A duck we don't see very often. Red crested pochard taking shelter with the Mallards and Goldeneye.

I suppose it won't be long before those if us in Europe will be seeing Americans arriving as economic migrants.

Justin Kluivert became just the seventh player in @premierleague history to score two hat-tricks away from home in the same season ✅✅✅

Forgotten where the nuts are hidden?

Suitable bird for the season even ahead of the snow #birds

132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.

Blue tits somehow always manage to look cute! #birds

'UK must pick between US economic model or EU’s ‘socialism’, says Trump adviser'

Hilarious. Obviously this adviser has a deep understanding of the politics of countries with 'left leaning' governments like Italy, Austria etc Even the UKs new Labour government could hardly be called Socialist.

My new book, The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad, is out today. It tells the story of the botanists who worked at the world's first seed bank during the 900-day siege––and how they were faced with a terrible decision: eat the fruits of their research to survive, or protect the collection for science.

First post, so thought I would share a bird photo reflecting Autumn mists. Great White Egret. Allegorical maybe for the far from clear view we have of the world's future at this time