Adam
@adam-r21.bsky.social
Pigeon appreciator. Lapsed scientist turned Sheffield medical student. Sometimes they let me teach anatomy (they probably shouldn't)
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Adam
@adam-r21.bsky.social
· Mar 1
This is a wicked poster, are pigeons not entitled to receive a higher education as well?
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#WoodPigeons #Pigeons #NaturePhotography #Birds #PigeonSky #Trains
“Elderberry train. That makes a nice change from the seed train.”
“Elderberry train. That makes a nice change from the seed train.”
August 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#WoodPigeons #Pigeons #NaturePhotography #Birds #PigeonSky #Trains
“Elderberry train. That makes a nice change from the seed train.”
“Elderberry train. That makes a nice change from the seed train.”
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Pigeon getting an unexpected shower from the one in the neighbouring bath, and his wtf just happened expression afterwards, 09 Jul '25. #PigeonSky 🪶
July 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Pigeon getting an unexpected shower from the one in the neighbouring bath, and his wtf just happened expression afterwards, 09 Jul '25. #PigeonSky 🪶
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June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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AI-slop boostering is also normalizing diminishing humanity:
"If everything that makes us irreducible to algorithms, everything that is too complex to turn into numbers on spreadsheets, is dismissed and ignored—humanity will be over."
More in my, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, excerpted here:
"If everything that makes us irreducible to algorithms, everything that is too complex to turn into numbers on spreadsheets, is dismissed and ignored—humanity will be over."
More in my, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, excerpted here:
We’re Already at Risk of Ceding Our Humanity to AI
Machines It’s 2019. I’m in a bar in Providence, Rhode Island, chatting with graduate students and researchers with PhDs. One of them, who holds a PhD in Latin American literature, observed approvin…
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June 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
AI-slop boostering is also normalizing diminishing humanity:
"If everything that makes us irreducible to algorithms, everything that is too complex to turn into numbers on spreadsheets, is dismissed and ignored—humanity will be over."
More in my, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, excerpted here:
"If everything that makes us irreducible to algorithms, everything that is too complex to turn into numbers on spreadsheets, is dismissed and ignored—humanity will be over."
More in my, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, excerpted here:
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Here is an earlier photograph of the Bruce's Fruit Dove from April, when it ventured out into the aviary with it’s mum for the first time. She looked very proud 👏😊
Photography by Director Alison
Photography by Director Alison
May 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Here is an earlier photograph of the Bruce's Fruit Dove from April, when it ventured out into the aviary with it’s mum for the first time. She looked very proud 👏😊
Photography by Director Alison
Photography by Director Alison
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Two pigeons sharing an intimate grooming moment in Gordon Square this morning. This face-to-face preening strengthens their lifelong bond and shows incredible trust.
#birdsky #birdsofbluesky #pigeonsky #pigeonsofbluesky #pigeon #pigeons #allopreening #birdphotography #FujiGFX #pidge #birds
#birdsky #birdsofbluesky #pigeonsky #pigeonsofbluesky #pigeon #pigeons #allopreening #birdphotography #FujiGFX #pidge #birds
May 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Two pigeons sharing an intimate grooming moment in Gordon Square this morning. This face-to-face preening strengthens their lifelong bond and shows incredible trust.
#birdsky #birdsofbluesky #pigeonsky #pigeonsofbluesky #pigeon #pigeons #allopreening #birdphotography #FujiGFX #pidge #birds
#birdsky #birdsofbluesky #pigeonsky #pigeonsofbluesky #pigeon #pigeons #allopreening #birdphotography #FujiGFX #pidge #birds
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Our members out in force today! 👊
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Our members out in force today! 👊
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Happy Friday! It's #WorldPenguinDay so I thought I'd remind you that penguins do have knees, they just aren't where you think they should be.
April 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Happy Friday! It's #WorldPenguinDay so I thought I'd remind you that penguins do have knees, they just aren't where you think they should be.
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France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you
March 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you
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#WoodPigeons #Pigeons #NaturePhotography #Birds #PigeonSky #Trains
“Bang on time. So, I won’t be claiming for Delay Repay today.”
“Bang on time. So, I won’t be claiming for Delay Repay today.”
