Very sad news

I understand @nlb-uk.bsky.social are doing this with a few of their Scottish lighthouses - I do very much enjoy seeing the sweep of the Sumburgh Light

Thanks Alison, that was a really good listen. Fortunately, the light at Sumburgh Head #Shetland has lost its mercury but kept its sweep thanks to NLB

4 days to listen! @helenmort.bsky.social on lighthouses. Facts! No UK lightkeepers since 1992. LED lights now, not systems with 3/4 ton of lethal mercury.
Poetry! Helen's words: 'The heart cannot be automated..' 'a path that moves & pulses..' 'the last great sweeping beam'.
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Looking at the front end of a moth with black antennae and furry thorax.

My first ever muslin moth and what a stunner!
#teammoth
#norfolkmoths

Amid the hardships of daily life and the dangers they face, Ukrainian soldiers find the strength to do good.

This video captures a moment that reminds us: life goes on, no matter what. Helping little kittens come into the world is more than just an act of kindness 🐾💛

Bridge over the Oglio

River Oglio

Val Camonica

Val Camonica

Pre-lunch walk around Boario #RiverOglio #BoarioTerme

great grey owl perched in front of a large tree

Always fun spending some time with a beautiful great grey owl, even if it doesn't pick a very photogenic spot to perch.

#owl #owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #greatgreyowl #mcoupephotography

The Orbanizing of Georgia Georgia’s ruling party is mirroring the strategies of Viktor Orbán and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The government’s illiberal measures complicate Brussels’s decision on Georgia’s EU candidacy.

Orban's defeat will have a big resonance in Georgia, where Georgian Dream pinned its hopes on having an illiberal friend in Hungary and the leaderships were very close. I wrote this back in 2023 but a lot is still relevant. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

River Oglio in foreground with an old stone bridge behind and mountains in the distance - Boario, Lombardy, Italy

Boario Terme Park, Italy with a wisteria in flower in the foreground and the Terme building in front of the mountains

Dogwood tree with bright pink flowers and other trees and grassland in Boario Terme Park, Lombardy, Italy

A bend of the River Oglio with trees and mountains in Boario, Lombardy, Italy

Back to #Boario - good to see it in spring again #Lombardy #Italy

Ma este Európa szíve erősebben dobog Magyarországon.

Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight.

'Norse Seafaring in Western Scotland: Sea Routes and Navigation Marks' by @thinkuhi.bsky.social Institute for Northern Studies Dr Shane McLeod & Professor Alex Sanmark just been published in the Journal of the North Atlantic and is available under open access.

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Meeting at Brookes' Headington Hill Hall campus on Wednesday 15 April 2026, 7–9pm to identify and discuss the green spaces in urban OX3 and to design a walk (followed by a walk on Saturday 18 April)

A small lizard is emerging from the bark of an old log. Its tail and feet aren't visible. It's facing right and pointing slightly down. It's looking up as though at the camera, and its right eye is visible. There are some old bits of dead reed stems resting on the bark as well as a couple of thin pieces of dead stalk. To the left there are a few green leaves.

The unseasonably warm weather brought our Common Lizards (Zootoca vivipara) out this morning. The first we've seen so far this year! 🦎 😍
#reptiles #UKWildlife @arc-trust.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social

Another astounding epic photo from the dark side of the Moon - just released by NASA.

Don’t the Co-op own this site? Or have they given up on having a presence in Headington?

Razorbills at Sumburgh Head

Sounding the Sumburgh foghorn

Quendale Sunset

Sumburgh sea stacks

Monthly Report, March 2026. Entirely Shetland. rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/04/mont...

We're celebrating one of the first identifiable composers this week @BBCRadio3 - C12th polymath Hildegard of Bingen. Each day at 4pm in Composer of the Week with Donald Macleod And at 21.45 Juliet Stevenson plays #Hildegard in a new drama series by Anna Linstrum www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Some of these changes have already been implemented well ahead of the ‘coming into force’ date!

Thank you Anneliese. The flags on the roundabouts around Oxford make me feel sick and there’s no doubt they’re meant to be intimidating.

ICYMI my statement following concerning reports of intimidation of local residents and blocking of Abingdon Road earlier this week

Steady As You Go (March 2026) One of my early concerns about having Parkinson's was how it was going to impact my photography.  Pair of Razorbills getting to know each ot...

Steady As You Go - Using the Big Lens #Parkinsons #Photography shakendiary.blogspot.com/2026/03/stea...

Razorbills

Razorbill

Razorbill

Razorbill

Good to see the Razorbills settling in at Sumburgh Head today. #AwesomeAuks #TeamRaz #Shetland

West Voe of Sumburgh (on the east side of Scat Ness)

West side of Scat Ness

West side of Scat Ness

West Voe of Sumburgh (on the east side of Scat Ness)

Sunshine and westerlies. Wild on the west side of Scat Ness, calmer on the east side. #ScatNess #Shetland

Fresh water loch on Scat Ness

Hog of Brei Geo

Hog of Brei Geo

Waves in Brei Geo

Sunday morning on Scat Ness #ScatNess #ScatNessSunday #Shetland

Quendale Bay

Sunlit rocks

Gentle waves

Setting sun

Sunset on Quendale Beach #Shetland

When will we start to listen?!

#BSBINews Winter issue is out!
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Clumps of snowdrops in the ground

A winding lane through trees with clumps of snowdrops on either side

A close up of a clump of 5 snowdrops in the ground

A close up of a yellow winter aconite with raindrops on its bright green leaves

#Snowdrops and Winter Aconite in Stoke Place, Oxford

Photos of Tread Upon by Christopher Kondrich, The Man in 119 by Kazim Ali, Cloudwatcher by Michael Bazzett, and Creature Feature by Dean Young in the snow.

Photos of I Was Bonnie & Clyde by Laura Kasischke, Transient Worlds by Arthur Sze, Accidental Devotions by Kelli Russell Agodon, and A Third Commonness by Robert Hass in the snow.

Photos of Breathe by Bob Hicok and Air by Daniel Halpern in the snow. Text reads "Learn more about our Spring/Summer collections (and preorder your copies) at coppercanyonpress.org

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