Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A sketch of part of an ornate sculpture on Skipton library, UK. #drawing #art 061
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Tried something new. Highlights on black paper. A raven with pastel pencils #art #drawing 090
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I did a little portrait of a dog at our local animal rescue centre #drawing #art #dog 090
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Lovely afternoon at Foulshaw Moss. Lots of emerald damselflies, a bog bush cricket, and I got scrutinised by a Southern hawker 😊 @foulshaw2.bsky.social #UKwildlife #dragonfly #damselfly 191
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A beautiful common darter from #Lancaster 😊 #dragonfly #UKwildlife @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 070
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A graphite pencil portrait of a dachshund from my local animal rescue centre #art #drawing #dog ✏️ 🐕 030
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Found this pretty awesome lime hawk moth caterpillar this morning. This one is getting ready to pupate, having changed colour from green to grey. See: Lime Hawk-moth | Butterfly Conservation share.google/7evx25lz9GWP... #moth #UKwildlife 010
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A zendoodle dragon drawing, to relax this evening #art #drawing #zendoodle 010
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Some lovely dragonfly finds today: migrant hawker, common darter, common blue damselflies @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #ukwildlife #insect #dragonfly #freshwater 061
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New study synthesises zooplankton data from 311 lakes in 37 countries! A great resource for freshwater ecology! See: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great leadership Steph Figary, @rmpilla.bsky.social, @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social & @drplanktonguy.bsky.social! 🧪 02314
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A capture of an offshore storm at Whitby last night. Pink lightning makes the sky glow. Freeze frame from mobile. #weather #storm #Whitby @paultheweatherman.bsky.social @whitbynats.bsky.social @whitbygothic.bsky.social 010
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A little sketch while in Whitby, UK #drawing #pencil #art 070
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Interested in water quality & citizen science? Then, you'll like our newly updated Bloomin' Algae app: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/... You can help us understand where and when blooms occur, and alert the community. #freshwater #CitizenScience #algae #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social 🧪🦠🌊🚣♀️👀🧪🦠🌊🚣♀️👀🧪 096
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Found my first Chinese character moth today 😊 Their markings make them look like bird poo (!) - camouflage to help avoid predation #moths #ukwildlife #insects 050
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026If you're in the #Lancaster area and enjoy #art, I recommend ColourWheel. I've just completed a wonderful term and finished a couple of pieces tonight. Art Classes in Lancaster - ColourWheel Art Classes share.google/xwRa2loMWJni... #painting #drawing 020
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I was rather taken by this sculpture "Salmon of steel". Made from scrap metal by artist Jason Heppenstall and on show outside Sheffield railway station. #fish #art #sculpture 070
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Banded demoiselles from Lancaster canal today. The males are iridescent in the sun and flutter and dance like butterflies ❤️ #UKwildlife @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 010
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A striking box tree moth from the garden this morning. An introduced species to the UK, first recorded in 2007. The wings have a pearlescent quality on closer inspection #UKwildlife #moths #insects 040
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Saw my first sexton beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) today. One of several species that bury small animal corpses as larders for their young. #ukwildlife #insect 040
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026A narrow-bordered five spot burnet 😍 #moth #ukwildlife 061
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A stunning four-spotted chaser at #Lancaster canal today #UKwildlife #freshwater #dragonfly 020
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Lots of lovely thick-legged (swollen-thighed) beetles around today, feeding on buttercups 😊 #ukwildlife 041
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 31/05/2026It was a wonderful day at Foulshaw Moss today. The ospreys were putting on a great show, and I saw this beautiful adder, common lizards, and lots of damsel- and dragonflies. I feel especially privileged to see white faced darters! @foulshaw2.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #ukwildlife 080
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Found a leech swimming in #Lancaster canal today. Horse leech? #ukwildlife 010
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 24/05/2026A glorious day on #Lancaster canal. Saw an otter, Cetti's and sedge warbler, roach and perch, and lots of blue-tailed and azure damselflies! #UKwildlife 010
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Great to see the local rivers trust at a village fair today, with volunteers sharing their care for freshwater wildlife #UKwildlife 🧪💦 001
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I saw my first fledgling blackbird of the year today. It's always such a lovely moment. In honour of that brave little soul, I did a drawing. #UKwildlife #drawing #art 181586151
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 19/04/2026A lovely afternoon by Lancaster canal. The aquatic insects are emerging - alderflies (𝘚𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) and caddisflies (𝘎𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴, I think) #UKwildlife #freshwater 0101
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Found this beautifully marked early thorn moth, giving me the side-eye! #ukwildlife #moth #insect 030
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I've been trying my hand at zendoodle drawing, so here is my zen-dragonfly 😊 #art #drawing #wildlife 070
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026New study gives insights into the composition of coastal legacy wastes: doi.org/10.1016/j.jh... #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social #pollution #coastal 021
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 20/01/2026A beautiful winter day on Windermere (UK) today. If you are ever there, look out for our research boat, the John Lund. The crew will be collecting vital data on the lake ecosystem. #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social 020
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Never gets old - a Herring gull doing its "worm charming" dance #ukwildlife 030
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 07/12/2025New study led by @ellie-mackay.bsky.social shows how organic nutrient fractions can stimulate the growth of algae in rivers, and explores the predictability of this effect across the UK. share.google/qKtTDE0BMOF1... 🧪🦠🏞 0123
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Beautiful reflections on Lancaster canal today. Love the effect when rotating the image 😍 020
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 02/11/2025It was a privilege to talk to Tristan Gooley when he was researching his latest book; The Hidden Seasons. We talked about life underwater! #freshwater #ecology #NatureWriting 031
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 31/10/2025A spooky scarecrow sketch for Halloween 🎃 #drawing 011
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 22/10/2025A bit of autumn #wildlife. Not sure at all, but maybe stubble rosegill and autumnal/November moths #ukwildlife 030
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 17/10/2025New paper uses 1D lake modelling to explore the extent to which floating solar panels could offset warming-related impacts of climate change: www.kmae-journal.org/articles/kma... #FloatingSolar #FPV #ClimateChange 🧪🌊☀️ 000
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 12/10/2025I love an angle shades. Always worth pausing to give them consideration 👌 #ukwildlife #moth #insect 060
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 05/10/2025A little dragonfly sketch, for relaxation purposes #drawing #SciArt 020
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Not a great picture, but a male migrant hawker from #Lancaster canal today #UKwildlife #dragonfly #insect @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0395
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Great to see that the UKCEH Molecular Ecology Group have now joined us here on BlueSky! Give them a follow! 🧪🧬🦠🧪🧬🦠🧪🧬🦠🧪🧬🦠🧪🧬🦠🧪🧬🦠🧪🧬🦠 050
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Found this fab female short-winged conehead near #Lancaster today. #ukwildlife #insect #orthoptera 060
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 23/08/2025This stunning hoverfly was very patient with me today! I think it's Sericomyia silentis. #ukwildlife #hoverfly 060
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 23/08/2025A beautiful common darter from my walk by #Lancaster canal today. He kept coming back to this favoured spot following lots of excursions to hunt. #ukwildlife #dragonfly #wildlife #freshwater 060
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Have been trying something new with my drawing - faces and expressions. This is hard! Interesting to practice, though! #drawing #artsky 030
Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Some caddisfly finds - male and female Glyphotaelius pellucidus from Lancaster canal. The females lay jelly-like egg masses on overhanging leaves ("tree snot"!), and the aquatic larvae build cases from leaf fragments. #ukwildlife #insect #freshwater 071
