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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 13h

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 Another lovely surprise in the garden this morning & altho’ almost flattened by the wind ‘Papaver Orientale’ is still blooming - Last year it only bloomed until mid-September! ☘️😊☘️

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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 14h

🌱 #insectThursday A beautiful pink Zinnia for you this morning. If you look closely, there is a tiny fly on the petals. I have zoomed in on the second picture so you can see it clearly. I have a friend coming for lunch. She is the only person on the planet that has known me all my life!

A pink Zinnia with many petals. At the top of the flower is a tiny black insect.

A closeup of the insect showing that it is a fly.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 17h

Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1514

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 14h

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 For Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #crooners robin (?) accompanied by cow & tractor! ☘️😅☘️

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alisonwillis1.bsky.social @alisonwillis1.bsky.social · 17h

Good morning 🌞 Robins give great tunes. #crooners #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOfBluesky #Wildlifephotography 📷🪶

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 for #RoseWednesday yet another small offering from my Lidl purchase which just keeps on blooming … ☘️💪☘️

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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🌱 #roseWednesday A rose called ‘Golden Smiles’ for you on a very wet (but very welcome) rainy Wednesday. I’m luckily not doing a tour today and can stay at home, dry and warm.

A bright yellow rose in sunshine. There are a few raindrops on its many petals.

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 Dove patiently #Perched among the fluttering Goldfinches for Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme ☘️😅☘️

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

@phewtus.bsky.social Good Morning Lady of the Trees🌴🌳Hope your week is going well 🤞 My #TreeOfTheDay is one of the young replacement Beech trees at The Dark Hedges which have all survived - so far! ☘️💪☘️

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 The garden is always a place of surprises- this morning a tiny ‘Borage’ plant appeared among the stones! Although normally a ubiquitous self-seeder this is only my second one this year ☘️👏☘️ #BlueTuesday

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debbifiggy.bsky.social @debbifiggy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Had to share another pic of the fabulous red hollyhock that is still putting on a show in the garden 🌱

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 For Helen’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #UnsungBirds a ‘Tree Sparrow’ - listed as one of UK Piority Species but fortunately a common visitor to my feeders this summer.☘️😊☘️

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@phewtus.bsky.social Good Morning Lady of the Trees🌳🌴 A very happy #ThickTrunkTuesday with the Japanese Wingnut’ from the RBG Edinburgh! ☘️😊☘️

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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌱 #thicktrunkTuesday Another of the characterful trees in Hyde Park. We are so lucky to have free access to wonderful open spaces in the middle of London. @theroyalparks.bsky.social I am off to do a tour at Wisley this morning.

A huge tree with a knobbly trunk and leaves that are just turning an autumnal yellow.

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Brass Monkeys @brassmonkeys.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

USA withdraws bombers from Fairford.

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 Starting the week in the pink with the final one of my Hydrangea’s two flower heads aglow in yesterday’s autumn sunshine ☘️😊☘️

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johnormrod.bsky.social @johnormrod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the rose garden things are still bright and fragrant. It’s been a truly long season. #roses #gardening 🌱

Shades of pink blooms on several roses in a garden setting. The varieties are Gabriel Oak, Strawberry Hill and Eustacia Vye.

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉For AB’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #BadWeather A couple of young Goldfinches (no red cap yet) undeterred by the rain - just as well as there’s a lot if it here ☘️🙈☘️

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🪶 Good Morning, Happy Monday Everyone! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BlueSkies; any bird against a blue sky Alt. is #BadWeather; any bird in inclement conditions - A Peregrine Falcon in flight - A Goldfinch in the rain #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyMonday

A Peregrine Falcon flying in a clear blue sky. The bird is centre of the shot, flying towards the camera and to the right. It is visible from underneath and its wings are slightly folded in a downward beat.
It has a dark head with a hooked beak, whitish cheeks and throat and a prominent malar stripe (or moustache) running down the side of its face. Its underbelly is creamy white and covered in black steaks/dots. The outer fatehrsnon the wings are black and the yellow legs are tucked in under its tail.
The sun is shining in from the right and highlighting the edges of the wings but most of the visible part of the bird is in slight shade.

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@phewtus.bsky.social Good Monday Morning Lady of the Trees🌳🌱 Dreary morn at The Dark Hedges & off to the dentist not helping🙈 Hope your week is kinder to you☘️🤞☘️ #TreeoftheDay

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎶”If only you knew how the lamp of the moon turns a blue Irish bay to a silver lagoon” 🎶 ☘️✨☘️ #AutumnMoon #CausewayCoast

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 No lack of rain here so the Dahlias are on their way out - sadly! Wishing all a pleasant & peaceful weekend in the garden☘️🕊️☘️

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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌱 #flowersonFriday It has been worth the wait for Dahlias to flower. This one is in Wisley’s Exotic Garden. So good to see the raindrops on the petals too. I’m heading off to buy some more bulbs.

A bright yellow Dahlia with narrow petals.

