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New #StrongMessageHere is up, on #BBCSounds and all podcast platforms. This week: JD Vance, Europe, and ‘The threat from within.’

Eurasian Magpie, Jargalant mountain #mongolia 🪶

Fiery-throated Hummingbird. Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica. February 2010 #Birds, #Birding

Just writing the Bluethroat blurb for the BB Scarce Migrant Report for 2023. Made me think of this Lincolnshire bird, photo (nicked from Flickr) by Mark Johnson on 30/03/2017. Often wondered if it was pallidogularis - cracking bird regardless, first found on 10/02 so a rare case of wintering.

Great research stuff on Aquatic Warblers here: meldine.lt/en/latest-sc...

A former Soviet spy says that Trump was indeed recruited to the KGB 38 years ago by his department. He was given a codename, 'Krasnov'. We checked, and the source was indeed a KBG intelligence officer at the time. Read about it in my @bylinetimes.bsky.social report: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin. Erfoud, Morocco. April 2019

Yellow-legged Gull. Crosby beach, Liverpool. August 2021

Great Black-backed Gull (juvenile with pale and dark juvenile Herring Gulls). Crosby Beach, Liverpool (People's Republic of). August 2021

Brent Geese on Jupiter!

Gould's Shortwing. Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India. April 2018.

Blood Pheasant. Below Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, India. April 20018.

Just noticed 4 Lions is on iPlayer, that's my evening sorted.

If you put dots on t-rumps signature, it looks like a klan rally...

What would happen if us Europeans sent all Murican service personnel home but kept all their/our stuff?...asking for a friend.

Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk

At least 280 of these wind-up speedsters around Chibburn Mouth, Druridge Bay this afternoon #birds

Here’s a Long-tailed Tit in our garden to brighten up another very dull day. #Birds #UKWildlife

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

True story.

European Stonechat. Liverpool, UK. October 2024

Last week, 56,000 #btgodwits were counted in the rice fields of the #Tagus estuary, the highest concentration of the species in the EAF. In this rice field alone, 36K godwits were recorded by drone! #LifeGodwitflyway

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! www.un.org/en/observanc...

Grey-fronted Quail-Dove. Zapata NR, Cuba. March 2018 #Birds, #Birding

Over 10 hours of exposure reveals the stunning California Nebula (NGC 1499) in SHO (Hubble) palette. Captured through 3nm Sii, Ha, and Oiii @antliafilter.bsky.social , this image unveils cosmic drama in vivid gold and teal hues. A blend of art and science. #Astrophotography #SHO #DeepSky

Blue-headed Quail-Dove. Zapata NR, Cuba. March 2020. #Birds, #Birding

I got more capture time on M51 and started on M81 last week. Unfortunately, by the time Sombrero comes out, the hard drive is full 🫤 I'm super excited to see NGC4277/4278 resolving more below M51. 🔭 #astrophotography

Donald would flip his wig if he saw it.

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