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Mike Williams - Naturalist, Landscape Historian & Photographer from Bath, UK Studied MSc Invertebrate Biodiversity @Bristol Posts about local wildlife & history/archaeology Friend of several Robins Photos: Panasonic G9ii https://www.youtube.com/@bathnature
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Grey Heron today near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Butterflies from today near #Bath #Somerset #UK - Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Comma and Peacock. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Butterflies #Butterfly #Lepidoptera

Female Adder today, outskirts of #Bath #Somerset #UK. (content warning out of respect to those with severe snake phobias - click to see photo) #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Snake #Reptiles #Reptile

Excellent video of a wonderful bird, by another #Bath area naturalist.

Cowslip yesterday in #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Wildflower #Flower

Nursery-web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) yesterday in #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Spider

Large Red Damselfly yesterday in #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Dragonfly #Damselfly

Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) yesterday in #Bath #Somerset #UK. Abundant on Hawthorn trees this time of year. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects

My #Robin friend Henry gathering food for his chicks. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

A Great Spotted Woodpecker nest from several years ago. This photo made it into @theguardian.com's 'Week in Wildlife' feature. www.theguardian.com/environment/... In #Bath #Somerset #UK #WoodpeckerWednesday #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

My #Robin friend Henry perched on my knee. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

My #Robin friends Henry and Heidi waiting for me to get the food out this morning. Their chicks hatched 6 days ago and they are working hard gathering food for them. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

My #Robin friend Little Mate caught a wasp-mimic hoverfly (Syrphus sp.) and gave it to his mate today. He saw through its mimicry, clever bird. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

My #Robin friends Henry and Heidi this evening, their eggs hatched 3 days ago, and they are busy finding food for their chicks! in #Bath #Somerset #UK #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

My #Robin friends Henry and Heidi courtship feeding at the weekend, in #Bath #Somerset #UK #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife

Speckled Wood butterfly today in #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Butterfly

The National Trust said 2025 was "turning out to be the worst year ever for these human-caused fires across the country. We're extremely worried, this is looking like it's going to be the worst year for seeing our wildlife going up in flames," Ben MacCarthy, the charity's head of nature conservation

Little Gull at Chew Valley Lake today @bristolbirding.bsky.social

Bluebell today, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Flower #Wildflower

The weir next to Bulford Bridge, Wilmington, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Stream #River

A Bullhead, a small fish that inhabits stoney streams, and blends in well with the stones. Near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Stream #River #Fish

Newton Brook, near Wilmington, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Stream #River

Good article on the Charlcombe Toad Patrol near #Bath. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My #Robin friend Henry this morning. I'm fairly sure his mate, Heidi, is on the nest. Not seen her in days, but he takes food into the bushes. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

A stunning female Adder today on the outskirts of Bath. The rarest and most elusive of our local reptiles. (photos hidden out of respect to those with severe snake phobias - click on them to view) #Snake #Reptile #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting earlier today. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Black Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) today near #Bath #Somerset #UK. First one I've ever found locally. I've seen them in other parts of the country, but never here before, despite many years of looking. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Beetle

Dark-edged Bee-fly today near #Bath #Somerset #UK #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Fly #Diptera #Spring

Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) today, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Beetle #Insects #Insect #Entomology #Coleoptera

Came across a tangled mass of Grass Snakes today - a 'mating ball'. Near #Bath #Somerset #UK (content warning out of respect to those with severe snake phobias - click to see photos) #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Snake #Reptiles #Reptile

Common Lizard today near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureCommunity #Lizard #Reptiles #Reptile #Herpetology

My #Robin friends Henry and Heidi this evening. Too cute to not add a vignette! In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography