Matt P
@bertolicus.bsky.social
Plant-based runner prone to long distance silliness, paddler, sourdough baker, lazy gardener, slave to a house-wolf and wannabe botanist 🌲🐺🌱🏃♂️🏳️🌈
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Two-day-old zebrafish larvae, as seen through a scanning electron microscope
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Two-day-old zebrafish larvae, as seen through a scanning electron microscope
Long, frass-packed leaf mine on Carpinus betulus, doesn’t readily key out via bladmineerders.nl - any guidance out there?
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Long, frass-packed leaf mine on Carpinus betulus, doesn’t readily key out via bladmineerders.nl - any guidance out there?
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The Trees That Were Saved and Destroyed by the Same Mistake botany.one/2025/11/the-...
"The authors emphasise the importance of taxonomy throughout the conservation process."
"The authors emphasise the importance of taxonomy throughout the conservation process."
The Trees That Were Saved and Destroyed by the Same Mistake
For 20 years, Mexican communities accidentally planted millions of endangered trees, while simultaneously logging thousands in their natural habitat, without knowing it.
botany.one
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Trees That Were Saved and Destroyed by the Same Mistake botany.one/2025/11/the-...
"The authors emphasise the importance of taxonomy throughout the conservation process."
"The authors emphasise the importance of taxonomy throughout the conservation process."
Pteridium aquilinum should be Latin for path-obscuring ankle-slasher. More fun than pounding roads and tracks though 😉
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Pteridium aquilinum should be Latin for path-obscuring ankle-slasher. More fun than pounding roads and tracks though 😉
The joys of a double coated dog and a mild spell of weather in late autumn 🤦🏻♂️
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The joys of a double coated dog and a mild spell of weather in late autumn 🤦🏻♂️
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If you're out doing your @webs-gsmp.bsky.social counts this weekend, remember to record & report any dead or sick birds you find (info in the link). Bird flu cases are rising.
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
📷 Dead Whooper Swan, by Kane Brides
#UKbirding
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
📷 Dead Whooper Swan, by Kane Brides
#UKbirding
November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you're out doing your @webs-gsmp.bsky.social counts this weekend, remember to record & report any dead or sick birds you find (info in the link). Bird flu cases are rising.
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
📷 Dead Whooper Swan, by Kane Brides
#UKbirding
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
📷 Dead Whooper Swan, by Kane Brides
#UKbirding
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Please keep an eye open for dead & dying Whooper Swans (and other waterbirds), see thread below on how to report for possible sampling & please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social so we can start to build a comprehensive picture of the spread 👇🏻
Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising.
📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Please keep an eye open for dead & dying Whooper Swans (and other waterbirds), see thread below on how to report for possible sampling & please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social so we can start to build a comprehensive picture of the spread 👇🏻
First of the Cyclamen coum into flower this morning, last winter this one was flowering from Oct 29th until at least February
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
First of the Cyclamen coum into flower this morning, last winter this one was flowering from Oct 29th until at least February
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Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
I felt like I was being judged last night 👀
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I felt like I was being judged last night 👀
This has got to be an Ologies subject @ologies.bsky.social
As glaciers vanish they leave an imprint on our eco-cultural consciousness.
In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers.
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers.
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
GeoTalk: Meet glacial hauntologist, Elizabeth Case (you read that right, a glacial hauntologist!)
Welcome to GeoTalk, Elizabeth! Could you introduce yourself and your background? I’m a genderfluid glaciologist living between previously glaciated, currently glaciated, and flood-prone landscapes. I ...
blogs.egu.eu
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This has got to be an Ologies subject @ologies.bsky.social
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Conservation Officer vacancy with @n-t-s.bsky.social 40 hours per week based at Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Aberdeenshire c-js.uk/4oubBG7
National Trust for Scotland: Conservation Officer advertised with CJS
Salary: £28,228 - £30,118 Hours: 40 hours per week Location: Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YJ Working at one of the most important sites for nature conservation in the UK, this…
c-js.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Conservation Officer vacancy with @n-t-s.bsky.social 40 hours per week based at Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Aberdeenshire c-js.uk/4oubBG7
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Looking up!
Discovering the Forest Jewels.
Bavaria, Germany
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #fog #mushrooms #pilze
Discovering the Forest Jewels.
Bavaria, Germany
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #fog #mushrooms #pilze
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Looking up!
Discovering the Forest Jewels.
Bavaria, Germany
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #fog #mushrooms #pilze
Discovering the Forest Jewels.
Bavaria, Germany
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #fog #mushrooms #pilze
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These videos of a rat hunting and eating bats will haunt my dreams.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
These videos of a rat hunting and eating bats will haunt my dreams.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Weekend ballast made - best get out and work up an appetite!
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Weekend ballast made - best get out and work up an appetite!
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An interesting close encounter on my wander in the woods this morning 😳
October 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
An interesting close encounter on my wander in the woods this morning 😳
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Dogs are truly amazing, worth a listen
Life Changing - A traumatised veteran’s unlikely saviour - BBC Sounds
Veteran Geoff was plagued by PTSD - but an unusual partnership restored his independence.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Dogs are truly amazing, worth a listen
Somehow managed a run out along the river and back - nonchalant Reynard negotiating roadworks enthralled commuters
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Somehow managed a run out along the river and back - nonchalant Reynard negotiating roadworks enthralled commuters
Squirrels in the York museum gardens getting all the attention from visitors - but the trees need closer attention ☺️
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Squirrels in the York museum gardens getting all the attention from visitors - but the trees need closer attention ☺️
Spot the graft union 😉
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Spot the graft union 😉
Noise cancelling headphones are a revelation on trains, but could someone invent odour cancelling please? Either that or ban tuna and eggs on trains…
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Noise cancelling headphones are a revelation on trains, but could someone invent odour cancelling please? Either that or ban tuna and eggs on trains…
Not sure what happened to the heavy rain that was forecast, but it’s a braw morning here in the Tweed Valley
October 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Not sure what happened to the heavy rain that was forecast, but it’s a braw morning here in the Tweed Valley
I’ve got a few hours to enjoy York one afternoon/evening next week - what should I definitely not miss?
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I’ve got a few hours to enjoy York one afternoon/evening next week - what should I definitely not miss?
Narrow leaves ash - usually the cultivar ‘Raywood’ syluddenlybgets very easy to spot this time of year 👀
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Narrow leaves ash - usually the cultivar ‘Raywood’ syluddenlybgets very easy to spot this time of year 👀