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Brian Jones

@brianjjphotography.bsky.social
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Amateur wildlife photographer and guitarist. Nature lover, especially foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and trees. I’m presently in the process of creating my second wildlife garden.

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Broad Haven South, Bosherston, this morning. #broadhavensouth
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A walk around my old stomping ground, Pembroke castle and mill pond. #pembrokecastle
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Red Kite dies after being found with gunshot injuries in Peak District National Park - Police appeal for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/28/r...
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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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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I’ve just finished an acrylic painting of a Chough. I took the photo of this beautiful bird in Mwnt, West Wales. I’ve enhanced the colours of the bird in the painting. Primarily people would see the bird as black bird with a red beak. #birdpainting #choughpainting #Mwnt #birdart
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ecclesall woods, Sheffield. #Sheffield #landscapephotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Red deer up on Blacka Moor, Sheffield
A small group of red deer, yesterday evening, up on Blacka Moor, Sheffield. #red deer #wildlife-photography #Sheffield #wildlifetrust
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hover fly in wildlife area in Graves park Sheffield. #sheffieldwildlife
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I’ve had a bit of an obsession with the popped in our garden. #wildflowers #poppies #bees #nature
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Marine life watercolour and ink painting. #marinelife #watercolour
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Two red damselflies mating on our pond. #damselflies #wildlifepond
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I found this by my shed door in bare soil. I thought at first it was an animal/bird pellet. Does anyone know what it is? It looks like a cluster of seed or galls. #animalpellets #spidereggs #gallcluster
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
A blue tit gathering Welsh sheep wool for its nest. #birdphotography #nestmaterial #bluetit
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A heather beetle trying to negotiate a bench table. #beetlephotograpghy
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Our wild flower bed outside our house is doing really well this year. #dandelions #wildflowers
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
My second attempt at painting in acrylic one of the numerous photographs I’ve taken of birds. The female great spotted woodpecker photo was taken in our old garden in North Wales. #birdpainting
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’ve taken lots of bird photos over the years and this my first attempt at a painting of one my photographs. Oystercatcher, Pensarn Beach, North Wales. #birdpainting
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Yesterday, a female and male kingfisher in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
This makes no sense… An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto… No thanks If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote Sign the petition & help make that law. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Parakeet munching on an apple in Sheffield. #birdphotography
Parakeet munching on an apple in Sheffield. #birdphotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Redwings gorging on berries near Chesterfield canal
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
A male Bullfinch in our garden yesterday. 🥳#birdphotography #bullfinches
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Freshwater East, Pembs, before the rain! Seascape photography
Freshwater East, Pembs, this morning before the rain! Seascape photo
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
It’s spooky season, but let’s not make it scary for wildlife! 🎃👻 Fake web decorations can trap and injure our garden wildlife. Stick to sustainable, indoor decorations and let real spiders do the work outdoors! Share these tips & help spread awareness 👇
An orange poster with the warning “Beware! Fake Webs = Real Risks for Wildlife” written at the top in bold, accompanied by a small, friendly-looking spider hanging from a web. The text explains that fake web decorations can trap and harm birds, small mammals, and even toads. A cartoon owl and spider deliver the message, with the spider humorously saying, “This is all natural!” in front of its web, and the owl encouraging people to avoid fake webbing for a spooky yet wildlife-friendly Halloween. The overall tone is playful but highlights an important caution for Halloween decorating.
