Common lizard basking on a dead leaf
Egret wading through water
Stone chat perched at the top of a conifer tree
Curlew in flight at RSPB Arne
Beautiful day at RSPB Arne. Really felt like spring. Excited to find a lizard very close to an active ants nest @rspb.bsky.social
Common newt in an urban pond
Our newts were around too
Though there are other observations from UK on obsidentify that are at the same stage
Thank you. I was pretty sure but it seems early.
A whorl of green leaves that may be an emerging bee orchid
A whorl of green leaves that may be an emerging bee orchid
@thebotanist.bsky.social have I found some emerging bee orchids? They are an area where I've seen them before. They are in danger of mowing so an ID from an expert may help me convince owners to protect them
I think they are always very early but it is sad to see the numbers dwindling as they get picked off. There's always something interesting on or around the lake. It's my lunchtime escape
Beautiful lunchtime walk round the @uniofreading.bsky.social lake. Lots of birdsong and two families of fluffy Egyptian geese babies. #birds
A pair of grey running shoes with a light up yellow scrunchies and a light up armband resting on the toes
Took part in @uniofreading.bsky.social #LiftTheCurfew run last night. Great to see so many there and such a wide age range. Lightup armbands and scrunchies were great too @thisgirlcanuk.bsky.social
We had the dragon version as silly Christmas presents. They've been pinging around the house ever since. Some minor tail damage now.
The story is well told in the book 'a fish caught in time' by Samantha Weinberg
Yes, had to substitute watermelon for the dark blue that wasn't used in the official blanket. The bright yellow wasn't included in the pattern either. I've got lots of white, red and green left over.
Sweet treat crocheted blanket finished from the advent calendar. Varied rows of textured crochet stitches in different colours
Sweet treat blanket finished. There are a few colour variations of my own.
Two canada geese walking on an icy lake at university of Reading
The geese on the lake were more sure footed than I was on my bike today. Black ice on campus caught me out. Bruises to shin, knee, a sore hand/wrist and a broken mirror. Luckily it had gone for the homeward journey #cycling #birds #rdguk
The cold weather has meant lots of visitors to my bird feeder. Hopefully I've outwitted the squirrel for now. I've had a male and female woodpecker scoffing the sunflower seeds #birds #RdgUK
Yellow five pointed stars made from crochet pinned to a piece of polystyrene to block them to shape
That is lovely. I'm just finishing off mine by sewing on stars
A little egret hunting by the sea. It is looking into the water and there's a nice reflection. A ring of ripples is expanding round its legs
Still looking through my photos from our recent trip to the #isleofwight. Egret with some nice reflections. #birds #egrets
People running at the start of a parkrun on a grassy meadow beside the Thames river in Reading. Blue wintery sky.
The backs of runners as they make their way up the Reading parkrun course by the river Thames. Winter light
Parkrun director giving the pre-run briefing at Reading parkrun. She has a blue hi-vis best on and the runners are gathered round to listen.
Chilly start to the day as a #parkrun volunteer at Reading Parkrun. Fun to congratulate everyone on their achievements and scan their barcodes.
Brilliant! You'll have the pattern for another blanket for the new year and the link to the videos. I'm finding the fb group helpful. I'm not the only one running out of yarn. Got to day 16 last night.
A pink and blue card with a qr code on it.
You should have a little card with a qr code with the booklet and the advent calendar. The password takes you to a blog with video help and instructions
Same calendar, alternative blanket crochetsociety.co.uk/blogs/cal-2n...
It's the same one, just the alternative blanket. crochetsociety.co.uk/blogs/cal-2n...
A partly completed crochet blanket consisting of rows of different stitches and colours of yarn
Non-working day today so I've done a bit of catch up. Not worth stressing over being behind.
I'm doing the alternative sweet treat blanket from the same advent calendar. Currently a week behind after a tricky section. Hope you get it sorted
Plausible worst-case climate futures and extreme events for the UK
Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ancient dinosaur bites, the neural benefits of walnuts and the dazzling aurorae of Neptune seen for the first time - just a few of our most discussed and talked about research outputs from 2025 as ranked by Altmetric
Read about our top 10 most popular pieces! https://rdg.ac/48KedLb
A common kestrel hanging in a blue sky.
Kestrel hovering in a blue sky
The white stacks and red and white lighthouse at the Needles, Isle of Wight, UK
Beautiful day for a walk to the Needles. This kestrel was almost motionless, hanging in the sky #birds #kestrel
Huge raven watching us from the sea wall. Beautiful glossy feathers.
Raven on the sea wall that separates shingles beach from the car park at the Duver, St Helens, Isle of Wight.
Huge Raven on the @nationaltrust.org.uk Duver at St Helens, Isle of Wight. Such a glossy black and a massive beak
Shiny black feathers on a raven that is standing on a wooden fence separating the road from a shingly beach
Impressive raven on the sea wall at the Duver, St Helens, Isle of Wight, UK. Dwarfed the other corvids in the beach #birds #raven
Stone chat facing away from the camera and taking off from a branch on White horse Hill, Oxfordshire, UK
Meadow pippet perched on a branch with a bright blue, clear November sky behind.
Beautiful day on White Horse Hill yesterday. Lots of red kites and buzzards overhead. Liked this stone chat trying to escape my camera #birds
#OpenData research data loss funnel #SeanHill #OAI14 - for every 100 datasets generated, only 1 is shared + FAIR + Cited. Only 1% of research data reaches this gold standard. The investment in generating the data is lost. Delays opportunities/potential/discovery. Why is it lost?
