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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 09/08/2026

First outing in a while - a golden hour visit to Leighton Moss supplies a a few that fit both #birdoftheday themes #BestFootForward and #ASplashOfColour #egrets #birding

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 03/08/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #firsts so I think this might be my first bird photo. Certainly one of the first. Taken taken on my old Minolta film camera in the 90s. Slightly cheating on subject but there is a #bird in it!

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 26/07/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #CHE #cormorants, #herons, #egrets. One of each. First a #GreatBlueHeron feeding a fledgling, A cormorant swimming and an Great Egret in flight

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 25/07/2026

Ok, been a tough summer to make time, but I'm doing this #birdOfTheDay on hard mode with the theme #oneTwoThreeFour with each group being the same kind of bird, and all groups being the same kind of bird #Greylag #geese (the last photo is more than four but oh well - four adults counts right?)

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.

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Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data

Our findings provide the first robust national-level evidence, albeit observational, that high HPV vaccination coverage is associated with a substantial reduction in cervical cancer deaths. This is sh...

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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Actually, no, I'm not finished: in over a decade of research I have seen how online spaces are places where friendships form and lives are built and sometimes saved. Cutting it off on a whim removes a valuable resource for people who face awful things in real life.

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Quite pointed that he will do this but won’t do anything about the incitement, hate and disinformation on X.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 08/06/2026

I've been saying this for almost as long as YouTube has had a recommendation algorithm

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 06/06/2026

Today I'll vigify some plants with a good feed of some fertiliser.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 31/05/2026

I've got a Vulture being kicked off a stump by a Roseate Spoonbill (which then didn't even stick around!) #BirdOfTheDay #FirstWingBeat #birding #orlandowetlands

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 29/05/2026

Love this set of themes. I think this captures #negativespace and #solitude so a high efficiency opportunity for #BirdOfTheDay

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 24/05/2026

#BirdOfTheDay is #StaringRightAtYou and I have a little collection today. 1+2 at #LeightonMoss and 2+4 on the gulf coast of central Florida 1) Greylag Goose Gosling 2) Mute Swan 3) Willet 4) Juvenile Ruddy Turnstone #birding #birds And now… gardening…

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 22/05/2026

For #HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay I have this Great blue #heron- note the vivid blue lores of breeding season- #birding #OrlandoWetlands

A close up shot of a great blue heron showing a light orange beak, the blue lores indicate breeding season with the wispy feathers behind the head curling in a breeze. The Bacchus is soft focus vegetation with a small strip of sky above.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 20/05/2026

Been busy but time to dig one out - A Common chaffinch with #wingswideopen for #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirding #birding #LeightonMoss

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 12/05/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #lineup and my contribution are these three Roseate spoonbills flying by.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 11/05/2026

Few things are as intense as the gaze of a hunting #heron… you really don’t want to be the other end of that beak. #BirdOfTheDay #lockedOn #birding. A green heron and a great blue heron

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 10/05/2026

For #raptors a few from earlier in the year. A Red shouldered #hawk, an #Osprey, and less technically good photo (long, long way away and I wasn’t going closer to disturb) *three* #eaglets in a nest. #BirdOfTheDay #birding #birds

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 27/04/2026

And for me an #osprey complete with blown out “neutral” background #passportphoto theme for #BirdOfTheDay - taken at Merritt Island earlier in the year.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 25/04/2026

#CamoOrContrast theme for #BirdOfTheDay — a Great horned owl, and you can’t really not have a bittern (American) for this theme

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 24/04/2026

My image today is going for maximum chance of a bug just flying in there #BirdOfTheDay #thesongFactor - a wren going for it.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 22/04/2026

I’ve got just the thing from the weekend at #LeightonMoss — #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SplashingAround — a male Great Crested Grebe displaying.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 21/04/2026

So I’m going with the alt of #WhatTheFlock — a Before sunrise outing of some Greylag Geese (just as I nearly fell in the water…) #birdOfTheDay at #LeightonMoss on Sunday #birding. Oh, and #blackandwhite for a change.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 20/04/2026

Today we have two offerings for #birdoftheday #comeEatWithMe the first is a common chaffinch and the second is the Gray Heron - both at #LeightonMoss yesterday.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 19/04/2026

#BirdOfTheDay alt-theme is #CaptionThis and I have two offerings… First one "See, I *do* need the longer lens" Second one "Wait, have we got this the wrong way around?"

