Dr Rebecca Warren
@drrjwarren.bsky.social
Early modern historian, writing ‘The Church in Interregnum England c1649-62'.
Illustrator & co-author 'Nature's Calendar' (Granta, 2023). Environmentalist.
Illustrator & co-author 'Nature's Calendar' (Granta, 2023). Environmentalist.
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Blue and Gold.
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Blue and Gold.
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
Time for more ice patterns from last Sunday at the Grand Union Canal, down the hill from me. The way the colours reflected on them - with the blue sky and golden sunlight on the weeping willows - was just magical. So surreal too.
#abstract #Berkhamsted #IceisNice #CanonR5markii
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
A National Treasure: England's Best-Preserved Medieval Wooden Effigy
St Andrew, Fersfield (Norfolk) houses the oak effigy of Sir Robert du Bois (d.1333), carved c.1340 and retaining its original paint.
St Andrew, Fersfield (Norfolk) houses the oak effigy of Sir Robert du Bois (d.1333), carved c.1340 and retaining its original paint.
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A National Treasure: England's Best-Preserved Medieval Wooden Effigy
St Andrew, Fersfield (Norfolk) houses the oak effigy of Sir Robert du Bois (d.1333), carved c.1340 and retaining its original paint.
St Andrew, Fersfield (Norfolk) houses the oak effigy of Sir Robert du Bois (d.1333), carved c.1340 and retaining its original paint.
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"While Labour's popularity has fallen sharply, support for the Greens among members of the education union has risen from 10 per cent to 23 per cent — making Zack Polanski's party the most popular option among this cohort."
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Who would NEU members vote for if there were an election tomorrow?
🟢Greens - 23%
🔴Labour - 18%
🟠Liberal Democrat 7%
🔵Conservative 4%
🟣Reform UK 6%
🔺Your Party 3%
🟢Greens - 23%
🔴Labour - 18%
🟠Liberal Democrat 7%
🔵Conservative 4%
🟣Reform UK 6%
🔺Your Party 3%
Support For Labour Has Collapsed Among Teachers, Union Poll Shows
Exclusive: Labour's support has collapsed among school and college staff, according to a poll carried out on behalf of the country's biggest educat...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
"While Labour's popularity has fallen sharply, support for the Greens among members of the education union has risen from 10 per cent to 23 per cent — making Zack Polanski's party the most popular option among this cohort."
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join.greenparty.org.uk
#ArtDD2026
Blue Jay
Thought I'd try out the weirdly round paper I was given for Xmas.😏
From a great 📷 by @tenebrisvacuum.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
Blue Jay
Thought I'd try out the weirdly round paper I was given for Xmas.😏
From a great 📷 by @tenebrisvacuum.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
#ArtDD2026
Blue Jay
Thought I'd try out the weirdly round paper I was given for Xmas.😏
From a great 📷 by @tenebrisvacuum.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
Blue Jay
Thought I'd try out the weirdly round paper I was given for Xmas.😏
From a great 📷 by @tenebrisvacuum.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
🚨 Our fascinating Public Lecture Series is now on YouTube! We currently have the 2019-2025 lectures available to watch.
STScI Public Lecture Series - YouTube
The STScI Public Lectures Series held monthly presentations on all aspects of astronomy and space telescopes for several decades. Due to changes in funding, ...
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🚨 Our fascinating Public Lecture Series is now on YouTube! We currently have the 2019-2025 lectures available to watch.
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
A heavily Victorianised small church, St Anno's, Llananno in Powys is, from the outside, a humble and largely forgettable building.
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A heavily Victorianised small church, St Anno's, Llananno in Powys is, from the outside, a humble and largely forgettable building.
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
A Northern Carmine Bee-eater play catch with its catch! #FoodFinds #BirdoftheDay
#EastCoastKin #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #beeeaters #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlife #kenya #africa #PhotographersUnited
#EastCoastKin #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #beeeaters #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlife #kenya #africa #PhotographersUnited
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A Northern Carmine Bee-eater play catch with its catch! #FoodFinds #BirdoftheDay
#EastCoastKin #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #beeeaters #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlife #kenya #africa #PhotographersUnited
#EastCoastKin #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #beeeaters #naturelovers #birdwatchers
#birdlife #kenya #africa #PhotographersUnited
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I believe these little dudes are Sanderlings? They were in a group with snowy plovers and I think least sandpipers...
📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 2000, 500mm
12/30/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature
🦉 🪶
📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 2000, 500mm
12/30/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature
🦉 🪶
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I believe these little dudes are Sanderlings? They were in a group with snowy plovers and I think least sandpipers...
📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 2000, 500mm
12/30/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature
🦉 🪶
📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 2000, 500mm
12/30/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature
🦉 🪶
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Dartford Warbler Culpepper Dish Briantspuddle Dorset @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #birds
January 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Dartford Warbler Culpepper Dish Briantspuddle Dorset @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #birds
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Uniter
Why we need a Wealth Tax not just an Income Tax for the Rich
…as explained by Trevor Noah on the @thedailyshow.com.
