One of these years...
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Guest Post: "You made my Dad British"
Bea Dutton, a registrar in England, reflects on the quiet power and joy of citizenship ceremonies
Adore this. If you've ever been lucky enough to go to a citizenship ceremony you'll know that it's big-hearted and deeply nourishing. Our immigration debate could learn so much from them.
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19.06.2025 19:52 β π 379 π 49 π¬ 33 π 7
Folks in Europe: my book is out today for you. Itβs pretty North America centric, but I think there are plenty of universal jokes as well β€οΈ
29.05.2025 12:44 β π 99 π 13 π¬ 5 π 0
I believe that Kowa servicing in the UK is done in-house by Viking Optical in Suffolk, so I suggest you give them a bell.
25.03.2025 12:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yes, Black Redstart. Female/juv common redstart are a warm sandy brown. It's also very early for Common Redstart whereas Black is a winter visitor & resident.
21.03.2025 22:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A seagull drinks from a container marked βDOGS ONLY, NO SEAGULLS.β
every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
06.02.2025 12:32 β π 24113 π 3469 π¬ 484 π 222
Welcome aboard John, from another recent recruit!
06.02.2025 08:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I'm much more a birder than I am a seabird scientist but I can still claim a minor contribution to this useful paper.
31.01.2025 22:21 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
One of four Brambling on my Suffolk patch yesterday.
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Britain's Top Vicarious Birder.
Aberdeen Wildife DNA lab. Aniridia research.
Likes birds, stamps, ghosts, art made by humans, and wasps.
Leeds United #lufc because I was bad in a previous life.
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Writer. One half of a dynamic duo. H is for Hawk, Vesper Flights. PROPHET with Sin Blache. Rep by the Clegg Agency. Non-binary. They/she
The official Suffolk Branch of Butterfly Conservation - the national charity aiming to save butterflies, moths, theirs & our environment!
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Suffolk's Migration Watchpoint
Writer & highwayman.
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Birder β’ Ringer (BTO trainer) β’ Ecologist β’ MSc graduate β’ Sharing the wildlife I see on my travels!
Freelance designer & illustrator in UK. Birds, nature, music, books, vintage rail posters. Prices held despite rising costs. Commissions welcome. All artworks can be bought from www.edwardphilips.co.uk. Or https://edwardphilipsart.teemill.com. xx
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#BirdNamesForBirds - birds don't need eponymous/honorific common names. Bird names should be about birds. After all, itβs more than McCown's Longspur
Journalist; editor; that person at the party who won't shut up about birds. Focusing on female birds with Galbatross Project and Feminist Bird Club. They/them.
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https://www.feministbirdclub.org
Writing: www.nicholaslund.com
Books: Dinosaurs to Chickens: How Evolution Works (2024); The Ultimate Biography of Earth (2022); American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of Maine (2022) Purchase here: https://tinyurl.com/yfpfzjrx
Birder and writer currently based in Minnesota who lives with a retired government dog named Party. Birdchick.com
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bird painter, scientific illustrator, twitch streamer, teacher.
Since 1989, The Institute for Bird Populations has enabled science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, and ecology of birds and other wildlife.
Author of 'The Naturalist at Home' and 'Nature Obscura'. Writer, artist, photographer. ND
(aka Kelly Brenner)
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Nature geek, feminist, board game designer (Wingspan πͺΆ, Tussie Mussie π, Mariposas π¦, The Fox Experiment π¦, Picky Pixie π§ββοΈ, Undergrove π, and coming in 2026: Sanibel π).
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Welcome to the prairies! In my day job I'm a microbiology prof in Saskatoon @hilllabsask.bsky.social, and weekends are for the birds (literally).
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