Bjorn Idle

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Bjorn Idle

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Introvert. Plants, dogs and nature, but also technology and nerdy things. All photos are my own (except boosted) #mecfs.

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A Rainbow Lorikeet notices me watching, and a split second later is off into the trees...

#Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #NaturePhotography #Nature #Australia

A beautiful green parrot with vivid blue head, orange beak, and a yellow and orange chest looks up from amongst the Grevillea flowers that has been feeding from, looking straight at the camera

Like 13 November at 4:15 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

Loren

@BjornIdle cool bird on cool flowers!

13 November at 4:16 | Open on flipping.rocks

We recently house sat for this handsome fellow. This is Simon. He has a great moustache!

A black cat with pale green eyes, white whiskers and a white moustache-shaped patch just under his nose looks right out at you

Like 10 August at 19:07 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

Jinx, one of the cats we house sat for a wee while ago. She was always keen to let us know she hadn't been fed recently, despite there being food in her bowl

Vertical pic

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

A dark grey short-haired cat sits on a table looking toward the camera. Sunlight streams through a window behind it, warming the cat's back. There's a purple collar around the cat's neck with two bells hanging from it

Like 13 July at 13:20 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

We've been housesitting for this very distinguished gent for the last 10 days. He's so fluffy!

#Caturday #Ragdoll

Closeup of the face of a ragdoll cat, which has long white and grey fur and pale greeny-blue eyes. He is looking downward slightly and to the side

Closeup of the same cat, this time staring right at the camera

Like 11 May at 19:23 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

We don't have cats, but the place we're house sitting comes with a couple of cute friends...

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

A closeup shot of a silver tabby looking to the right

An orange tabby cat lying sideways with its head on the floor, eyes open and looking very contented

The same orange tabby looks up to the left, eyes very interested in something off camera

The silver tabby looks right toward the camera, eyes partly closed as he lounges indolently on a comfy cushion

Like 27 April at 19:58 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

Cerinthe Major, looking gorgeous from any direction

#BloomScrolling #Flowers #Plants #Florespondence #Cerinthe #Nature #PlantPhotography

Looking up at the hanging flowers of a cerinthe plant as I lie on the ground. The flowers are bell-shaped, purple in colour with a pink rim and a single stamen in the centre. Behind them, the leaves change from purple-red to green as we look up along the stem. The background is the sky, so overexposed as to appear white

Looking at the same flowers from the side. Here we can see the deep purple of the lower leaves, and the flowers look more red or burgundy than purple. The background is blurred leaves of the same plant

Like 6 Nov 2023 at 5:34 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

The more you start looking, the more you see, and now I'm seeing lichen everywhere.

I thought the colours of these lichens against the so-red-its-yelling-at-you brick were pretty awesome.

#LichenSubscribe #Lichen #MacroPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography

Closeup of colonies of at least two types of lichen - one bright orange, the other grey, growing in large patches on a bright red brick

Like 2 Jun 2023 at 5:41 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

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@BjornIdle
Lovely photo, thanks. Studying lichens was the most interesting aspect of a pilot ecology syllabus we were put on in school back in the 80s (in Ireland). You never stop noticing them once you get hooked! Here’s a Beeb guide to lichenology: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/how-to/identify-wildlife/lichen/

2 Jun 2023 at 7:25 | Open on mastodon.green

acm

@BjornIdle gorgeous! (and the brick looks painted)

3 Jun 2023 at 2:47 | Open on jawns.club

World Bee Day? What an awesome celebration. There are some amazing pics on here today!

Here's a tiny contribution from our garden

#WorldBeeDay #Bee #Bees #MacroPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography

A honeybee seen side-on, resting on top of the large domed centre of a helenium flower. The background is all blurry

Like 21 May 2023 at 1:49 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

@BjornIdle 🌻

21 May 2023 at 2:07 | Open on haunted.computer