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My Robin friend Henry today. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. (fedia.io)
 

My Robin friend Henry today. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #bird #photography #Robin #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bathsomerset #somerset #ukwildlife

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A Mallard duckling on Hunstrete Lake, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. There were several pairs on the lake with young of varying ages, some almost adults. (fedia.io)
 

A Mallard duckling on Hunstrete Lake, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. There were several pairs on the lake with young of varying ages, some almost adults.
#nature #wildlife #bird #photography #greywagtail #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bathsomerset #somerset #ukwildlife

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Grey Wagtail at Hunstrete Lake, #Hunstrete, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. (fedia.io)
 

Grey Wagtail at Hunstrete Lake, #Hunstrete, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK.
A bird usually associated with running water, this bird was foraging on the shore of a fishing lake.
#nature #wildlife #bird #photography #greywagtail #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography

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Green Woodpecker. They spend much of their time in grassland, foraging for their favourite food - ants! In #Bath #Somerset #UK. (fedia.io)
 

Green Woodpecker. They spend much of their time in grassland, foraging for their favourite food - ants! In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#birds #ukwildlife #ukbirding #wildlife #photography #nature

Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest hole. in c/[email protected]
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Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest hole. (fedia.io)
 

Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest hole.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK, from 2020.
#birds #ukwildlife #ukbirding #wildlife #photography #nature

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An Ammonite fossil in a limestone wall in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. They are met with frequently in the rocks around Bath, and in the 18th Century were thought to be snakes turned to (fedia.io)
 

An Ammonite fossil in a limestone wall in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. They are met with frequently in the rocks around Bath, and in the 18th Century were thought to be snakes turned to stone.
#Fossil #Ammonite #Photography #Geology

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Wansdyke to the west of Englishcombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. Despite centuries of study, we're still not sure who built it or why. It was probably the Romano-British or the early Saxons, & may have (fedia.io)
 

Wansdyke to the west of Englishcombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. Despite centuries of study, we're still not sure who built it or why. It was probably the Romano-British or the early Saxons, & may have been for defence or a political boundary. #History #Archaeology #Landscape #LandscapePhotography

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The large wooded Iron Age hillfort of Stantonbury Camp, on the line of the later Wansdyke. Next to it is the smaller Winsbury hill, named 'Wineca's Fort' in a 10th Century charter. At Stanton Prior, (fedia.io)
 

The large wooded Iron Age hillfort of Stantonbury Camp, on the line of the later Wansdyke. Next to it is the smaller Winsbury hill, named 'Wineca's Fort' in a 10th Century charter. At Stanton Prior, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#History #Archaeology #Landscape #LandscapePhotography

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Three Shires Stones, marking the point where the counties of #Somerset #Wiltshire & #Gloucestershire meet. The large 'cromlech' was erected in 1859, but the smaller stones are engraved with the date (fedia.io)
 

Three Shires Stones, marking the point where the counties of #Somerset #Wiltshire & #Gloucestershire meet. The large 'cromlech' was erected in 1859, but the smaller stones are engraved with the date 1736, but they were mentioned as early as 1611. A 10th Century Charter refers to the 'one stone'. #History #Archaeology #Photography

Three small stones arranged in almost a triangle
A stone with the date 1736 engraved on it

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The earthwork remains of Culverhay Castle, Englishcombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. A Norman ringwork castle that formely had a curtain wall, a keep and a well, and was owned by the de Gournay family, (fedia.io)
 

The earthwork remains of Culverhay Castle, Englishcombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. A Norman ringwork castle that formely had a curtain wall, a keep and a well, and was owned by the de Gournay family, one member of which was accused of the murder of King Edward II.
#History #Archaeology #Landscape #LandscapePhotography

Chiffchaff this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

@acm_[email protected] The name comes from their song, which sounds a bot like 'chiff-chaff chiff-chaff chiff-chaff'.

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Buzzard this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK. (fedia.io)
 

Buzzard this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #BirdPhotography #BirdsofMastodon #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKBirding #NatureCommunity #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography

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My #Robin friend Little Mate this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK. (fedia.io)
 

My #Robin friend Little Mate this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #BirdPhotography #BirdsofMastodon #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKBirding #NatureCommunity #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography

My #Robin friend Little Mate this morning. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] I love this - thank you!

My #Robin friend Little Mate this morning. in c/[email protected]
A Jay looking for its lunch this afternoon in #Bath #Somerset #UK in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

@_[email protected] Awww, no he was quite chirpy today. I just caught him in a moment when he was staring intensely at something in the distance. He has excellent eyesight, he usually spots birds of prey before any other birds in the area, and sounds the alarm.

My Robin friend Little Mate this afternoon. It's very cold today and was snowing earlier (didn't stick, unlike in other parts of the UK), so he has his feathers puffed-up today. In #Bath #Somerset in c/[email protected]
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