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gardening friend @gardeningfriend.com · 02/10/2026

🌱🇳🇿 Did you know calendula flowers close up at night and reopen each morning, following the sun? Gardeners have used that trick for centuries to tell the weather, cloudy days mean they often stay closed longer. #GardenersOfBluesky #PlantFacts

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Rob Jackson @robcamera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay main theme is #BestBeaks I give my award to the Puffin. #birds #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #photography

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌱Good Morning Birdies🌱 My lunchtime companion got almost too close for comfort - #BestBeaks Helen’s #BirdofTheDay theme Enjoy the weekend! ☘️😊☘️

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Tony Allen-Mills @taminf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can't resist the double-pointer on today's #BirdoftheDay, I'm afraid. For the twin themes of #BestBeaks and #YellowElements by @helenbennett.bsky.social here's a humble Mallard seemingly dressed up for the BOTD Oscars.... #birds #photography

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@phewtus.bsky.social Good Friday Morning Lady of the Trees🌴🌳 #TreeOfTheDay Autumn begins in earnest at The Dark Hedges… Have a wonderful weekend! ☘️😊☘️

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 ‘Alchemilla Mollis’ just now - another prolific self-seeder that isn’t fussy about where or when it grows ☘️🙈☘️

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning Another batch of penstemons are coming into flower The pillar box red on the right seems a popular colour but the droopy shape on this one is attractive Im calling the one on the left coral and its quite attractive Have a wonderful day 🌸🌱

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 Managed to get quite close to this wee Moorhen so intent was it on eating! Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Black&White ☘️👍🏻☘️

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits! Happy first of the month.

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 The polyantha shrub rose ‘Fairy’ is indeed tough - just planted a few months ago & is (so far🙈) surviving the harsh conditions here on the north coast of Ireland well ☘️💪☘️ #RoseWednesday

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johnormrod.bsky.social @johnormrod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sprays of pink are continuing the rose season into autumn in the garden. The polyantha rose, ‘The Fairy’ is tough and bright, apt for a rainy autumn day. Hope you have a good one. #roseWednesday #gardening 🌱

A spray of bright pink flowers of the rose ‘The Fairy’ above mid green foliage

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Petite roses for #RoseWednesday ‘Cecile Brunner’ Polyantha Rose (this is the shrub variety). ‘Rouletii’ (aka Rosa chinensis 'Minima') Miniature Rose. Have a good day everyone, take care. 🌱

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 On a September afternoon I was lucky to spend time with the ducks - such fascinating creatures! This fellow continued to dip while paddling furiously upstream for quite some time… For Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth ☘️😊☘️

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pic #11 in this #birds thread is a juvenile Goldfinch eating thistle seeds. This adult Goldfinch is also eating seeds, perhaps with some of the pulp, from inside Whitebeam berries. Taken on Friday near Thornwick Bay in Yorkshire, and a contender for #BestOfTheMonth. #BirdOfTheDay #UKWildlife #ECK 🌿

A European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched amidst lots of red berries in in a Whitebeam tree (Sorbus species). The bird’s body is facing towards the right side of the image, while the head is turned a little towards the bird's right and tilted slightly upwards, with the beak partly open. The head is white, with red extending from the base of the upper part of the beak to the front part of the top of the head, and from the base of the lower part of the beak to the throat; between those two areas of red is a patch of black, enclosing the eye. More black can be seen on the back of the head. The chest, flanks, back and the upper parts of the wings are almost coffee-coloured, while the wing is black with some whitish blotches and a bright golden-yellow bar. The belly (also the feathers on the upper parts of the legs) is white. The beak of the Goldfinch is a pale pink colour and is somewhat longer than those of other finches, and with a sharper, more pointed tip - an adaptation for seed extraction. This bird appears to be using his or her beak to open up the Whitebeam berries to reach the seeds, and possibly also the orangey-coloured pulp, inside - bits of pulp can be seen stuck to the beak.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1508

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 In the cooler days of autumn this ‘Polyanthus’ comes back to life … ☘️😊☘️

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 ‘Blue tit’ enjoying the peanuts - #Paridae Rob’s alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay ☘️😊☘️

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Davids Wildlife @davidswildlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good morning everyone. Bit of a dank day here. A Goldfinch #BirdOfTheDay #EFG #Birds #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #ECK

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Welcome to #BOUasm26 Avian Futures, the BOU’s 2026 autumn conference. Stay up-to-date right here on Bluesky by following #BOUasm26, where attendees & presenters alike will be sharing their thoughts & presentations throughout the event. #ornithology 🪶🧵1/3

Western Kingbirds sitting on barbed wire fencing.

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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌱 #thicktrunkTuesday One of the LARGE trees I saw on my visit to The Hyde Patk Nursery last week. If you look closely, there is a person for scale. @theroyalparks.bsky.social

An enormous tree with a knobbly trunk. At the base is a person sitting looking tiny against the tree.

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mossy riverside tree with a partially exposed root ball 🌱🌳 #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #roots #Moss #TreeClub

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@phewtus.bsky.social Good Monday Morning Lady of the Trees🌴🌳 Hope you survived the w/e & are ready to enjoy a new week ☘️🤞☘️

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌱Good Morning Gardeners🌱 Starting the week in the pink with ‘Hesperantha coccinea’ - will bloom now until December in spite of the rain ☘️😊☘️

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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌱 #flowersonFriday Spotted in West Hampstead yesterday, a huge Oleander bush covered in pink flowers. I used to think it was too tender to grow outside in Britain but I have seen a few examples in London this summer, looking beautiful and coping well with the heat and drought.

A huge shrub overhanging a brick wall and almost blocking out the house behind. It is covered with pink flowers.

A close up of the pink flowers. Each one has five petals, flatted on the edge and looking like the twisted blades of a fan. The leaves are long and pointed.

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Catherine @goldenfinch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🪶Good Morning Birdies🦉 #AwkwardAvian - Helen’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme ☘️😅☘️

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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning. For Helen's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BokehBirds this is a Grey Heron in late afternoon light. #Birds #Heron #ECK #Ireland

A Grey Heron standing in a park lake against a soft muted background.

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