Red admiral among the common fleabane flowers at Stocksmoor Common. #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Rod Jones
@rodshelf.bsky.social
Wildlife writer and photographer. Former BBC news producer. Volunteer twite monitor. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust blogger: https://www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jones Switched to Bluesky after years of posting wildlife photos on Twitter.
A Canada goose floats through the reflected glow of an early morning sunrise at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #RedOrDead #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #photogrsphy #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Robin under the tree canopy in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Well that was a dramatic sunrise from Glastonbury Tor! More photos to follow later as it went from a very dark inky blue with flashes of red appearing in the clouds to this beautiful golden sunrise. Put it this way, I had to move quickly to capture it all 😂
Juvenile blackbird in our Halifax garden. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
The descriptively named dog vomit slime mould growing on a silver birch. A vivid splash of lemon yellow in Shelf Woods, Halifax. #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling #nature @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Painted lady at Stocksmoor Common. It seems to be a good year for these beautiful migrant butterflies. #ThePhotoHour #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
White-tailed bumblebee on black knapweed at Stocksmoor Common. #bees #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Twite fledgling being fed by parent in the Pennines. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @j-dunning.net @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
FANTASTIC NEWS! The 2026 Guga hunt licence has been REJECTED by NatureScot. Up to 2,000 Gannet chicks SAVED! 😊
Sleepy fox in a sunny Yorkshire meadow. #FoxOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social
Holly blue nectaring on common fleabane at Stocksmoor Common. #ThePhotoHour #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Common green grasshopper at Stocksmoor Common. #ThePhotoHour #insects #wildlife #nature #photography #macro #PhotographersOfBluesky
Common blue among common fleabane at Stocksmoor Common (a common triple bill...). #ThePhotoHour #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Small tortoiseshell on a thistle in Norwood Green, Halifax. #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
This cross orbweaver spider has built a web on the rear number plate of my car and stayed there, clinging on through weeks of motorway journeys. It's a tribute to the strength of spider silk and my lax attitude to car washing. #insects #nature #spiders #buglife @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Juvenile song thrush at Strensall Common. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Ruddy darters mating at Potteric Carr. My latest blog for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #nature #dragonflies #wildlife @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Common blue damselfly munching on a tiny insect at Potteric Carr. My latest blog for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #wildlife #nature #photography #insects #dragonflies @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
"If you want to marvel at these goggle-eyed flying machines, this reserve near Doncaster is one of the best places in Yorkshire to do it!" Read Rod's blog to discover more and visit Potteric Carr to spot them for yourself. www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... @rodshelf.bsky.social
Male stonechat at Strensall Common. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Juvenile song thrush at Strensall Common. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Painted lady on Rishworth Moor. It seems to be a good summer for these beautiful migrant butterflies. #ThePhotoHour #butterflies #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Little owl next to a Yorkshire dry stone wall. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Adult twite with two fledglings in the Pennines today. These lovely finches are just about clinging on here, so it's good to see a pair raising a second brood. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @j-dunning.net
Whitethroat in Norwood Green, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky
Common carder bee feeding on a marsh thistle at Askham Bog - reopened to the public this weekend after five months of work. #ThePhotoHour #bees #insects #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
