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Adrian Milliner

@adrmil.soapyfrog.com

London 🇬🇧 based retired software dev. Here it’s about birds (feathered), books, retrocomputing, and happy, positive stuff. Everything mine unless stated or obvious.

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Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 15h ago

For #RedOrDead on #BirdOfTheDay I present this Egyptian 🇪🇬 goose on a narrow boat. #BirdsUk 🪶 🪿 #RegentsCanal

An Egyptian goose with bright pink webbed feet and brown eye patches standing on the dark roof of a narrowboat, above a side panel painted bright red with a white border.

Alan H@alan678.bsky.social · 18h ago

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedOrDead, any bird with red in the capture but not on the bird or a photo of a bird on bare winter branches. Alt #SummerVisitors Migratory birds associated with summer or your favourite bird to capture in summer. #birds #photography #ECK

A Meadow Pipit perches sideways on the curved seed head of a dark purple grass, its finely streaked brown upperparts and cream underparts sharply in focus against a smooth green background. The bird grips a large reddish earthworm in its slender bill, likely carrying food back to a nest or recently fledged young. Its alert dark eye and slightly raised crown feathers give it an attentive expression, while the soft, blurred backdrop draws full attention to the delicate plumage and the vivid contrast of the red worm against the bird’s pale face.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 4d ago

The cormorant might be warming to the young gull. They’ve been sharing this space on and off for a few days now. #BirdsUK #Limehouse 🪶 #BirdFriends

A dark cormorant resting on a yellow ledge turns its head to look up at a mottled brown juvenile seagull standing next to a blue pole under a clear blue sky.

A wider view of the cormorant and juvenile seagull perched on opposite sides of a central blue pole atop a yellow structure, both looking toward the left against a clear blue sky.

Adrian Milliner@adrmil.soapyfrog.com · last wk.

One of the juvenile gulls from the other day made it to a different rooftop across from me and is looking out at the big wide world and an exciting life ahead. #BirdsUk #Limehouse #London 🪶 💭 Or perhaps wondering if the cormorant just out of shot to the left is going to be friends.

A juvenile gull with mottled brown and grey feathers stands on a rooftop ledge facing away, turning its head to look left against a blurred blue urban skyscraper background.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 4d ago

Hands up who’s secretly hoping this gull did their business* on the Audi? 🤣 💩 #BirdsUK 🪶 #Sainsbury *It didn’t

A large white seagull resting on the roof of a glossy black Audi parked outdoors on a bright, sunny day. In the background, a bright orange car is visible alongside palm trees.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 5d ago

Slightly #floofy nuthatch looking up. #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OverTheRainbow birds looking up, so probably fits :-) #BirdsUK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🪶 #Beddgelert

A small Eurasian nuthatch perched atop a wooden post, backlit by bright sunlight against a soft, blurred green background.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 6d ago

A floofy Bluetit from North Wales I’d been meaning to to post. #YourChoice for #BirdOfTheDay. #BirdsUK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🪶

A close-up front view of a juvenile Eurasian blue tit perched atop a weathered wooden post. The bird has a bright yellow chest and face, a grey-blue cap, a dark stripe through its eyes, and soft fluff around its edges. The background is a smoothly blurred, lush green.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · last wk.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2w ago

Adult gull perhaps showing frustration at the juveniles waiting for food instead of learning to fly and find their own food. #BirdsUK 🪶 #Limehouse

An adult white-and-grey seagull standing on a rooftop ledge with its head tilted back and beak open, squawking next to a mottled brown juvenile seagull.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 3w ago

Not as blurry as I expected. European Robin, faded in the Welsh sun, landing for a snack. #BirdsUK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SingersAndWingers Songbirds or birds with one or both wings open.

