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Birds and wildlife. A little about Granddadery. A little about Exeter City FC. Might mention beer. And chocolate. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@thesetter?si=O06mqPoE4aGyU5Et Hoping to get to the Oort Cloud one day. Semper Fidelis.
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Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries

A Gabar Goshawk - quite pleased to have spotted this one myself as we drove by. A good species to have seen. #SouthAfrica #Africa #Kruger #KrugerNationalPark #Goshawk #gabar #birds #birding #wildlife #nature youtu.be/OpnubjnK_sw

Any Tortoise fans out there? Here’s an Angulate Tortoise - probably the only wild #tortoise I’ll ever see! Spotted at a picnic stop near the Harold Porter Botanical Garden. #Overberg #SouthAfrica #Africa #CapeTown #Cape #wildlife #nature #Slow #HaroldPorter youtu.be/CnrjlfRfPmI

It’s happened to me. Without an ash cloud. And without me being dead. I reckon about 30 years ago. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Southern Giraffe moving with grace. #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #SouthAfrica #Africa #Giraffe #wildlife #nature Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa youtu.be/ShIuFzAOENo

How about a Leopard in the dark? A fabulous sighting and very atmospheric as it was stalking Impala...until a Hyena turned up and ruined its attempt. #Leopard #BigCats #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #SouthAfrica #Africa #wildlife #nature #predator youtu.be/aXS809zibqY

I saw two snakes on my trip to #SouthAfrica - both youngsters and both highly venomous. The Boomslang and the Puff Adder ....here's an 11 second video of the latter. #Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #snake #adder #venomous #nature #wildlife youtu.be/ZzIotZMyP84

The Go-away-bird was named because its call sounds like it’s telling you to go away. I listened and I listened but it didn’t sound like ‘go away’. Then I realised I was listening in the wrong language. #SouthAfrica #Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #birds Grey Go-away-bird youtu.be/tki7kP-4B0s

The human race, eh?

Right now, the UK Government is considering cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget – the biggest pot of funding for nature. Here’s why that would be a disaster for farmers, food security, and wildlife. A thread. 🧵👇

Morning Bluesky. Apparently “long-term shareholder value” is important. More important than the planet, our children, our children’s children and the human race in its entirety. Who knew?

🏆 James Lyons is our EFL Community Hero 👏 We are thrilled to celebrate James for all the incredible work he does as a volunteer for Exeter City Community Trust and as Parasports coach! 🔗 The full story ➡️ exetercityfc.co.uk/jameshero #EFLTogether #ECFC #SemperFidelis

Take on Wednesday like you’re a Chameleon. #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #SouthAfrica #Africa #Chameleon #HumpDay #wildlife #nature Flap-neck chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis). Kruger National Park, South Africa. youtu.be/i-lETTDEbzo

We saw quite a few Tawny Eagle - with a good amount of variation in colour etc. And I am now better at telling the difference between Tawny and Wahlberg's Eagles. 😊 #Kruger #KrugerNationalPark #Birds #Birding #SouthAfrica #Africa #Eagle #BirdOfPrey #wildlife #nature youtu.be/j0RNrXL2Kxg

Yellow-billed Stork hunting. #Kruger #KrugerNationalPark #SouthAfrica #Africa #Stork #birds #birding #wildlife #nature youtu.be/nLyKq1RtxnA

How about a Leopard in the dark? A fabulous sighting and very atmospheric as it was stalking Impala...until a Hyena turned up and ruined its attempt. #Leopard #BigCats #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #SouthAfrica #Africa #wildlife #nature #predator youtu.be/aXS809zibqY

Come on you reds. #SemperFidelis #ecfc www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

🔎 SLO in the Spotlight: Richard Knight City's Supporter Liaison Officer Richard chatted with the EFL about his 13 years in the role and the introduction of the Club's Supporter Experience Roundtables ⬇️ #ECFC #SemperFidelis

Bigger than I was expecting ..... and I kept hearing the 'Jaws' theme 😜 #SouthAfrica #Africa #Kruger #KrugerNationalPark #wildlife #nature #WaterMonitor #NileMonitor #Monitor #Lizard youtu.be/McHQptNWNdk

