Green Underwing Wildlife Education

  I'm Phil Taylor and I have a decade’s worth of experience delivering wildlife education. Currently running sessions for St Nicks Environment Centre, Canal and River Trust, Natural England and more!

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Bolete... #fungiphotography (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY49jErqVls/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hoping this beauty will bloom again this year! #wildlifegardening #flowersofinstagram #flowers🌸 #flowerphotography #gardening #primrose https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9iVbxgjV3/?igshid=14yrumq7b53e3

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Feeling blue? Archive photos to cheer you up... #plantsofinstagram #wildlifephotography #wildflowers #bluebells (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9iKvzgwvS/?igshid=qf4z62xkxjok

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Live tweeted the #biggardenbirdwatch2021 for @brunswickorganicnursery this morning, possibly to an empty room, as I only thought of it 30 mins prior and was my first live tweeting experience 😳 #liveandlearn Only photo I've edited so far! #birdwatching #birdersofinstagram #biodiversity (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKrVChwg6Tv/?igshid=lfob5thqa1tl

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Drawing a jackdaw while helping out with @brunswickorganicnursery Creative Group today! #lockdown2021 #drawing #birdphotography #artwork #sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing (at Bishopthorpe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKor1jKA9fQ/?igshid=3pr6wfe04i3u

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One eyed squirrel enjoying lunch 😋 I saw this individual throughout 2020, presuming there aren't multiple squirrels with the same injury. #wildlifephotography #squirrelsofinstagram #mammalsofinstagram #zoomlens #woodlandphotography #woodlandwalk https://www.instagram.com/p/CKUuhEggazo/?igshid=1259dlnj6fkna

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Apparently I had a large backlog of squirrel photos on my camera... #squirrel🐿 #squirrelsofinstagram #invasivespecies #yorkshirewildlife #animals #biodiversity #naturephotography #naturelovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CKTfKGiAGLf/?igshid=4m30hdgg6raw

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Lunchtime in Acomb Wood #squirrel🐿 #squirrelsofinstagram #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #naturelovers #animals #wildlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CKRN9prgesd/?igshid=jszfgwor6df3

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This robin is deeply concerned about the state of the universe. Jupiter especially... #wildlifephotography #winterwildlife #robinsofinstagram #naturelovers #naturephotography #biodiversity #birdphotography #birdersofinstagram (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKPMTD2gqXy/?igshid=1rfglo2macfnx

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Learn to identify winter thrushes in my freshly uploaded @stnicksnature #ecotherapy blog, actually from last year! The link is in my bio 🐥 #ecology #birdwatching #ecotherapyinpractice #lockdown2021 #lovenature💚 #fieldfare #redwing #birdersofinstagram #birdsofinstagram (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ_fNI1ARyg/?igshid=1o8krai6lny99

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Gingerbread starship to celebrate the finale of @startrek Discovery! @startreklogs @startrekcbs #startrekdiscovery #startrek #bakersofinstagram #bakersgonnabake #baking #trek @trekmovie #startrekfan (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzQ3bTAfzg/?igshid=15ffhv9uwwo5

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Surviving lockdown by... attempting to photograph a goldcrest... #goldcrest #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #birdphotography #winterwildlife #lockdownlife (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJwSyZNg42M/?igshid=3hql5w3lbep

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"A Short History of Stopping..." My latest blog for @stnicksnature ecotherapy is now online, link in my bio. We take a look at the art of doing nothing... 😴 Okay, not entirely nothing, but close! #ecotherapyinpractice #ecology #ecotherapy #wildlifephotography (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJwNK-XAg8u/?igshid=xtx8kmk370tt

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Goldfinch

(Cover photo from Pixabay by ginger)

At this time of year it is quite common to see goldfinches in large flocks descend onto trees such as Alder where they will prise seeds from the cone like structures. Alternatively they might simply be flying overhead. In either circumstances, you will usually hear them before you see them. The goldfinches will call to each other, making a loud jangling sound a bit like wind chimes, with other metallic notes and sometimes buzzes.

Regardless of where you are, if you hear some of the metallic jangling noise I advise you to look up and you might be lucky enough to see a flock of goldfinches flying overhead. Another place to look out for goldfinches is on teasels. They will often land on these plants and pluck out seeds from the spiky flower heads. I was recently reminded that we finally saw this at St Nicks in the flesh, and I managed to get a photo, which I have now found gathering electronic dust on my hard drive: 

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Look back at 2020... A through-the-window shot of a juvenile great spotted woodpecker in my garden! Bit of glass sheen but you can still see them clearly! #wildlifephotography #wildlifegardening #biodiversity #woodpecker #naturelovers #naturephotography #birdsofinstagram (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI5zeidg15B/?igshid=vq4vq4wxgjv3

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Look back at 2020... Long tailed tit from pre-lockdown era @stnicksnature near a nest found during ecotherapy. #naturephotography #naturelovers #birdsofinstagram #birds #wildlifephotography (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4Iel4gkdW/?igshid=8whv8fzbpoau

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Tinsel dog! Posing is based on the off screen presence of a treat only... #pebbleart #christmas2020 #christmasiscoming #homemadechristmas #dogstagram #dogoftheday #dogsofinstagram (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3ngjEAy0J/?igshid=dgr4cy4i5jpd