“Us when you add alt text.” Viola Davis is on stage at the SAG Awards, looking overwhelmingly happy. She’s looking up with her mouth wide open and arms outstretched. She is giving pure joy. She also looks really glam in an off-the-shoulder, shimmering teal dress. The bodice is fitted, emphasising a sculpted silhouette. The fabric is finely pleated, creating a radiant, almost rippled effect. It has long, flowing drapes of the same teal material hanging from the arms. She’s wearing a white, choker-style necklace made of pearls or beadwork. At the centre of the necklace hangs a large green, teardrop which catches the light.

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KOS Site of the month – March
Northward Hill RSPB - March is a perfect time to visit this North Kent gem! The UK’s largest heronry is bursting into life, with Grey Herons and Little Egrets busy nesting. Keep an eye on the marshes for Marsh Harriers and wintering wildfowl!
#kentosbirding #kentbirding

Yorkshire Dales sheep and cattle swap boosts biodiversity - studies Natural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004.

After replacing sheep with free-roaming cattle, 5x as many butterflies were recorded, and 2x as many species, due to the increased floral diversity.

Interesting stuff. But unless stocking densities are *extremely* low, cattle are an ecological disaster too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wow, this is an important paper. We had some evidence early on from @ukbms.bsky.social sites but rarely had good data in grazing regimes. But @tombrereton.bsky.social always said that extensive cattle was the best for butterflies and this add yet more evidence

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Well done us @cbffjuk.bsky.social who brought this complaint.

Tory Peer committed 5 breaches of standards over £50m Covid PPE deals and “did not act on his personal honour”.

Our campaign for accountability continues.....

@chrischirp.bsky.social
@russellscott.bsky.social

An astronaut in a CCCP-marked spacesuit and helmet is shown near a space capsule.

Born #OnThisDay in 1937 was cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times in the Vostok 6 space capsule. Tereshkova is the only woman to fly a solo space mission. #WomenInSTEM

Breaking news: The US president has fired Kristi Noem, his homeland security secretary, and nominated Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin as her replacement. ft.trib.al/CLwGc6W

Avocet fly-by, #Medway estuary.
#KentNature

a group of dedicated madmen halfway up a snowy mountain

Ernst A. Heiniger. Rope team on the Bianco ridge. 1941

the_thinking_great_ape You know what WON'T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Sunlight and solar panels. @nickofnz

Great animated globe by @tylermorganwall shows the submarine fiber optic cable network that sends the internet around the world.

Factoid sharing time.

Pic is of the Medway viaducts, over the Medway Gap. First two carry the M2, nearest carries #train line for HS1.

TIL UK train speed record was set on this stretch of line.
208 mph (334.7 km/h), 30/07/03.

How the heck can you see the birds on the river at that speed? 😉

A collapsed stone pillbox uncovered by coastal erosion at the bottom of a sandy cliff (BBC News/Luke Walton)

Recent storms have revealed more Second World War coastal defences, including a beehive-type pillbox at Low Newton-by-the-Sea in Northumberland. 🧵

Boredom is a terrible thing.

A great opportunity for ecologists working in nature recovery:

@savebutterflies.bsky.social Limestone Grassland Landscape Officer, in Co. Fermanagh, N Ireland. 3-year fixed-term post, deadline for applying is 23 March.
butterflyconservation.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details... #GenerationRestoration

Sorry. Rik Mayall.

bruce mouat, your icy eyes, cool demeanor, and precise curling have entranced me

Storms revealed 2,000-year-old footprints on eastern Scotland’s Angus beach.
The imprints of human and animal feet were temporarily revealed by shifting sands at Lunan Bay and spotted by vigilant members of the public.
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25127/

Portrait of a female Kestrel looking at the camera

If you see this photo, please leave a comment! 😊
This was my closest ever encounter with a wild Kestrel. 😍
When did you last see a hovering Kestrel? 🐦

Thank you Steve for such a wonderful endorsement of ‘Urban Plants’, especially your suggestion that non-botanists would enjoy reading it too. There’s so much to discover on every wall & pavement and I hope this book brings it all to life. And yes, I love disappearing down a good rabbit hole!

How a New Yorker Put Poetry on the London Underground

A story about how one person can improve the world for everyone.

Measles Find out about measles, a highly infectious viral illness that can be very unpleasant and sometimes lead to serious complications.

The best protection against measles is making sure you and your loved ones’ MMR or MMRV jabs are up to date. Contact your GP to check.

Learn more about the vaccine and the symptoms of this potentially serious infection: www.nhs.uk/conditions/m...

When people lose their sight, it’s vital that they get support to learn new ways of getting around and doing everyday tasks.

However, thousands of people in England are people waiting over a year for this support.

✍️ Sign our petition to Health Secretary Wes Streeting: rnib.in/OutOfSightPetition

On the right a blue SV sluice valve sign & a yellow H fire hydrant sign stand at the foot of an ivy covered stone wall. A sign indicating that this is Dark Lane is on the left.

#FireHydrantFriday
Incorporating #SluiceValveSaturday

This was the Starling murmuration, on Sinker's Fields, at Whixall yesterday. It was one of the most spectacular natural spectacles I have ever seen and is a must watch.

Left side profile of the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad's garden on the day he first became a pheasant monk and got a tonsure.

The pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad's garden, looking straight on us while daring us to suggest he is partly made of fuzzy felt.

A more relaxed side of the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad's garden, but where he still looks like he is the product of an industrious afternoon from a local fibre arts group.

I absolutely refuse to believe that the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad’s garden is real and has not in fact been crocheted.

An image of a child wrapped in cotton wool, playing in a colourful ball pit. The text reads: “Wrap your children up with the best protection – vaccinations. Stay strong. Get vaccinated.”

🆕 We’re excited to announce the launch of a new government campaign urging parents and guardians to get their little ones vaccinated to protect against serious illnesses such as measles.
🔗 nhs.uk/childhoodvaccinations
#StayStrongGetVaccinated

The view out the back of the library. The streetlights are on. The sky is a light grey and overcast but quite light.

It's cold but it's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for EPISODE 6 of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'

We thought it couldn't possibly be any lighter than this time last week

BUT

IT'S ABSOLUTELY THIS LIGHT! 💡

West Midlands measles vaccine plea ahead of half term The region accounts for more than a quarter of all cases in England, officials say.

“Parents are being urged to make sure their children are vaccinated before the return to school after the half term break”