Look at this jazzy moth! It’s apparently a Six Spot Burnet. Just hanging around not doing much in a thicket.

A gorgeous albino Squirrel of the Day for June 15, 2026 #sqrlpix

Banning children from social media?

A lot of the time my camera on my iPhone is amazing and I've had a lot of success with the night photography function but then SOMETIMES, I end up with this weird Playstation 2 looking visual nonsense. The sky looks sort of surreal.

Ooh I’ve deleted IG off my phone. I saw someone comment on a very funny skit with “this is my favourite bit of content” and it just broke me. The word “content” is an Orwellian horror up there with describing human beings as “consumers”.

It’s dinosaur Saturday I decided.

STRAWBERRY THIEF Spotted this morning. Honestly glad it was just a squirrel stealing the strawberries. #squirrel #criminal #strawberries

found a little buddy and brought her to a nice flower shrub, but why are her wings so mangled? :( #invertebrate

Fact of the day: the strength of a mantis shrimp’s punch is 1500 newtons. If humans could accelerate their arms to 1/10 of that speed, we could pitch a ball into orbit. Thanks @theoatmeal.bsky.social for that.

Happy Sunday everyone

Stay gold squiddy bois, stay gold 🫡 💛🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑💛🫡 #caribbeanreefsquid #squidsquad #cephalopodsofcoralcity #staygoldponyboy #coralcitycamera

We are proud to unveil the world’s longest underwater timelapse, starting May 1st 2023 and running 1,000 days through January 28, 2026. This 10fps period covers summer 2023’s coral bleaching mortality event, but then recovering and growing through ‘24 & ‘25 into ‘26 #coralcitycamera

Niiiiice, this turned up while I was away camping. Been so excited about this book since it was announced, his previous two were phenomenal. The Story of Birds by @stevebrusatte.bsky.social

It’s absolute nonsense bird Thursday. Observe this utterly glorious absolute kitbash animal.

Mornings by Kevin Kia (I am blown away by how this artist paints light.)

Finished For All Mankind last night and that was definitely the most uneven season, but what an amazing final couple of episodes. Next (and last) season set in 2020. I’ll be very interested to see whether Covid appears. Overall, still great, if slightly under-baked this year.

Hey check out this Gen X parrot

@treehyrax.bsky.social hey man, sorry to hear from that other post that you’re endangered.

Check out this fancy pigeon

I love these guys

Very frustrating these days peer reviewing trying to work out if what you’re reading is AI. The doubt cast by that technology is truly harmful.

Adobe, I don’t want your AI to read for me, you absolute atrocity

Saw an amazing thing yesterday on my run. A magpie facing off a buzzard. Shortly after this, they both flew off, with the magpie repeatedly swooping and pecking the buzzard from above.

Bit warm innit

A very proud showcase organising committee at the end of the day. From left to right: @thecharleshay.bsky.social, @richard-seymour.bsky.social, @rachelmarsden.bsky.social, Alice Faux-Nightingale, @carinawilliams.bsky.social & Erin Molyneux. #cmcd2026

“We call it a society. It involves coming to accommodations with others.” @aptshadow.bsky.social in Children of Strife.

Episode 7 of the new season of For All Mankind being called “Sirens of Titan” makes my Vonnegut obsessed soul sing. #forallmankind #scifi #appletv

It’s been an incredible day so far at the @cmcdgroup.bsky.social Creative Methods Showcase. So inspiring being able to chat to people from so many backgrounds, perspectives and disciplines. This is what research needs to be about. #cmcd2026

And we’re off! The Creative Methods Showcase @keeleuniversity.bsky.social has started off in inspiring form with a brilliant keynote from Dr Nicole Brown #cmcd2026 #creativemethods #creativeresearchmethods

Nearly there! We’re on site setting up for the Creative Methods Showcase 2026 #cmcd2026 @keeleuniversity.bsky.social Can’t wait to see this room full tomorrow!!

Been having mad dreams about this but can’t wait. Creative Methods Showcase, @keeleuniversity.bsky.social and online. There’s been a crazy amount of interest and excitement, it’s been a very happy surprise for all of us on the organising committee. It’s going to be amazing #cmcd2026

When you have a balcony and a curious cat.

Morning layers in Slovenia

Just finished @aptshadow.bsky.social 's new book #ChildrenOfStrife. As a huge fan of the series, I spent the past couple weeks illustrating each part of the book! (19 total) An amazing adventure, I highly recommend! (See thread for each piece) #booksky #art #scifi

So I thought Brendan Gleason was dead and he’s actually not dead, which I’m very happy about. I also thought Stanley Tucci was dead and he’s actually is also not dead. I’ll keep updating you all on people I find out are alive.

Note to anyone writing an academic paper: PLEASE don’t make me follow a reference rabbit hole to understand a single sentence. Put salient information in your text, don’t just allude to it then give a reference. I’m scatterbrained enough as it is, I don’t need to be sent on side-quests.

Fantastic owl art @keeleuniversity.bsky.social by Tom Edwards.

Observe this heron I saw yesterday. It hissed a lot at me for some reason. #heron #bird #britishwildlife

Mediterranean Sunscape. John Arwen

A captivating watercolour painting titled "Painting Portuguese Houses - Detail from Lamego" Watercolor on paper - by artist Francisco Fonseca (Portugal) It's a detailed depiction of a rustic building exterior with a distinctive green wooden door and window. #art #pencil #ink #watercolour

Well it made me laugh. Happy Monday everyone!

I’m really bad about posting here. But here’s a painting I recently did. Yay

Who wants to read about thread about how WW2 saved the whales?

Absolutely astounding time lapse of embryonic development

The CMCD Showcase is on the 19th of May, being held @keeleuniversity.bsky.social but you can also join in online if that works for you. We've got presentations, workshops and more, all exploring the world of creative research methods. Register to attend here: tinyurl.com/CMCDshowcase

Rain, Portland Street crossing Oxford Road, Manchester, painting by Rob Pointon.

#WonderfulBirdWednesday Right in the middle of rain, the photo was captured the split second a droplet of water landed on the #Robins head like a crown! 👑 04/2026 #Birds #Nature #FlawlessTiming 🌟 #FMSPAD #SomethingThatFlies #Birdsky #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography #Macrophotography

Cats play by nobody’s rules

The moon, Pleiades and Venus, all in a row, seen from NW England