Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Coquet Island, from the chartered boat trip out of Amble harbour 03/08/2026 #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding

WOW!!! A White-throated Sparrow was found on the Isle of May this morning and the blog has the full story: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

OMFG Look, I blocked this doofus a *while* back, my timeline has been all the better for it, but this deliberate and willful misunderstanding of Boots Theory is going to turn me into the Joker.

katie@supermathskid.bsky.social · 2d ago

okay now he's gone too far

Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #AI #ornithology #wildlife #ecology #science #SciChat

AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk

Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists

theguardian.com

suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile

😂😂😂 that guy has never, ever bought a banana has he…

onion person@junlper.beer · yesterday

suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile

Austria has set a new all time temperature record of 41.0°C today. 9 separate weather stations recorded >40°C as heatwaves & record temperatures continue to impact the Northern Hemisphere.

I was looking out of the car window watching the sun through the trees. Been trying to capture it since but not sure if I’ve succeeded quite yet🤔 #art #procreate

Good grief we just had a sprinkling of rain at about 2.30am. Hardly any but just enough to damp the road.

the creator of Babylon Five announces Babylon Five is coming to youtube!

Full Episode Announcement! | Babylon 5

YouTube video by Babylon 5

youtube.com

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

I was looking out of the car window watching the sun through the trees. Been trying to capture it since but not sure if I’ve succeeded quite yet🤔 #art #procreate

I predict the weather breaks August 12th in the UK given we need a clear, nice evening on the 12th for the eclipse…

Every time you use genAI, you're supporting an ongoing genocide in Congo. Earlier this year, the US and UAE (which is, with our help, also committing genocide in Sudan) created a paramilitary force to ensure the flow of cobalt and rare earth minerals extracted by child slaves to create GPUs.

Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines with US, UAE Funding

The Democratic Republic of Congo will create a paramilitary unit to police its mines with funding from the US and the United Arab Emirates, the country’s General Inspectorate of Mines said.

bloomberg.com

Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Even dust devils can be quite disruptive. Dust devils form in hot weather under clear sky's, and are not connected with a storm system unlike Landspouts and Tornados.

KentOnline@kentonline.co.uk · 3d ago

This looked terrifying! The moment a "freak" dust devil ripped through a junior athletics competition, causing it to be abandoned, has been caught on camera Full story here: www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/new...

Hi. My life was almost completely destroyed when I got Covid in the first wave, and I basically haven't been well enough to leave the house apart for medical appointments since March 2020. Nonetheless, I retain enough wherewithal to personally cripple any fucker who says this to my face.

Paul Duane 🥔@paulduane.bsky.social · 3d ago

Wild that people are trying to retroactively pretend covid wasn't a big deal. Someone I work with came down with it last November & is still unable to work the following August, suffering complete viral exhaustion. There's a reason we locked down.

Edna Lumb (1931–1992) was a Leeds-born artist celebrated for her paintings and prints of Britain's industrial landscapes and engineering. After studying at Leeds College of Art, she became a full-time artist in 1964, travelling across the UK, Europe and West Africa in search

“Intelligence” He means knowledge.

Dylan Roth@dylanroth.bsky.social · last wk.

“We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.” - Sam Altman. I will never stop thinking about how nakedly evil this is, and it has framed every single AI headline I’ve read since.

A dangerous wind shift (visible on radar imagery) has just occurred in #Spokane, WA, where major wildfire disaster is currently unfolding. Three separate major fires (circled) near or within city limits have already caused major structure loss & chaotic, expanding evacs. #WAwx

Make no mistake, this woman is a shit-stirring idiot.

I picked up almost as much from the library as I did from school—real history, not that polished nonsense we were fed!

Oh the situation in Spokane, Washington is horrible. Wildfire spreading rapidly by the looks of it. Large neighbourhood evacuations😢 A storm chaser I follow should be in the area by tomorrow morning to cover it on YouTube (west coast storm chasers DL Scales)

The land at drought cries to the sky for rain. Cries through cracks in fields, through its dusty lane coughing. Everywhere distressed spirits at lamentation. Everywhere a tormenting thirst. In this time of withering, we forgive the coming of storms. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982

Oh, yes.

hookland.bsky.social@hookland.bsky.social · 6d ago

The land at drought cries to the sky for rain. Cries through cracks in fields, through its dusty lane coughing. Everywhere distressed spirits at lamentation. Everywhere a tormenting thirst. In this time of withering, we forgive the coming of storms. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982

Woke to the smell of petrichor, but it was only a tiny few spots of rain 😞

The stunning portrait depicts a daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. It was unearthed in Akhetaten/Tell el-Amarna. This city was established by Pharaoh Akhenaten as a new capital. Dating around 1345 BC. On display at Neues Museum Berlin 📷 me 🏺 AncientEgyptBluesky #Egypt

WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2

despite all the horrors occurring kākāpōs have had their best breeding season on record and hatched 95 chicks this year! kākāpō are critically endangered with only 242 of them alive before this years hatch #kākāpō #birdart #wildlifeart #linocutprint #blockprint #art

All of this needs reading.

Ed Newton-Rex@ednewtonrex.bsky.social · last wk.

I've confirmed that the UK's new Sovereign AI Fund does no due diligence on whether AI companies use copyrighted work without permission before investing in them. It took me 3 Freedom of Information requests to find this out: 🧵 1/10