Mark Tutton
@marktutton.bsky.social
Nature lover especially butterflies and orchids - fishing a passion since childhood
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Shocking news: 26 of the 72 remaining #Javan #Rhinos 🦏 were poached recently from Ujung Kulon National Park, #Indonesia making their protection even more serious. End disgusting #poaching! Help them survive when you #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-91C
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Shocking news: 26 of the 72 remaining #Javan #Rhinos 🦏 were poached recently from Ujung Kulon National Park, #Indonesia making their protection even more serious. End disgusting #poaching! Help them survive when you #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-91C
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
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With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.
phys.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM
With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
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🐸Granular poison frog (Oophaga granulifera).
Max. size 20 mm (0.8").
Oophaga means 'egg eater'. The female deposits unfertilized eggs for the tadpoles to eat in their tiny temporary bodies of water.
Found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.
📷by Ivan Rojas on Pexels
Max. size 20 mm (0.8").
Oophaga means 'egg eater'. The female deposits unfertilized eggs for the tadpoles to eat in their tiny temporary bodies of water.
Found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.
📷by Ivan Rojas on Pexels
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
🐸Granular poison frog (Oophaga granulifera).
Max. size 20 mm (0.8").
Oophaga means 'egg eater'. The female deposits unfertilized eggs for the tadpoles to eat in their tiny temporary bodies of water.
Found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.
📷by Ivan Rojas on Pexels
Max. size 20 mm (0.8").
Oophaga means 'egg eater'. The female deposits unfertilized eggs for the tadpoles to eat in their tiny temporary bodies of water.
Found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.
📷by Ivan Rojas on Pexels
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A shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites, paleontologists discovered
15 Million Years before the Megalodon, This Giant Ancient Shark Prowled the Oceans
A humungous shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites, paleontologists discovered
www.scientificamerican.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites, paleontologists discovered
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Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
news.mongabay.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
In late summer I take some time to look for the early stages of the Purple Emperor. Here are the first three - egg, first instar and second instar. Hopefully the third instar caterpillars are safely tucked up in a leaf scar or fork waiting for spring.
December 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In late summer I take some time to look for the early stages of the Purple Emperor. Here are the first three - egg, first instar and second instar. Hopefully the third instar caterpillars are safely tucked up in a leaf scar or fork waiting for spring.
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Great to know that our @greenwingstours.bsky.social tours make a valuable contribution to science, as well as being great fun and rewarding experiences for all our guests and guides!
📢 NEW #orchid discovered on our 2025 #RhodesOrchidOdyssey tour!
🌟Ophrys chiosica was found by us this April. A species that was previously thought to be endemic to Chios Island.
🌟It’s the 2nd orchid we’ve added to the island list from our tours, Ophrys samia being the other one.
🌟Ophrys chiosica was found by us this April. A species that was previously thought to be endemic to Chios Island.
🌟It’s the 2nd orchid we’ve added to the island list from our tours, Ophrys samia being the other one.
December 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Great to know that our @greenwingstours.bsky.social tours make a valuable contribution to science, as well as being great fun and rewarding experiences for all our guests and guides!
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The present global economic system has only one setting: destruction of everything that has true value for profit.
Yet if you point this out, you're assailed by smart arses trying to show how clever they are.
Yet if you point this out, you're assailed by smart arses trying to show how clever they are.
Thousand of bulldozers on the way to flatten over 5 million acres of forest in West Papua and this is just one ship
Such is the rush that even the Indonesia army has been brought in to speed up the deforestation
A shameful day for Indonesia and the world
Such is the rush that even the Indonesia army has been brought in to speed up the deforestation
A shameful day for Indonesia and the world
December 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The present global economic system has only one setting: destruction of everything that has true value for profit.
Yet if you point this out, you're assailed by smart arses trying to show how clever they are.
Yet if you point this out, you're assailed by smart arses trying to show how clever they are.
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Our endemic #JamaicanWoodpecker was right over my head today, too busy to notice me. Pieces of bark from our guango tree fell on my head! Tap, tap, tap…
#Kingston
#Jamaica
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
#Kingston
#Jamaica
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
December 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Our endemic #JamaicanWoodpecker was right over my head today, too busy to notice me. Pieces of bark from our guango tree fell on my head! Tap, tap, tap…
#Kingston
#Jamaica
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
#Kingston
#Jamaica
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
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BBC News - The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The shark found among the suburbs of a Scottish town
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after dying.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
BBC News - The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kingley Vale NNR, West Sussex in glorious sunshine today, Europe's largest Yew woodland. A chance to nod to Dr Tansley, a pioneer of ecological science and a champion of this landscape.
December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Kingley Vale NNR, West Sussex in glorious sunshine today, Europe's largest Yew woodland. A chance to nod to Dr Tansley, a pioneer of ecological science and a champion of this landscape.
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A comprehensive review building on the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment reveals that numbers of alien species are increasing for all taxonomic groups and regions, and that this trend is likely to continue.
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A comprehensive review building on the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment reveals that numbers of alien species are increasing for all taxonomic groups and regions, and that this trend is likely to continue.