A close-up shot of a young European robin with speckled brown and warm orange feathers. The small bird is perched on a rustic wooden fence rail, captured mid-action with its wings swept upward in a slight motion blur. A dark wooden post stands to the left, and the background is a soft-focus, vibrant green foliage.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 3w ago

Gordon, is not, as they say, a moron. #ENGARG ⚽️

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 3w ago

Mr blackbird visiting for breakfast in the Welsh morning sun. 🪶 #BirdsUK #Beddgelert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A close-up shot of a male common blackbird perched on a flat wooden platform, likely a bird feeder. The bird has solid black plumage, a bright yellow-orange beak slightly open, and a distinctive yellow ring around its eye. Sunlight illuminates its back, and the background features a soft, blurred green foliage out of focus.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 3w ago

A nuthatch having a stretch after partaking in some crushed nuts. Looking slightly disheveled. #BirdsUK #Beddgelert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ForestFeeling

A small nuthatch bird is perched on top of a weathered wooden post, facing the camera with its head tilted sharply up and to the left. The sun is shining directly from behind the bird, creating a bright rim-lighting effect that illuminates the fluffy feathers along its back and sides. The bird has a pale, buff-colored underbelly, a dark streak near its eye, and a sharp, pointed beak. The background is a soft, out-of-focus dark green foliage with gentle bokeh circles.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 4w ago

I found a pigeon :-) #PigeonSky #ForestFeeling #Beddgelert

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 4w ago

I saw a very strange duck in #Limehouse dock today. It was open to the river so not going to get back into the marina very easily. Lowish tide so about 9m below where I was. Seems to be a good swimmer! 🪶 🐢 #Thames

HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 4w ago

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 4w ago

So it’s #ARGEGY playing in the 🚾 at the moment (0:1) so obviously I’m supporting Egypt! 🇪🇬 🪶 #BirdsUK

Closeup of the back of the head of an Egyptian Goose against a blurry green background.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · last mo.

Pigeon looking for some drinking water and a bit shade. #PigeonSky #BirdsUK 🪶

This close-up photograph shows a wood pigeon standing on a bright, sunny patio. The pigeon has a grey head, a distinctive white patch on its neck, a pinkish breast, and its beak is slightly open as it looks to the left. It stands between a textured white planter on the left and a large, water-streaked terracotta flowerpot in the background. A fan-shaped shadow from a palm tree leaf is sharply cast across the ground next to the bird.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · last mo.

I must have passed this building ( #ThreeMillsStudio ) a hundred times over the years but only noticed this today. Either it’s new or I’m spectacularly unobservant! #dreams #cinema #london

A wide shot of a large, dark brown brick wall featuring a three-line quote in all-caps, light-colored wooden or metal letters. The letters are mounted on thin black metal scaffolding-like supports that attach to the brick. The text reads: "DREAMS ARE A LANGUAGE MADE OF IMAGES. IN CINEMA, EVERY OBJECT AND LIGHT MEANS SOMETHING, AS IN A DREAM." Below the dark brick wall is a lighter, textured stone or weathered brick foundation, and a cloudy sky is visible at the very top.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · last mo.

A duck and a digger. #BirdsUK #LimehouseCut 🪶 #mural 🥵

A large mural of a mallard duck and white roses on the side of a building, partially obscured by metal fencing and a bright orange excavator on a construction site, with modern apartment buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

Quacktastic. Mute swan, lazing Egyptian geese and a blonde standing Egyptian. #MillwallDock. #BirdsUK 🪶 🦢 🇪🇬 🪿

A vertical, eye-level shot captures three Egyptian geese and a white swan relaxing by a calm body of water. In the foreground, two Egyptian geese rest on a weathered wooden dock. The goose closest to the camera is positioned on the left side, showing its grayish-brown body, a distinct chestnut patch on its flank, a pinkish bill, and a dark brown patch around its eye. Next to it, a second goose sits tucked away. Behind them, a narrow wooden beam extends out over a blue cylindrical buoy. A third Egyptian goose stands balanced on one pink foot on top of this beam, looking toward the right. In the upper right background, a pure white mute swan floats gracefully on the dark, reflective water, preening its feathers with its neck curved tightly. The water mirrors the green and brown tones of the surrounding environment, creating a peaceful, rippled reflection across the surface.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

