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Steve

@steveredwolf.bsky.social
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Lifetime naturalist finds my inspiration and solace in Nature, My love of birds has been with me from my earliest years -Retired from teaching I now enjoy my garden and growing all our fresh food on my allotment held since 1983!

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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 12h
Happy Sunday Sunny again but decidedly chilly this morning This is a male- note the red on the head- #greatspottedwoodpecker Quiet day in the garden is my plan Have a great day whatever you do Take care 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Birdwatching #Photography #wildlife
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Happy Saturday Cool but sunny start here in Yorkshire Off to see what Leeds can achieve at Arsenal over lunch today This is a male reed bunting sparrow like at first glance but the head and tail give it away Have a lovely day Take care 🤗 #Birdwatching #NatureUK #photography #wildlife #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy Friday Its a really dark and damp start here I need to plant my beans as they are well soaked and need to go in immediately. What a big mouth for a sweet little tune This robin was in full song Have a great day 🤗 #NatureUK #Birdwatching #photograhy #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A gorgeous #RedAdmiral wouldnt stay still on the ivy flowers but i managed a couple of shots :) #Butterfly #WildlifeUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happy Thursday A crisp sunny start here after our temp in the bungalow dropped below 17 and our heating kicked in for the first time Increasingly rare:Skylark Today i have to wrestle with Teachers Pensions who wont let me log in AGAIN Have a great day Take care 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Wildlife
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Happy wet Wednesday Its a damp and dreary start here today Maybe it improves this afternoon I will be vising mum in hospital later on. This fluffed up wood pigeon is still coo cooing in October here Have a great day wherever you are 🤗 #Birdwatching #NatureUK #wildlife #photography #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy Tuesday Cloudy start today This is a noisy #blackheadedgull in his finery a few months ago they loose the black head out of breeding season Mum is admitted to hospital for an anibiotic drip Thank you to all who wished her well Flu jab for me this PM🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #wildlife #birdwatching
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
After the spectacular sunrise we are left with cloud and the lovely slow song of the robin-beautiful and haunting Mum had a fall yesterday instead of birthday celebration but hopefully will be brought back form hospital today Have a lovely day 🤗 #NatureUK #Birds #Wildlife #photography #Birdwatching
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy Monday morning #sunrise Pontefract just after 7AM #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tonights sunset was crimson scarlet and vermillion and very beautiful -this pics dont do it justice
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy Sunday Another lovely start to the day here the grass is jewelled and i just had 30 geese in formation overhead flying West Mums 94th bIrthday celebration this afternoon but actual birthday Tuesday Enjoy this lovely tame jay from my old garden🤗 #Birds #Birdwatching #NatureUK #phtography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Comma #butterfly feeding on an Aster flower #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy Saturday Nice sunny start here with a heavy dew lovely autumn morning so far This is a lovely female blackbird with the lighter flecks thatconfuse so many people Out for lunch then we will take it as it comes today Have a lovely day 🤗 #NatureUK #photography #wildlife #birdwatching #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy Friday folks We currently have light showers here just wetting everything and watering nothing the ground remains bone dry This little beauty id a cock linnet trying to hide behind a twig !! Have a great day Take care 🤗 #Birds #Birdwatching #NatureUK #Wildlife #Photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy October and Thursday We had rain overnight but now the sun is shining and the sky is blue AND its still really mild This a a picture of a fabulous wheatear i took @RSPBAireValley Its looking after my grandsons for me later Take care wherever you are today🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Birdwatching
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Fungi Season beautiful toadstools in the undergrowth - Look but dont touch - leave them to look beautiful and scatter their spores for the future🍄‍🟫🍄 #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happy Wednesday Dull dark and dreary here to start but exceptionally mild too This after noon is meant to be better! Lovely cattle egrets a bird success story now resident near my local reserve @RSPBAireValley Never saw one at all till around ten years ago Take care 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #wildlife
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Tuesday Dull and dark here this morning but still dry-so far This is a French partridge often called a red legged partridge sadly released like pheasants for shooting Such a beautiful bird Have a great day and hope the weather plays along🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Photography #Wildlife #birdwatcing
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Happy Monday Sunny but chilly here lots of mist over the field before sunsise too This is a male blackcap These guys dont always migrate any more some are now residents here in UK Have a great day wherever you are today🤗 #Birds #Birdswatching #NatureUK #blackcap #photography #wildlife
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Happy Sunday Yesterdays sunshine now gone and thick cloud prevails This jay was the boldest ive met more interested in searching out acorns than avoiding me! Im hoping it stays dry as we are walking out for Sunday lunch Have a great day wherever you are 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Photography #wildlife
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last nights sky in Pontefract West Yorkshire
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Saturday Its a lovely start here and meant to stay nice all day This beautiful Male kestrel was taken at RSPB Oldmoor perched right on the very end of the branch! Have a great day whatever you are up to today Take care 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Wildlife #Photography #Birdwatching #kestrel
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What a beauty an emerging #flyagaric #toadstool #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Friday folks We have a decent day here with sunshine but some cloud too There was a gang of about 20of these flying tea spoons flitting from tree to tree today I think a spot of chilling +pottering are called for today Have a great day Take care🤗 #Birdwatching #NatureUK #wildlife #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Thursday Nice sunny autumnal day here This is one of the cattle egrets who have made their home in the Fairburn area - another species reliant on Livestock to disturb in its food supply I have baby sitting duties in a while Have a lovely day🤗 #NatureUK #Birds #wildlife #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is this the #fungi they call #chickenofthewoods? Its on a #Poplar tree in the pub car park #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Wednesday Its a dry start but cloud keeps coming and going-rain predicted later Im visiting Mum this afternoon hopefully OH will come too I saw a single blue tit like this with a flock of a dozen long tailed tits flitting from tree to tree Take Care🤗 #Birds #Birdwatching #NatureUK #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I believe this is a wood brown #butterfly spotted sun bathing at at #RSPBfairburnings
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy Tuesday It was a misty autumnal start here but the sun is up now+it looks like a fine day coming Im loving my morning walks with gorgeous little #robins singing every few meters Allotment for me today after ive prepared sausage casserole for tonight🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Birdwatching #wildlife
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My favourite #butterfly #smalltortoiseshell on Michaelmas Daisies #wildlife #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Monday Its a cloudy but dry start here The feel is of autumn with many tree leaves now turning earlier than for the last couple of years Its still hard work for blackbirds as the ground is hard despite the rain Have alovely day 🤗 #NatureUK #wildlife #Birdwatching #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy Sunny Sunday Lovely start here blue skies and sunshine ive not seen many birds today however there was a group of martins flying west!! Dunno why but id be interested to find out ! This lovely collard dove is one of a pair being regularly chased by magpies 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Happy Saturday After a damp night its cloudy with blue patches of sky this morning There are loads of these carrion crows around more than magpies here and yes they steal pears from my tree! Have a great day Take care 🤗 #Birds #Birdwatching #NatureUK #wildlife #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Previously known as Jew's ears this fungus is jelly ear since we have to be politically correct -its often found on Elder as well as other trees #fungi #jellyear #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy Friday folks Grey start today with some rain predicted for this evening I have someone coming to discuss conservatory roofs later Hoepfully they can make it more user friendly This is a juvenile bullfinch taken in my old garden Have a great day Take care 🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Thursday Nice sunny blue skied day starting here after a shower or two over night This is yellow wagtail seen at Fairburn Ings -a gorgeous summer visitor often seen collecting insects round the feet of livestock Have a great day 🤗 #Birdwatching #NatureUK #photography #wildlife #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy Wednesday Nice sunny start here today again Was thrilled to have a buzzard land 20 meters away on the railway embankment as i walked today-had more white patches than this years breeding pair-so its either the youngster or a new adult either way its good to see🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Leeds sit proudly in THIRD spot above all the "BIG" clubs bar Arsenal and City - Its been a long time coming and I know it wont last but we are enjoying the moment #MOT #LUFC
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy Tuesday I got caught in a shower earlier but with conkers dropping round me it didnt seem to matter! This a is a beautiful siskin from my archive Allotment for me later when it dries off Have a great day wherever you are 🤗 #Birdwatching #NatureUK #wildlife #photography #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Shaggy inkcaps once a source of ink for quill pens #fungi #toadstool #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy Monday Cloudy dry start here for the new week Today I need to urchase drain covers before the leaves start dropping in earnest Little dunnock turing away from the camera today Have a lovely day wherever you are today Take care 🤗 #NatureUK #wildlife #photography #birdwatching #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fly Agaric - the #toadstool of all fairy tales We were taught that all stemed #fungi were toadstools nowadays everyone is calling them mushrooms - to me mushrooms are the edible species often cultivated for food #NatureUK
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Happy Sunday Its started drizzling here they say it will improve this PM This is a sand martin and a mixed flock of swallows +martins passed overhead yesterday heading due south flying with "purpose" like arrows not a swoop or dive Have a great daywherever you are🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #birdwatching
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happy Saturday Dry start with broken cloud this morning This is a lovely cock chaffinch - Chaffinches really seem to be in decline here 😪Sightings becoming fewer and fewer now we have more greenfinches! Have a lovely day wherever you are today 🤗 #Birdwatching #NatureUK #Birds #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Happy Friday Folks Another lovely start here -dont think its going to last but its gorgeous at present The tits and finches have begun flocking -like this colourful goldfinch Have a lovely day wherever you are today Take care 🤗 #Birds #Birdwatching #NatureUK #wildlife #Photography #goldfinch
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy Thursday Clouds are breaking and we have sunshine here this morning. Ive done the supermarket as per Morrisons has empty shelves - no bananas or spring onions today Baby sitting duties for me later Have a great day cheer up my grumpy looking blackbird😂🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy Wednedsay Its a lovely sunny but cool start here the sk is blue feels like a gorgeous autumnal morning depite it not being full autumn yet This is another shot of the friendly Harlow Carr robin Visiting Mum in the Care home later Have a great day 😘 #Birds #NatureUK #wildlife #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Tuesday everyone Grey but dry start here I didnt see the osprey at St Aidens yesterday just the crowds which made for a poor visit Here is the male great spotted woodpecker from my archive Some serious digging for me later on Have a great day🤗 #Birdswatching #NatureUK #photography #Birds
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Monday A dry humid start here for the new week i intend to visit St Aidens this afternoon assuming the weather cooperates I love the gleam in this great white egret's eye Have a great day folks🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Wildlife #Birdwatching #photography
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Steve @steveredwolf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Happy Sunday Cloudy here but a nice start nonetheless I am seeing and hearing a few more birds as they come out of moult including the chinking call of this great tit Spot of gardening later as the grass is not only green but growing too! Have a lovely day🤗 #Birds #NatureUK #Photography #wildlife
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