Retired Maths/IT teacher, lifetime Blackburn Rovers supporter, half of Birmingham folk veterans "Malfunction" - snapper of Railways, Butterflies and Birds.
Birmingham, England
Joined June 2009
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Last night's full Wolf Moon as seen from Bartley Green Birmingham UK. Partially cloudy sky so exposed to see the clouds. 13-01-25 #itvweather @DESCOLEMAN @itvweather
Well that surprised my resident goldfinches this morning! Snowy start in Bartley Green Birmingham UK - 19-11-24 @ITVWeather @descoleman
Hi all - to any followers still left here please find me over at #Bluesky . Interestingly in 3 months I have far more kind followers there than in 15 years at Twitter or X bsky.app/profile/jmc223.bsky…
Last night's Harvest Supermoon shot from the bedroom window in Bartley Green Birmingham UK - 17-09-24 #moon #harvestmoon #fullmoon @bbcwthrwatchers
Some garden shots from the last couple of days - Bartley Green Birmingham. Most of my posts are now on an alternative site . Follow if interested at bsky.app/profile/jmc223.bsky… Thanks @Natures_Voice @BTO_GBW
Good luck to all family, friends, former colleagues and teachers everywhere who are heading back to school today. Same to all pupils who will be joining them later in the week. Have fun. One bit of great news and about time too - OFSTED scrap one or two word grades.
2/2 A few images from a very pleasant morning in the company of @Chris4Patches and @MattTheHairy on @BibbeysWildFarm . Hobby the highlight but nice Grey Wagtail and a couple of Buzzards. Sunflowers everywhere!! 01-09-24
1/2 A few images from a very pleasant morning in the company of @Chris4Patches and @MattTheHairy on @BibbeysWildFarm . Hobby the highlight but nice Grey Wagtail and a couple of Buzzards. Sunflowers everywhere!! 01-09-24
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Massive thanks to @MattTheHairy & @jmc223 for a wonderful morning @BibbeysWildFarm
There was no migrant fall but a stunning Hobby, that hunted successfully before our eyes, was the star of the show
The Linnet flock has formed with 35+ present including plenty of youngsters 👌
Didn't want to risk waiting in case the weather was poor!! An almost full Blue Moon taken from Bartley Green BHam a day early! 18-08-24 @DESCOLEMAN @bbcmtd @B31Voices
Running parallel posts with threads for a while. See how it goes. My one and only Red Admiral in the garden has had a hard life! Bartley Green Bham 10-08-24 @BC_WestMids @savebutterflies @ukbutterflies
I've had a Threads profile for quite a while but never really promoted it. I think now might be the time to start using it!! threads.net/@mcgowan.john
Peacock in the garden today - Birmingham 06-08-24 @savebutterflies @ukbutterflies @BC_WestMids
Gatekeeper on Ragwort - Frankley Worcs - 28-07-24 @ukbutterflies @savebutterflies @BC_WestMids @iNatureUK @inaturalist @IRecordDigital
Speckled Wood - Uffmore Wood Worcs - 02-08-24 @savebutterflies @ukbutterflies @BC_WestMids @IRecordDigital @iNatureUK @inaturalist
Ringlets seem to be doing better than most this year. This one seen at Uffmore Wood - 02-08-24 @savebutterflies @ukbutterflies @BC_WestMids @IRecordDigital @iNatureUK @inaturalist
