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Ian Denton

@iand777.bsky.social

I have Grandkids - so no longer use Airport Departure Lounges. Natural History has been the unbroken story of my life. Watching wildlife, mostly under Dorset skies. Wrens; Greenfinches; Little Owls; Raptors & Adders are a preoccupation.

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Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 1h ago

Are you a SO Energy user with a Smart Meter? Keep an eye on your monitored usage - suddenly my daily usage went up (erroneously) x4 for 12 days this month! Cust. Care (sic) eventually told me this is a known issue, which is been worked on. I'm hoping that the issue doesn't feed through to the Bill.

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Dr Rebecca Warren@drrjwarren.bsky.social · 19h ago

If you'd like to bury yourself in essays charting seasonal change, our 2023 book 'Nature's Calendar' is for you. Not your thing? Then our 2026 book 'The Ritual Year' is an almanac of British customs and rituals, old and new, weird, funny & fascinating. After all, Christmas is coming...😄

Cover of pale yellow book with title in gold and numerous black and white sketches of animals, insects and plants, including a dragonfly, a swallow, a frog, and fern frond and a robin.White-yellow cover of book with title in black, and four gold phases of the moon at each corner; Also four black and white sketches under the gold moons, of hawthorn blossom, a deer's antlers and skull, a running hare and part of Stonehenge.
Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · yesterday

Jays. Acorns are scarce this year & in many cases the trees that have them only have the tiniest of seeds. I've gathered some Beech mast - which is plentiful. Will they take these instead? As seen below, green acorns are the apple of their eye and are foraged preferentially. @markavery.bsky.social

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Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've finally sourced enough acorns to bring the Jays to the camera regularly. However in the mind of the Jay, not all acorns are equal. The largest green ones are taken promptly but there's a careful inspection regime after that, with a high rejection rate of the suboptimal. #Corvids #OakTrees 🦉🌿

Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've finally sourced enough acorns to bring the Jays to the camera regularly. However in the mind of the Jay, not all acorns are equal. The largest green ones are taken promptly but there's a careful inspection regime after that, with a high rejection rate of the suboptimal. #Corvids #OakTrees 🦉🌿

Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 2d ago

I was over at Alners Gorse today - still plenty of Clouded Yellows about - this one looked a little care worn but was still constantly moving from flower to flower. I was searching for a late September basking Adder but there were none to be seen. I was looking more in hope than expectation.

Vanna Bartlett@vannabartlett.bsky.social · 2d ago

Work in progress: Cheiridium museorum. I'm working on some pseudoscorpion drawings based on observations of live animals in the field, photographs & reference specimens. The petri dish contains specimens that were found dead in cobwebs in a church & gives an idea of how small these arachnids are.

An A4 size drawing pad with pencil drawings of six pseudoscorpions on the page, four of which have been gone over in black ink. A grey pigment liner pen is at the top of the page and to the left is a Rotring pencil and a pen eraser. A credit card size measure (marked off in millimetres) lays on the bottom left corner of the pad with a round clear plastic petri dish on top of it. The petri dish contains seven tiny brownish specks.Close up of the sketch pad showing two of the drawings, one in pen, the other in pencil. Also in the photo is the petri dish laying on top of the measure.Close up of the brownish specks in the petri dish that measure barely over 1 mm. They are dead pseudoscorpions with teardrop shaped bodies and little 'arms' that end in claws. These were all found dead in cobwebs on a window ledge in a church.
Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've finally sourced enough acorns to bring the Jays to the camera regularly. However in the mind of the Jay, not all acorns are equal. The largest green ones are taken promptly but there's a careful inspection regime after that, with a high rejection rate of the suboptimal. #Corvids #OakTrees 🦉🌿

Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 2d ago

Red Kite dies after being found with gunshot injuries in Peak District National Park - Police appeal for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/28/r...

Red Kite dies after being found with gunshot injuries in Peak District National Park – Police appeal for information

Derbyshire Constabulary has issued an appeal for information (27 September 2026) following the discovery of a shot Red Kite in the Peak District National Park on or before 7th July 2026. RURAL CRIM…

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Helen Day@lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 3d ago

“The swallows can be distinguished from the martins by their reddish-chestnut throats and foreheads, their beautiful steel-blue backs and wings, and their long, forked tails” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist : CF Tunnicliffe

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