazard-striped background reads: “DON’T WEAKEN NATIONAL PARK PROTECTIONS.” Below it, in white text, is the hashtag “#NationalParksMatter.”
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You're welcome - glad you liked it
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Roe deer fawn in a quiet spot on a sunny day. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social
A roe deer fawn stands among long grass in strong sunlight.