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Dr Anke Marsh
@ankemarsh.bsky.social
Palaeoecology, natural history, science, flora, fauna, microfossils. Researcher, writer, editor, photographer she/her

Also @lnhs.bsky.social for London based natural history
Today’s BotD theme is outstretched. Here’s an Egyptian goose from today

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #EastCoastKin
December 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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A new survey has revealed that conservation grazing by heritage Dartmoor ponies is delivering strong results, with several rare and vulnerable bird species now breeding on restored heathland:
Conservation grazing brings rare breeding birds back to Dartmoor
Grazing by Dartmoor ponies at Bellever Moor and Meadows reserve in Devon has helped revive rare heathland birds, with new breeding records of Tree Pipit, Whinchat, Eurasian Skylark and other Red- and Amber-listed species following habitat restoration.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Exponential greenwashing. Exponential AI-washing. We don’t need AI, it’s simply a money-making venture by tech bros. Meantime, we all pay cognitively and with our, and our planet’s, health.
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So, yesterday we went to visit my mum in her nursing home. I gave her the scarf I crocheted and she really liked it :) Then the kiddo mentions some of the other things I had made (whale, octopus etc) and my mum says, ‘oh! I want one!’ I say, ‘ok, what do you want me to make for you? An octopus?’ 1/
December 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Lawnmowers: hugely overrated.
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Finally finished my mum’s scarf. It is being modelled by Demeter and Persephone

(The statuettes are pressies for my classics mad kid, from @pottedhistory.bsky.social - check out their website!)

#Crochet #HumanMade #Pottery
December 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Whatever you celebrate, however you celebrate, have a lovely time! And hugs to anyone who may be struggling - you are not alone ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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[11/n] This is about whether or not the government has the right to your data. When someone argues that sex is binary and that biology is simple, the argument isn't ACTUALLY about biology. It's about if the government has a right to look down your pants, or in your blood, or collect your DNA...
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Managed to finish a few pressies and almost finished with my mum’s scarf :))
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So… I just got an email today saying that the project I’ve been working on, my main source of income, has been shelved til at least February. Merry Christmas!

If anyone has any editorial needs, please get in touch! Thanks #Editing #Proofreading #AcademicEditing
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I was sitting outside and I noticed some fluttering in the rose bush. It was this wee goldcrest 😍 Only had my phone on me but I did manage a sideways pic for today’s BoTD theme :))

#BirdOfTheDay #LondonBirds
December 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Grounded birds is the BotD theme. Here is a male chaffinch. I’m not sure who was more surprised when I stumbled across him on the path 🤣

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds
December 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Living in the edge here - crocheting with the cat on my lap 😳

#Cats #Crochet
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I’m a bit late but here are some of my faves from earlier this day for the BotD them of ‘about the kids’ - racing tufteds, a young Robin, Spikey, the little grebe and a floof ball of Egyptian goslings

#BirdOfTheDay #FestiveDailyRobin #Birds #HolidayRobin #EastCoastKin
December 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The pretty dried seed heads in the meadow were glistening in the sunshine yesterday. 📷 🌿

Happy winter solstice everyone! ✨🕊️

#Photography #ArtAdventCalendar #Nature #Stunday #EastCoastKin
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Happy Solstice to all

The shortest day has come and gone and tomorrow, we begin anew

#Solstice #Scape #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
December 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Happy Winter Solstice everyone!

The days are getting longer from today 🌞

#Winter #WinterSolstice
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Upon my sickle
I catch the sun
And by my power
I cast it on
Across the sky
The light to bring
To rouse the gods
To send the spring

#WinterSolstice #Solstice #Midwinter #PlaymobilInfestation
December 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
December 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
December 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A little robin contemplating life, or his next meal, for today’s BotD theme of quiet moments

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Borbs #DailyFestiveRobin #HolidayRobin
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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A walk in the woods at Felbrigg with @jeremybartlett.bsky.social brought a longed for insect - Boreus hyemalis aka Snow Flea. Managed to spot a male then found a female and another male in a second patch of moss. Happy days!
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Birds with long legs and necks is the BotD theme, along with the alt of birds on feeder. Here’s a grey heron checking out a mallard’s nest and a great tit and blue tit enjoying a birdfeeder

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Photography #LondonBirds
December 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The rook has landed

(There is more than one in the shot 😀)

#FlyDay #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Corvids #Photography #Birds #EastCoastKin
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM