Owen Figgis

Butterfly hunter and angling aficionado. Lover of wild places; mountains, meadows and rivers.

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@rayofoghlu @donnarainey4 This is horrible to see

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@GethinJones123 They do the same on Ullswater with their infernal wake boats!

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Just seen two of my favourite birds sitting on a stone outside our accommodation in haute-Vienne - male black redstart and yellow wagtail. Would have made a great picture

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@archer_rs Would ye dinnae nae do that…..

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@ick_real Absolutely yes, and you should always be ready and waiting for them

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@theiaincameron Found this one in France

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@maniaUFO He’s been transported to Mawbray in Cumbria!

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@GlassJet @MarkHam80780803 Forgot to mention. There was a Palestinian flag in a field approaching Penrith

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Field gentian from Glen Cannich a couple of weeks ago. #wildflowerhour #gentianfriend #gentianfamily

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Evening Fingerposters, today’s offerings is from Yarwell village near Peterborough #FingerpostFriday

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My first brown hairstreak. What a beautiful creature!

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@donnarainey4 Numbers starting to build here in north Cumbria. Several very fresh ones in my garden in the last few days

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@owensweden Superb!

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Marsh Fritillary seen at Kirkbampton, Wigton on 7 May 2025. Photo © Owen Figgis.

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@owensweden Interesting. I always think of them being a parks and gardens butterfly here.

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I was kindly shown around the Cumberland Council sign workshop the other day where all the finger posts are repaired and repainted.
#fingerpostfriday

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@DaveThroup Sunny here in Cumbria

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@Gallowaygrouse Signs of boar were common a decade ago when I did butterfly surveys for the forestry commission. Good to hear the population is spreading.

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@RockNRoLL_85 What a voice!