Max Thompson

Nature Obsessed, Conservation Minded, Wildlife Photographer.
Based in Somerset, UK.
Partner in Slime (Mould) - @EllieHilsdon

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

Thank you @BirdGuides for featuring my image of a Great White Egret in this week's photo of the week. The Bar-tailed by Tom was a worthy winner!
https://t.co/wBvK03szch

@RSPBHamWall @Natures_Voice @WildlifeMag

#BirdsSeenIn2021 #BBCWildlifePOTD #birdwatching #nature #wildlife

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@jameselmer73 I was just doing a little googling, and this post came up. That's my touring! Shame the sun wasn't out that day.

[Dr Will Leo Hawkes @WillLeoHawkes]

So happy to be able to share the stories of insect migration on a huge stage this morning - @SkyNews !

These gorgeous little flies, butterflies, wasps, dragonflies etc. are so vital for our planet. They are pollinators, pest controllers, decomposers, nutrient transferers etc.

We recorded 17mil migrating through a single 30m wide Pyrenean pass! Paper: https://t.co/kumHmgtAwN

@UniExeCornwall @KoralWotton @flygirlNHM @Buzz_dont_tweet @BrendanGodley @Vogelwarte_scie @SobrarbeGeopark @parcnational_fr @savebutterflies @j_chapman2 @ChrisGPackham @georgecmcgavin

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@WillLeoHawkes @flygirlNHM Thanks Will, a nice one for the garden list!

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

An interesting looking fly on the end of our garden pond. The closest I've got to an ID is Odontomyia tigrina?

@flygirlNHM @WillLeoHawkes

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@GreeneIndy @KatieMonk21 @HWDT_org You've reached my neck of the woods, so it's time for a donation. Great progress and good luck going forward!

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

A beautiful spring sight this afternoon. Not a care in the world that we were watching just meters away.

@BBCSpringwatch @Britnatureguide @WildlifeMag @WildlifeTrusts @EllieHilsdon

#nature #wildlife #deer #spring #bbcspringwatch

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@guyshrubsole Just the one? Carpets in Somerset!

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

Slightly better views of the Little Owl this evening. It's great to have them so close. He doesn't look too pleased to see me.

#littleowl #owl #wildlife #nature #somerset

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@CarlBovisNature Thanks Carl. Credit goes Martin as he spotted them the other day.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

It was lovely to see one of the local Little Owls last night. We hear them most evenings from the house, so it was nice to finally set eyes on them.

#wildlife #nature #littleowl #owl #somerset

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@ColytonWildlife Great shot, Tim! Greylakes only 5 minutes from me.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@robinmmorrison @ASPolice There is no intention of stopping there. I've loads of incidents from work, but number plates are annoyingly hard to pick up. I've a horrific one from last week.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@robinmmorrison @bbcsomerset @SomersetLive @chardandilynews Merry Christmas, Robin!

Found this - https://t.co/1VDYWJhleJ

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@sharkeee Great work, Shane. I'll never understand how people feel its okay to do this. As a lorry driver, my war is on Laybys. Here's one from earlier in the year.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

A fungus that smells as bad as it looks (rotting flesh), the Devils Fingers - Clathrus archeri

One of hundreds from the New Forest this year.

#nature #fungi #mushroom #nature #autumn #devilsfingers #stinkhorn #naturephotography

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

This is not the best video, but it's still present this morning, albeit in a lot worse condition.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

Does anyone know where to report a dead Pine Martin? On the side of the A40 in South Wales.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@vincentwildlife Email sent 📨

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@sharkeee @TheRoadLab @vincentwildlife @lizardschwartz Report sent. Hopefully, someone can get to it before its destroyed.

[Max Thompson @Maxwildphoto]

@GregDawes38 Would that be @TheRoadLab ?