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Kruger National park, South Africa. Its mate was nearby. #SouthAfrica #Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #hornbill youtu.be/uPA1GA6iSpI

Have some Sunday morning Lions. At least six of them. On a rock. #SouthAfrica #Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #Lion #Lioness #BigCats #Cats #Cat #wildlife #nature youtu.be/YOYAz11B-Hs

A new study has concluded that there has been "no progress" in a voluntary transition away from the use of lead shot by UK hunters:

Have some Sunday morning Lions. At least six of them. On a rock. #SouthAfrica #Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #Lion #Lioness #BigCats #Cats #Cat #wildlife #nature youtu.be/YOYAz11B-Hs

A tough day out in that there Lahndahn yesterday for Exeter fans. Not the best performance, an own goal and a defeat against a much better side; 3-0 🙄 #ecfc #SemperFidelis

All Charlton so far; unfortunate own goal but defending well generally. There’s still time #ecfc #SemperFidelis

On the train to……. #ecfc #SemperFidelis bsky.app/profile/offi...

Rock Dassie aka Rock Hyrax aka Rock Rabbit. If you must use the word 'cute' .... #SouthAfrica #Africa #CapeTown #StonyPoint #BettysBay #mammal #wildlife #nature youtu.be/3RfBqoOALzA

Anyone want to buy a birding scope cheaply? I have a mint condition Viking ED pro 80mm scope, with a HD zoom eyepiece and waterproof stay-on case. I don’t use it at all, and it’s gathering dust. Would cost over 1k new, but I’ll accept much, much less to get it out of the way. #birdinggear

A Man Utd e-mail which threatens people who leak information with the sack has been leaked.

To continue to allow grouse shooting for the very few, at the detriment of nature and the rest, is quite obscene! #birds

A young Hen Harrier, Red, has disappeared in suspicious circumstances. Police found no trace of the bird. This latest incident follows a clear pattern of Hen Harriers disappearing on driven grouse moors: it's time to license driven grouse shooting. More: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/in...

I rather liked seeing this Sabota Lark - it’s a different bird than I’d see in the UK and is plainly beautiful. Nice song too. #KrugerNationalPark #SouthAfrica #africa #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #lark #kruger youtu.be/m0GV8KzDsp4

A White Rhinoceros crosses the road behind our vehicle. Breath-stopping sighting. #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #SouthAfrica #Africa #Rhinoceros #wildlife #nature #rhino #megafauna youtu.be/fg1fMtCShb8

Zelensky > Trump.

As we left #KrugerNationalPark one of the last birds we saw was this Bushveld Pipit - a nice species to see. #Kruger #SouthAmerica #Africa #Pipit #birds #birding #nature #wildlife Bushveld Pipit (Anthus caffer), Kruger National Park, South Africa youtu.be/zy9vzAyIYh8

Before the #KrugerNationalPark I spent two days with a brilliant guide ( the Fynbos Guy ) around Cape Town. I had to see the #penguins I mean you just do, right? #CapeTown #StonyPoint #SouthAfrica #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #AfricanPenguin #penguin youtu.be/34fXJG92wh8

Young Vervet Monkey eating the fruit of the Marula tree (and not the biscuits they stole from our vehicle one day). #SouthAfrica #africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #monkey #primate #wildlife #nature #BergEnDal youtu.be/b32VBmjq09c

We drove past this #Leopard but were tipped off and drove back 800m; it was about 35C and the #cat was restless. Wonderful to watch and my first proper view of the species. #Africa #SouthAfrica #BigCats #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #wildlife #nature youtu.be/KIh7I8wu7mI

Young Vervet Monkey eating the fruit of the Marula tree (and not the biscuits they stole from our vehicle one day). #SouthAfrica #africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #monkey #primate #wildlife #nature #BergEnDal youtu.be/b32VBmjq09c

We drove past this #Leopard but were tipped off and drove back 800m; it was about 35C and the #cat was restless. Wonderful to watch and my first proper view of the species. #Africa #SouthAfrica #BigCats #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #wildlife #nature youtu.be/KIh7I8wu7mI