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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Jersey Tiger new for garden in my last year of trapping in it. Didn’t expect this one. #norfolkmoths

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Bloomsbury Wildlife @chiffchat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Massive congratulations to @joeharkness.bsky.social who has now been SHORTLISTED for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Conservation Writing Prize, Neurodivergent, by Nature explores the links between neurodivergence, nature and biodiversity.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I have three published books. Each explores our connection to the natural world in some way. One is part-memoir, one is a teaching resource book, and one is a non-fiction narrative. I don’t profess to being good at writing and it isn’t my career, I do it to share what I believe in and help others.

Three book covers sit horizontally along the centre of a square image. The background of the whole image is a pastel green. The books are as follows: left is called Bird Therapy and has a bright yellow cover, with birds floating in silhouette bottom left to top right. The middle book is called Inside/Outside and features a person looking right with trees and shrubs growing from their head. The book in the right is called Neurodivergent by Nature and has a silhouette oak tree with oak leaves in green around the cover.

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Size of 140 football fields now Hundreds evacuated. Large areas of heathland habitat destroyed. Dartford Warblers, Woodlark, Nightjars etc. News reporter described Nightjars flying over the area. Climate change is rapidly outpacing conservation. It will only get worse. 🤷‍♂️🙄 #ukbirding

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This is for all the working class kids with SEND who grew up in social housing without a father, were shelved by the education system, didn’t go to university, dabbled in unsavoury things and got addicted to some, whose mental health hit rock bottom and were written off by most people. Solidarity.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Imagine if we lived in an alternate reality where we had an event called 'Birdfair' that promoted high carbon travel in a climate emergency, and everyone shared their pictures from the event, but there were no birds, just people promoting themselves.

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Climate change will be appearing across this year’s Birdfair site. You can catch up with it in all the marquees, talks & events, & while perusing the ubiquitous very-high-carbon holiday stands. 🤷‍♂️🙄 Heed the heat health warning - hydrate, factor 50 & get a nice wide-brimmed hat. Or stay home.

Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez modelling the heat-appropriate millinery.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Two new moths for the garden last night in Mere Wainscot and Pempelia palumbella (Heather Knot-horn). Into the low 600’s in what will almost certainly be my last year trapping here. #norfolkmoths #teammoth

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This Musk Beetle (Aromia moschata) landed on me in the college garden today. Not a Longhorn I’ve seen before, it was absolutely stunning.

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Dave Borthwick @borthwickdave.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

you follow heron habits, meeting where the light levels to stare at reflections on water & what moves across it (little grebe smuggles at least 1 passenger past) - raspberries are on the way & dogrose in full flower 1/2

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

See, a proper book, (little book, but a proper one) with an ISBN number and everything. Cover reveal and ordering details coming soon-ish. And yes, there is an-anti piracy, anti LLM curse embedded in the text. It is Hookland – you'd expect nothing less.

Proof of the title page of the book 'Hookland Fragments, Volume 1: Remembering Differently' by David Southwell. Also includes text warning of a curse to book pirates.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If anyone ever fancies supporting the various bits of work I do regarding wellbeing, nature and neurodivergence; anyone can buy me a Ko-fi at: ko-fi.com/joeharkness

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Jon Dunn @dunnjons.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Some of my happiest European butterfly-watching moments over the years have come exploring the countryside of North Greece, finding new sites for the likes of Large Copper, Sandy Grizzled Skipper, Iolas Blue and Freyer's Purple Emperor. I can't wait to return in 2027 with @mariposanature.bsky.social

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar), Butterflies of North Greece © Jon Dunn

Sandy Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus cinarae), Butterflies of North Greece © Jon Dunn

Iolas Blue (Iolana iolas), Butterflies of North Greece © Jon Dunn

Freyer's Purple Emperor (Apatura metis), Butterflies of North Greece © Jon Dunn

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If anyone ever fancies supporting the various bits of work I do regarding wellbeing, nature and neurodivergence; anyone can buy me a Ko-fi at: ko-fi.com/joeharkness

