Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

A really intriguing vagrant Blackpoll Warbler resighting from California; parallels to be made with eastward reorientation in a few Yellow-browed Warblers in Western Europe too movementecologyjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @pauldufour80.bsky.social #Ornithology

Broad-billed Sandpiper. Pomorie, Bulgaria. September 2025 #Birds, #Birding

Juvenile Little Egret can have black primary tips, who knew? #Birds, #Birding

Gulf of Epstein

'Bristol Night II' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #womensart

There are just so many things to be upset about… but each new thing is upsetting in its own uniquely upsetting way.

We've just launched AviList! - the new unified global taxonomic checklist for the world's birds, developed through the Working Group on Avian Classification, including BirdLife, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, IOC and others @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.avilist.org

1960s acid jazz album cover. These birds are way too hip. Agami Herons, Agami Island #CostaRica #birds #nature #herons

WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …

On 23 April we should spare a thought for all those who believe that William Shakespeare *didn’t* write the works of William Shakespeare. Their argument often boils down to: “A grammar school boy from the sticks couldn’t have written all this stuff.” Unless, of course, he was a genius ❤️ 📚 🙏🏼

The @wildjustice.bsky.social petition to ban driven grouse shooting has passed 97,000 signatures thanks to you. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Even I am fairly confident that we'll get 100,000 signatures, triggering a Westminster parliament debate, by 22 May. 22 April would be even better!

It’s all a matter of angles. And from this angle, it makes total sense. 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇮🇸🇬🇧🇳🇴—-> 🇪🇺 🙌

Just a reminder...

This is absolutely hilarious. Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK. Clearly didn't read it. Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.

Report: Americans Waste Enough Food Each Year To Give Over 1 Billion Third World Residents Diabetes theonion.com/report-...

Education pays for itself.

Little Bee-eater. Near St Louis, Senegal. February 2018. #birds, #birding

This animation shows the incredible migration of the Beijing Swift (Apus apus pekinensis). Each coloured dot is an individual bird tracked from the Summer Palace. See https:wildbeijing.org/the-beijing-swift-project/

Manipur Fulvetta. Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India. April 2018. #Birds, #Birding

This. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDV...

Bare-throated Tiger Heron. Tarcoles, Costa Rica. March 2015. #Birds, #Birding

News: We are offering ornithologists affected by recent executive orders and federal firings gratis membership and gratis meeting registration, and are soliciting input on additional ways we can offer support.

Eurasian Skylark. Liverpool, Europe. April 2021. #Birds, #Birding

Tristram's Warbler. High Atlas, Morocco. April 2017. #Birds, #BIrding

When birds of prey try to nest on or near driven grouse moors , they are never safe . This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair . We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036

Montagu's Harrier. Hurghada, Egypt. September 2024. #Birds, #Birding

He shouldn't even be invited.

Eurasian Siskin. Crosby, UK. February 2025. Third this year, and ever, in the garden. #Birds, #Birding

Zelensky was accused of "being disrespectful" for not wearing a suit and tie in the Oval Office. But apparently, you can wear a T-shirt, jeans and a cap if you're the boss 🤷‍♂️

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear it turns out Trump and DOGE haven’t actually saved any money newrepublic.com/post/192036/...

Sooty Falcon. Hurghada, Egypt. September 2024. #Birding, #Birds

Eurasian Oystercatcher. Mull, Scotland. May 2021 #Birds, #Birding

As a European I hope for a backslash too. Trump and his entourage has stolen your country. Be strong and resist.

Mishmi Wren-babbler. Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India. April 2018. #Birds, #Birding

Ukraine does not owe USA money. Ukraine paid up IN ADVANCE when, under the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine surrendered its nuclear stockpile, thus weakening its own power, strengthening the power of the nuclear states, Russia, USA & UK, but in exchange for defence guarantees.

Levant Sparrowhawk. Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria. September 2020 #Birds, #Birding

NEWS! Mike Amesbury told he could have joined Reform if his conviction was for hitting a woman instead

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