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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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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · Nov 6
#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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glastomichelle.bsky.social
Frozen Dawn. It is raining today so one from sunrise yesterday morning.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
atcherleyons.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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With the plummeting temperatures this week, has anyone else been wondering why we can't #BeMoreDormouse and go into hibernation? 🤔😆
A dormouse curled up amongst a nest of dried grass and leaves
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Our Māori word for autism: Takiwātanga, meaning “in his or her own time and space” 💞💞 #NewZealand 🇳🇿

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Māori Language Embraces Neurodiversity With a Beautiful Word for Autism
This is such a thoughtful way to describe autism.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
atcherleyons.bsky.social
A 3-part thread for #FlyDay featuring more pics taken at Fawsley earlier today. Now, this Red Kite (one of four who were sitting in an Oak tree close to the Knightley Way) is not flying. But he or she soon will be... [1/3]

#Birds #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿
Photo of a Red Kite (Milvus milvus) perched on a small branch in a leafless Oak tree. The bird is facing towards the left side of the image, with wings closed. The Red Kite has a hooked bill, yellow at the base and dark at the tip; a greyish head with black streaks; yellow eyes with black pupils; and reddish-brown plumage over much of the rest of the body. The tail, in this image, is in shadow. The feathers on the upper parts of the wing are reddish-brown with blackish markings; towards the wing tip they are largely blackish in colour.
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
atcherleyons.bsky.social
One week on from my radioactive iodine treatment. It has not been a brilliant week. Tempted by the sunshine today however, I got myself over to Fawsley for a meander with my camera. Very, very tired now but what a joy it was to be out there again!

#OnePlaceStudy #Scape #EastCoastKin #StormHour
Photo of the view looking across a small lake (Horse Pond, by Fawsley Hall in Northamptonshire). Most of the trees around the lake are without leaves now, but two coniferous trees (including a Cedar of Lebanon) with their evergreen foliage stand out. The sky above is a beautiful shade of blue, with hints of thin, white cloud. The sky and the trees are reflected in water of the lake.
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Today's walk to Crummock Water
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Seals singing in a sea cave

#Orkney 🦭🎧
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.

This is who it was:
A male Anna’s hummingbird at the door. So nosy! 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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A Forest of Fungi!
Autumn in Bushy Park.

#fungi #bushypark #renewal #woodlandphotography #nature #photographersunited #Sonyalpha
A decaying log provides nutrients to the growing fungi settled on and within her bark.
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Beaver-engineered habitats are outperforming ours.

Two studies find that beaver-engineered wetlands attract twice as many hoverflies, nearly 50% more butterflies, and a richer variety of bats compared to human-made ponds or free-flowing streams.
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Beaver-engineered habitats are outperforming ours
Two studies find that beaver-engineered wetlands attract twice as many hoverflies, nearly 50% more butterflies, and a richer variety of bats compared to human-made ponds or free-flowing streams.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Extract from 'An Infinite Number of Monkeys: the Early Years'
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Lovely to finally get the pair of roosting tawny owls, using my car as a hide so as not to disturb. Taken with the superb OM 50-200 f2.8 @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @hawkandowl.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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nationaltrust.org.uk
Seal cam is here!

Watch the daily lives of England's largest grey seal colony as pupping season takes place this winter.

Thousands of pups will be born over the coming weeks and you can see it all unfold LIVE on YouTube. Tune in now: buff.ly/MF2t3OS

Photo: Rob Coleman
A grey seal mother and its pup laid on a pebble beach. The mother is large, grey and covered with black spots. The pup is white.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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A huge step for rewilding in the Highlands 🌲 #GlenAffric NNR - one of Scotland’s most iconic and beautiful glens - has officially joined @affrichighlands.bsky.social, the UK’s largest #rewilding landscape.

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Glen Affric joins UK’s largest rewilding landscape
The world-famous Glen Affric National Nature Reserve managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has joined Affric Highlands, the UK’s largest rewilding landscape – becoming the 20th landholding to…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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marmotrecovery.bsky.social
The trail camera footage is in, and we are close to finishing our counts for 2025. While we wait for the final population numbers for the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot, please enjoy this highlight from the footage we reviewed.
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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"Autumn Gold" Stonechat by Crinan Ferry Road, Argyll
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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It's way too easy to doom-scroll but its important to also maintain a positive attitude.

Yes its important to stay informed, but its just as important to take breaks.

So take a minute, take a big breath and let it all go, even if just for a few moments.
A lone buffalo crossing in front of a line of cottonwoods, in all their fall glory.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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nationaltrust.org.uk
Just a friendly squirrel bringing you an acorn to hoard for winter.

📷: Sue Pooley
A red squirrel stands on its hind legs with an acorn in its mouth on a bed of crunchy autumn leaves. An out-of-focus greenish tree trunk stands in the background
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Frosty sunrise over the river Great Ouse in Ely ❄️
My December photo in the “Sunrise & Sunset” Calendar for 2026 😍
A lovely Christmas gift 🎁
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November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Thrushes and the alternative is #waders Redwings are stunning birds & are very skittish when they first arrive from Scandinavia.
#Birds #EastCoastKin #BirdsInFlight
Redwing in flight Redwing perched among berry laden branches.
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Remembering the time my then 15yo handed me this and apologised, explaining that he’d been contracted to kill me.
Receipt from a take away meal which has 'Take Out Moose Allain' written at the top.
March 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Hey Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wanna save our swifts? Ask your MSP to support ⁦‪@markruskell‬⁩ swift brick amendment to The Natural Environment Bill. Show England how it’s done!!!
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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wilma flintstone: i want to go to dubai
fred flintstone: will abu dhabi do?
wilma flintstone: jfc
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Today’s theme is #thrushes so here’s a beautiful Song Thrush that really didn’t mind me taking its pic.
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM