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Brightwell Barrow back in autumn, with Castle Hill Iron Age hillfort on the horizon at Wittenham Clumps. (My quarterly posting of this view)

Spring’s sweet signal ~ the tiniest of wildflowers are pushing up from the warming soil. Anderson's Buttercup (Ranunculus andersonii) 🌿 #BloomScrolling

Amazing sunset tonight, Mineral, VA #photography

The 2nd #SundayShot is now available to watch &/or listen in replay A fantastic conversation with hosts Jo Dyer & Dave Milner - guests Jane Caro & Josh Bornstein - & an interview with the excellent Sarah Schwartz Thanks for your great feedback Find the replays here #auspol > linktr.ee/SundayShot

Anyway, here's Sugar the cat contemplating the impermanence of life and the very nature of existence, as one does

Juvenile Gang-gang Cockatoo. #birds

Red knots, backlit by the sunrise, at Bald Hill Beach. They are busy feeding right now and getting 'match fit' ahead of their journey to the northern coast of Russia where they will breed. They'll make the return flight around Sept or Oct.

I told you I had more Bluebirds to share 😬 They take my breath away when they catch the sunlight 🪶 #birds #birdpics #photography #blue #easternbluebird #beauty

An immature Pacific gull at Bald Hill Beach. The land in the distance is the Yorke Peninsula and the water is Gulf St Vincent. Bald Hill Beach is close to the head of the gulf and is an important area for migratory shorebirds (though gulls are resident all year round).

Somebody somewhere Needs flowers today

A red knot at Bald Hill Beach.

A golden sunrise with shorebirds and a pelican. Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.

Sankei gallery for 猫の日(Cat Day) leads with this photo. www.sankei.com/article/2025...

83% of Americans disapprove of King Donold’s pardoning his Jan. 6 goon squad, and now his poll numbers are falling faster than a gold-plated toilet in a hurricane. SMITE!

Eight years of data gathering and sorrow, but we're sure political pundits will wade in with their "I reckons" anyway. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You think you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders? Hah! Here's the oldest extant sculpture of Atlas, holding up the heavens in the form of a celestial sphere which features a majority of the constellations known to the Greeks. 🏺 #ancientbluesky Roman, ca. 150 CE. #MANN 📸 me

Wait, did someone say #caturday? Who could resist this bronze statuette of a lion who has just plopped down and is clearly waiting for a treat? He was probably once attached to the rim of a bronze vessel. 🏺 #ancientbluesky Greek, from Sparta, ca. 550 BCE. #GettyVilla 📸 me

Saturday

Wait for the ears 😊 Releasing a Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) back into the wild after we caught it as part of a monitoring survey earlier this week. 📍Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, Badimia Country #WildOz

NEW SEGMENT! Fun And Exciting Ways To Be Rid Of Your Tesla.

It’s the weekend! Remember to rest up and recharge yourselves like this Anna’s hummingbird 📷🪶

A juvenile Eastern Koel waits impatiently for its foster parent Wattlebird to bring it some food. Must be hard work for the Wattlebird when the Koel is already bigger than them. #birds #wildoz #birdphotography

“Believe in beautiful souls, kind hearts and good energy, sweet animals, the winds, the tides, the plants, pieces of art, the moon. Great loves live everywhere.” Good morning, loves.

Doctor Who trailer during BBC rugby coverage reveals series premiere date to be April 12. cultbox.co.uk/news/start-d...

#SarcophagusSaturday in #Rome offers a lot of picturesque #reuse of #sarcophagus boxes as #spolia, usually a #fountain or drinking trough for animals. This one, from #palazzoTaverna, tells us about the original occupant's economic status, and about the two-way passage to #Hades. #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Bald Hill Beach is great for sunsets ... and last night was no exception.

Right actor-right film: Ryan Gosling - Wild Geese Naomi Watts - Spotlight Ben Stiller - Dead Calm Reese Witherspoon - Duck Soup Emma Stone - The Rock Tom Cruise - Titanic Kevin Bacon - Babe Brad Pitt - Holes Minnie Driver - The Italian Job Chris Hemsworth - The Dressmaker

Morning everyone #DoctorWho #Romana #k9

For #RomanSiteSaturday an aerial view of the amphitheatre in Itálica, #Spain. ‘Game of Thrones’ fans may recognize the #Dragonpit! The amphitheatre was built in the 2nd century AD and held up to 25,000 spectators.   Photo: Amazing Aerial Agency   🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology

White dahlia ✨ #photography #flowers #photographersUnited #photographersofbluesky

#RomanSiteSaturday Spending some quality time with the Emperor Trajan in the #V&A 🥰 Absolutely incredible

OMG everyone!! You won’t believe what I just caught! After 9 years on our property, the holy grail animal that I thought we had no chance of seeing just entered my cage trap that I use for rats. Meet the Chuditch (Western Quoll). Released safe and unharmed this morning. I am still in shock.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

Friends don’t let friends buy & eat Tasmanian farmed salmon. It’s produced & farmed irresponsibly, harms the local environment inc the ancient & endangered Maugean skate - & is owned by multinationals who pay little to no tax Friends don’t let friends buy & eat Tasmanian farmed salmon #auspol

Remember the lonely pied oystercatcher at Bald Hill Beach who lost his lady friend? Well I guess he had a very good Valentine's Day date! Looks like he's found a new mate 💕

From United Humanists on FB

On this #PoisonedPlanet, the toxic load is only going to keep growing, for us and all other animals and ecosystems #PFAS #PlanetaryBoundaries phys.org/news/2025-02...

Little owl is looking at you and wishing you and everyone a peaceful weekend

Archaeology and Doctor Who youtu.be/gCfxXnUoPZk

A face peers out from the hilt of a wooden weaver's sword. This artefact is believed to date to the 11th century, and it was discovered during archaeological excavations at the former Beamish and Crawford brewery site in Cork City. ##SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺

Don't let the #cat out! 🐈‍⬛ 🏺 Cosmetic spoon made of bone in the shape of a mouse and dog, Egypt, ca. 1550–1295 B.C.(!) The artist has created the illusion of a sculpture in the round. The dog looks pensive with his chin on his folded paw. 🐾 🏛️ MET 🗃️ #caturday #archaeology #dogs #dogsofbluesky

youtu.be/1kYIojG707w?.... #Auspol Love these guys

We need facts as never before. 3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline. Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding. Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

A pelican this morning at Bald Hill Beach ... with the small Yorke Peninsula town of Ardrossan in the distance.

It was a beautiful sunrise way out on the mud flats at Bald Hill Beach today.

'The Why of Who'. Newcastle Evening Chronicle (21st February 1977).

Doctor Who and the Silurians - Episode Four (21st February 1970). The Doctor has no time to chat to under-secretaries, permanent or otherwise.

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom - Part Four (21st February 1976). "What do you do for an encore Doctor?" "I win"