The lost duckling, Portishead. #BirdOfTheDay #AmongTheRipples #BestSideEye #Birds #Photography #ECK #TwoFer

Trivago ad has hotels that usually cost £250 a night available at £150 a night. Who the fuck are the people who can blithely afford these rooms at either price?

Lindsay Graham, Trump enabler and all round fascist oddball, has shuffled off this mortal coil. Can't say I am regretful...

England’s biggest flaw, or one of them, is deciding to defend a one goal lead. They sit back, let the opposition run riot, and then, when the equaliser comes, they have no way to take the lead again. Is that why England have been involved in so many penalty shootouts (which they are also crap at)?

"Trying to walk and eat at the same time... can be tricky!" #BirdOfTheDay #UpAndDown #FunnyFaces #Birds #Geese #CanadaGeese #Photography

A tad warm today. Mind I bought a garden thermometer and left it in the boot. It topped out at 52 degrees C.

Crows looking down… #UpandDown #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #Birds #Nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK #Monochrome

When the noise of the hay-bailing stops... #BlueSkyArtShow #Quiet #Hay #France

And AI is utter shite. How stupid are they/we/us?

Start of a trend?

"US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz" Is that like a Starmer pledge?

Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) #Insect #HummingbirdHawkMoth #Lavender

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on lavender. #Butterfly #SmallTortoiseshell #Macrophotography

Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) on lavender. #Butterfly #Gatekeeper #HedgeBrown #Macrophotography

Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) on lavender. #Butterfly #Gatekeeper #HedgeBrown #Macrophotography

'There was an air to this debate of a bunch of clever people discussing climate change in an air-conditioned room while it is 38 degrees outside. An air of exchanging Oxford wisdom while few academics outside Oxbridge can count their jobs as safe. An air of fiddling while Exeter [etc!] burns.'

Seeing a parade of Reform nut jobs on TV this morning—Nadine Dorries, Christine Hamilton—reminds to ask, has Young Bob been beaten up recently? He must be due a thrashing.

Dawn Foster died five years ago on this date. I really miss her and I think about her every day. If you’re new to her work or want to introduce it to someone, this was the best tribute written about her: tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/in-m... Dawn Foster Forever

Morocco playing like they want to gift France their first goal. Don't piss around in front of your own goal, ffs.

Okay, must be a raven. Surely. #Birds #Raven #Silhouette

A bath would be nice but this is France right now, so… #BirdOfTheDay #BathTime #Blackbird #Birds

Three crows in a tree: “What ya wanna do?” #3sDay #Birds #Photography #ECK #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #BirdLife #BirdPhotography

Disgraceful behaviour on the water! #WaterBoatmen #Insects #MacroPhotography

Is Binface supposed to be funny? Was Screaming Lord Sutch supposed to be funny? I thought they were just supposed to show the absurdity of so-called 'serious politics' .

You will hear much about the UK's benefits cost. What you won't hear is that it is largely pensions and that it is only going up at the rate of inflation.

French scenes.

#Delft #Delftholland

Okay, they are very touristy, but a good present for the owner of these two doggies anyway.

As far as I can tell, the UK is the only country in the world to have a comprehensive nationwide bathroom ban for trans people

So much for teaching critical thinking.

I’m reminded by, Cory Doctorow, of the political scientist Frank Wilhoit’s law on how racism works: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: “There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect”

I have really enjoyed being around these guys, but they are so hard to photograph. #BirdOfTheDay #Lifer #Birds #Swallow #BarnSwallow

So it's a straight fight between a ridiculous joke candidate, and Count Binface

On my way, Clacton.

So, there is a precedent for vetoing an MP's resignation Viscount Chelsea (Henry Cadogan) applied for the Chiltern Hundreds in 1842 The Chancellor (Goulburn) refused because, get this, Cadogan wanted to resign to obstruct an investigation for bribery h/t @fascinatorfun.bsky.social and @gazhay.com

I spoke to Mitch McConnell for twenty minutes this morning. He said, in a weak but firm voice, ”I’ll be back!”

A Swallow Reflection #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Reflection #Swallow

A hot slow day....

Fuck off then.

Surely a chance for a Martin Bell like candidate such as at Tatton in the General Election 1997?

“I will make a statement on my future in public life at 2pm"

If Farage does quit, then think how sad he must be to give up all those future opportunities to steal from the public purse….

More of this, give me more! I love it!

Backhanders?

I don’t know why anyone thinks this man is anything other than a brazen liar.

Useless wankers.

Well there goes NATO, totally worth it 🥰

Belgium need to hammer the US just so we can see how deeply corrupt Infantino is.

Barn Swallow standing guard. A stream of birds were entering the building through the window the other side of the bird. Then I noticed this one… #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #TheWaitingGame #Photography