So while looking for ducks and swans and coots and geese in the #OrnamentalCanal in #Wapping (and there were many) I also saw this #fish (and a few friends). It’s about 50cm long and appeared to give no fucks. #Respect. 🐟

A top-down, clear view of a large, torpedo-shaped fish swimming just beneath the surface of murky, greenish-tan freshwater. The fish, likely a grass carp, has a dark grey or olive-brown body with large, highly distinct, cross-hatched scales that form a prominent diamond pattern across its back and sides. It is swimming from the bottom left toward the top right of the frame. The water is relatively calm and translucent, revealing thin, wispy green aquatic weeds growing on the left side of the frame and a sandy, sunlit bottom below.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

This #nest is rubbish. Mostly literally. I didn’t manage to get a shot—or rather I didn’t have the patience to wait—but there were a good few eggs under the central bird wrapped in that rather fetching green piece of plastic. #Limehouse #BirdsUK 🪺 🪶 #Coot #Malteasers

This overhead shot shows a square, wooden floating platform on dark water, serving as a nesting site for three Eurasian coots. The platform is heavily cluttered with a mix of natural nesting materials and human litter.
In the center, an adult coot with distinct black plumage and a white facial shield sits nestled inside a shallow dip lined with green plastic sheeting, surrounded by dried twigs, straw, and various pieces of trash, including a red Maltesers wrapper and snack packaging. To the right, a second, slightly smaller or younger coot rests directly on top of a crumpled white plastic bag. A third coot stands on the bottom-left edge of the platform near the water's surface. Additional plastic bags, wrappers, and a black piece of cloth trail off the platform into the murky water.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

#duolingo needs to add a 3rd button: “I don’t give a fuck” #FIFAWorldCup2026

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

Diverse family of geese. A Canada and a greylag with a couple of floofy goslings. In the #RegentsCanal yesterday. #BirdsUK 🪶

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

I can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something slightly amusing about this sign 😁 💩 🚿 #ThamesWater

A white Thames Water sign on a metal gate reads “Wick Lane trunk sewers depot,” with emergency contact details and a what3words reference. Behind the gate are a cream wall, brick building, and trees in daylight.

Text:

Wick Lane
trunk sewers depot
In an emergency please call 0800 316 9800
Quoting site ref: WICKZ1ZZ
What3words ref: best.festivity.flames

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

Small family of Egypt 🇪🇬 Geese. Odd to see just one gosling. Parents were very quacky, perhaps being extra protective of their sole kiddo. #BirdsUK #RegentsCanal 🪶 🪿

Two adult Egyptian geese and a fluffy gosling float on dark green pond water speckled with duckweed. One adult is near the upper left, another in the lower right, and the small gosling swims between them.

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

My other favourite YouTube duo :-) youtu.be/9t-5lQ2mzuw?... I wonder how @robwords.com and @jesszafarris.com score on #VocabOwl (70,250 for me)

How Many Words Do You ACTUALLY Know?

YouTube video by The Rest Is Science

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Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

Interesting view on #slop / #aislop in #writing from mid 20th century. #RoaldDahl 1954 short story, The Great Automatic Grammatizator. youtu.be/xe4nUZqX9Ec?...

The Author Who Saw AI Coming, Somehow

YouTube video by Tibees

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Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/he... #BirdsUK 🐝 🦈 🦊 🐸 🦉

Consultation paper: Help us celebrate the UK’s wildlife

We are designing the next series of banknotes, which will include updated security features to ensure the public can continue to use cash with confidence – and we’d like your help.

bankofengland.co.uk

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WorldOceanDay. Here’s a grey heron at #Velassaru #Maldives. #IndianOcean #LaccadiveSea. 🪶

Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 2mo ago

I see you. Cake please. #BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtYou #Liverpool 🪶 👁️