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Wildlife photography: (Not an obsession. It's worse than that)

www.youtube.com/@ThePkb22 - for my wildlife videos.

God-fearing atheist - Searcher of political truth in a pandemic of political lies - Arsenal fan and chaser of squash & foot-balls.
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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) - video to follow.

A scarce visitor to southern shores.

#wildlife #nature #birds #birding #birdwatching #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #UKwildlife
#wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #sussex #brightonwildlife #brighton
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis) - video to follow

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#wildlife #mollusc #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #insects #gastropods #ukwildlife #snails #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #sussex #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #aquatic #snail #sealife
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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The Baltic Isopod 'Idotea balthica'

Video & species info' to follow
#wildlife #isopod #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #sussex #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #aquatic #crustacean #sealife
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
pkster101.bsky.social
Rather impressed with this yet to open Strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum), an annual introduced from Australia.

#flower #FallBackFlowers #FallBack #garden #gardenplants #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #plants #nature #autumn #Brighton #photography #strawflower #photographersofbluesky
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The Stick Insect-like Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum)

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #sussex #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #aquatic
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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16 months to confirm this 1st record for Brighton (and my garden)

Nematus lucidus (Tornado Sawfly)

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #sawfly #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #brightonwildlife
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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One of the resident Wood Pigeons (Columba palumbus) in my garden.

#wildlife #nature #birds #birding #birdwatching #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #UKwildlife
#wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #sussex #brightonwildlife #brighton
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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A pair of Common frogs (Rana temporaria) in my pond this week, seemingly mating a long way out of mating season!?

#wildlife #amphibian #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #ukwildlife #sussex #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #frogs #anura #pond #pondlife #mygarden
October 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Water Springtail (Podura aquatica)

A hydrophobic cuticle (water-repelling 'skin') allows it to walk on water.

#wildlife #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #Sussex #invertefest #UKwildlife #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #brightonwildlife #macro #Collembola
October 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Atlantic Dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) a predatory sea snail

#wildlife #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #Sussex #invertefest #UKwildlife #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #brightonwildlife #sealife #snail #snails #gastropod #Muricidae #brighton #brightonwildlife
October 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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October 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)

It quickly slipped away, but I caught enough to identify it.

#wildlife #nature #reptile #reptiles #snake #snakes #UKsnakes #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #UKwildlife
#wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #wildlifeuk
October 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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A female Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

I stood motionless for a LONG time waiting for her to descend for a wash.

#wildlife #nature #birds #birding #birdwatching #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #UKwildlife
#wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The Wrinkled Fieldcap (Agrocybe rivulosa) first recorded in 2004 & grows only on wood chip.

Increasingly common but still only 352 records on the Fungus Conservation Trust's CATE2 database.

#wildlife #fungi #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #ukwildlife #Brighton #naturalscience
September 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
pkster101.bsky.social
Thank you. I didn't know it was undergoing a big overhaul.

I just searched iRecord (finally worked out the filter system) and there's only 15 accepted records, 4 of which are from Brighton, incl. one by yours truly 2 yrs ago.

I'd completely forgotten!
September 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Buzzing spider 'Anyphaena numida'

33 existing records on Britishspiders.org, none south of London

#wildlife #Britishspiders #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #brighton #arachnids #spider #spiders #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #sussex #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #archnid
September 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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A lone Solitary Amanita (Amanita echinocephala) a "rare and vulnerable" Red List mushroom.

#wildlife #fungi #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #ukwildlife #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife
#Agaricales #mushrooms #sussex
September 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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One of UK's largest insects 'Asilus crabroniformis' (the Hornet Robberfly)

Bucket list ✔️ 😀

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #diptera #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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The Police estimate some 110,000 people attended yesterday's Free Speech March, at which only those on 'the right' were invited to speak freely.

That makes the organiser's own estimate wrong by around 2,890,000.

You couldn't make this s**t up, except that's EXACTLY what they do.
September 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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A Great Green Bush-Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) our largest Orthopteran

#wildlife #butterfly #entomology #orthoptera #Bush-cricket #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #Sussex #invertefest #UKwildlife #bugsky #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #brightonwildlife
September 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Two 2025 second-generation, male 'Heinrichiella obscura' from the UK's only known colony.

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #wasps #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife
September 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus)

Basking, high in its Oak Tree canopy.

#wildlife #butterfly #entomology #lepidoptera #butterflies #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #Sussex #invertefest #UKwildlife #bugsky #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #naturalscience #brightonwildlife
September 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Green Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) - although they can also come in fashionable orange or red.

#wildlife #crustacean #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer
#seacreatures #sussex #brightonwildlife
August 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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A queen Bombus humilis (Brown-banded Carder Bee) from way back in April!

#wildlife #entomology #NaturePhotography #nature #naturephotographer #bees #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #Brighton #naturalscience #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #sussex #brightonwildlife
August 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM