Dr Anke Marsh

After a series of dog incidents we’ve temporarily closed Hayley Wood (Cambs).

Despite clear signs, dogs off leads have disturbed birds, damaged rare wildflower habitat, staff were verbally abused when asking for leads.

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Themes today are shout it out and nest builders. Got some birds shouting and nesting

Photos all taken in London, first from last July, the rest from today. IDs and descriptions in alt text

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #LondonBirds #Photography #EastCoastKin

Fab pic. Bet he had something to say!

Great photo!

Is she pillow fighting with herself?

Ah, could be. We did go there. I just don’t remember taking that rucksack 🤣 Cool, thanks for that

This is just so gross. This AI ‘creation’ looks 15 (this tracks with this regime 🤮). I bet the various medals, stripes etc make no sense, the foot thing is weird and her name tag says ‘US ARNY’. 1 million followers. I just can’t with this hellish timeline

lol, no worries. I had no idea your house was an ex farm. Must be a nightmare. The flat (not in my building mind, but down the street) was a maze of tin foil, dodgy electrics and crap everywhere. I can imagine it’s been, umm, challenging with your house to say the least

My friend, who lived in that block, had all sorts ringing her bell at god awful hours. She had two young kids at the time. Thankfully all in the past but yeah, not fun. Sorry for your difficulties 🥺

Omg! 😳

This was deffo not your place. Wrong city for starters. I live in a flat, nice Art Deco place. We’ve had a major drug kingpin living here (before my time) and more recently, one neighbour was running a brothel whilst the other was selling drugs. 1/

There was a place for sale near me. Interesting decor. It had been used as a cannabis farm…

A photograph of a wren. She is perched on a branch, looking straight ahead, surrounded by foliage and branches. She is a mottled brown bird, some feathers are a bit ruffled as she was in the middle of preening herself for a big date.

A photograph of the same bird. Here, her head is turned and she is preening the top of her uplifted right wing.

This little one was preening and let me grab a couple of shots :)) Happy Wrensday!

#Wrensday #Birds #LondonBirds #Photography #EastCoastKin

We went in November! But will visit again soon, so will check out your suggestions, thanks! :))

Thank you ☺️ Twas a nice day out :))

My photo shows part of a limestone wall panel carved in bas relief from the Fifth Dynasty mortuary temple of king Userkaf at Saqqara, Old Kingdom, 2465-2458 BC. It shows a Hoopoe, a crested bird with black and white wing pattern, and an ibis, with long curved beak, amongst papyrus plants in the marshes of the river Nile. My photo was taken in 2022 at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Lovely naturalistic relief of a Hoopoe and Ibis, carved by an Egyptian artisan some 4,500 years ago!

Limestone wall relief from the 5th Dynasty mortuary temple of Userkaf at Saqqara. Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me

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because I keep forgetting to mention it: LITERALLY ANYONE can nominate books for this prize! yes! that means you! you have until march 31st!

The two themes today are side view and yellow. I’ve got some birbs, all side views and a couple with a tinge of yellow as well :)

Photos taken over the last week in London; IDs and descriptions in the alt text.

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Lovely photos and fun themes! Lemme dig up some photos now :))

Teens in households making under $75K are more likely to use chatbots for help with all or most schoolwork % of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they do all or most of their schoolwork with the help of AI chatbots U.S. teens — 10 Household income <$30,000 — 20 $30K–$74,999 — 15 $75,000+ — 7 Note: Those who did not answer or gave other responses are not shown. Source: Survey conducted Sept. 25–Oct. 9, 2025. “How Teens Use and View AI” PEW RESEARCH CENTER

According to PEW, teens in households making under $75K are more likely to use chatbots for help with all or most schoolwork. I read a comment on another platform that said this is amazing news because we are "finally going to close the achievement gap." That is not how I would interpret this data.

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Thanks Rob ☺️ Great to see more butterflies and things out now :)))

Thanks ☺️

A photograph of a Comma butterfly, Polygonia c album. It is a very orange butterfly - this one looks freshly emerged - with scalloped wings that have black, reddish-brown and yellowish markings. It is resting, wings out, on some dry grass, clearly enjoying the warmth of the sun. I saw two of these today.

A photograph of a Brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni. When it flies about, it often looks quite yellow. At rest, as here as it sits on the ground, its wings are up, showing the lime green colouring with small brown spots of its underwings. The wings are cleverly designed to look like leaves. Here against the brown ground, it is a bit more noticeable, but when it perches on plants, it blends in perfectly. I saw about eight today.

A photograph of a periwinkle (Vinca minor). It has a wee resident, a small immature flower crab spider (Misumena vatia). The flower has five purple petals, set against its green leaves. The spider is white and sits with its legs pulled up, waiting for prey or simply enjoying the sunshine.

Lots of butterflies and other inverts out today, enjoying the sunny day. IDs in the alt descriptions. I’ve gotta start packing the macro lens again!

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Oooooh this coot is maaaaaaaaad!!!! Luckily it’s a sunny day and he looks glorious in the light :))

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What a fantastic photo!

Exactly! I can’t understand why people go to McD’s or whatever, when they could be exploring the local food

Ikr? There was some post on here awhile back about the so-called dire situation of food here in London. Mainly Americans not in London making these comments. I didn’t bother commenting because I figured if they couldn’t find good food in London then they didn’t deserve good food in London 🤣

It’s so mixed here. We also have Chinatown of course, plus some small ethnic communities with great restaurants and shops. It’s way too much of a cultural shock for her, clearly 🤣🤣