Females as likely to be autistic as males but boys more likely to be diagnosed, study says

Chaz Troug

A sleepy male Wood Duck this morning at my local pond. #ducks #birds #nature

The otter finally has a name. Or not.

Buckley, the mule deer, found a nice shady spot to hang out this morning. Saw him as I was walking the dogs. Dogs have been trained to sit & wait for a treat when they see deer, they sit, treat, quick photo & off we go without disturbing the deer or in this case, Buckley. Just look at those ears!

Both the male and female kingfisher were in Victoria Park at lunchtime. After chasing each other around, the male settled down. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #ukbirds #victoriapark

Eric He

Napolean Midriff United States, Census, 1940

These 'gender reveals' are getting out of control! Let's talk about why this bolete mushroom is changing color on exposure to air. I can't be certain of the species, but there are a number of "bluing boletes" including Gyroporus cyanescens. Some are edible, others at least mildly toxic.

Blending in. (February 2021 photo archives)

"The end of the UK’s membership in the EU Single Market made trade between UK and EU more cumbersome and expensive. UK workers lost the automatic right to work in EU and vice versa. Brexit also ended fiscal transfers that supported UK agriculture, regional development, and research." #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

#klasseKunst ARNULF RAINER (1929-2025) Ich nenne das Machwerk 'Taubenschach'. 🙈 #mixedmedia #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

This is actually just Steve in his duck costume. He's trying his best (and it's confusing scientists)

I ask her not to stare at me with her extra lids, I beg her

"Follow those #penguins you said. They'll lead us home you said. Now look, we've ended up in the Gentoo's backyard with not another king in sight!" #BirdOfTheDay #BackyardBirds well you didn't specify who's backyard, Alan 😂 #birds #EastCoastKin #Falklandislands #travel #nature #februArty #fancy

This is what one afternoon drop looks like for one (1) Minneapolis mutual aid distributor (read: random mom who wants to help families at her kids’ schools)

Aye. This otter is no coward.

A Great Blue Heron takes off from the icy shoreline to head upstream.

There’s a lot of crap that has flowed into the harbour from recent rain, but my little Stingray friend is back and happily enjoying feeding in the shallows near our place this morning. It’s so darn cute. (excuse the stupid leaf blowers in the background)

(Reminder that I wrote, and EP recorded (!) a 'Great British Bake-Off But Science' story with an adorable underdog weird physics heroine a while back LOL) escapepod.org/2021/07/22/e...

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Welcome back to #TrilobiteTuesday! Here is the cephalon of the "lace collar" trilobite Cryptolithus tessellatus. This comes from the Upper Ordovician Kope Formation (Lower Cincinnatian Series) in Maysville, Kentucky. What you usually find are just pieces scattered throughout the limestones.

Jean Solé

Sirin

Treknuts ENT "Unexpected" Trip insists he was a perfect gentleman. His new nipple is unconvinced. New to Treknuts? Start here: www.patreon.com/post...

To catch a King. Om1 mkii and 50-200mm + mc14 teleconverter youtu.be/QOiHR5uwzLw?... SS1/6400 F4 ISO640

Better out than in. Watch this kingfisher eject a pellet. #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #eastlondon #ukbirds

Day six of the Valentine’s inspired ‘songs as old romance comics’ series - this time Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough.

Eric Powell

Go on then

"We miss the UK within the European Union."

Another ‘behind the scenes at UKWOT’ video as Iris moves to a larger enclosure. And some banter between Dave (CEO/founder) and Lily (volunteers) about the fact that everyone at UKWOT does so on a voluntary basis, purely out of love for working with, and for, otters 😇🦦💕.

Quite busy in the garden overnight. Gandalf the Cat, makes another appearance. It's unusual to see the deer on this side of the shrubs. #mammals

Female #kakapo Kohengi on her three eggs on Pukenui/Anchor Island today. We don't yet know if they're fertile, but will investigate soon. So far fertility on Anchor is very high: only 8 infertile out of 33 checked. We expect many more infertile eggs though. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds

I've got to be careful about spoilers regarding The Swamp Thing 1989, but I'm pretty sure you can't learn anything from this panel! Had a blast working on the project! DC ANNOUNCES 'SWAMP THING 1989' | DC share.google/Y2CEgCaT2heR...

Sometimes it's not about the rareness of the butterflies. Often it's about enjoying & appreciating the beauty of the common. The Geranium Bronze is "just brown and grey" - except it isn't at all! One of only two introduced European butterfly species, from South Africa, I love it. #Fuertevetura

Regent's Canal Royalty The male kingfisher in Tower Hamlets. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #birds #kingfisher #birdphotography #eastlondon #ukbirds

This is art

A little #MacroMonday wishful thinking. #PhotoHour #insects #bees #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText

Bill Watterson

John Constantine - Without a doubt, my favourite character to sketch out doing his own thing in the background of any scene #johnconstantine #Constantine #Sketch