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Rob Edmunds @vc28nature.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Ancient Oaks are such special trees. This is King Oak in Fairhaven gardens near Acle. It is over 950 years old. A magnificent tree.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Bagworms. Ridiculous. Niche. Utterly fascinating. #teammoth

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Dave Borthwick @borthwickdave.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

evening in the woods & a wagtail fledgling jumps & flickers in the dapple using light itself as cover & the short race to the pool gated & permeating & whorled & the waters empty & the reeds full of movement because of who turned up & stilled & sun soothes ripples behind rowan

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Nemapogon koenigi (White-speckled Fungus Moth). A regular visitor to our back garden. Spotted on the fence earlier this evening. #teammoth

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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#30DaysWild A Book A Day, Day 1: @joeharkness.bsky.social Neurodivergent by Nature. Interviews with a wide range of neurodivergent people involved in nature work, what they bring and what challenges they have encountered.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

After five years of trapping here, I finally had Lime Hawk-moth last night (although it had left the trap in the morning). I’ve now had ten species of Hawk-moth in the garden. The only ones not shown in the second collage are small elephant and hummingbird. #teammoth

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) for #mothsonmyfinger today.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Toadflax Brocade (Calophasia lunula) for #mothsonmyfinger today. Once highly local to Norwich, they’re seemingly regular here now. #teammoth

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Toadflax Brocade (Calophasia lunula) for #mothsonmyfinger today. Once highly local to Norwich, they’re seemingly regular here now. #teammoth

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Always an annual highlight, my first Alabonia geoffrella (Hedge Beauty) dancing in the dappled sunlight of a local footpath. One of the most visually pleasing micro moths. #teammoth

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Back in 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic, I wrote a beginners guide to birdwatching at home for Conde Nast Traveller magazine. I’d forgotten I’d written it, but despite being 6 years old, it’s a great article, with some solid advice in it. Read at: www.cntraveller.com/article/urba...

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How to birdwatch from home

A spotter’s guide to the wonderful world of birds – no binoculars required.

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Jon Dunn @dunnjons.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The butterflies and orchids of Abruzzo have been exceptional this last week for me and my @mariposanature.bsky.social group. (The food has been wonderful too!) It won't be long at all before I'm back in Italy to explore further with my Italian friends - I'm only just getting started...

Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia provincialis) © Jon Dunn

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The concern of exhibitors & influencers regarding the climate crisis seems to come a distant second to the personal financial benefit they get from their public relationship to the natural world. Conservation orgs are scared shitless of “politics” or upsetting members as the climate breaks down.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

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How to birdwatch from home

A spotter’s guide to the wonderful world of birds – no binoculars required.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) for #mothsonmyfinger this morning.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

My second book, Inside/Outside, was a nature-themed resource book for embedding emotional literacy. It’s adaptable for most age ranges, and suitable for most settings, including home-ed. If anyone would like a PDF in exchange for Ko-fi then message me. Further book info here: tinyurl.com/mr2eah3b

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The no-mow area of the college garden has proliferated in Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill (Geranium molle). It’s gorgeous.

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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Found Dodder (Cuscuta sp.) for the first time today up on the heath wrapped around heather. Crazy looking. It really stood out. What an interesting plant. Parasitic.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Chamomile Shark Cley Moth Obs May 9 2026 @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Great Prominent (Peridea anceps). I’ve said it many times, but I love the prominent family of moths. I had Great, Pale and Iron in the moth trap yesterday. A great and prominent return for #mothsonmyfinger

A bulky moth clings to the tip of a human finger. The moth is fluffy, green-grey in colour, and has black, yellow and rusty-brown markings, which make it look a bit like tree bark.

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A short evening decompression session to a backing track of Blackbird, Cuckoo and Green Woodpecker. A much-needed dose of #birdtherapy

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A very unexpected four Common Cranes high over Reepham at 14:03-14:05 today. Not a patch tick, but only the second time I’ve had them over the house. #norfolkbirds #lowcarbonbirding

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joeharkness.bsky.social @joeharkness.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

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