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Emma Inzani
@crazygulllady.bsky.social
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PhD in studying the behaviour of urban herring gulls at University of Exeter, Cornwall | S permit bird ringer BTO 🕊️

animal behaviour | conservation | ecology

All views are my own (she/her)
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sambayley.bsky.social
Great recovery! Orphaned Herring Gull 24N:C from Cork City was taken in by Wildlife Rescue Cork and released on 20th August. On 27th Nov it was seen on San Lorenzo beach in Gijon, Spain. Just the 7th Irish Herring Gull to be seen in Spain! 🪶 @btobirds.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
My mental health declined pretty badly last wk but some of you asked for more photos like the hunt-the-tiny-owl one I made & I wanted to try to make an advent calendar so:some lovely things that fell off trees & this time a tiny deer stag to find.
Do let me know if you enjoy this & I'll make more 🦌
Cones, sycamore keys, dried berries, acorns & their caps, seedheads & lichen twigs arranged on a white background. Hidden in the photo is a tiny deer stag for you to find.
December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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robthomasbirds.bsky.social
Our latest introductory and advanced courses on Data Analysis with R Statistical Software are now live -all welcome, whatever your current level of skills or experience :) www.ecoexplore.co.uk
Eco-Explore
www.ecoexplore.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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denisewawman.bsky.social
More Mapping the UK's Flat Flies Project results published today with Adrian Smith & @sheldonbirds.bsky.social 212 host-parasite interactions, including 70 not previously reported, & a recent switch to gulls by some Louse Flies, Hippoboscidae. @btobirds.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Citizen science reveals host‐switching in louse flies and keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change
A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies ...
doi.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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runnelstone.bsky.social
youtu.be/D3Bb54fnh7o?...

John Chapple’s short video taken this morning. Well worth a view.

#cornwallbirding #birding
Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) Mullion. Cornwall.
YouTube video by John Chapple
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October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Liquidambar leaf palette just now👇🏼. Pause for a moment if you’re feeling anxious-your brain’s likely to release dopamine due to a positive response to colour gradation, certain bright colours & looking at images our brains find appealing. A pause here will make your day slightly easier to tackle 🍁
Liquidambar leaves laid out in order of colour, green through to deep red, on a buff coloured linen background
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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btobirds.bsky.social
Hear from BTO's Chris Hewson about Nightingales in this article on #BirdMigration, and discover the incredible journey this species takes, along with the fascinating migrations of Bewick's Swans and Desertas Petrels! #Ornithology
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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cameratrapsue.bsky.social
👑 Raccoonosaurus 👑 and friend.

Great size comparison photos showing how huge Raccoonosaurus (on the right in all these photos) is, compared to a normal sized raccoon.

I think his size is likely in part due to genetics & knowing where to get constant sources of food.

#mammals
A black and white night photo from my garden giving a good size comparison between Raccoonosaurus, on the right, and a normal sized adult raccoon. There are shrubs and plants to the sides and behind the raccoons. Another black and white photo from the garden showing Raccoonosaurus, on the right, and a normal sized adult raccoon on the left. Shrubs and plants are to the side and behind the raccoons with small landscaping rocks on the ground in the foreground. Black and white photo from the garden showing Raccoonosaurus, on the right, and an adult, normal sized raccoon on the left. Raccoonosaurus is huge, and, I think, very friend shaped. I think we could become the best of friends and he could help me assemble a raccoon army (should I need one).
October 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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btobirds.bsky.social
1/ New research! 📢 We’ve been counting wooden seabirds (yes really!) during aerial surveys to determine the accuracy of data measuring how high seabirds fly. This info is vital in reducing the risk of birds colliding with offshore wind turbines. #Ornithology

📷 Philipp Boersch-Supan/BTO
A cut out wooden bird is fixed on the top of a pole.
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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fidhw.bsky.social
Latest kinetic sculpture “We Were Angels” available to buy or exhibit - I love it in my home, but it seems selfish not to offer others the chance to enjoy the light glowing from these birds…
September 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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kerryeaglemee.bsky.social
Fascinating study on historical nest items in Bearded Vulture nests by Margalida et al

"Even more surprising was that several items were well over 600 years old, according to carbon-14 dating. Results from one shoe dated back to around 675 years ago"
#RaptorResearch 🪶

phys.org/news/2025-10...
Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old
Many people have probably seen birds picking up small pieces of man-made materials, like strips of a plastic bag or paper litter, and taking them into their nest. This behavior appears to be fairly wi...
phys.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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nataliajagielska.bsky.social
And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.

Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social
From the current WJO issue: Cannibalism of second eggs and the adaptiveness of egg-laying synchrony in Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
a group of gray and white glaucous-winged gulls stands on a gravel-covered slope, with low green vegetation and more gulls visible in the background
September 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
On the blatant double standards the media - BBC included - deploys while showcasing Nigel Farage. He is constantly given a free pass not granted to other politicians. bylines.scot/news/the-far...
The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics
It is time that the media fulfils its role to critically examine politician’s statements and call them out when they stray from the truth
bylines.scot
September 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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piedflynet.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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smp-seabirds.bsky.social
Varied plumages makes identifying gulls tricky! This graphic identifies key features to look for on some of our common species. More tips on small gull identification can be found in the latest SMP news: www.bto.org/smp-news #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays a mixed flock of gulls with arrows and text boxes identifying species including Herring, Lesser Black Backed, Greater Black Backed, and Black Headed Gull and their key identifying features. These are 'Sub-Adults have a pale inner primary window', 'Classic pale grey back and wings of adults', and un-streaked head of summer plumage and streaked head of winter plumage for Herring Gulls. 'Small gull compared to the others here. Black head of summer plumage has been lost, but characteristic thin red beak is present' for Black Headed Gull. 'Thin billed and grey of back lighter than that of Great Black Backed Gull. Adults have bright yellow legs' for Lesser Black Backed Gull. 'Bulbous bill', 'Black wings', larger size than adjacent herring gulls', and 'Fleshy pink-toned legs' for Greater Black Backed Gull. The caption provides a link to the SMP newsletter: http://www.bto.org/smp-news where further identification tips can be found for small gulls.
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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robthomasbirds.bsky.social
@theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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tkingfisher.com
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
If you want to believe it, check it twice
::clap clap::
Doesn’t matter if it’s awful
Doesn’t matter if it’s nice
If it confirms your bias, check it twice!
::clap clap::
cheriepriest.com High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · Aug 18
if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake
::clap clap::
if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake
::clap clap::
look, we’ve all been fooled before
when a deep-fake makes us sore
but kindly doublecheck your source, it might be fake
::clap clap::
August 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
Got this really cool, ghostly picture by accident the other day in Dillon Beach, CA. It is a Heermann's gull with both it's shadow and reflection.

#birds
Juvenile Heermann's gull (very dark all over) in flight, flying over very very shallow water. Flying to the right maybe two feet off the ground. It's shadow is to the right. Just below the shadow is a reflection on the sheen of water.
August 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Thinking about gulls today.
A two-panel comic with a herring gull standing against a blue background. In panel 1, the text says "some people call this a seagull. That's not the correct term. The correct thing to call it is" In panel 2, the gull now has a crown. The text says "Your Esteemed Majesty."
August 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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birdhistory.bsky.social
Actually my favorite bird etymology is that in 1400s England they gave human nicknames to birds (Jenny Wren, Tom Tit) but some of them stuck. Jack Daw became Jackdaw, Maggie Pie became Magpie. With Robin Redbreast they just dropped the original name of the bird entirely.
July 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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biotay.bsky.social
GPS tracking revealed that a seagull traveled 160 km inside a trash truck from San Francisco to California twice. The first time, perhaps by mistake. The second, perhaps to reach the compost center again

(paper) bioone.org/journals/wat...
(paper) www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/13/h...
July 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM