A slide from the talk with the Wall Street Journals article "Why Scientists Love Chasing Bats" with the quote "the threat to human from animal viruses is small. The financial incentive to pretend otherwise is large."
Lucky to be able to see the Pleinary by Merlin Tuttle, an incredible photographer, bat photographer, and a founder of @batconservation.bsky.social. Look at www.merlintuttle.org for all manner of resources to know more about bats and how vital they are to our world. #ibrc2025
06.08.2025 23:57 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I disn't like the thought of using the heart symbol on this but did want to acknowledge that your words have been seen.
06.08.2025 21:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Diadem LNbat viewed from front (below) to see their fabulous nose
Diadem bat from the side - look at those delicate planes of their wings!!
The size of a massive strawberry - a blossom bat. My photo is grainy because I zoomed a lot, not wanting to stress it through proximity
Tube nosed bat - look at those delicate nostrils!!
Privileged to be able to go on a #tolgabathospital trip and see the fruit bats and these magical microbats in person. Barbed wire is a main culprit for why these little lads arrive at the hospital. There are wildlife safe options out there - please look into them. #ibrc2025
06.08.2025 07:56 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
@planigale.bsky.social : in case you hadn't seen the Pilbara bat design from 2023 (available as a sticker and a notepad via postal order - I only have the sticker at the event)
05.08.2025 11:30 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
A tray of notepads, stickers and postcards with a hand red and teal woven neck strap.
Notebat tray stall before the crowds at #IBRC2025 decended today - I will be out again with it on Thursday during the breaks between talks.
05.08.2025 06:23 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Surprised, stoked, and flattered that one or more of my illustrations was part of the first plenary for this event! I will be out and about between sessions with a tray of notebats and stickers (including this blossom bat) at the event tomorrow and Thursday๐ฆ๐๐ฆ
04.08.2025 10:07 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I was guarding the registration area so missed seeing this in person but was delighted to learn of it ๐ @nicholaswu.bsky.social will have another bat on display for his Thursday talk. Any guesses on which bat? (www.fatbatweek.neocities.org to see the full line up)
04.08.2025 10:02 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
An ewok or multiple ewoks? If it is in plural then how many do you estimate it would take to down you? In an ewok swarm (sans imported robots)?
04.08.2025 09:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I've also had "The teller of small fortunes" by Leong recommended today by someone who loves "Psalm for the wild built"
01.08.2025 09:11 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I shall have to see if our library has your selection - I enjoyed Master of Djinn.
You may also enjoy "Psalm for the Wild Built" by Chambers.
01.08.2025 02:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
In no particular order
1. Braiding Sweetgrass (Kimmerer)
2. This is how you lose the time war (El-Mohtar & Gladstone)
3. Orconomics (Pike)
4. Changing Planes (le Guin)
5. Cordelia's Honour (Bujold McMasters)
31.07.2025 09:41 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
A blue tone illustration of a mermaid wearing a massive jellyfish hat with seafeather plumes and a kilted up Cranagh dress (German 1530s fashion) with a little mer-dog swimming beside her
#mermay be passed but I thought I'd share this fun sketch I did a few years ago. I have a Landsknecht garbed centaur around somewhere too. I was looking at the massive hats they wear and this jumped into my mind.
31.07.2025 01:40 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Soft velvety fawn brown coloured cup fungus side lit with a gentle morning light, along with gravel, a bright green moss and corrugated cardboard laid down to suppress weeds.
Here's one I saw earlier this week out at the nursery of the local wetlands
31.07.2025 00:38 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I will have to try to remember to get photos when I next out at the wetlands.
24.07.2025 06:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Signal boosting.
22.07.2025 02:23 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Teacup Magic 2: Special Edition
Cozy Regency romantic fantasy, beautifully bound in a deluxe foiled collector's hardback
Signal boosting a project that I have been contributing to โ including some traditionally painted teacup animals being revealed over the next few days. @tansyrr.bsky.social 's kick starter rewards are sumptuous. In its Final week, do admire the pin I designed!
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22.07.2025 00:45 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
This years theme is going to be "fat bats and fries things" (and in two weeks approx I nip up to IBRC 2025 as its in Australia this year to spruik the project :D)
18.07.2025 09:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I know it would be a very poor second choice, but could you get one of those videoscreen picture frames and set it up to be live streaming someone else's aquarium? There is a Japanese guy I follow on Instagram that has video after video of his beautiful tiny sharks. I could watch them all day.
18.07.2025 05:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Aaaaaah! New bizcard has DROPT! And now i kinda want to make a series of #fatbatweek cards
18.07.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2
My plan is to print colourful versions for anyone that needs a fidget spinner and have an array of hued pencils on the table.
10.07.2025 11:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A chirpy red kobold in a space suit with a ray gun and a big red K on the chest
Calling this good.
10.07.2025 11:18 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Ive not had an email about this yet but signal boosting for my fellow patreon users.
10.07.2025 09:32 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I'm going to have the characters storm the festival the that game is actually at - my plan is to slam the event map down on the table and tell them The Kween demands the flesh of cosplayers!
10.07.2025 09:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A rough linework sketch of a kobold in a space suit with a laser pistol. They have a big "K" on their chestplate
Making a kolourable kardboard kobold standees for a "Come and try D&D" sessions running @deathbybadger.bsky.social 's Killer Kobolds from Outer Space for Pop Bam Culture Festival in a fortnight.
10.07.2025 06:03 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
I loved it and one day will find a working cd player and reread through the thing. I backed it up along with G.A. back when I first moved out.
09.07.2025 10:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Look at us - still doing the arts - drawing unicorn and dragons!
[thumbs nose at the high school doubters]
09.07.2025 10:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Hi back!
I still remember having a pleasant text chat with your mom (possibly while you were at school) who was pretty obviously vetting my c. 14y/o oblivious self as to if I was a potential Problematic Lurker :D -
She was so proud of the art award you had won at a local event :D
09.07.2025 10:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
:D Small world (waves from Australia (still))
09.07.2025 09:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Land of Lost ... Myth? LOLM ? - and the main character looked a bit like a little hegehog boy and there was a tall lady with antlers and a great coat...
09.07.2025 09:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
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