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Account age
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Known for
270 views
Having a sleep after learning how to create value.
#goose #EgyptianGoose #BirdPhotography #Photography #BirdsOfFediverse
27 views
Staring Contest with an Owl
This Little Owl stared at me intensely for a fair amount of time in London's Bushy Park.
#BirdPhotography #BirdsOfFediverse #NaturePhotography #Photography #SuperbOwl #London #Birds
21 views
Guinness isn't what it used to be...
20 views
Look at me being cool!
A crested tit sits on a branch among some leaves.
#BirdPhotogaphy #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #photography #aves #TheNetherlands #nature
📊 Post engagement
35
Avg engagement / post
1.1%
Engagement vs followers
Aug 2018
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: Having a sleep after learning how to create value. #goose #Egypt · 270 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
2.5 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
6.4×
Follows 512 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
Having a sleep after learning how to create value.
#goose #EgyptianGoose #BirdPhotography #Photography #BirdsOfFediverse
Staring Contest with an Owl
This Little Owl stared at me intensely for a fair amount of time in London's Bushy Park.
#BirdPhotography #BirdsOfFediverse #NaturePhotography #Photography #SuperbOwl #London #Birds
Little Owl owlet
This lovely owlet was quite easy to find in a London Park, with some help as they camouflage so well!
I saw its sibling too.
#BirdPhotography #BirdsOfFediverse #Photography #Nature #London #BirdsOfMastodon
I went to a park (Bushy Park) to look for some owls.
I found Owls (Little and Tawny), but also a Green Woodpecker and two Kingfishers.
Snaps from my camera screen, and real photos will follow, but not of the Kingfishers as they were too fa…
I've just finished reading Star Ship Troopers.
#Reading #BookList2026
I've just finished reading "Schoofhondjes" (lapdogs, in Dutch).
The "Schoof" refers to the previous Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof, being the lapdog of Geert Wilders.
A great collection of columns, although I did need to Google some of …
Guinness isn't what it used to be...
If you're in London (or Southern England) the ISS is going to make a fly over pass between 23:30 and 23:40 (a little earlier for West of London).
If you're further North than London, the ISS shows further South.
Almost straight overhead. …
But I think my favourite photo was of this Carrion Crow in flight.
#Photography #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdPhotography #Nature
The new birds I saw, were mostly too far away to get good photos.
But I saw my first Spoonbill, Corn Bunting, and a flock of Black-tailed Godwits.
#BirdPhotography #BirdsOfFediverse
I had a lovely walk around RSPB Bowers Marsh yesterday, where I saw some expected birds, and a bunch of new species.
When I got there, there was this welcome committee of Starlings.
#BirdPhotography #nature #BirdsOfFediverse #Birds #Photog…
Look at me being cool!
A crested tit sits on a branch among some leaves.
#BirdPhotogaphy #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #photography #aves #TheNetherlands #nature
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
phpc.social
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Aug 2018
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2018 — 7 years ago.
👁️Averages 35 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.5× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
75/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~1.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (7+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Hi, I'm Derick.
I work on PHP as part of the PHP Foundation.
I am the author of @Xdebug.
I like #walking, #languages, #photography, #astronomy, and #space, and will post about these topics alongside #PHP.
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