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Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social
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Plants, flowers, gardening, growing. Always my own pic (android phone cam) from my garden, botanical gardens, other people's gardens, garden centres, woods, fields, parks, car parks, cracks in the pavement... I repost a lot too North West England

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 31m
Japanese anemone, a late season classic! 🌱 #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ECK
Pink Japanese anemone
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 2h
The 2nd of #Arachtober is also #FlyDay. Sorry about that 🌱 #BugSky #EastCoastKin #Arachnids #Spiders
A cross orb weaver (European Garden Spider) which has snared a hoverfly of some kind in its web
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 6h
A deceiver mushroom with three more waiting for it round the corner, seemingly in ambush! You can't trust those deceivers 🌱🍄 #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #moss #nature
an orange-brown mushroom with a slender, reddish-orange stipe growing amongst green moss
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 6h
Michaelmas daisy, have a good #FlowersOnFriday everyone 🌱 #Bloomscrolling #PurpleFriday #FloralFriday #ECK
Purple aster flower
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 14h
A common carder bumblebee on primula vialii 🌱🐝 #InsectThursday #Bloomscrolling
A common carder bumblebee on primula vialii
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Paula ⚪️ @paulaflucas.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Managed a spot of puddle bothering this morning. ⚪️ Portal.
Looking down on an oval shaped puddle on a muddy woodland path. The winter trees around and above it are reflected in the collected rain water and a pale blue sky with cumulus clouds. A few golden brown leaves are floating in the puddle and strewn around in the mud.
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Locavite @locavite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Escape the shadow #ShroomScrolling 🍄‍🟫 #FungiFriends 🍄
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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 20h
hangin' with your besties... #gardens #bloomscrolling #trinity #nature #gardens #photography
Gigantic dinner plate dahlia in full sun enjoying their last hurrah. colours are yellow/cream centres with vibrant pink tips
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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 18h
Batman hoverfly on Ivy flowers in Cambridge this week. #InsectThursday #Hoverflies #Diptera
Yellow and black Batman hoverfly, Myathropa florea, on yellow green Ivy flowers.
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Sofiimagines @sofiimagines.bsky.social · 19h
An eastern carpenter bee checking out the purple coneflowers. #bloomscrolling #insectthursday #bugsky #nature #photography #flowers
An eastern carpenter bee faces the camera as it perches on the orange spiky center of a purple coneflower, wings raised, with a glossy black patch on its fuzzy yellow thorax and soft green leaves behind it.

© 2026 Sofiimagines
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Trudy Taylor @trudyt.bsky.social · 19h
Common Carder Bee enjoying a pink hebe. Happy #InsectThursday.
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Rob 🇨🇦 @rockinbones.bsky.social · 21h
#InsectThursday #Wasp #Spider #Inverts This industrious little wasp dragged the Spider across the road and ditch and up the tree . I dont know how far it traveled before I found it . Pictures arn't the best as the lighting wasn't ideal .
Wasp dragging a spider Wasp dragging a Spider
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johnfen1.bsky.social @johnfen1.bsky.social · 22h
Fruitful. #InsectThursday
A Seven-spot Ladybird perched on a ripened Blackberry
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Stuart Bourne 🌱🪴 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 23h
Check out this European Garden Spider perfectly camouflaged in #GrosvenorSquare #gardening #ukgardening #InsectThursday
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Enna Siala@annealais.bsky.social @annealais.bsky.social · 23h
#InsectThursday
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Freya Snowball @freyasnowball.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hoverfly resting on a cosmos on the balcony!! Have a lovely day folks!! 🌿🌸🌿🤍🐝🤍🌿🌸🌿 #flyday #InsectThursday #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #summer #ECK #scape #WeeBee #EastCoastKin #flowerscape #FlowerReport #Manchester #MyBalcony
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 16h
And we have lift-off! 🌱🐝 #InsectThursday #BugSky #Bloomscrolling #YellowThu #ColorADay #EastCoastKin
A common carder bumblebee just at the moment of take off, it's wings blurring into action
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A common hoverfly on an even commoner dandelion 🌱🐝 #InsectThursday #BugSky #Bloomscrolling #wildwebswednesday #wildflowerhour #pollinatorpals #YellowThu #ColorADay #EastCoastKin
A common hoverfly on a yellow dandelion flower
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🇬🇧PhotographyFunGuy🇬🇷 @photographyguy28.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning Bluesky Folks! I had a lie-in so I’m only just getting around to posting my first capture. It’s a beautiful pink rose flower I photographed a few days ago with my Canon EOS R50. 🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #CanonR50
A close-up photograph features a soft, pale pink rose in full bloom accompanied by several unopened buds.  
