BREAKING NEWS: Otter receives some really good scritches.

Did you know that the bees that need saving are NOT honeybees?

Honeybees are the dairy cows of bees. People brought them over from Europe to make us honey.

The problem with honeybees, esp in resource-limited ecosystems (like hey! cities!) is that they compete with our native bees for food.

Brown and orange butterfly feeding on yellow and green flowers.

Painted lady feeding on Schott's pygmy cedar. I was wondering if the plant was an actual cedar because its needle-shaped leaves smell like pine, but it's a member of the aster family that grows on rock walls in the desert.

🥰 starting my workday right this AM!

‘Every role I do, I’m going to be a Black man first’: David Jonsson on winning Baftas, rebooting Alien and leaving TV’s hottest show He went from being the east London boy who was expelled from school to becoming the Bafta award‑winning star of Alien: Romulus. Ahead of his prison drama Wasteman, David Jonsson discusses the pressures of being a leading Black British actor

‘Every role I do, I’m going to be a Black man first’: David Jonsson on winning Baftas, rebooting Alien and leaving TV’s hottest show

I watched a friend make a pot of coffee and add 1.5 scoops. For 12 cups. “Out of my kitchen! Banned!” also a coffee snob. 🤣

You're Dead to Me - Dead Funny History - Introducing... Dead Funny History - BBC Sounds Greg Jenner introduces his new comedy history show for all ages. Starts 15 December, 2025.

This starts TOMORROW.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
✔️ Sketch comedy for all ages
✔️ With funny narrative threads from Greg
✔️ Properly researched world & British history spanning from around 3500BCE to the 1960s
✔️ feat Richard David Caine, Mali Ann Rees & John Luke Roberts
❌️ no zombies, we promise

His car broke down on Thanksgiving 1980 and he entered an empty house. Then the occupants came home | CNN When John Morris’ car skidded off the road in a blizzard, he had to think on his feet. It turned into a Thanksgiving he’d never forget.

This is a sweet story for Thanksgiving. 😭 www.cnn.com/travel/car-b...

A line of clouds stretches across the frame from center left to center right above a green field. The clouds have a relatively flat base, with the bottom third of them painted a deeply saturated pinkish-orange by the setting Sun (which is out of frame directly behind me). The rest of the clouds are mostly whitish-gray. Between the base of the clouds and the horizon, shadows cast by the clouds extend for miles into the distance, appearing as dark streaks that converge at a point on the horizon.

I've seen remarkable things in my years of chasing, but this scene from my first year remains a favorite. Here, the flanking line of a supercell is painted by the setting Sun, while the very clouds you're looking at cast shadows for miles (seen as anticrepuscular rays near the horizon). #photography

Aww. And nice comments in the article too.thanks for the share!

Portsmouth-based street artist @mydogsighs.bsky.social is well known around the city for his artworks featuring eyes, including this marvellous one created on canvas at the Mary Rose Museum, which features Alexander McKee and Margaret Rule's reflections in the iris.

#Museum30 #Eyes

I feared the cult would kidnap my children — then they vanished Elizabeth Roundy left a polygamous church rife with abuse in 2020, taking her children with her. Four out of five of them have since disappeared

Elizabeth Roundy left a polygamous church rife with abuse in 2020, taking her children with her. Four out of five of them have since disappeared

I asked chat gpt: 🧐
here are the top 8 U.S. presidents ranked by legislative achievement:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
Theodore Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Joe Biden
Woodrow Wilson
But now- Newsweek article headline is first- on google srch.

Phil- black and white tuxedo cat- getting sleepy in his grey wool bed.

Phil- black and white cat, Calliope in grey- napping at the window.

Stewart- black cat- (or void cat as he disappears) curled up in his bed. You can barely see him if not for his ear.

Catnap #kittens #cats

Ooh a battery backup.
We’ve had so much rain in NY- I heard a noise after the pump kicked on a few weeks ago- it was the pvc pipe - the glue failed at the elbow- I had to mcgiver w duct tape. Ground water all over. On the list to fix.

A CNN news notification : The convicted killer crab walked between two walls and pushed through the newly installed razor wire to break out of prison, authorities say

*crab-walked

Doodle of a little green alien cat and a little white astronaut cat playing among the stars in space.

out in space
floating
untethered
being weird

together

Ooh thats fancy. My dad would have to climb on to the roof to adjust the antenna at our house- of course we had to shout up to him “ go left, right, tooo far!”

If you are also worried about tariffs and supply chain shortages, and have the financial means to prepare, here is what I have stocked up on and plan to buy soon, plus what I would get if I had kids, a car or a larger home, based on reporting I've read or done myself in the last several months (🧵):

Blue Pansy Female butterfly, body color is brown, with orange rings and violet oval patterns. Saturated dull yellow colorations on the wings. Looks like mother nature look lot of time painting the butterflies, so many patterns and colors! Blue Pansy Female(Junonia orithya) Hokote Lake,Bangalore,Karnataka,India Title:Penace_15 Species: Blue Pansy Female(Junonia orithya) Watercolor on Paper Size:7.9x 5.8 inches, Unframed Reference: Own Image Location:Hokote Lake,Bangalore,Karnataka,India Date:August 19th 2019 Hours: 54 Hours Reference: Own Image

