A Weasel popped up in front of me yesterday, whilst wandering around LVRP Silvermeade. #Weasel #Mammal #LVRP #Silvermeade #UKWildlife
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Amateur wildlife 'tog. Aspiring author. Mother Nature. Rugby. Classical Music. Opera. Apolitical. Practising agnostic. Reading. Writing. Tea. Twitter-quitter/ex-X. 314.8 ppm. Avatar: Pasqueflower - County flower of Hertfordshire. Adventura ante dementiam.
Clouded Yellow! I'd only seen two in my life before today. There must have been close to twenty around EWT Abberton. Chuffed! #Abberton #Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Butterfly #UKWildlife
I counted at least 25 Spoonbills out on Abberton Reservoir. Sadly, most were asleep, and the sun had gone in. But still, Spoonbills…! #Abberton #EssexBirding #UKWildlife #Birds🪶
Osprey! I was sat in a Hide, in EWT's Abberton reserve. I'd heard about an Osprey visiting, but…suddenly, there it was!😍 With a fish. Wow. #Abberton #EssexBirding #UKWildlife
Visited Abberton Reservoir yesterday. Top day! This is one of many Great White Egrets Ardea alba. It was so close, it was a frame-filler! #GreatEgret #Abberton #EssexBirding
My new short story about fate, coincidence, choice and someone trying to reverse the mess of their own making. It's speculative fiction, meaning this story features otherworldly beings and supernatural elements. saraf.iwl.pub/p/guardian-a... #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #shortstory #Sarafidou
Guardian Agent Thirteen
Guardian Agent Thirteen sat weeping on a spinning chair in front of a gigantic plasma screen on which myriads of black threads ran, intertwined and crossed each other like jagged spiderwebs. At one in...
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Sometimes I write fairy tales. But not for kids. This one is probably one of the darkest, but it’s not without hope: The Road Less Walked saraf.iwl.pub/p/the-road-l... "Wherever the Gray Coats appeared, people would disappear." #indieauthor #free #shortstory #Sarafidou #WritingCommunity
The road less walked
A dystopian fantasy short story about a heavily controlled town where people mysteriously vanish, and a quiet woman who has a secret path.
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Some of the many flora I've photographed over the years. For one reason or another they're a few of my favourites. Flowers are good for my mental health. Happy to be corrected on any IDs. #Flowers #Flora #AFlowerADayKeepsThePsychologistAway @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Flora is still around and about, despite the drought conditions. It's also still a tad warm hereabouts. #Flowers #Flora #WhenIsItGonnaCoolDown
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis from the family Aeshnidae. I've encountered a few of these on the continent, but sadly never in the UK. I fervently hope to, one day. #Dragonflies #Odonata #UKWildlife
Kingfishers at RSPB Rye Meads. A third brood beckons, and both parents were busy bringing in fish. #Kingfisher #RSPB #RyeMeads
Visited HMWT Danemead yesterday. Hot and humid, but fairly quiet. Until... #JerseyTiger #TeamMoth #Lepidoptera @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
‘I have often observed that if one writes about the Weather, it is generally completely changed before the Letter is read.’ Jane Austen #JaneAusten #Weather
Finally, the Willow Emeralds have arrived at my pond! I've been waiting years. Today: 2 x males, and a conjoined pair. Upto 16 odonata species, now. Next up, Migrant Hawker. #WillowEmerald #Damselfly #Odonata @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Flora has exploded since the season began, despite being in drought conditions. Still, she's looking well. Though, the grassy areas are looking a bit brown and barren. #Flora #Flowers @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Another terrific local river trail walk yesterday. There appeared to be swarms of Painted Lady's. It was a good day for butterflies. #Butterfly #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #LocalArea #LocalPond #ItWasHot #ItWasHumid #IWasDogged @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
'The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.' Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey #Reading #Books #JaneAusten
A few flowers seen around the pond this summer…It's been a good year, so far. #Flowers #Flora #LocalPond
HMWT Panshangar Park threw up lots of interesting invertebrates today. I was in Heaven!😍 #HMWT #PanshangarPark #Invertebrates #Insects #UKWildlife @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social
An excellent visit to HMWT Panshangar Park today provided lots of lepidoptera. #HMWT #PanshangarPark #Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Butterflies #Moths @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
A visit to HMWT Panshangar Park today yielded not one, not two, but…I stopped counting at 20: Wasp Spiders... Amazing creatures. #WaspSpider #Arachnid #HMWT #PanshangarPark @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social
I visited Ethiopia a few years back, and found some amazing wildlife. One of which was this African Pygmy Kingfisher. It flew in and sat just a few feet away from me. #AfricanPygmyKingfisher #Kingfisher #Ethiopia
A few interesting species seen recently on my recent walks around my pond and the local river... #Invertebrates #Insects #Odonata #Lepidoptera #UKWildlife
Went for another river trail wander yesterday. Terrific day! Saw my first White-legged damselfly last year, along the same stretch. This year, found at least four!😍 #White-Legged #Odonata #Damselflies #UKWildlife
Latest pond-watch update. Green-eyed Hawker, Banded Demoiselle, lots of Blues. Plus, one male & two female Emperors, two male & one female Black-tailed Skimmers, PLUS - several Small Red-eyed damselflies.😍 Other inverts were available... #Odonata #Dragonflies #Damselflies #UKWildlife
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus, from the family Lycaenidae. I was lucky enough to see several of these beauties down in Sussex several years ago. #AdonisBlue #Butterfly #Lepidoptera #UKWildlife
Last few photos from LVRP Silvermeade last week…Promise! #Invertebrates #Odonata #UKWildlife @leevalleypark.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
