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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

So in Ireland this is how we treat our #rivers and #waterways The arteries running trrough our country are dying. A very timely piece by Kev Collins over on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=qJNo...

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Why Ireland’s Rivers Are Dying?

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God @thegodshow.com · 08/09/2026

If you can look at this photo without your heart breaking, then you don’t have a soul.

Palestinian children watching Lion King in Gaza

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A very Irish eclipse here with dappled crescent shaped light on the wall of the cottage

Crescent shaped light reflecting on the wall of an old cottage.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Anyone else seeing this? In a two meter stretch of path 4 dead and one dying #bumblebees I suspect general drought / heeat stress and varroa mite infestation (dying bee was badly infested)

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Yellow rattle collecting time in the #meadow has come early this year. May need a blood transfusion afterwards because of all the horseflies 🤣

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@Loudmouthkid62 @loudmouthkid62.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

July 23rd is World Whale and Dolphin Day! 🐳🫍🐋🐬 The International Whaling Commission established this holiday in 1986 to mark the historic 1982 vote to ban commercial whaling. We must protect marine mammals and all aquatic wildlife. #conservation #cetaceans #ocean #wildlife

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Some #aquaticplants for #wildflowerhour Id help welcome all from the garden pond which was populated from a bucket of water form a nearby #pond / ancient mire. Third time trying to upload!

Celery-leaved buttercup from a few weeks ago.

Water forget-me-not from a few weeks ago.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

If there were a referendum on Hare coursing this would be a landslide. Is this really who we are here in Ireland?

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you can, try and put some water out for the wild things in this hot weather they will appreciate it. If you do try to clean and refresh it one a day to stop the spread of diseases. #wildlife #water #nature

A shallow tray of water placed on the ground for wildlife.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Can also be seen at Tacumshin Lake in Wexford from time to time.

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What good is a developed world if it’s no longer livable? 🏙️❌ True development requires humility. Recognizing the fragility of our planet isn't a sign of weakness; it’s the first step toward genuine sustainability. Let's build wiser. #FutureGenerations #Sustainability #EcoFriendly

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

For centuries meadows have shaped the history of our landscapes and been central to our culture.🌸 But overtime, they have disappeared. Let's save them for #NationalMeadowsDay on Saturday! 📸Share your meadow story on 4 July ✍️Write to your MP calling for better support 👉https://loom.ly/q4lZwvw

Two purple flowers in a wildflower meadow

A wildflower meadow with white flowers and grasses. A line of trees at the edge.

A colourful wildflower meadow with a mown path down the middle.

A yellow and green flower called Yellow Rattle in a wildflower meadow.

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Moira O'Donnell @naturelark.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I had a lovely time at Sandwich Bay the other day, spotting members of the fabulous Fabaceae: Clustered Clover Rough Clover Bur Medick Toothed Medick Subterranean Clover Lesser Trefoil Hop Trefoil Haresfoot Clover Common Restharrow Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

While I was out this morning forwarding some Alder thinned during winter this beast almost an inch long landed on the bonnet of the tractor. Looks like a Large Alder sawfly or Alder clubhorn to me. It flew off after one or two phone pictures. Not an Asian hornet :) #sawflies #hymenoptera

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Bit late now but I forgot to post this one for #wildflowerhour Think its Greater quaking grass naturalised in a local churchyard.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Few phone photos for #wildflowerhour Not strictly #churchyard related but I thought I'd share anyway. From the nearby marsh at Lingstown #Wexford and my local pond a definite aquatic theme.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A pristine ecosystem is being destroyed by Jared Kushner to build a holiday resort in Albania to make an already rich man even more money. These people have no morals. Only greed fills their hearts. youtu.be/yvidej7S11M?...

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“This Will Completely Destroy Us" Thousands Protest Jared Kushner's $1.6B Resort in Albania | AC1G

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Therese 88 @therese88.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Every Day Should Be Earth Day!! Today is Endangered Species Day with magnificent Sperm Whales. They have the largest brain, dive over 3000 ft for up to 90 min to hunt squid. When deep, rely on echolocation, clicks reach 230 decibels, loudest on planet. Nap vertically, eat 2 tons daily, matriarchal

Photo of a family of Sperm Whales in the Indian Ocean. Every Day Should Be Earth Day!!
Today is Endangered Species Day and these magnificent Sperm Whales think big and dive deep. They have the largest brain ever recorded, head 1/3 of their body length, holds spermaceti a waxy oil they were hunted for. Record breaking divers, plunging over 3000 ft deep to hunt for squid and stay under for up to 90 minutes. When deep they rely on echolocation clicks that can reach around 230 decibels making them the loudest animal on the planet. They nap vertically, eat up to tons of food daily and have off center blowholes. They live in matriarchal pods with males going solo. Threats include ship strikes, noise and plastic pollution.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Just in case you missed this. #Banksy leads the charge yet again⛓️‍💥

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It seems we're always behind the flowering curve of #wildflowerhour where I live. Here are some images of flowers that caught my eye around here in the past week. #Ireland #nature #wildflowers

Early purple orchids by the roadside. 95 flower heads in all, the last stronghold of this species in our area. Very vulnerable to lawnmowers, traffic and herbicide use.

A white Ramsons flower beside the laneway

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

#Nature eh! With all our ingenuity we don't even come close to the beauty of our natural world.

A Dandelion seed head with light dew drops on a blurred green background

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Never heard this encapsulated better than in this statement. Here here! No time for politicians normally.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

From the #garden, a lovely Ladies Smock in full #flower now. Extra marks if you can spot the Orange Tip #butterfly egg! #wildflowers

Lasies Smock flower growing in grass and wildflower scene with a tiny orange tip butterfly egg attached.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Reposting Dottie's lovely Cowslips cos they're not out here in my corner of Ireland yet.

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Jo Stephen @jostephen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Field Woodrush, Luzula campestris, Good Friday Grass, on the downs #wildflowerhour

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sarahrubalcava.bsky.social @sarahrubalcava.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

And Wood Sorrel in Tomnafinnoge Woods #wildflowerhour

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Out sticking in a few very late #wildflower plug plants into the meadowy-lawn and I see the Yellow rattle is on the way😀 #meadow #wildflowermeadow #nature #ireland

Yellow rattle seedling germinating in wildflower patch

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Found this on the #shoreline today. Looks like an #ocean #Whale jawbone. The exposed part measures 4M alone. Can anyone id it from this?

Found this on the #shoreline today. Looks like an #ocean #Whale jawbone. The exposed part measures 4M alone. reverse view.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Nice Holly blue #butterfly from yesterday. First of the year :)

A holly blue butterfly feeding on heather.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A few nice fresh but tiny Inkcap #fungi for a very #mushroommonday Possibly Coprinellus disseminatus growing on an Ash stump.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Here's a patch of Beech Woodwart #fungi to kick of the week. Growing on a fallen beech branch in the forest for #mushroommonday

Beech Woodwart growing on a rotten branch in the forest.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A street plant for #wildflowerhour Navelwort growing in a shop doorway. #nature finds a way eh!

Navelwort growing in a busy shop doorway.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

First Gwynne's mining #bee of #Spring here today Andrena bicolor #solitarybees on some pulmonaria.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Nice cluster of Glistening Inkcap #mushroom #fungi on my walk in the #woods today. Hard to get out much with all the rain.

Glistening Inkcap #mushroom #fungi on a mossy bank in the woods

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Haven't been very active here lately. Been busy thinning the #broadleaf #woodland It's necessary work to encourage good growth and take out diseased #trees etc. #biodiversity is increasing every year now despite what some say about planted #forests😀

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It is Ireland after all. The whole country is like big a PR job. Climate emergency? Biodiversity emergency? Housing? Missed targets and green washing is all I see.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

A string of lovely fresh Clouded funnell #mushrooms Clitocybe nebularisI believe for #fungifriends growing under some Spruce.

A string of lovely fresh Clouded funnell #mushrooms Clitocybe nebularis for #fungifriends growing under some Spruce.

A single fresh Clouded funnell #mushroom Clitocybe nebularis for #fungifriends growing under some Spruce.

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Helen McAra @hedgerownibbler.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus) growing under gorse today near the Devil’s Punchbowl in Surrey. An absolute stunner of a mushroom and nationally rare - it’s always good to see these beauties. #ukfungi

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Nice group of what looks like Tawny funnell #mushrooms growing by the forest track for #funhifriday

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Some Jelly babies anyone? Leotia lubrica #fungi I believe emerging through the leaf litter. #mushrooms

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Think this lovely pair of #fungi might be Lacrymaria lacrymabunda or Weeping widow #mushrooms

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda or Weeping widow mushrooms growing in leaf litter.

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JimTheBib @jimthebib.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Preparing for some under planting in the Alder plots. The young Oak are masting well this year so I'm out collecting acorns after #stormamy #forestry #woodland #Ireland

A bucket full of acorns ready for planting.

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