 Main Bloom: Positioned prominently in the foreground, displaying densely layered, blush-pink inner petals that fade to a lighter, almost white shade on the outer rim.  
 Buds: Four smaller, tightly closed rosebuds surrounding the central flower, showing deeper pink and magenta tones on their petal tips above green sepals.  
 Foliage: Dark green leaves and thin stems branching out around the flowers.  
 Background & Lighting: Soft natural daylight illuminates the petals, contrasting with a deeply blurred, dark green leafy backdrop.
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Levon Dymond @levondymond.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Middle of a Japanese Anemone. 2022. #japaneseanemone #flower #bloomscrolling #BloomScrolling #photography
A close up photo of the middle yellow part of a Japanese Anemone flower.
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Crystal @crystal-photo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Blanketflower #blueskyphotography #flowers #bloom #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #ECK #flowerphotography #photography #flower #flowerphotos #flowersky #yellowthu #dailyflowers #flowerreport #colouraday #coloraday #flowersonfriday #floweraday Canon EOS Rebel T6 55mm f/5.6 ISO 800 1/500s
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Jan 🌿 @shypixie76.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Goodbye September, hello October! Here are some photos that I’ve taken throughout the month of September. Happy Thursday everyone and have a great start to the new month! 💚 #EveryoneNeedsNature #NaturePhotography
A picture collage showing some of my photographs taken throughout the month of September. The pictures include various views of the lakeside as well as bees, dragonflies, beautiful trees, autumnal leaves and late summer elder berries.
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I found these in the forest yesterday. #Hiking #Photography #Fungi #FungiFriends #Mycology #ECK #Ireland
A cluster of button mushrooms growing among ferns on the forest floor. I think they might be Sulphur Tufts but the colour isn't quite right.
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Clinty1 @clinty1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here's an American Lady for #InsectThursday #Butterflies #AmericanLadyButterfly
An American Lady butterfly feeding on a purple blossom
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slowdriver25.bsky.social @slowdriver25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#InsectThursday #Bees #Honeybees #Invertebrates #Bugs #BugSky #Insects #Pollinators #Knapweed #Purple #Wildflowers #Flowers #FlowerSky #FlowerReport #FlowerPhotography #BloomScrolling #BloomSky #AltText #NoAI
closeup view from above of a honeybee, standing on top of a purple knapweed flower
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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning. The energy put forth to bloom, the effort put forth to gather, each rewarded in the quiet exchange, soft, symbiotic and necessary. Have a great day. #InsectThursday #bloomscrolling #bees #insects #flowers #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin #mygarden
A side view of a bumblebee on pink flowers. 
Blurred background
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Susan @smocarski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Flower of the Day - this Dahlia in Melrose, Scotland and a bee 🐝 for #InsectThursday
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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Footballer hoverfly on Buddleia. #WildWebsWednesday
A yellow and black Hoverfly on a mauve Buddleia flower, against a blurred grey green background.
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Steven Wright @stevenwright58.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I got two LOL. #WildWebsWednesday. Good choice Moira :-)
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A giant house spider (Eratigena atrica, one of the UK's largest spiders), loitering nonchalantly near my kitchen door this Autumn 🌱 #Arachtober #InsectThursday #BugSky #MacroMonday #Spiders #Arachnids #EastCoastKin #nature #wildlife
Large brown hairy house spider with dark longitudinal stripes on the front part (carapace) and a patterned, mottled abdomen. 