March 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#WoodPigeons #Pigeons #NaturePhotography #Birds #PigeonSky #Trains
“Bang on time. So, I won’t be claiming for Delay Repay today.”
“Bang on time. So, I won’t be claiming for Delay Repay today.”
This is a wicked poster, are pigeons not entitled to receive a higher education as well?
March 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is a wicked poster, are pigeons not entitled to receive a higher education as well?
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Next up for #HistoricalHearts on #ValentinesDay
A 440-pound heart from a blue whale, the largest-known animal to ever exist. It was so big, it had to be doused in 1,000+ gallons of formaldehyde before being plastinated by a team at Royal Ontario Museum. More: www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/pains...
A 440-pound heart from a blue whale, the largest-known animal to ever exist. It was so big, it had to be doused in 1,000+ gallons of formaldehyde before being plastinated by a team at Royal Ontario Museum. More: www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/pains...
February 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Next up for #HistoricalHearts on #ValentinesDay
A 440-pound heart from a blue whale, the largest-known animal to ever exist. It was so big, it had to be doused in 1,000+ gallons of formaldehyde before being plastinated by a team at Royal Ontario Museum. More: www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/pains...
A 440-pound heart from a blue whale, the largest-known animal to ever exist. It was so big, it had to be doused in 1,000+ gallons of formaldehyde before being plastinated by a team at Royal Ontario Museum. More: www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/pains...
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When you think of gladiators, your mind probably jumps to the Colosseum of Rome, not the damp and misty landscapes of Britain. But the Romans brought these spectacles to the province, and evidence suggests that gladiatorial combat was a popular form of entertainment even on this distant frontier.
For #FindsFriday a lamp depicting a 'fallen' #galdiator found as part of a #Roman burial assemblage from #Colchester. Currently on loan to @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social. Been having lots of interesting chats this morning with @belovedofoizys.bsky.social about these for an exciting upcoming project!
February 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When you think of gladiators, your mind probably jumps to the Colosseum of Rome, not the damp and misty landscapes of Britain. But the Romans brought these spectacles to the province, and evidence suggests that gladiatorial combat was a popular form of entertainment even on this distant frontier.
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In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
January 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
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A corrosion cast of human heart and lungs, made by David Tompsett at the Hunterian Museum, London, in the 1960s. These casts are made by injecting vessels with a molten material which sets, before dissolving soft tissue with an acid. This is a plastic resin, but historically it was done with waxes
January 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A corrosion cast of human heart and lungs, made by David Tompsett at the Hunterian Museum, London, in the 1960s. These casts are made by injecting vessels with a molten material which sets, before dissolving soft tissue with an acid. This is a plastic resin, but historically it was done with waxes
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Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
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Periodic reminder that pigeons make excellent pets. Right the historical wrongs of humanity and adopt one! #PigeonSky 🪶
December 27, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Periodic reminder that pigeons make excellent pets. Right the historical wrongs of humanity and adopt one! #PigeonSky 🪶
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he's got a whole surface to lay on but he's just dangling over the edge so it must be comfortable somehow.
#PigeonSky #birds
#PigeonSky #birds
December 6, 2024 at 10:58 PM
he's got a whole surface to lay on but he's just dangling over the edge so it must be comfortable somehow.
#PigeonSky #birds
#PigeonSky #birds
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This is a West of England tumbler, he is ash red bar with the "sooty" modifier and pied markings associated with the breed. He was a stray, hanging around an industrial unit a couple of years back, I rescued him and he lives here now. #pigeonsky
December 6, 2024 at 7:34 PM
This is a West of England tumbler, he is ash red bar with the "sooty" modifier and pied markings associated with the breed. He was a stray, hanging around an industrial unit a couple of years back, I rescued him and he lives here now. #pigeonsky
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fifth day of christmas 💍
December 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM
fifth day of christmas 💍
Fascinating bit of anatomy, and on a pigeon - basically the ideal for me
Super short vid of Rotisserie being held like an ice cream cone and his little no-keel belly. We got some images (waiting on them to email to me) and they are SO cool! He has NO KEEL at all, not even a bit, both sides of his rib cage are completely detached from one another!
November 30, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Fascinating bit of anatomy, and on a pigeon - basically the ideal for me
