"...Skynet was trained on an extensive archive of pirated humanities articles—hence its misanthropy, overuse of the em dash, and proclivity for always already predictively adding “already” after “always.”"
Lovely to have the skies filled with the dance and chatter of swallows.
An English Bluebell with multiple flowers
The number of ‘bells’ an English Bluebell has reflects its age
It is dependent on the increasing size of the bulb, root system & leaves capable of managing the weight, nutrients & water
Individuals plants can live over 15 years. Established colonies can be a thousand years old
Leaflet of three candidates, white blokes with limited hair, all in glasses. --- **GATESHEAD IS BROKEN. VOTE REFORM UK TO FIX IT** Introducing your Reform UK candidates for Low Fell leaflet text: **ATKINSON, John** Reform UK John has lived in Low Fell for 30+ years. His background is in civil engineering, policing, teaching and transport. He wants to bring back a sense of community, listen to residents' concerns and focus on local issues such as crime, roads and streets, and better services. --- **HENDERSON, Iain** Reform UK Iain has lived and worked in Gateshead all his life. Now retired, he wants to give something back to the borough. With a positive outlook, Iain is looking forward to making a real difference to the lives of the residents of Low Fell and to working closely with them. --- **MURRAY, Arthur** Reform UK Arthur has owned several businesses for many years. He has lived locally for 50 years and employs local staff, servicing the northeast and Scotland. His priorities are to see the ward and area prospering once again, caring for the old and infirm and maintaining our parks and open spaces. ---
This Reform leaflet from three Gateshead candidates looks like a timelapse of the same person
Yes. Pretty obviously.
Astonishing level of privilege to (a) travel by private plane for a round of golf, and (b) have it reported without criticism. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
But this morning, the great tit gen was back! Will there be some eggs soon?
With the great tits seemingly absent, the local blue tits have continued to show an interest.
So quiet that a spider has been the only thing to watch for several days.
Sat in our office, listening to a firecrest singing its heart out ☺️
This morning, the blue tits popped by to check on progress. Might they have plans if the great tits have left?
Nothing to report. The nest seems complete but nobody has entered for days. I thought yesterday’s warm sunshine would have stimulated some activity but it’s all quiet. So much so, a spider has moved in.
Spotted at the River Bookshop: my chapbook on vocal learning in Savannah Sparrows. riverbookshop.com/products/sav...
This chapbook is part of a series "Birders on Birds" with proceeds supporting the Pelee Island Bird Observatory. @peleeislandbird.bsky.social @riverbookshop.bsky.social
Join me & @olliepadget.bsky.social at @livuninews.bsky.social! #postdoc #seabird movement & navigation in response to environmental cues @ukri.org. Developing new loggers w/ micro-engineers & computer scientists @yorkuniversity.bsky.social. Job tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5 Press release tinyurl.com/2zuzktv5
Albeit, I know no two studies are the same. Wrestling with that at the moment, in comparing life history evolution in two remarkably long-running nestbox studies.
To be more optimistic, the value of long-term studies is negatively frequency-dependent. So if American efforts are prematurely concluded, the value of others to the scientific community will increase.
Long-term ecological studies provide a narrative of biological change. Without them, it’s a struggle to overcome the shifting baseline, which is possibly the motive for eliminating them.
Oh no. NSF Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program shuttered.
This one leaves me winded. A good story from 2025 by @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social offers insight into what we are losing: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is so, so well-articulated.
This is incredible: Artemis II launch as viewed from a plane youtube.com/shorts/AP63-...
I hope this is driving home to folks that anti-DEI/anti-woke are functioning mostly as a way to make racism more palatable by framing it as a kind of defensive reaction to an imagined unfairness.
Surely this is enough?
It’s sprung
We have a new record 🚨 the warm month of march in the Netherlands had its effect on the first laying date of the Great tits! Breaking the record by two days the first egg date this year is 21st March. One blue tit went even beyond that and noted a first egg date on 19th of march! #breedingseason2026
Nope! No egg laying. We’re pressing on with making this a very comfortable home.
I’m not good with bird ID but that ain’t no great tit. Not April Fooling me.
This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
I don’t think she revisited the box since late morning. Having brought in lots of cup lining material, I’m wondering whether we might get an egg in the morning 🤞
About ten minutes ago, there was a switch from moss (which forms the bulk of the nest) to something fluffier, which is used to line the nest cup and insulate the eggs and chicks so they stay warm.
