A Green Heron goes into maximum neck mode to grab a tadpole and then resets into minimum neck mode after the snack was acquired.
Jo
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Occasional poster of things that touched me from books, random thoughts etc. Might try out some of my crossword clues here. No longer ranting and raving about all the shitawful things the Tories are doing. She/her.
My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday
They’re calling it the quote on British politics that ended the need for all other quotes
We're especially worried about climate change in archives because there's going to reach a point where it's too hot for corduroy. A lot of archivists will have to fundamentally change their fashion choices. The rest of us will die with our honour.
Australia is aiming to be the first country to eliminate cervical cancer.
Australia wants to be first nation in the world to eliminate a cancer - can it?
For the first time, Australia has recorded no new cervical cancer diganoses in women under 25.
bbc.co.uk
If you ever need to escape a boring conversation just lie down flat on the floor and make a noise like a carpet
Just realised that by throwing spiders out of my house i am selectively breeding invisible ninja spiders.
TRUMP, throwing insults at Pope Leo: “weak on crime” “terrible for foreign policy” “catering to the Radical Left” “owes his position to me” “sit down and mind your own business” POPE LEO, unbothered: “We are called to love.”
Well, good morning, everybody – and happy sixth anniversary of this tweet to all who celebrate
Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!
I've been reading all your posts in a high-pitched cartoon squirrel voice. You sound ridiculous
If you're appalled by the blatant racism of this lot, you have a chance to get out on the streets in London on 28th March and stand up against the far right. Better than sitting at home feeling helpless. www.togetheralliance.org.uk
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of hundreds of civil society organisations united against the far right.
togetheralliance.org.uk
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 5mo agoJust over half (54%) of Reform UK members want ethnic minority British citizens born abroad to be encouraged/forced to leave. This drops to 1/5 (22%) for British-born children of migrants. A Survation survey of 629 Reform members, commissioned by Hope Not Hate www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I wrote about the best Olympic sport defector.com/high-level-a...
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To the uninitiated, luge itself might seem a silly sport, given that the average person might guess it mostly consists of holding onto a sled real tight as it goes fast down the ice. Of course, this o...
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
I need to be extremely clear because context is *crucial* here. It is the polar night. That is not the sun. There is no sun for another month yet. The sky is doing that on its own.
Max@paisleystars.bsky.social · 7mo agoHere's what it looks like from the ground.
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
There is no evidence that stripping refugees' rights one by one will have any impact on people crossing the channel. Taking jewellery from refugees is akin to painting over murals for refugee children. These repugnant ‘deterrents’ did not work for the Tories, and they won't work for us.
Every year on #Halloween we carve a #Pumpkin from our collection of Penguin Books. 🎃 We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
If you are in the Oxford area next Thursday, I’m giving a talk on the birds of the Lye Valley area. It’s a multimedia presentation (pictures and calls!) covering the resident and migratory birds recorded in this part of the city. See you there! @friendlyevalley.bsky.social #Oxonbirding #Oxford
Oxford people - unity march from Cowley to city centre to unite against racism and division. Assemble at Templars Square 12.30, Sunday 16 November. Joining points for those unable to march all the way: Manzil Way 1.30, University Church High St 2.15. Spread the word
To assert the UK has taken enough action in the face of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza is frankly outrageous. We must impose a full arms embargo, halt all military cooperation, ban settlement goods, ramp up sanctions, and ensure an immediate ceasefire & accountability for war crimes.
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
quaker.org.uk
Opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one and no one wants to wake up and see Nigel Farage's.
Neon Genesis Ewangelion@ewacat.bsky.social · 11mo agoSTOP TELLING ME WHAT NIGEL FARAGE HAS SAID I SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO KNOW
