Barry Yates
@rxnature.bsky.social
Improve wildlife habitats and promoting nature in the coast and countryside around Rye in SusseX, UK, where fishing boats show the RX registration.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A Canada Goose have a splashing good time in yesterday morning's sunshine.
#birdoftheday
#washing
#goose
#birdoftheday
#washing
#goose
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
A Canada Goose have a splashing good time in yesterday morning's sunshine.
#birdoftheday
#washing
#goose
#birdoftheday
#washing
#goose
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Trees don't so much need deep, fertile soil, as protection from hungry sheep and deer, as this rowan seeded into a rock crevice – likely by a bird – shows.
Freeing the land from artificial overgrazing would see our lost wild native forests return naturally.
Can you picture it?
Freeing the land from artificial overgrazing would see our lost wild native forests return naturally.
Can you picture it?
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Trees don't so much need deep, fertile soil, as protection from hungry sheep and deer, as this rowan seeded into a rock crevice – likely by a bird – shows.
Freeing the land from artificial overgrazing would see our lost wild native forests return naturally.
Can you picture it?
Freeing the land from artificial overgrazing would see our lost wild native forests return naturally.
Can you picture it?
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Sweet Violet flowers are out at Castle Water. Cut through the rain and gloom and there are bright things. 💜
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#UKwildlife
#Sussexwildlife
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#UKwildlife
#Sussexwildlife
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Sweet Violet flowers are out at Castle Water. Cut through the rain and gloom and there are bright things. 💜
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#UKwildlife
#Sussexwildlife
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#UKwildlife
#Sussexwildlife
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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It never got light.
It never stopped raining.
Yet, somehow, the bright yellow flowers and shiny green 'ruffs' of Winter Aconite shone bright and cut through the gloom.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#WildflowerHour
#UKwildlife
#flowers
It never stopped raining.
Yet, somehow, the bright yellow flowers and shiny green 'ruffs' of Winter Aconite shone bright and cut through the gloom.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#WildflowerHour
#UKwildlife
#flowers
February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It never got light.
It never stopped raining.
Yet, somehow, the bright yellow flowers and shiny green 'ruffs' of Winter Aconite shone bright and cut through the gloom.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#WildflowerHour
#UKwildlife
#flowers
It never stopped raining.
Yet, somehow, the bright yellow flowers and shiny green 'ruffs' of Winter Aconite shone bright and cut through the gloom.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#WildflowerHour
#UKwildlife
#flowers
A recent Sanderling for the #BirdoftheDay theme of #reflections
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
A recent Sanderling for the #BirdoftheDay theme of #reflections
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A couple of Turnstones washing in a puddle.
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
A couple of Turnstones washing in a puddle.
The heads of Black-headed Gulls are starting to turn... brown.
#signofspring
#signofspring
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The heads of Black-headed Gulls are starting to turn... brown.
#signofspring
#signofspring
Words from the past...
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Words from the past...
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Appreciate your Starlings more...
Just look at this pair in this morning's sunshine.
All those little stars in the iridescent plumage are a pale feather tip.
The male has a blueish base to the bill whereas the female's is pinkish.
#starling
#birdoftheday
Just look at this pair in this morning's sunshine.
All those little stars in the iridescent plumage are a pale feather tip.
The male has a blueish base to the bill whereas the female's is pinkish.
#starling
#birdoftheday
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Appreciate your Starlings more...
Just look at this pair in this morning's sunshine.
All those little stars in the iridescent plumage are a pale feather tip.
The male has a blueish base to the bill whereas the female's is pinkish.
#starling
#birdoftheday
Just look at this pair in this morning's sunshine.
All those little stars in the iridescent plumage are a pale feather tip.
The male has a blueish base to the bill whereas the female's is pinkish.
#starling
#birdoftheday
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Oh, grow up! You lied to get what you wanted. It's been a disaster, just as anyone with a head knew it would be. How dare you flip the facts and try to blame those who were right. It was Johnson who signed the f***ing 'fantastic' withdrawal agreement! Desist! You useless articles.
#UKpolitics
#UKpolitics
January 30, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Oh, grow up! You lied to get what you wanted. It's been a disaster, just as anyone with a head knew it would be. How dare you flip the facts and try to blame those who were right. It was Johnson who signed the f***ing 'fantastic' withdrawal agreement! Desist! You useless articles.
#UKpolitics
#UKpolitics
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This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
A juvenile Sanderling on the shore at low tide for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Paddling
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 AM
A juvenile Sanderling on the shore at low tide for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Paddling
A male Northern Lapwing in April for #BirdOfTheDay theme today #poise
January 26, 2026 at 7:50 AM
A male Northern Lapwing in April for #BirdOfTheDay theme today #poise
Presidential
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Presidential
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
Today, at Pett Level, a Lapwing was heard "peewitting".
The warm damp weather should mean that worms are plentiful at night, so the birds are in good condition and thinking about spring...
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#birdoftheday
The warm damp weather should mean that worms are plentiful at night, so the birds are in good condition and thinking about spring...
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#birdoftheday
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Today, at Pett Level, a Lapwing was heard "peewitting".
The warm damp weather should mean that worms are plentiful at night, so the birds are in good condition and thinking about spring...
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#birdoftheday
The warm damp weather should mean that worms are plentiful at night, so the birds are in good condition and thinking about spring...
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#birdoftheday
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You misspelled "BORED".
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
You misspelled "BORED".
Here's a Common Redshank at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve because today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #walking but it could be for #wading
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Here's a Common Redshank at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve because today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #walking but it could be for #wading
A recent view of the Brede Valley, looking west towards Brede Bridge (top right).
Here the flood plain is often flooded for long periods as the river overtops its flood banks.
Thanks to www.stuartconway.com/for this great view.
Here the flood plain is often flooded for long periods as the river overtops its flood banks.
Thanks to www.stuartconway.com/for this great view.
January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A recent view of the Brede Valley, looking west towards Brede Bridge (top right).
Here the flood plain is often flooded for long periods as the river overtops its flood banks.
Thanks to www.stuartconway.com/for this great view.
Here the flood plain is often flooded for long periods as the river overtops its flood banks.
Thanks to www.stuartconway.com/for this great view.
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...