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
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News: Five new species of soft-furred #hedgehogs AKA lesser Gymnures discovered deep within the Leuser Ecosystem in #Indonesia and also southern #Vietnam. Help them to survive when you shop #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #biodiversity @palmoildetect.bsky.social
Five New Hedgehog Species Found in Southeast Asia
Scientists discover five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia, highlighting the need for conservation. Support #Boycottpalmoil
wp.me
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
News: Five new species of soft-furred #hedgehogs AKA lesser Gymnures discovered deep within the Leuser Ecosystem in #Indonesia and also southern #Vietnam. Help them to survive when you shop #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #biodiversity @palmoildetect.bsky.social
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I've uploaded another clip of the 12th Dec aurora to YouTube. My first outing with the Sony a7S ii. Even after lots of research I'm still not sure what the best low light settings are.
There's 3 Geminid meteors in this clip too. 💫
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtVi...
#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
There's 3 Geminid meteors in this clip too. 💫
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtVi...
#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
Real-Time Aurora Borealis with the Sony a7S II
YouTube video by Northumberland Astro
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I've uploaded another clip of the 12th Dec aurora to YouTube. My first outing with the Sony a7S ii. Even after lots of research I'm still not sure what the best low light settings are.
There's 3 Geminid meteors in this clip too. 💫
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtVi...
#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
There's 3 Geminid meteors in this clip too. 💫
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtVi...
#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
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Colossus Orchid (Ophrys colossaea). A more apt #orchid for my Rhodes #AdventCalendar would be hard to find!
Join me on my Greek island home in April for orchids & a whole lot more! More info & booking on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social site:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
#RhodesOrchidOdyssey
Join me on my Greek island home in April for orchids & a whole lot more! More info & booking on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social site:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
#RhodesOrchidOdyssey
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Colossus Orchid (Ophrys colossaea). A more apt #orchid for my Rhodes #AdventCalendar would be hard to find!
Join me on my Greek island home in April for orchids & a whole lot more! More info & booking on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social site:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
#RhodesOrchidOdyssey
Join me on my Greek island home in April for orchids & a whole lot more! More info & booking on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social site:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
#RhodesOrchidOdyssey
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The Goodfellow’s tree #kangaroo 🦘🤎 is an #endangered macropod of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Threats include #palmoil and #mining #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🚜🧐🙊⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect palmoildetectives.com/2021/11/03/m...
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Goodfellow’s tree #kangaroo 🦘🤎 is an #endangered macropod of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Threats include #palmoil and #mining #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🚜🧐🙊⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect palmoildetectives.com/2021/11/03/m...
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Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Absolutely wild pink nitrogen ribbon aurora burst last night here in Iceland. There was cloud cover, and I was worried the show would stay shrouded. Voila!
The purpley-pink & white ribbons are much closer to us in the atmosphere than standard green arcs, and are fast moving.
#northernlights #aurora
The purpley-pink & white ribbons are much closer to us in the atmosphere than standard green arcs, and are fast moving.
#northernlights #aurora
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Absolutely wild pink nitrogen ribbon aurora burst last night here in Iceland. There was cloud cover, and I was worried the show would stay shrouded. Voila!
The purpley-pink & white ribbons are much closer to us in the atmosphere than standard green arcs, and are fast moving.
#northernlights #aurora
The purpley-pink & white ribbons are much closer to us in the atmosphere than standard green arcs, and are fast moving.
#northernlights #aurora
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The charity Hen Harrier Action has launched its annual Xmas fundraising appeal, this year with a target of £15K to purchase five satellite tags to be fitted to Hen Harrier chicks in 2026...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
The charity Hen Harrier Action launches Xmas fundraiser to buy satellite tags
The charity Hen Harrier Action has launched its annual Xmas fundraising appeal, this year with a target of £15K to purchase five satellite tags to be fitted to Hen Harrier chicks in 2026. As you…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The charity Hen Harrier Action has launched its annual Xmas fundraising appeal, this year with a target of £15K to purchase five satellite tags to be fitted to Hen Harrier chicks in 2026...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
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Jamaica has 8 native snake species and NONE are poisonous or venomous.
All are native, protected, and play an important role in the environment 🌿
All are native, protected, and play an important role in the environment 🌿
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Jamaica has 8 native snake species and NONE are poisonous or venomous.
All are native, protected, and play an important role in the environment 🌿
All are native, protected, and play an important role in the environment 🌿
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It’s 1941.
You've never made a movie.
So you take a 1930 Dashiell Hammet novel to adapt, grab Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet and give your very first film a crack.
Oh, and you call it
THE MALTESE FALCON
#JohnHuston
You've never made a movie.
So you take a 1930 Dashiell Hammet novel to adapt, grab Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet and give your very first film a crack.
Oh, and you call it
THE MALTESE FALCON
#JohnHuston
December 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It’s 1941.
You've never made a movie.
So you take a 1930 Dashiell Hammet novel to adapt, grab Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet and give your very first film a crack.
Oh, and you call it
THE MALTESE FALCON
#JohnHuston
You've never made a movie.
So you take a 1930 Dashiell Hammet novel to adapt, grab Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet and give your very first film a crack.
Oh, and you call it
THE MALTESE FALCON
#JohnHuston