Sue

@birdersue

Birds. Dinosaurs. Fossils. Nature. Books.

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Sue@birdersue· 3d

This one…

The Ladybird Book of Birds. A Bullfinch pair on the front.

Sue@birdersue· 3d

My much loved and well read copy of The Secret History. Recommend to many during my years as a Bookseller and beyond. #NationalBookLoversDay 📚

Paperback book on a wooden table. The Secret History - Donna Tartt.

Sue@birdersue· 5d

Went to see the new Spider-Man film, EPIC! Walked home via the local Swifts. 🪶

Heavily zoomed blurry phone pic of a Swift high in the blue sky.

Sue@birdersue· 10d

A calm little birding walk before work, and a friendly chat with this handsome Rock Dove. Happy Sunday all. 🪶

Rock Dove standing on a wall, looking to camera.

Sue@birdersue· 16d

A couple of Privet Hawk-moth caterpillars seen at work yesterday, moved to a safe location. #Nature 💚

Two large bright green caterpillars, with white and purple markings. In a terracotta pot.

Sue@birdersue· 19d

Harmless 🦖 fun @edenproject.bsky.social #DinosaursReturn this evening. ‘Oh yeah. Ooh ahhh, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and screaming.’ - Dr Ian Malcolm

Large model of a T Rex amongst foliage in the rainforest biome at the Eden Project.

Sue@birdersue· 20d

The easiest Bird of the Day ever. They wake me up every morning, I love the sound.

Screen shot from Merlin Bird App. Bird of the Day found - European Herring Gull.

Sue@birdersue· 21d

My #Evolution @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Open University poster arrived, it’s excellent. #BirdsAreDinosaurs

Evolution poster featuring a flora and fauna tree of life.

Reverse of the poster featuring a Ruling Reptiles tree, and text on Darwin, Evolution, Biodiversity, and Conservation.

Sue@birdersue· Jul 8

Very happy to see this handsome Rook perched on a post outside the hardware store this morning. 🪶 🐦‍⬛

Large black Corvid bird perched on top of a post. Blue sky behind.

Sue@birdersue· Jul 6

This exquisite notebook was a surprise ‘I saw this and thought of you’ gift from a friend. 😍 #Birds #Books Artist - Eric Fitch Daglish

Notebook on a dark wood table. Black and white woodcut image of two Puffins on the front. One is standing on rocks, the other is swimming in the sea.

Artist - Eric Fitch Daglish

Sue@birdersue· Jun 27

My friend at work gave me this pre loved book. It is absolutely stunning, if you are interested in birds and nature I highly recommend it. #Books #Birds #Nature

Hardback book leaning against a wooden fence. Secrets of a Devon Wood, My Nature Journal - Jo Brown. Jacket art features a pair of Blue Tits.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 27

The Barn Swallow nest at work was really busy today. 🪶

Four (one mostly out of shot) Barn Swallow chicks looking out of their nest for the adults.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 24

Happy to spot a Tawny mining bee nest in our lawn this morning. 🐝 They are ground nesting solitary bees, ginger in colour. They are important pollinators. They are incredibly docile, and will leave after a few weeks. #30DaysWild #SaveTheBees

Volcano shaped mound of soil with a small pencil sized hole in the top. Within grass.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 22

Another local bus shelter has some gorgeous birds art. It isn’t finished yet and I don’t know who the artist is but will post more when I find out.

Back wall of a bus shelter. A swan and a kingfisher painted on it. Bench in front.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 21

A great day at #TrewithenGardens today. Lots of birds seen too, lovely views of a Nuthatch through my binoculars.

Collage of nine pics. Blue Hydrangea. Cornus kousa. Red tailed (I think) Bumblebee on a purple Geranium. Blue (not sure if Azure or Common) Damselflies. Pond view. Speckled Wood Butterfly. White Waterlily. Beech trees. Pink Waterlily.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 20

An excellent time in Lyme Regis for the #FossilFestival Brilliant @deanrlomax.bsky.social and @bobnichollsart.bsky.social talk and book signing. Paid my respects to Mary, found some cool fossilised wood, visited Dinosaurland fossil museum, and finally got my hands on a Scelidosaurus model.

Collage of pics. Scelidosaurus dinosaur model. Mary Anning statue. Ichthyosaur painted on a wall. Fossilised wood. Dean and Bob on stage. The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs book.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 11

Been excited for this @stevebrusatte.bsky.social book for ages, arrived today. Doesn’t it look epic! 🦅 🦖 #Books #Birds #Dinosaurs

Hardback book on a dark wooden table top.
The Story of Birds. An Evolutionary History of the Dinosaurs That Live Amongst Us - Steve Brusatte

Sue@birdersue· Jun 6

A male, I think, Migrant hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae) on a Leucanthemum flowerhead.

Small thin black and yellow hoverfly on a yellow pollen filled flowerhead.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 3

Spotted one of the Moorhen chicks, looking bigger and stronger, on our soggy dog walk this morning. 🪶

Greyish, tall legged, big footed waterbird sheltering from the rain underneath a Gunnera plant.

Sue@birdersue· Jun 2

Gloomy weather for birdwatching this morning, but I saw some nice birds including this male Common Reed Bunting. 🪶

Streaky brown sparrow sized bird, with a black head and white stripe. Perched on a reed, grey sky behind.

Sue@birdersue· May 29

The Swifts video didn’t add to the above post sorry, here it is. 🪶

Sue@birdersue· May 29

Went to see The Manadlorian and Grogu at the cinema, brilliant. #StarWars On the walk home we saw loads of Swifts. 🪶 All the wins!

Cinema snap frame poster for The Mandalorian and Grogu featuring Grogu on Mando’s shoulder.

Sue@birdersue· May 28

A male (males have seven ‘leaves’ on their antennae, females have six) Common Cockchafer (May bug) seen on our dog walk this morning. #Springwatch

Large rusty coloured scarab beetle on a pavement.

Sue@birdersue· May 27

Great to see a Slow Worm today after learning about them on #Springwatch last night. I think this is a female?

Smooth brownish grey legless lizard slithering through the undergrowth.

Sue@birdersue· May 27

So many Red Kites around right now. Here’s the best of the appalling pics I took this morning. 🪶

Reddish brown bird of prey in flight. Forked tail and angled wings. White (it was blue but I screwed up the shot) sky.

Sue@birdersue· May 21

Happy to see some Herb-robert (Geranium robertianum) growing amongst the ferns in my garden. #Wildflowers

Small five petaled pink, with white stripes, flower and green leaves hanging over a garden pot.

Sue@birdersue· May 20

Common wood pigeon on the garden fence this afternoon. 🪶

Side head shot of a grey pigeon. Orange and red bill, pale yellow eye, white neck markings.

Sue@birdersue· May 11

A beautiful fox seen this afternoon near the hide. For me, birding isn’t just about birds! #Nature 🪶

A Red Fox walking through long grass towards camera.

Sue@birdersue· May 10

Just about managed to capture this Red Kite flying over work yesterday morning. Still image taken from a scrappy phone video. 🪶

Blurry silhouette image of a raptor flying high in the sky.

Sue@birdersue· May 8

Treated myself to this BBC Wildlife magazine Sir David Attenborough 100th Birthday special. It is really good. #Attenborough100