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Galway, Ireland. Nature, birdwatching, wildflowers.
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Eastern chipmunks!
Collage with four photographs of chipmunks that have full cheeks
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I think this Bittern is rather #round for #BirdOfTheDay, and does double duty for #WaderWednesday
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An American Bittern in the green marsh grass of April at Ridgefield NWR.
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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celestineandthehare.com
Hurrah it is Wednesday and the weasels are dancing. Today a bit of Pet shop boys and it’s a sin.
Dance like a weasel you know you want to!
#weaselwednesday
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A tiny human (2?) runs his fastest down a garden path to greet his big brother (5?) home from school.
Big Brother stoically accepting all hero worship.
Little Brother doing a happy skip-dance of welcome as he leads the way back into the house. (1)
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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norfolkbea.bsky.social
A must watch 💚
#laysanalbatross
youtube.com/live/L3iKvwo...
Midway Atoll NWR Wildlife Live Camera
YouTube video by Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
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November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A different point of view on #MushroomMonday 🧪 🌱
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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waterstones.bsky.social
NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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tinaclaffey.bsky.social
A wonderful little fungi family soak up the morning sunshine deep in the ancient woods at Abbeyleix House & Gardens @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Hiking up Djouce in Wicklow looking over to the Sugar Loaf Mountain and out to the Irish Sea. A nice clear day last month.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #scape #landscape #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #Dublin #Ireland
A view of the Sugar Loaf looking across a small lake that forms when the boggy ground gets saturated. Looking over browning gorse to the Sugar Loaf Mountain with the Irish Sea and sky beyond. Dublin Bay, Howth and Ireland's Eye just about visible to the left.
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Launching our new Winter Curlew Photography Competition! You could win a bundle of Curlew Action merch.

- Snap a photo of a Curlew anytime between now and the beginning of February.
- Send it to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject "Winter Photo Comp"

Entries close on 10th Feb.

📷 Ed Simpson
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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indikon.bsky.social
I like the rain more than he does.
A wet dog in a raincoat, sitting on dead leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The launch of the Galway City Biodiversity Action Plan 2025–2030 and Invasive Species Strategy 2025–2030 marks a major milestone in the city’s commitment to environmental stewardship and ecological resilience www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Galway City Council launches ambitious environmental strategies to protect local biodiversity
Cllr John McDonagh, deputising for the Mayor of the City of Galway, officially launched the Galway City Biodiversity Action Plan 2025–2030 and Invasive Species Strategy 2025–2030, on Frida...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Ireland's presidential inauguration chair was made from native oak, symbolic of strength and endurance

Here's some background from a beautiful book that I copy-edited in 2018 artisanhouse.ie/product/see-... #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm
Hardback book on a wooden floor: "See the Wood from the Trees: The story of storm-felled timber gifted to GMIT Letterfrack from Áras an Uachtarán", by Marion McGarry & Dermot O'Donovan. Foreword by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland. Introduction by Duncan Stewart. Poetry by Theo Dorgan. Published by Artisan House, Connemara. The cover shows a cross-section of timber in close-up, bright orange, with the book title in green all-caps. Two pages from the book "See the Wood from the Trees". Each has a photo. On the left, President Mary McAleese and Dr Michael Hannon, registrar of GMIT, stand at a reception in Áras an Uachtarán to mark the presentation of lecterns in 2008. On the right, John Lee stands with the Presidential Inauguration Chair that he designed. Text on page 96: Áras an Uachtaráin and GMIT Letterfrack have enjoyed a fruitful relationship for decades. Students and graduates of the college have produced a range of furniture for Áras an Uachtaráin over the years. In 1992 Mary Robinson visited GMIT Letterfrack, and in 2006 Mary McAleese opened the GMIT Letterfrack Furniture Gallery. Mary McAleese was enthralled by the quality of student work, and in 2008 she asked students to design and make a lectern for use in the Áras. When she received the three final designs for selection, she was so impressed by them that all three were commissioned and are now in use throughout the reception rooms of Áras an Uachtaráin. Page 97: In 2011, GMIT Letterfrack graduate John Lee won the tender to design and make the new Presidential Inauguration Chair. The Office of Public Works brief was exacting, requiring that the chair be 'presidential, not regal', and be of a 'sufficient timeless design and character to be suitable for use for many future inaugurations'. For the material, John chose Irish white oak, symbolic of strength and endurance. The chair has a broad back and is characterised by outstretched sweeping arms, which reflect the Irish phrase céad míle fáilte, or 'welcome'. President Higgins was the first Irish president to use the chair, at his inauguration as the ninth president of Ireland in 2009.
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Old Nog, the Grey Heron, from Tarka the Otter, illustrated by the Artist Heroneer CF Tunnicliffe #HeronArt 1/2 🧵
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🎨 'Tarka and Heron' by C F Tunnicliffe
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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stancarey.bsky.social
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself"
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t... #AI
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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oddthisday.bsky.social
It’s 12 November, so it’s time to mark the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale of Oregon, an attempt to clear a cetacean carcass from a beach which prompted one reporter to say “The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds”
Still from news coverage of the exploding whale, showing an enormous explosion on a beach
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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gardeningwell.ie
ICYMI last week: our free Wildlife Gardening Starter Pack (PDF) is live.
Five quick wins, native plant list, seasonal checklist—delivered by email in ~30 seconds. Join the community of Irish wildlife gardeners.
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Irish one left Gardner starter kit, a guide to Irish wildlife gardening, download for free picture of a sunflower with a butterfly on it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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irishbookawards.bsky.social
The shortlists are out! We are celebrating another brilliant year for Irish literature, with some incredible books, authors, illustrators, bookshops & publishers on our 2025 shortlists.

But have you had your say? Pick your favourite books in each category NOW! scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The rockpools calmness contrasts with the drama of the sea and sky behind it.
County Clare, Ireland.

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November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Morning sun dancing on the waters surface.
The Irish word for this sparkle is "Loinnir".
County Clare, Ireland.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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In the midst of gathering loose hair from this deer, here are some cowbirds for #birdoftheday theme of #standingonthings.

#birds #cowbird #deer #buck #nature #wildlife #protectnature #EastCoastKin
A mule deer stands with several cowards on its head and back. They were gathering loose hair from the deer
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Good morning. Sunday, a day of calm reflection. A wallpaper capture taken yesterday as the low morning sun gently laid its warmth on this Mute Swan in #Ireland #Swanday #photography #birds #EastCoastKin #Stunday
A graceful mute swan glides across calm, dark-blue water, its pure white feathers glowing softly in the golden sunlight. The swan’s reflection is perfectly mirrored beneath it, creating a serene, symmetrical image against the still surface of the lake.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Happy #Twosday
#BarTailedGodwit #EastCoastKin #Birdsinflight #Birds #LongBeaks
A pair of Bar-Tailed Godwits flying low across water. Each autumn, the godwit flies from its breeding grounds in Alaska and Siberia to Australia or New Zealand to spend the winter. The bird may travel for nine or ten days, covering a mind-boggling 11,000km, without pausing to rest or eat. It's the longest journey without a pit stop of any animal on Earth.
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM