banner
LightNews
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe
@stephbirdart.bsky.social
2.3K followers 2.5K following 3.5K posts
Artist who paints the waifs and stray birds that arrive in the UK. Modelmaker, gardener and Derby County fan. 🚫No AI🚫
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · Jun 25
Not a bad first rarity through my new #Leica #Ultravids The @flamboroughbird.bsky.social Song Sparrow.
A sketchbook open at a set of sketches of a Song Sparrow with a pair of Leica 8x32 Ultravid binoculars resting on it. A sketchbook page of watercolour and pencil sketches of a small passerine, a Song Sparrow. A streaky and stripy sparrow species with white, grey and rufous colouring. A sketchbook page of watercolour and pencil sketches of a small passerine, a Song Sparrow. A streaky and stripy sparrow species with white, grey and rufous colouring. A sketchbook page of watercolour and pencil sketches of a small passerine, a Song Sparrow. A streaky and stripy sparrow species with white, grey and rufous colouring.
10 22 210
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
bladeofthes.bsky.social
BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3h
We said it was Fascism.

Now the President's 19 year old son will be put on the board of a $300bn company.

It's Fascism.
43 79 260
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
wanderinglapwing.bsky.social
Chris Hamilton @wanderinglapwing.bsky.social · 29m
What’s the craziest thing you’ve done for a lifer?

Pelagics, long drives…

#birds
1 1
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 28m
Nice and toasty warm I bet!
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 57m
I see the easterly shift is bringing migrants.
1
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 7h
Interesting bird!
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
markcdennis.bsky.social
Mark Dennis @markcdennis.bsky.social · 17h
This one was a bit confusing at first. A hybrid White-rumped x Dunlin from Cape Sable Island NS. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #shorebirds
1 6 36
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
banditelli.org
Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 12h
Imagine being illegally deployed to Portland and not being able to go watch this because you live in shame and bird fans would run you out of their neighborhood.

📸 @devonfredericksen.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/DPMtSdj...
6 41 230
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 11h
Swift vortex!
banditelli.org
Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 12h
Imagine being illegally deployed to Portland and not being able to go watch this because you live in shame and bird fans would run you out of their neighborhood.

📸 @devonfredericksen.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/DPMtSdj...
3 4 41
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 22h
The inflatables have made it to Broadview.
14 1.5K 7K
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
indyfromspace.bsky.social
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 13h
THE FOUNDING FROGGERS
altacadia.bsky.social
Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 2d
We 💯 support Amphifa! Give me ribbety, or give me death. 🐸
A poster for "Amphifa: amphibians against fascism" showing a black and green flag with a green frog Three protestors dressed in inflatable frog costumes holding a sign that says "Portland frog brigade"
13 100
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 13h
Amazing isn't it🙄
4
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
hughharrop.bsky.social
Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 22h
Lovely views of this Rustic Bunting at Hoswick, Shetland today.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
3 86
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 16h
Congratulations!!
1
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 19h
We have all done what you did with that Rosy Starling! I always quote when I confidently ID'd a white thing as a plastic bag only for the egret to fly off just after 😉😂
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h
Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
"Too Young to Die"
As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
53 730 3.5K
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
lisaazbirder.bsky.social
A wandering birder @lisaazbirder.bsky.social · 19h
The Pope speaks the truth.
billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
1 2
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 19h
Might be time to go after some yachts, #TeamOrca
dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 20h
Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
splitrailfence.bsky.social
Horror Tor, friend of Union ghosts @splitrailfence.bsky.social · 20h
I love it. Makes me happy.
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
5 26
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 22h
Sadly all to true. AI is turning everything to mush.
1
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 1d
They really think we cannot read or use Google🤷
1 1 1
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 1d
Happy birthday 🎂
1
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
dieworkwear.bsky.social
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.
210 3.6K 9.2K
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
euromaidanpress.bsky.social
Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d
They laid down their lives not for Ukraine and Europe!

RIP - Oleksandr Khvala (40), Oleh Klubov (54), Oleksii Bielov (28), Peruvian fighter Wilber Panuera Flore

Rest, comrades, rest and sleep!
The thoughts of men shall be
As sentinels to keep
Your rest from danger free.

Eternal Memory!
10 43 250
Reposted by Steph' Thorpe
bachynski.bsky.social
Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d
“One person was bitten by the bat and is now seeking medical care, the county said… Any direct contact with a bat should be treated as a potential exposure, even if there is no visible bite or scratch, according to the county’s news release.”
Rabid bat bites person in southeast Michigan
The rabid bat found in St. Clair County has triggered warnings from health officials who say even minor contact with bats can be dangerous.
www.mlive.com
2 20 45
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 1d
Crazy
belvidebirding.bsky.social
Belvide Birding𓅪 @belvidebirding.bsky.social · 1d
One of the most incredible WTF!! moments I have witnessed in 41 years birding Belvide. 8 White-rumped Sandpiper on the north shore between 4pm-5.30pm. Just short of a British Record of 11 on the outer Hebrides. Thought I'd lost the plot when I saw them. Still pinching myself. #UKbirding
5
stephbirdart.bsky.social
Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 1d
Quietly hoping they might visit Carsington 😉
2