You can come indoors if you like pal just keep your head down and don't let the Mrs see you. I'd watch out for the cat too!
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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For #Arachtober 1st, an image I have been saving for 11 months. This encounter was exciting because Pirate Spiders do not weave orb webs. They commandeer other spiders' webs. She likely ate the resident. This was the first I have seen in a web. Pirate Spider (Mimetidae) #macrophotography #spider
Small white and tan spider in an orb web.
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fair warning, if you are not at all keen on our eight legged friends I would suggest muting the #Arachtober #Spider #Spiders #Arachnids hastags now 🌱😀 #InsectThursday #BugSky #MacroMonday #FlyDay
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An #InsectThursday double bill here with a common carder bumblebee and a honeybee sharing the bounty of this extremely popular dahlia in my garden 🌱🐝🐝 #InsectThursday #BugSky #Bloomscrolling #PollinatorPals #Flowers #ECK
Honeybee and common carder bee on dahlia 'Pink halo'
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Kujawiak @kujawiak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#ColorADay #YellowThu #FlyDay #MactoMonday
A close-up macro photo of a bee feeding on the centre of a vibrant yellow flower. The bee’s hairy body, translucent wings and dark striped abdomen are sharply detailed, while its legs and antennae reach into the flower’s intricate cluster of stamens. The intense yellow petals fill the frame, creating a warm, richly coloured background that highlights the bee’s fine details.
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Yvonne Redknap @yredknap.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#InsectThursday #Bloomscrolling #Photography #ECK #Bee #WeeBee
An overhead view of a bumblebee drinking nectar from the centre of a peach coloured rose. To the right of the flower is a dark green serated-edge leaf and the background is softly blurred shades of green.
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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Always nice to find a soft and comfortable place to rest on a warm day! A lovely Small Heath butterfly pauses for just a moment on a beautiful Carline Thistle seed head. 🫶🧡🌿📷 Happy new month! #Butterflies #InsectThursday #Invert #Photography #UKWildlife #Nature #NativePlants #WildflowerHour #ECK
A photography of a small Heath butterfly resting on a fluffy Carline Thistle seeded.  The butterfly is small seen in side profile showing the underside of its forewing that has an orange glow and one eyespot at the tip. It's hindwing banded with brown, grey and cream.  The butterfly is backlit with a bright green yellow background making the wings of the butterfly and seedhead glow.
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Marc @marcfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning all, have a nice day
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Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New month. Same story. A #WeeBee on a yellow Dahlia. Nectaring* (*Thanks to Yvonne @yredknap.bsky.social for this new to me word.) #InsectThursday #Macro #MacroPhotography #Bee #ColorADay #YellowThu #Bloomscrolling #iPhonePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin
A fuzzy amber-coloured Bumblebee, legs and wings spread wide, antennae alert in front of large globular eyes, sits at the centre of a yellow Dahlia. 
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
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Thassilo @thassilo.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Guten Morgen☕✨Good morning🌞 Habt eine schönen Tag!🌼🦋 Have a nice day!🍀🕊️ #InsectThursday #YellowThu #ColorADay #dragonfly #photography #nature
Eine gelbe Libelle von vorne fotografiert auf einem ebenfalls gelben Weidenzweig. Sie lässt die durchsichtigen Flügel seitlich hängen, während sie sich zu sonnen scheint.
