Meg Sutherland

Winter crews in, autumn leaves her last few gifts. Such a heavy fruiting year 2025 has been. Every one of these apples was freely found on a tree in Lincolnshire ❤️

Mice. A nest full of neonatal mice who’s nest was demolished during a house renovation. Oh the tragedy

Hand tearing two leverets and stuffing my face with scones. You? #wildliferehab #scones #blueberries

It is swift season, current head count 8 babies. 5 adults have passed through my hands. The singing is always so soft, so calming #swift #apusapus #summertime

It’s hot. How can I refuse the chicken entry into the cooler house…? #hens #hot #june

Hare and hound. Life is strangely symbiotic, synchronistic….weird. #hare #lepus #lurcher #wildlife #bethechange

Altering a moody sky to make it… moodier.

BBC Radio 4 - Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane, Episode 1: Anima Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.

Hello—Is A River Alive? has been adapted as Radio 4’s Book of the Week next week.
Five episodes, read by me—& we’ve folded in field recordings & some beautiful Max Richter music.
First episode, Anima, broadcasts tomorrow at 11.45am.
You can listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Caffeine increases brain complexity during sleep and shifts it toward a critical state Caffeine shifts brain activity during sleep by increasing EEG complexity and reducing long-range temporal correlations, particularly in non-REM (NREM) sleep. These changes reflect a movement toward a ...

"The observed shift in brain activity patterns reflects a movement toward a theoretical “critical regime” or “edge of chaos,” where the brain is thought to be most sensitive, adaptable, and efficient at processing information." www.news-medical.net/news/2025050...

New York Zoo Shares Why Keepers Hide Their Faces and Wear a Hand Puppet to Feed New Vulture Chick The Bronx Zoo in New York is using a specially designed hand puppet to feed its new king vulture chick, which is intended to prevent the baby bird from becoming too dependent on humans.

Hand-raising captive chicks with hand puppets isn't new, but this has to be the prettiest such puppet I've seen. Incredible detail. King #vultures are such beauties. Good luck, little ones.

#birds

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Bright Blessings of a Beltane kind💚 #beltane #mayday #sunrise

Bones of a hare, Norfolk Broads mills, swans and a weekend well loved ##mementomori #swan #mill #broads #norfolk #april

Genuine joy and restful peace in my garden just hanging out #read #cats #chickens #ducks #April

Fresh born oak gall and a night on a 1933 Broads yacht bringing a lovely ending to April #norfolk #broads #boating

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Moments in a day, wildlife rehab is hotting up #babyseason #wildlife #rehab #salad #april #bethechange

Spring is so busy for wildlife rehabilitators, and that can be isolating - and isolation can make things harder. Don't forget to tend to your support network. One way to do that is to join us this Friday for Coffee & Tea with the IWRC board! We'd love to meet you! #wildlife #wildliferehab

Easter Sunday y’say?

Actually I think #goldfinch …

Four baby bats / sky puppies lying on a green blanket, wrapped in cloth dusters

Happy Bat Appreciation Day! The German word for a bat, Fledermaus, means “flutter mouse.” The Basque word, saguzar, means “old mouse.” And the Estonian word, nahkhiir, means “leather mouse.” But to me (and to anyone who’s seen the picture below) the correct term for bats will always be “sky puppies”

Sometimes the dinosaur bird lineage is sooo obvious! #dinosaur #velociraptor #sparrow #nestling #wildliferehab #birds

Hello––my book Underland has been adapted into a feature film & the world premiere is at Tribeca in June.
It's taken 4.5 years––& the team’s created something astonishing.
A documentary that's groundbreaking in form, voice & tone.
I hope you might see it one day.
Full account on IG (@robgmacfarlane)

The stripes of summer

Grumpy hare (leveret)post weighing and feeding. #wildlife #rehab #vetnursing #hope

American Masters | Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse | Season 39 Explore the career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and his award-winning graphic novel Maus.

I loved the PBS American Masters documentary on Art Spiegelman, "Disaster is My Muse". I really wish Maus wasn't still so vitally relevant, but here we are. The story behind it and the rest of his career is really fascinating.

www.pbs.org/video/art-sp...

Side view of a terracotta vessel in the shape of a hare hanging by its raised front legs. The hare’s head is bent backward and rests along its spine, with a small circular spout emerging from the upper back. The surface is decorated with fine dotted patterns, and parts of the ear and leg are darkened, possibly with black paint. The piece appears aged and is displayed against a neutral background.

A Greek terracotta aryballos, a vessel used for holding oil, in the shape of a #hare hanging by its front paws, from Rhodes, circa 550 BC.

On display at Antikensammlung München

📷 me

🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology

Really I do. Because starting over and over and over again is part of the recipe for a life well lived.

Flowers at reception and the sky with day rapidly leaving the stage set for night to take full moon centre stage as I left were moments of calm in a chaotic run of shifts at a busy veterinary hospital #veterinary #flowers #payattention

Ulysses and I were invited to a vishu breakfast by a friend from Kerala. It was magnificent! Home education sometimes just ticks every box and more! #Vishu #multicultural#kerala #bananleaves #homeeducated

Such an enlightened long range perspective.

#writingcommunity #poetry #artistscommunity #musiccommunity #blueskycommunity #philosophy #psychology #funny #truthhurts