I’m spitting feathers @bankofengland.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Plants are the powerhouse of life, providing food, shelter, oxygen, medicine and immeasurable joy. But we’re so animal-centric we ignore them, or relegate them to mere background. What a wasted opportunity.

Publication day for Tonight the Music Seems So Loud. Clip here from the Waterstones podcast, out today on Youtube, and some early reviews ❤️: sathnam.com/george #georgemichael #wham #ttmssl

Two out of the (only) three White-tailed Eagles fledged in England in 2025 have since 'disappeared in suspicious circumstances', i.e. people killed them within months. Read this, and see how much effort those people go to, to kill them. We all know who & why. Two out of three. Within months.

I've not even got a cardigan on.

man, we need a protected class of movies no one is allowed to remake

The Fire Brigades Union has made a statement on the proposed EHRC Code of Practice on Services. Our message is clear. Equality matters, solidarity is essential, and we will continue to fight for both.

Do you like the group @shearwaterband.bsky.social? They just released their latest for Kickstarter backers, and if you like them, you are IN FOR A DAMN TREAT. I can't stress this enough. #NewMusic #BeautifulMusic shearwater.bandcamp.com/album/the-ne...

My local northern marsh orchids are starting to make their presence felt wonderfully... #orchidchallenge #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

I am lucky enough to have a site close to home that is great for small blue butterflies. I popped along a week ago and was treated to some lovely views of this beautifully dinky little gem of a species #butterflies #insectsmatter

The lady opposite me on the train was reading this. To be fair she was only on the first chapter.

Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...

The way that Tony Blair has cut across partisan divides by making everyone agree that he is wrong, albeit for different reasons, makes him the Great Unifier this fractured nation craves

Aries: Scrap your plans to see your extended family. Hatch your plans to free the penguins from the nearest aquarium.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... See the lunatic glint in his eyes, as his soul that has been taken over by the Neoliberallus trumpii virus, forcing him to spout bollocks on the day temperature records have been smashed.

This is my county council. Let us hope they pray for rain while they’re at it… 🙄

#Wildflowerhour #Wildflowershow My best in show has to be Bird's Eye Primrose (Primula farinosa) putting on a stunning show in North Lancashire this week.

What. A. Day. Thank you so much to everyone who ran today with @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social for dignity, compassion and in solidarity with refugees. You're all absolute legends. There's still time to support everyone's efforts: shorturl.at/PrBsM Thank you!!!! ❤️🫶🫶🫶🫶

'Though she be but little, she is fierce...' Scottish primrose may be tiny, but with its ridiculously bright pink-purple flowers, this UK endemic sure packs a punch. We saw lots today in Orkney putting on a proper #WildFlowerShow #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Listening to 'Gardener's Question Time' listener's questions: "How can I get rid of moles in my lawn?" My top tip: FFS sell your house & move to a block of flats. You don't deserve to have a garden. This is 2026, nature is collapsing. Just get over the moles, wasps, ants, rabbits, weeds...... #GQT

The long fight for the badger A celebration of the end of England’s badger cull, despite the loss of nearly 250,000 animals, shot or trapped unnecessarily By Hunt Saboteurs Association

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday were we ask you to share Photos, videos & artwork of seabirds. Here is my contribution, a charismatic Fulmar on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday

The dresses of Frida Kahlo, which have been on display in Mexico City. The artist adopted a brightly coloured folk style reflecting her promotion of indigenous arts embraced by the Mexican Renaissance movement and symbolic of a cultural identity freed by revolution #WomensArt

Irish artist, Katie Holten created a Tree Alphabet #womensart

Raven babies! High up on a local cliff, gloriously grumpy looking as they wait for mum and dad to return with lunch, this pair were one of many highlights of a day on the Easter Ross coast last weekend #corvids #corvidappreciation #ravens #birds

I'm a bit obsessed with the Daily Telegraph's slide into completely insanity. Here are four headlines from today. And its only 9am.

Counterpoint to Mr Nissan: it's great to be here discussing mycology!

One of most destructive acts of the Cameron-Osborne era was the decision to target austerity on local government.

The language in some of the quotes in this article are disgraceful; saying gulls in Inverness are a 'prison sentence' for residents due to their long life spans and that gulls are being treated better than people. Gulls are in our urban spaces because of humans 1/1 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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A little more on George Michael’s philanthropy. Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael, is published soon. You can pre-order copies now and book spaces at a launch event I’m doing on Mon June 1st with Intelligence Squared at the Union Chapel in London. www.sathnam.com/events

Being Human is SO great. Tesco Own Brand Buffy (complimentary)

Two plants named for birds, with one even named for *two* birds! Dove's-foot cranes-bill and common stork's-bill #tinyplants #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

The tiny flowers of sea sandwort are just starting to appear near me. I love the geometric shapes of the leaves #tinyplants #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Sometimes, you're lucky and the unloved volume of Punch for sale in the used book corner happens to be the 1885 one with May Kendall's 'Ballad of the Ichthyosaurus'.

Village fete dog shows remain the happiest places on earth. This was a tiny fete; imagine a normal fete shrunk in too hot a wash, all the colour concentrated. The dog’s cartoon smiles. A puppy, arriving late, rushed into the straw bale arena. “You’ve won!“ to a Labrador trying to eat the ribbon.

New blog out on why #Dandelions #Taraxacum officinale are such a brilliant #wildflower lizzieharper.co.uk/2026/03/dand... Excellent for pollinators, adaptable, gorgeous, & fabulous subjects for #sciart and #botanicalillustration; with over 235 species in the UK along (oh yes) what's not to love?

Did not go in the house but I did go in the house

ACT NOW for wildlife and Woodcock! Deadline: 17 May. Wild Justice has been lobbying for a reduction in the shooting season of Woodcock. The government have now opened a consultation. Follow the link for more info about how you can make a difference for Woodcock and other species. buff.ly/1FQThDt

WE WERE HECKLED! We keep hearing that if you’re not from the island, you shouldn’t have a say on the Guga hunt. But wildlife isn’t the property of whichever humans happen to live nearest. Gannets aren’t here for our traditions or our appetites - they are living beings with lives of their own.

Remember, kids, to keep under shade when this summer's sunshine arrives, especially those with titian colouring... #squirrels

Is the professor single?

Although cliffs are safer nesting sites, if none are available, fulmars will readily nest pretty much at ground level in some habitats. These birds were setting up shop last weekend below the wall that keeps North Ronaldsay's famous sheep on the beach #superseabirdsunday

More crazy glyphosate action on the road adjacent to mine… the allotment wall on the right. Which half looks better, the nearest or the furthest? There were two lovely hollyhocks near the grit bin 😵 #banpesticides

🦡 We're hearing the Cumbria cull is not continuing. No new licenses. A shift to vaccination. We're still waiting on official confirmation but on the ground, it's looking like the English badger cull has ended. Over 247,000 badgers lost. That number will never leave us.

Heraldic porcupine. Good.

With the summer survey season now in full swing, there will be no Bird of the Month posts over on my birdsbloomsandbumbles blog until the autumn. I had lovely views, though, of my May 2023 featured bird, the whimbrel, yesterday as a Bird of the Month throwback. #waders #birds

It's time hounds were rehomed instead of shot.

heteromoprh ammonite sketches! trying out new brush pens and gray pens to practice for new painting. based heavily on art by Satoshi Utsunomiya