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Gray @grays.art · 01/10/2026
Poey’s furrow bee (Halictus poeyi) on wild sensitive plant leaves (Chamaecrista nictitans) CREW pen flint strand lake trails Bonita Springs, Florida 9-20-26 Waking to a dewy world. #insectThursday #colorADay #yellowThu #eck #macro #nature #art #native #bees #bugsky #threewordgenre #pollinators
Macro of a bee perched head-on looking directly forward. Nestled atop a layered arrangement of small, even-pinnate green leaflets, the insect showcases its dense, pale hairs covering its dark face and a prominent bright yellow patch on its lower clypeus. Its dark, segmented antennae sweep upward and outward to its stage-left and stage-right, while its large compound eyes are in sharp focus. The individual green leaflets feature a distinct, thin dark-red margin. The background elements melt into a smooth, dark bokeh blur.
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Rüm Hart @luvundlee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ein Sommertag im Herbst.🐝🍃 A summer's day in autumn. #eastcoastkin #coloraday #bluetue #eck #bloomscrolling #insectthursday
Im Mittelpunkt ist eine Hummel, die auf einer intensiv blauen Kornblume sitzt. Die Hummel hat einen schwarz-gelb gestreiften Körper und transparente Flügel, die das Licht reflektieren. Die Kornblume zeigt zahlreiche schmale, gezackte Blütenblätter. Im Hintergrund sind unscharfe grüne Stängel und Blätter zu erkennen.
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Ian @wordsoup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Almost October, but still managed to see a Painted Lady #butterfly earlier this afternoon in NW England. There were red admirals around as well, but it was Very Windy & the pics didn't come out that well. Very early #insectthursday #butterflies #insects #naturephotography
Landscape orientation image of an orange & black butterfly with a few spots of white sitting on a pink buddleia. The background is blurry vegetation.
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jane phượng, Ph.D (she/her) Ngunnawal Country @janephuong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hello #InsectThursday
A spider on red leaves.
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Assorted haworthias 🌱🪴🌵 #PlantSky #Succulents #Houseplants
A bowl shaped planter containing an arrangement of haworthia fasciata concolor and haworthia turgida succulent plants, with another of similar behind that, in my dining room windowsill
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Kourosh Nourisamie, MD @knourisamie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Rosewednesday #Rose #Gardening #Flower #Photography #Bloomscrolling 78) Gold and Great rose: A radiant rose with luminous golden-yellow blooms, glowing like sunshine. Its elegant petals and warm color bring a touch of timeless beauty and joy, making every bloom feel like a little piece of summer.
Gold and Great is a radiant rose with luminous golden-yellow blooms, glowing like sunshine in the garden. Its elegant petals and warm color bring a touch of timeless beauty and joy, making every bloom feel like a little piece of summer.

Credit for photo: https://lakeviewroses.com/cdn/shop/files/gold-great_IMG_4795.jpg?v=1762374260
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shortrb.bsky.social @shortrb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Morning Bluesky Off to the hospital in a bit. Last week's blood tests have thrown up an odd liver result. So they want me to go back for another. I'm not overly worried. My liver likes to give bizarre results every so often. Have a great day everybody #flower #gardening #bloomscrolling
A pink and yellow dahlia in a garden border.
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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve...You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 🌅Good morning! Wishing you a lovely, graceful Wednesday! #ColorADay #RedWed #RoseWednesday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling My garden.
A red rose with pink highlights and green leaves.
September 2026. My garden.
Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
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Denise Goldberg @denisegoldberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A zinnia and a bee... #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #flowers #EastCoastKin
a bee feeds on a zinnia with petals of red and white
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Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Snapdragon/Antirrhinum majus, for sweet Mel @meltheparadox.bsky.social to make sure she hasn't been forgotten while she rests up, preparing for surgery. #Bloomscrolling #Gardening #ECK #Photography
A brightly spangly coloured Snapdragon against a blurred green garden background on a sunny afternoon. 
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
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FeistyEnglishTeacher @flower-power.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happy #RoseWednesday! Enjoy this blossom and a bud from my Anna’s Promise archive. #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #Flowers #FlowerReport 🌱 #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A fully open apricot rose blossom, some of its petals tinged with hints of gold,sits directly above a bud that has started to open. Both flowers are surrounded by green, serrated oval leaves that are dappled in sunlight.
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