A few more photos of Adelaide's grey-headed flying-foxes for International Bat Appreciation Day (17 April).
The last photo shows one drinking water off its chest after dipping into the river.
A bluetit drawn on a blackboard with chalk, it's blue wings spread out in flight with a yellow breast and white face
Two hares drawn in chalk on a blackboard, standing upright in grass under a big orange and yellow sun
A drawing in chalk on a blackboard of a solitary fox in woodland under the yellow orb of the moon
Look how talented our retail team is!
These seasonal chalkboards at Lyme Park, Cheshire, were created by Megan Thomas, showcasing a variety of nature 🦊
Image Credit: NASA Image Description: (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover – take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home. Following a swing around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026, the crew exited the lunar sphere of influence (the point at which the Moon's gravity has a stronger pull on Orion than the Earth's) on April 7, and are headed back to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10. The crew was selected in April 2023, and have been training together for their mission for the past three years. Image Description Credit: NASA
#Artemis II - The crew of Orion and the Artemis II mission have been an absolute joy to watch over these past nearly 8 days
This has to be one of our favourite images of the crew released by NASA
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Many still long for words unsaid:
Acknowledgement of the wounded & dead
People like you & people like me
Whose lives are destroyed & long to be free.
Adults & children, babies & aged
Treated as animals, tortured & caged
Bombed with abandon vicious & cruel
But all that we hear is the cost of our fuel
A Siamese cat in four different poses, three are pencil sketches and the central one is in ink or watercolour
Study of a cat
Tunnicliffe was fascinated by the cat of a family friend and would often sketch it on visits
Artist; CF Tunnicliffe
My 91 year old dad's latest drawing of the garden. I'm so proud.
A surprise find tonight, Lesser Wanderer Butterflies settling in for the night. #brucelife
This brood of blue-winged parrots are all tucked up in a hollow fence post - when the nest is right it doesn’t necessarily matter to them if it’s not in a tree 🤷♂️😍
Puts things into perspective real quick. #sagan
Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face
Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now
There is just something deeply disturbing and offensive about watching a Labour govt keep kicking the most vulnerable in our society.
A photo of the front cover of issue 1670 of Private Eye magazine, with the caption “on shelves now.” The main headline reads “TRUMP ATTACKS IRAN,” with a subheading “HOW OPERATION EPIC FURY UNFOLDED.” The cover features four photo panels set in the situation-room with US political figures seated around a table. Speech bubbles add dialogue: “Is the Supreme Leader dead?” followed by “No, Trump always looks like this!”; “Mission accomplished!” answered with “Yes, I’ve killed the Epstein story”; “What happens next?” with the reply “Popular revolt and regime change,” and a follow-up, “In America?”; and finally, “Why have you started this war?” answered with “So that I can stop it,” alongside “I’ll ring the Nobel Committee.”
Trump Attacks Iran. How Operation Epic Fury unfolded…
The new Private Eye is out now.
Canadian loses his mind as Australia sit above them on Winter medals table.
www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/win...
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
A massive shout-out to all women and girls in science, you make science and the world better! www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
Vale Jon Kudelka; not many better at summing up the issues of the day with great brevity and wit, but also with such vivid, arresting images. A true master of his art.
The Queensland Government have started to kill dingoes on K’gari without consulting Traditional Owners. Experts say this could contribute to their extinction
Independent headline, 4th February 2026: 'UK will release files related to Mandelson's ambassador appointment in more Epstein fallout'
Watching the usual political circus unfold.
Mandelson is now playing the usual lightning-rod role for an outraged political establishment. Little to no acknowledgement he’s the tip of an iceberg.
This is part of a political culture that’s pushing our democracy towards corporate oligarchy.
A sarus crane parent touching the beak of its young with its own. It has bright red feathers covering its head and grey feathers on its neck. The chick has yellow feathers all over its body. By Ponlawat Thaipinnarong.
It’s time to vote for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026! 📸 🐻
From a playful lynx to adorable bear cubs, which of the 24 breathtaking images is your favourite?
You can vote until 18 March 2026: brnw.ch/21wZqLT
This is worth paying attention to particularly for those who have concerns about Palantir's involvement in NHS data.... www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday to all the big old eucalypts providing homes for Aussie wildlife!
We love this poster series (and pretty much everything) by Paula Peeters, the Paperbark Writer: www.paperbarkwriter.com/tree-hollows... #OurEucalyptHome
Mother Nature must have been smoking pot when she came up with this design.
But I love it 😄
Pink cockatoo, Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
I try & keep this account politics free, but come on—the US government is committing terrorism against peaceful protesters.
No reasonable person can turn a blind eye & say "let's go enjoy some soccer in America while peaceful protesters defending their democratic rights are shot". #BoycottWorldCup
Another totally messed-up act in colonial Australia.
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Today’s comic in @australia.theguardian.com
It’s only mid January and we’ve had destructive cyclones, deadly heatwaves, bushfires followed by flash floods and the cherry on top, a coal approval!
This May’s elections are expected to bring chaos because our voting system is broken.
I’ve written to my MP to push for fairer elections before it’s too late. It takes 2 minutes to do the same here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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