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) a warm brown bird with bright red bill perched on branch from the Mangroves of Sundarbans, West Bengal, India. We celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, 2025; here is a jewel from one of India’s most diverse wetlands. Title: Penance_10 Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) Acrylic on Canvas Size:8x8 inches Location: Sundarbans, West Bengal, India Duration: 66 Hours April 1st, 2019 Reference: Own Reference Sold, Private Collector During one of my birdwatching trips to eastern of India, stumbled upon this jewel. I was most captivated by their habitat; the groves were so densely vegetated, visibility was minimal. However, so many species not only survive but thrive in such tough conditions. Fishing cat is one of them, nocturnal and shy. For this kingfisher, though their bill and frontal body parts are a big giveaway, they shine like a lamp in the thick dark habitat. Here seen sitting in the branch early morning waiting for his next snack, shadows created by the canopy create enough shade for the school of fishes to gather. This provides ample opportunity for the King to hunt. Though early morning, the light was not enough to get my focus right. Had to use one of my torches to light the bird, which enabled my camera to focus, hence the two sources of light on the subject. Done my possible best to depict this magical habitat!

Spotted Owlet published on Indian Birds Cover Indian Birds is a forefront book on Indian ornithology. Link to the online edition: https://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB_15_6_Final_Highres.pdf?fbclid Spotted Owlet a bird perched on a tree branch, leaves directing the viewers towards the bird. This artwork was published on Indian birds cover, thanks to the editor Mr. Aasheesh Pittie for choosing my artwork. Indian Birds is a forefront book on Indian ornithology. Link to the online edition: https://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB_15_6_Final_Highres.pdf?fbclid Title: Mid-day Encounter! Species: Spotted owlet (Athene brama) Medium: Watercolor on paper Size: 8.4 x 11.6 inches, Unframed Reference: Own image. Location: Lalbagh, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Duration: 49 Hours May 5th,2022

Big eye study of the Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) handmade with watercolor pencil on paper. Eye in various color shades of lemon yellow, green, blue and burnt sienna. Black iris with off white highlights, off white brow and off-white eye ring, black stripes below the white liner under the eye. Fur colored in yellow, brown, red, green and greys. My signature in red. Did this online demo for Scholar Stationary fellow artists, watercolor pencil Tiger Eye study. Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) from Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India. One way to grab attention towards nature based subjects is to make works of charismatic subjects. Though i stay away from popular subjects, sometimes on poplur demand i make bigs cats. Offcourse India is known as "Land of Tigers" Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) Medium: Watercolor pencil on Scholar Paper Size: 4.8 x 4 inches,220GSM Paper Duration: 5 Hour 15 minutes Location: Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India October 16th, 2024 Reference image: Own Reference image

It's #PortfolioDay
I’m a Traditional Artist | Illustrator | Birdwatcher. Been making nature art since 2005.
Work with all mediums, both digital and traditional.
My artwork is featured in many top publications.
Nature art educator since 2011.
prasadnatarajan.com/the-artist/
#sciart #art #nature

Top 7 Panda Cheese Commercials YouTube video by Chingate esta... 😎🤪

Some of you have never seen all the angry panda commercials (actually a brilliant campaign for Egypt's Panda Cheese) and honestly especially these days there's no downside in getting you better educated on this particular matter

Two cats sitting in a grey fuzzy cat tree hammock- Calliope- grey and white cat is sat upon by her brother, Stewart. Two can barely fit.

Two cats sitting in a dark grey fuzzy cat tree hammock- Calliope- grey and white cat is sat upon by her brother, Phil. (Phil is a black and white tuxedo cat. )She was lying quietly- until he wanted space too.

I bought then a xtra large cat tree-I thought theyd like the room. Nope- Stewart and Phil will squeeze their sister out no matter where she is. #cats

Innervisions- I was probably 6-7 when that came out- I think (?) my parents had it on 8 track. I was lucky- my mom introduced me to great music growing up- until the 80’s. ( she was lost in Miami Vice soundtracks.🤣)

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.

The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025

“We recognize the key role of local communities, as well as the support of the government of Mexico in conserving the forest and providing this iconic species with the opportunity to thrive”

🌎 www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

My three cats keeping me warm on the couch. Photo is at an angle- since Im unable to move without disturbing them. There is a large mirror behind the couch. Black and white cat keeping feet toasty - on a fuzzy white blanket. Black cat in center and grey and white thinks she’s a scarf.

This isn’t the greatest pic- but tough angle when being smothered by cats. (They are growing so fast.)
I’ve never had such cuddly cats. #cats

Phil- black and white tux cat. He’s 5 months old now. He’s laying on a hammock cat tree- that’s grey and fluffy. - a ball hangs by some twine.

Same cat tree. but Phil is sprawled on the top- ( tux cat) his sister Calliope is curled into the hammock. She is grey and white.

Stewart- the black cat. He’s mad. No room in cat tree. ( its ok- there is another one) He has a little white patch under his chin.

Happy Saturday. Pretty miserable as of late. And ill have to shovel again tomorrow before it turns to slush- close to a foot by AM.
And more next week.
Here’s some cats to brighten your day. They’re growing fast. Phil is a moose!
#caturday #cats

“Everything is cool, man.” - Key and Peele

a slightly grumpy looking tuxedo kitty, lounging in a wood tray filled with straw, with a medal round his neck.

The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.

Only one cat has ever received the award.

This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25

She’s very cute. Would not argue. Staycations it is.