Today’s theme is portrait, with the alt of birds being birds. I’m going with house sparrows from RSPB Rainham #BirdOfTheDay #SmallBirdSaturday #Birds #Borb

Diving for food is today’s theme, so I’ve got a graceful mallard diving, butt up, a juvie tufted duck going all in, and a seriously happy little little grebe who managed to snag a stickleback all by himself #BordOfTheDay #Birds #Wetlands #EastCoastKin #Photography

London’s Ramadan Lights are shining once again in the West End. A beautiful celebration of the holy month and a reminder that our city is a beacon of hope, unity, and inclusivity. A city where diversity is a strength, and where everyone is loved and wanted ✨💛

Please read @tessmachling.bsky.social ‘s thread, share and, if you are able to, do ate so that it can be kept in the public realm www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-... 🏺

Or you could just leave them in the hypocaust 🤷‍♀️

I need to nip to the shop. I really hope I don’t see any *checks notes* tired men 😱

🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨 If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors. If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺

SO SO GLAD to see a PROPER rebuttal against Silvia Federici's very wrong scholarship in the latest Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft! Thank you, Rita Voltmer! muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Birds and bugs is today’s theme, with alt of everyday birds. I’ve got a brand new mandarin duckling who already knows how to hunt dragonflies, a blackbird with a notbug but earthworm (still an invert!) and a robin with a riverfly - last two double up as everyday birds #BirdOfTheDay #ForJanet #Birds

Two of my favorite subjects, @alan678.bsky.social , are #bird&bugs! Here's a young bobolink's successful snag in my favorite local haunt for today's #birdoftheday.

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

Discovery of 4,500-year-old Paleo-Inuit settlement on the Kitsissut Islands, north of Greenland, shows the first people in the High Arctic were skilled seafarers, deeply entangled with Arctic ecosystems from the beginning of glacial retreat. #AntiquityThread 1/13 🧵 🏺 #Archaeology

The Bittern obeying the RSPB rules and regs at Loch of Spiggie, Shetland... #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #UKWildlife #Birds

👀 Post Doctoral Researcher - Osteoarchaeology (18mths/PT) "This post is part of a Historic Environment Scotland-funded project to collate, record and disseminate the archive of a 1970s excavation of an important Pictish/Norse cemetery at Newark, Orkney ..." www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...

sooooooo are they going to go after hot dogs next or #ConsumerConfusion #MadeUpProblems

A non apology from a billionaire living tax free as an immigrant in Monaco 😒

Here's another exciting opportunity to join the ERC FORAGER team! This one is a 3-year postdoc on paleoclimate modelling with the fantastic Matt Osman here in @cam.ac.uk, with opportunity for synergies (pun intended 😜) with other team members in archaeology and zoology www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54411/

Water birds is today’s theme - any bird that lives in or gets food from water, with the alt of any bird with blue on it. I’ve got a tufted duck diving in and a lovely female mandarin duck with a smidgin of blue on her wings #BirdOfTheDay #WetlandBirds #Birds #Photography #Ducks

A MAGA freak in Texas murdered his own daughter in cold blood after they had an argument about Trump. A grand jury in the Dallas area then *declined to indict him*, and he has not yet faced charges. Seems like many Texans believe a man has the right to kill his own child for disobedience.

Webinar - Habitat classification & designated sites 12th February 12.30 - 13.30. An overview of UK habitat classifications. We will cover the main NPMS habitat types & hear about designations for important habitats e.g. SSSI's, SPA's SAC's. Led by Neill Talbot with Rachel Murphy.

Spring into Spring with a #SpringerSpaniel keyring Handmade in Manchester, they're also available as bag charms They make great any occasion gifts for dog lovers, currently with 10% off 🐕 misheleneous.etsy.com #DogsOfBlueSky #Spaniels #Dogs #Etsy #Handmade #Gift #MothersDay #Bsnm #Pets #Spaniel

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We have a little online shop on Teemill. Currently selling cards with my photos. The kiddo will be uploading some of her artwork soon too :) and we have plans for expanding into other products. Please have a look, share the link - thanks!! MarshScapes: marshscapes.teemill.com #ShopIndie #HumanMade

Bird of the day theme is odd couples - two different birds in one capture. Here I’ve got a grey heron and a pelican at the London Zoo, and an actual odd couple - a greylag and Canada goose who spent some time bickering then settled down :)) #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #EastCoastKin #OddCouples

She materializes from a rippling cloud of black feathers and echoing caws. Never anger the ravens. 🖤 #art #darkart #drawing #fantasy

Spent ages on this wee one - a tadpole shrimp/triops Triops are freshwater crustaceans that have been around for about 220 million years or so, possibly the oldest animal species known. These guys were around when the dinos roamed the planet! 1/4 #SciArt #Crochet #Crustaceans

#OddCouples is the #BirdOfTheDay challenge set by @alan678.bsky.social. Here's a Black-bellied Whistling Duck wondering why there's a White Ibis perched on his back #Birds #Ducks #WetlandBirds

The Seahawks are how you *actually* honor Native Americans in sports 🧵

Stare down is the theme today. I’m rather glad that there was a fence separating me and this griffin vulture. And yeah, I think he won the staring competition 😳 Photo taken at the London Zoo #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin

Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

And in other news, thanks to Storm Chandra, our colleagues from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Maritime Archaeology have found a part of the Fame of Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631 #Archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This week is #HeartUnions Week, an annual celebration of the trade union movement and what we achieve for our members Show your love for your union by recruiting a fellow writer or, if you’re a UK writer and not yet a member, it's the perfect week to join! writersguild.org.uk/heart-unions...

Theme of the day is any bird on a post/fence, with the alt of red. Here’s a grey heron on a post he stole from a gull. And he’s got a bit of red in his beak :)) He wasn’t the only one on a post that day! Photos taken with my iPhone at St James’s Park #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #LondonBirds

In SNAKE-EATER by bestselling author @tkingfisher.com, a young woman seeking a fresh start is confronted by ancient gods, malevolent supernatural forces, and eccentric neighbours in an isolated desert town. 🐍 Out now! https://tinyurl.com/sdamfpkf

Our February e-newsletter should be hitting the inboxes of all of our digital subscribers now. Hurrah!!! If you’re a member and would like to go digital, please contact our membership secretary, Robin, and he will be happy to help (details <at> lnhs <dot> org <dot> uk)

Using genAI for art involved in the Olympics is ironic, because we've had technology "faster, higher, stronger" than humans for a long time. You can easily 'prompt' a machine to move faster than Usain Bolt, but we choose to value human excellence. Extend that to creativity.

This is my watercolour painting of the Hawk Stone in Oxfordshire. Legend tells that the cleft at the top was made by chains used to imprison witches who were later burnt at the stake. The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI #StandingStoneSunday

#fabulamurina (mouse story) 488 investigatores antiquitatis nuper carnycem in Icenis effoderunt (Archaeologists recently dug up a war trumpet in Iceni territory). Minimus carnycem suum inflat; Silvius eum iuvat (Minimus blows his own war trumpet; Silvius helps him). @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

Data centers use MASSIVE amounts of water Just one Google data center in Iowa used 1 BILLION gallons of water in 2024 -- enough to supply all of Iowa's residential water use for 5 days. ⬇️

Serenity is theme today. I’ve got a great tit trying his best to be serene #BirdOfTheDay #Serenity #Birds #LondonBirds #SmallBirdSaturday

Because Italy isn’t known for its food…

We may have gone to a bookshop today 😳 We were only supposed to get The Odyssey (needed a particular translation for kiddo’s Classics A level) Sorry not sorry

It doesn't matter how well my latest novel went down. My publisher has told me they don't want my new collection of short stories as they can't use short stories to bring my work to a broader audience. And you know what? Fuck sending them to another publisher. I'm putting them out myself.

TEN yrs ago I started my Patreon. 5 years ago today I moved from Patreon to my own platform. If you want to support artists and creatives who believe in real human made art, then maybe you'd like to be a member? buff.ly/OwYsl81 U get exclusive behind the scenes access and MUCH more! 1/2 #patreon

I am excited to announce that I will be giving an illustrated talk about my book The Road to Mons Graupius at the wonderful Innerpeffray Library @innerpeffray.bsky.social on Sunday 15 March. Join me if you can, tickets are available here: innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/shop/shop/ti... #RomanSiteSaturday

The heritage sector is so, so… Have a read through all of this and decide for yourself 🤣🤣🤣

The wildflowers are blooming and while it normally brings me joy, I am dismayed. Our “winter” has been warm & dry. There’s always a chance for spring snow, but it will not stay on the landscape long. Our seasons have been changing - even non-science/naturalist folks have mentioned it to me.

the FT had by Saturday night broken two stories showing that the Mandelsons had taken over $100,000 from the world’s most famous paedophile by Monday we were all writing various stories about him leaking sensitive state secrets to Epstein they could have easily pulled this puff piece in time

We sent the first ~100 invites for @eurosky.social. We might send some more on the weekend, then start sending 100s daily if everything holds up well.

Think I’m all a woo woo woo about this guy 😍😍