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Brian Jones

@brianjjphotography.bsky.social

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Amateur wildlife photographer and guitarist. Nature lover, especially foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and trees. I’m presently in the process of creating my second wildlife garden.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 1d

It’s spooky season, but let’s not make it scary for wildlife! 🎃👻

Fake web decorations can trap and injure our garden wildlife. Stick to sustainable, indoor decorations and let real spiders do the work outdoors!

Share these tips & help spread awareness 👇

An orange poster with the warning “Beware! Fake Webs = Real Risks for Wildlife” written at the top in bold, accompanied by a small, friendly-looking spider hanging from a web. The text explains that fake web decorations can trap and harm birds, small mammals, and even toads. A cartoon owl and spider deliver the message, with the spider humorously saying, “This is all natural!” in front of its web, and the owl encouraging people to avoid fake webbing for a spooky yet wildlife-friendly Halloween. The overall tone is playful but highlights an important caution for Halloween decorating.

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 3d

A female sparrow-hawk photographed next to our back door. The starling was being chased by the sparrowhawk and collided into the window, so was probably dead before being ripped apart. #wildlifephotography

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 8d

My lovely cat Polly, no longer with me. This photo was taken in 2007. She was up a larch pole, so she could have a good view of her territory. #catphotos

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Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 11d

Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 17d

Goldfinches feasting on teasels in our garden.
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #goldfinches #wildlifegarden

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Sep 10

A heron at RSPB Conwy having a bad hair day!
#birdphotography

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Aug 24

Goldfinch showing off all of its splendid gold feathers. #birdphotography #goldfinch #wildlifephotography

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Aug 10

Red damselfly resting near our wildlife pond. #damselfly #sheffield #wildlifepond #insect #wildlifephotography

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Aug 2

A baby robin on a wire near Beauchief Abbey, Sheffield. #birdonawire #baby-robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Sheffieldwildlife #fledgleling

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · Jul 30

Carl Sagan's 'Baloney Detection Kit' – a set of tools for sceptical thinking and scientific reasoning, designed to help people spot logical fallacies, misinformation, rhetorical tricks, and deceptive arguments 👀

Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit: A humanist guide for detecting bulls%!t. 1. Confirmation of Facts – Always seek independent evidence. Don’t rely solely on what a single source tells you. 2. Encourage Debate – Encourage substantive debate on the evidence by knowledgeable proponents of all points of view. 3. Question Authority – Authority is not a substitute for evidence. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities. At most, there are experts. 4. Try More Than One Hypothesis – Consider alternatives. If you stick with one idea, you’re more likely to interpret new evidence as confirmation of your own theories. 5. Stay Open to Changing Your Mind – Be willing to abandon ideas that don’t hold up to scrutiny. Try not to get overly attached to a hypothesis just because it’s yours. 6. Quantify Where Possible – If whatever it is you’re explaining has some measure, some numerical quantity attached to it, you’ll be much better able to discriminate among competing hypotheses.

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 29

Female blackbird eating Rowan berries at Graves Park, Sheffield. #birdphotography #gravesparksheffield #rowanberries #sheffieldwildlife

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 24

Parakeets at Graves Park, Sheffield, eating a bounty ash seeds. #parakeets #sheffield #gravespark #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 20

I’ll let you know if I get a photo.

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 20

No, I saw the kingfisher in the brook above the dam a week ago, unfortunately it saw me first.
I’ve only been to Forge Dam four times and will be going back more often.

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 20

Yes, definitely a good place to see them.

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 20

Dipper on Porter Brook, Forge Dam, Sheffield. #sheffieldwildlife #dipper #birdphotography

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 17

Heron scouting Porter Brook, near Forge Dam, Sheffield. #wildlifephotography #ForgedamSheffield #GreyHeron

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 12

Such a variety of insect life on our Inula. It’s a lovely flower for our July wildlife garden.
#wildlifegarden #wildflowers #insects #pollinators #butterfly

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 11

The teasels have loved the sunshine. These are well over 6ft tall. They’re going to be great for pollinators when they flower and then great for the birds when they go to seed. #wildlfegarden
#teasels #pollinators

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 6

I found this common newt in the bird bath today. I placed it next to the pond, I hope he/she didn’t mind.

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 5

Broad-bodied chaser in our garden. I build a small wildlife pond 2 years ago and it’s always a joy to see such a range of wildlife using the pond. #wildlifepond #dragonfly #wildlifephotograpy

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jul 4

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations

Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

you.38degrees.org.uk

Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’ve lived in Sheffield for just over two years and it’s the first time I’ve walked down from Forge dam to Endcliffe park.
I definitely be going back, it’s a lovely walk and there’s lots of wildlife there.

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jun 24

A dipper doing a bit of dipping at porter brook, near Forge Dam, Sheffield. #birdphotography 🪶 #Sheffieldwildlife

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · Jun 14

Female red deer up on Blacka Moor, Sheffield. #wildlifephotography #sheffieldwildlifetrust #reddeer #blackamoor