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Dr Steven Allain @stevoallain.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Just seen something quite heart-breaking while walking with @wildveitch.bsky.social, a swift bouncing off of a building multiple times trying to enter a former nest, before giving up. The accuracy of it's attempt clearly demonstrated a nest used to be present. @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Forest cuckoo bees investigating an area close to a freshly dug rabbit hole.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

These carder bees are loving the bugle 🐝

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The water-crowfoot is looking spectacular on the wildlife pond.

A close-up of water crowfoot flowers on the surface of the pond.

A carpet of water crowfoot across the entire surface of the pond - looks spectacular.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Great stitchwort starting to make an appearance.

A great stitchwort flower centre picture surrounded by the stems of other flowers.

Numerous greater stitchwort flowers on a field margin.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Wood anemones, lesser celandine, bluebell, and I believe floating arrowhead (Sagittaria natans Pall.)? #WildflowerHour #WoodlandPlants

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Churchyards found to be rich in biodiversity; all nature needs is a bit of peace and quiet! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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UK churchyards are havens for rare wildlife, finds conservation charity

Caring for God’s Acre mapped out 20,000 cemeteries and recorded 10,000 species

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Job Alert! New postdoc position in our lab investigating cognitive biases in wild bumblebees. Thanks to Wild Animal Initiative for the funding. Position for 31 months. Deadline: December 9th. Please apply/boost #PostdocJob #AcademicJobs #Bees jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Bumblebee on anthers that form the yellow central spot of a large pink flower. Out of focus greenery in the background.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Feeling extra appreciated today. I got nominated twice for being a Good Egg at work. Grateful for the recognition and the awesome team I get to work with 🥚🥚

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Published in 1960 (Ladybird book). Streams thick with eels. Now they're criticaally endangered. Shifting baseline.

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

If Britain still had bears, wolves & lots of eagles, many of these salmon would end up in surrounding forest, providing essential nutrients. But Britain's wiped out all its bears, wolves, and almost all of its eagles and forest. So the salmon just rot in the rivers, waiting to die, then washed away.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Coelacanths are pregnant for five years, the longest gestation of any known animal, and do not reach maturity until they are around 55 years old.

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This is worrying to see: birdfeeders on nature reserves in Willow Tit strongholds. Feeders boost competitors & predators, making life harder for Willow Tits (britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...). And dirty feeders: poor hygiene is main cause of disease currently wiping out Chaffinches & Greenfinches.

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Titbit: Willow Tits & Marsh Tits use their black throat patch like a status badge to intimidate rivals. They change posture to increase/reduce the size of the black patch as needed. The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit, published 5 Dec 2024: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit... #ornithology #ukbirding

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iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I tried to put a bit of order on my ideas on leadership, especially related to managing a research lab. This is mainly an internal document, but I thought it could be useful for someone else as inspiration. bartomeuslab.com/2024/11/14/o...

bartomeuslab.com

On Leadership

“Wise is the one who chooses the questions well, not the one who tries to solve them all” Securing a permanent position in science often implies you invest an increasing amount of time …

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Wild Bird Indicators... - an overall shallow decline of 16% - the steepest decline is farmland birds down 61% - woodland birds have declined by 35%. www.bto.org/our-science/...

bto.org

Wild Bird Indicators

The latest updates to this official government report bring yet more sobering news about bird population trends across different landscapes.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Crowsheath Wood (November 2024). youtube.com/watch?v=iB-v...

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

The issue of people not appropriately disposing of their dog 💩 is getting worse, and seems to have increased since putting up a sign 🤷🏼‍♂️ TBF, they have picked it up but put it down again somewhere else 🤦🏼‍♂️

A photo of a sign asking dog walkers to pick up their dog mess with dog poo bags noticeable in the background.

A shopping bag filled with dog poo bags at the entrance to a nature reserve.

A single dog poo bag inside the entrance of the reserve.

A single dog poo bag is on the floor inside the reserve.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I always forget to check the weekly theme for #wildflowerhour, so here's a single red campion plant from yesterday still going strong. When does the theme get announced? @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A red campion plant within ancient woodland is still flowering in November.

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

A late birthday present from my nieces. Apparently we're not allowed to start building until Monday! 🐦‍⬛🏠

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

A new kind of mitochondria www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKOd...

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Darren Veitch @wildveitch.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Thought I'd see what's going on over here. It certainly appears more pleasurable than over there 🐦

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