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited via @advicefromceo.s
Why we need a Wealth Tax not just an Income Tax for the Rich
…as explained by Trevor Noah on the @thedailyshow.com.
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited via @advicefromceo.s
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Uniter
Why we need a Wealth Tax not just an Income Tax for the Rich
…as explained by Trevor Noah on the @thedailyshow.com.
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited via @advicefromceo.s
Why we need a Wealth Tax not just an Income Tax for the Rich
…as explained by Trevor Noah on the @thedailyshow.com.
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited via @advicefromceo.s
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I always wondered where William Lawes fell during the battle of Rowton Heath outside Chester. Acknowledged as the most exciting & innovative composer in the reign of Charles 1st it seems he ended up in a mass battle grave east of the city. Excellent recent release of his music here amzn.eu/d/ejVmV1N
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I always wondered where William Lawes fell during the battle of Rowton Heath outside Chester. Acknowledged as the most exciting & innovative composer in the reign of Charles 1st it seems he ended up in a mass battle grave east of the city. Excellent recent release of his music here amzn.eu/d/ejVmV1N
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Who is up for drawing some of the sites/finds on Digging for Britain which starts tonight BBC2 at 20:00? If so, any sketch, doodle, painting, sculpture, digital work of what inspires you. Post on any platform with the hashtag #drawingdiggingforbritain Perhaps @profaliceroberts.bsky.social can too?!
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Who is up for drawing some of the sites/finds on Digging for Britain which starts tonight BBC2 at 20:00? If so, any sketch, doodle, painting, sculpture, digital work of what inspires you. Post on any platform with the hashtag #drawingdiggingforbritain Perhaps @profaliceroberts.bsky.social can too?!
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In our first blog post of 2026, @franceswolfreston.bsky.social discusses a religious books with some unusual inscriptions by one or two early modern women named Martha earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/r... #HerBook #C17 #EarlyModern
Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reede, and Smoaking Flax (1631)
This second edition copy of theologian Richard Sibbes’s The Bruised Reede, and Smoaking Flax (1631) contains the ownership inscriptions of two early modern women named Martha. The book was original…
earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
In our first blog post of 2026, @franceswolfreston.bsky.social discusses a religious books with some unusual inscriptions by one or two early modern women named Martha earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/r... #HerBook #C17 #EarlyModern
#ArtDD2026
Magpie
One of the hardest birds to paint, IMO, due to the sharp contrasts and too-perfect plumage.🤷♀️
From a great 📷 by @aintright.bsky.social, thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
Magpie
One of the hardest birds to paint, IMO, due to the sharp contrasts and too-perfect plumage.🤷♀️
From a great 📷 by @aintright.bsky.social, thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#ArtDD2026
Magpie
One of the hardest birds to paint, IMO, due to the sharp contrasts and too-perfect plumage.🤷♀️
From a great 📷 by @aintright.bsky.social, thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
Magpie
One of the hardest birds to paint, IMO, due to the sharp contrasts and too-perfect plumage.🤷♀️
From a great 📷 by @aintright.bsky.social, thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Beautiful halo
Halo (optical phenomenon)
A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Click on the left photo to see it
#halo #Gothenburg
Halo (optical phenomenon)
A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Click on the left photo to see it
#halo #Gothenburg
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Beautiful halo
Halo (optical phenomenon)
A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Click on the left photo to see it
#halo #Gothenburg
Halo (optical phenomenon)
A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Click on the left photo to see it
#halo #Gothenburg
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
It feels a bit Siberian here and perhaps these 2 Brent Goose Branta bernicla at #RyeHarbourNR at the weekend are wondering whether they hadn’t left. The 2014-23 county average for Jan is 12341 but East Sussex only has a few (Sussex Bird Report 2024).
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#ukbirding
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#ukbirding
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
It feels a bit Siberian here and perhaps these 2 Brent Goose Branta bernicla at #RyeHarbourNR at the weekend are wondering whether they hadn’t left. The 2014-23 county average for Jan is 12341 but East Sussex only has a few (Sussex Bird Report 2024).
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#ukbirding
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#ukbirding
Reposted by Dr Rebecca Warren
Dromedary camels,
Battista Franco
1513-1561
(British Museum)
Battista Franco
1513-1561
(British Museum)
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Dromedary camels,
Battista Franco
1513-1561
(British Museum)
Battista Franco
1513-1561
(British Museum)
Ouch! Just, ouch!😄
Spring cleaning… Cactus Wren removes unwanted bits from its nest 🪶
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Ouch! Just, ouch!😄
Third time lucky.
Trump: "You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don't win the midterms, they'll find a reason to impeach me. I'll get impeached."
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