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 17/04/2026

#FeederFriends theme for #BirdOfTheDsy brings me to a spot at #brockholes last week (someone had scattered some seed on the ground here)

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 13/04/2026

A #nuthatch from #brockholes yesterday for #birdoftheday theme of anything with a name starting with #JKLMNOP

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 12/04/2026

A Reddish #egret for the #longNecks theme of #BirdOfTheDay looking out over a lake (which was *teeming* with alligators — so a bonus baby gator picture taken in more or less same spot.

A long legged bird perched on an evergreen branch with tall grasses partly obscuring it. A lake is the blurry background. The bird has the reddish neck it is named after and is looking out over the lake.

A very small baby alligator - head and forelegs with rest of body out of shot. It is on the edge of some water which is covered in pondweed which also coats the body of the gator.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 10/04/2026

Fully invested in the #birdbutt #birdoftheday theme with this Kingfisher

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer, the Alt Theme is #Grass, any bird standing on Grass. Alt Text for Bird Info #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography #CanonR5mkii @rspb.bsky.social #Mooning @wildlifebcn.org

Gabby Goldfinch hadn't realised she was showing her under-carriage, until her friend whispered politely in her ear that she was showing everyone her bits & pieces.

Captured at Summer Leys Nature Reserve

Larry Long-tailed Tit wasn't too happy with the photographers, so he decided to show them his arse. This was all over the amount of sunflower hearts on offer for posing for photos.

Captured at Summer Leys Nature Reserve

Beryl Blue Tit was so hungry that she wasn't concerned about showing her private area off to the photographers while she stretched for some of the seeds.

Captured at Summer Leys Nature Reserve

When Liam & Lorraine Lapwing were out for a quiet walk, they spotted the paparazzi creeping up behind them. When all of a sudden Liam dropped his trousers and started 'Mooning' at the paparazzi, all Lorraine could do was look away swiftly.

Captured at Summer Leys Nature Reserve

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 06/04/2026

Nearly half of people over 65 have a physical disability. 18% of people are over 65. In other words about 1:13 people - of course not all would need a blue badge but with an aging population is 1:15 so hard to believe we should be implying they are all lazy good for nothings?

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/04/2026

There's a nice #Artemis II mission tracker here: artemis.cdnspace.ca LOTS of data about its current position, crew activities, and whether or not the toilet is currently "Go"

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Artemis II Tracker — Live Mission Control

Real-time mission control dashboard tracking NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar flyby. Live telemetry, DSN comms, orbit visualization, and crew activities.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 05/04/2026

#birdoftheday them is #feathers, so I'm going a little left field and these egret chicks with just the start of real flight feathers growing in on the wings and a great blue heron maybe slightly further along

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 02/04/2026

#BirdOfTheDay is #largeBirdsInFlight so a great blue heron (about to land on a nest), brown pelican, and a couple of Great egrets

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 30/03/2026

I’m going alt theme today for #BirdOfTheDay and #GardenFeeder Male and female painted buntings

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 29/03/2026

#BirdOfTheDay is #AdultsWithChicks 1) Great Blue Heron 2+3) Great Egret 4) Roseate Spoonbills - in the most photographed nest in Florida (probably) - boardwalk at Orlando Wetlands - check thread for a short video 1/2

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 25/03/2026

For the #OpenBeak theme of today’s #BirdOfTheDay I have two offerings. A pair of Roseate spoonbills and a Green heron hunting.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 24/03/2026

You kinda have to go tricolored heron for #birdOfTheDay if the theme is #tricolor - check out the iridescent blue during breeding season

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 22/03/2026

I’m going with the alt theme of #bugCatchers for #birdOfTheDay - a humble but photogenic #robin, in the act… #birds #birding

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 21/03/2026

And for me - #LookingAtMe #BirdOfTheDay I have a Ruddy Turnstone and a Great horned #owl - #bird #birding

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 20/03/2026

#BirdOfTheDay themes are #grounded and the alt #silhouettes&shadows - first a Green #heron (Herons are terrifying - makes you glad you aren’t a small creature…) - and second, a Willet combining both themes and a bit of water for good measure. #birds #birding

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 19/03/2026

I’ve got just the thing. Snoozing in the evening sun #BirdOfTheDay #MarriedCouples Blue-winged #teal #birds #birding

A pair of Blue-winged teal with heads tucked into wings snoozing. You can see the scalloped pattern of browns on the wings and a bit of the white near the eye of the male.

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Michael Maibaum @mike.maibaum.org · 16/03/2026

An immature laughing gull having a splash about #BirdOfTheDay theme #splash #bird #birding with a short clip of mature adults in following skeet 1/2

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