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
A female sparrow-hawk photographed next to our back door. The starling was being chased by the sparrowhawk and collided into the window, so was probably dead before being ripped apart. #wildlifephotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
My lovely cat Polly, no longer with me. This photo was taken in 2007. She was up a larch pole, so she could have a good view of her territory. #catphotos
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Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes
Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Goldfinches feasting on teasels in our garden. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #goldfinches #wildlifegarden
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A heron at RSPB Conwy having a bad hair day! #birdphotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Goldfinch showing off all of its splendid gold feathers. #birdphotography #goldfinch #wildlifephotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Red damselfly resting near our wildlife pond. #damselfly #sheffield #wildlifepond #insect #wildlifephotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
A baby robin on a wire near Beauchief Abbey, Sheffield. #birdonawire #baby-robin #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Sheffieldwildlife #fledgleling
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 30/07/2025
Carl Sagan's 'Baloney Detection Kit' – a set of tools for sceptical thinking and scientific reasoning, designed to help people spot logical fallacies, misinformation, rhetorical tricks, and deceptive arguments 👀
Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit: A humanist guide for detecting bulls%!t. 1. Confirmation of Facts – Always seek independent evidence. Don’t rely solely on what a single source tells you. 2. Encourage Debate – Encourage substantive debate on the evidence by knowledgeable proponents of all points of view. 3. Question Authority – Authority is not a substitute for evidence. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities. At most, there are experts. 4. Try More Than One Hypothesis – Consider alternatives. If you stick with one idea, you’re more likely to interpret new evidence as confirmation of your own theories. 5. Stay Open to Changing Your Mind – Be willing to abandon ideas that don’t hold up to scrutiny. Try not to get overly attached to a hypothesis just because it’s yours. 6. Quantify Where Possible – If whatever it is you’re explaining has some measure, some numerical quantity attached to it, you’ll be much better able to discriminate among competing hypotheses.
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Female blackbird eating Rowan berries at Graves Park, Sheffield. #birdphotography #gravesparksheffield #rowanberries #sheffieldwildlife
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Parakeets at Graves Park, Sheffield, eating a bounty ash seeds. #parakeets #sheffield #gravespark #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Dipper on Porter Brook, Forge Dam, Sheffield. #sheffieldwildlife #dipper #birdphotography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Heron scouting Porter Brook, near Forge Dam, Sheffield. #wildlifephotography #ForgedamSheffield #GreyHeron
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Such a variety of insect life on our Inula. It’s a lovely flower for our July wildlife garden. #wildlifegarden #wildflowers #insects #pollinators #butterfly
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The teasels have loved the sunshine. These are well over 6ft tall. They’re going to be great for pollinators when they flower and then great for the birds when they go to seed. #wildlfegarden #teasels #pollinators
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
I found this common newt in the bird bath today. I placed it next to the pond, I hope he/she didn’t mind.
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Broad-bodied chaser in our garden. I build a small wildlife pond 2 years ago and it’s always a joy to see such a range of wildlife using the pond. #wildlifepond #dragonfly #wildlifephotograpy
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A dipper doing a bit of dipping at porter brook, near Forge Dam, Sheffield. #birdphotography 🪶 #Sheffieldwildlife
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Female red deer up on Blacka Moor, Sheffield. #wildlifephotography #sheffieldwildlifetrust #reddeer #blackamoor
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Foxgloves are such an underrated garden flower. They are excellent for pollinators and also a beautiful flower. #wildflowergardens #foxgloves #pollinators
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Small tortoiseshell and a dandelion! #butterfly #wildlifephotography #dandelion
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Tawny owl in Eccelsall woods, Sheffield this morning. #wildlifephotography #tawnyowl #Sheffield
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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
We’re going to challenge badger culling licences in the courts with @badgertrust.bsky.social! This will cost us time and money, but we won’t stop fighting. Will you help us? Donate to our crowdfunder: www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
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Legal challenge against Badger cull licences in England
Wild Justice is a not-for-profit company which takes legal cases on behalf of wildlife. CEO: Bob Elliot. Co-Directors: Chris Packham CBE & Dr Ruth Tingay.
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A few nights ago I videoed this badger coming out from underneath our shed! I think it’s using it as a Airbnb! #wildlife-video #badger #wildlife-photography
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Ducklings resting up on lily pads in a Graves park pond, Sheffield. #birdphotography 🪶
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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
While you’re waiting for all the other flowers to come out in your new flower bed, the dandelions give some early colour and are great for pollinators. #dandelions
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