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Karen May πŸ€ΏπŸ“Έ

@crittermad.bsky.social

Retired primary care pharmacist, owned by 3 cats, Geordie living in Wales, Scuba Diver, Amateur Underwater Photographer trying to get to grips with topside, wildlife friendly gardener,

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My aunt too

07.11.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At 14 I could never really understand what my dad saw in Suzi Quattro….

07.11.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA) Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.

Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Read more πŸ‘‰ www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

23.09.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 539    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 25
Two dive boats are moored next to each other in the midday Egyptian sun, causing sunbeams to cascade between them. A school of goatfish shelter in the shade below

Two dive boats are moored next to each other in the midday Egyptian sun, causing sunbeams to cascade between them. A school of goatfish shelter in the shade below

Sunlit goatfish Gota Abu Ramada Egypt πŸ¦‘πŸŒŠπŸ€Ώ

06.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Touching is harmful to marine animals - that’s not worth a photo - leave them in their homes, it gives context to the photograph. I find a white background boring. Or isolate it properly using lighting

27.07.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why not just leave things in their habitat and photograph them there?

26.07.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Face and hands! 🀿

14.07.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A manta ray slows down over a cleaning station to allow butterfly fish to pick off parasites and dead skin. He is surrounded by a school of fusilier fish. Maldives

A manta ray slows down over a cleaning station to allow butterfly fish to pick off parasites and dead skin. He is surrounded by a school of fusilier fish. Maldives

World Oceans Day #marinelife #photography #underwaterphotography #OM1 πŸ¦‘πŸŒŠ Manta on a Maldivian cleaning station

08.06.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
photograph of a puffin in a field of white campion flowers which are blurred due to the shallow depth of field

photograph of a puffin in a field of white campion flowers which are blurred due to the shallow depth of field

A dreamy puffin living in the campion on beautiful Skomer Island #OM1

02.06.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sedge warbler - not underwater! Skomer Island, Wales
#om1 #omsystem

16.05.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blows me away to think how young she was writing this - stunning track

16.05.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A clownfish hides within a balled up anemone with its bright purple skirt visible at the edges

A clownfish hides within a balled up anemone with its bright purple skirt visible at the edges

Clown fish, Maldives #Underwaterphotography #omsystem #om1 #retrauwt #dive #scuba #underwater #underwaterphoto #ocean #divephotoguide
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23.04.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous

18.04.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Didn’t know it was on

11.04.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who loves working out? I love it when I’m finished!

11.04.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Whale shark hoovering up plankton at the surface under the lights at the back of a dive boat in the Maldives

Whale shark hoovering up plankton at the surface under the lights at the back of a dive boat in the Maldives

Whale shark off the back of Maldivian dive boat πŸ¦‘πŸŒŠπŸ€Ώ

28.03.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you they are amazing to see - the eggs start off white and get more silver as they get close to hatching

12.03.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A brown and yellow striped fish in the Red Sea - within his open mouth you can see hundreds of silver eggs which he mouth broods.

A brown and yellow striped fish in the Red Sea - within his open mouth you can see hundreds of silver eggs which he mouth broods.

A male cardinal fish mouth broods eggs at the barge dive site, Red Sea #Underwaterphotography #omsystem #om1 #retrauwt #dive #scuba #underwater #underwaterphoto #ocean #divephotoguide πŸŒŠπŸ¦‘

12.03.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Gorgeous!

12.03.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry for your loss! He looks gorgeous. I have 2 who will be 16 in July, every day is precious and your post brings it home πŸŒˆπŸΎπŸ’”

05.03.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Three yellow cabbage corals like an underwater bouquet are cloaked in a school of orange anthia fish as a diver looks on

Three yellow cabbage corals like an underwater bouquet are cloaked in a school of orange anthia fish as a diver looks on

A large cabbage coral cloaked in orange Anthias at Satellite Reef off Shark & Yolanda, Red Sea #Underwaterphotography #omsystem #om1 #retrauwt #dive #scuba #underwater #underwaterphoto #ocean #divephotoguide

04.03.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You might as well set a man trap!

28.02.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Love their glittery eyes

19.02.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had one landing with eels but not β€˜in flight’ - they fly really fast! This was Skomer last June

09.02.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The pair for me, although I like the one with the eels too

09.02.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Himself πŸ™„, autocorrect text 😠

08.02.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A small fish with a red and white checked body and a pointy nose is hidden in the fronds of a golden coral bush

A small fish with a red and white checked body and a pointy nose is hidden in the fronds of a golden coral bush

A long nose hawkish hides him selves in a coral bush, Maldives πŸŒŠπŸ¦‘#Underwaterphotography #omsystem #om1 #retrauwt #dive #scuba #underwater #underwaterphoto #ocean #divephotoguide

08.02.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A school of blue striped snapper (yellow fish) sweep right to left above a coral garden. Behind them a school of blue fusiliers sweep left to right

A school of blue striped snapper (yellow fish) sweep right to left above a coral garden. Behind them a school of blue fusiliers sweep left to right

Synchronised shoals in Raja Ampat
#Underwaterphotography #omsystem #om1 #retrauwt #dive #scuba #underwater #underwaterphoto #ocean #divephotoguide πŸŒŠπŸ¦‘

04.02.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ™πŸ€Ώ

23.01.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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