Jackie West 🏴
@jackie54711.bsky.social
Working from my Highland home, enjoying views and wildlife passing by. Often distracted 😀 Wildlife my passion. Support The International Otter Survival Fund, Skye. Independence for Scotland. Vote SNP. English by birth, Scottish by choice 🏴
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Want to have your IOSF donations doubled this Christmas? ⭐⭐
We’re joining @BigGive’s #ChristmasChallenge! That means from 2 - 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation. Save the date now!
We’re joining @BigGive’s #ChristmasChallenge! That means from 2 - 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation. Save the date now!
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Want to have your IOSF donations doubled this Christmas? ⭐⭐
We’re joining @BigGive’s #ChristmasChallenge! That means from 2 - 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation. Save the date now!
We’re joining @BigGive’s #ChristmasChallenge! That means from 2 - 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation. Save the date now!
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Let’s defeat the politics of hate and despair with the politics of hope.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let’s defeat the politics of hate and despair with the politics of hope.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
Honoured to march with the STUC through Glasgow against racism, and for a fair and diverse country that we must remain.
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This should be shared!
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This should be shared!
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Great advert for Wales…
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Great advert for Wales…
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Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
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You get some interesting dinner guests when you’re up in the Highlands.
May 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You get some interesting dinner guests when you’re up in the Highlands.
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Achnasheen - where the views are big and skies are blue!
Not a cloud to be seen 😍
Not a cloud to be seen 😍
May 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Achnasheen - where the views are big and skies are blue!
Not a cloud to be seen 😍
Not a cloud to be seen 😍
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Beavers are back 🦫
For the first time in over 400 years, wild beavers will return to the northwest Highlands. Today, the Scottish Government gave the green light for six beaver families to be reintroduced to Glen Affric and Abriarchan forest.
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For the first time in over 400 years, wild beavers will return to the northwest Highlands. Today, the Scottish Government gave the green light for six beaver families to be reintroduced to Glen Affric and Abriarchan forest.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Beavers are back 🦫
For the first time in over 400 years, wild beavers will return to the northwest Highlands. Today, the Scottish Government gave the green light for six beaver families to be reintroduced to Glen Affric and Abriarchan forest.
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For the first time in over 400 years, wild beavers will return to the northwest Highlands. Today, the Scottish Government gave the green light for six beaver families to be reintroduced to Glen Affric and Abriarchan forest.
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A brilliant Lyme Bay pelagic from Brixham on Friday aboard ‘Kellys Hero’. Common Dolphins, Balearic & Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas, Black, Common & Arctic Terns etc but the highlight for us a stunning Caspian Gull which followed the boat for a while #ukbirding
August 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A brilliant Lyme Bay pelagic from Brixham on Friday aboard ‘Kellys Hero’. Common Dolphins, Balearic & Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas, Black, Common & Arctic Terns etc but the highlight for us a stunning Caspian Gull which followed the boat for a while #ukbirding
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Walked 15 miles from Kinloch Hourn to Inverie, and have a greater understanding of why the Romans never managed to conquer Scotland 😰
August 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Walked 15 miles from Kinloch Hourn to Inverie, and have a greater understanding of why the Romans never managed to conquer Scotland 😰
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Submerged in 40 meters of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates the technology's commercial viability. 👍
uk.news.yahoo.com/underwater-t...
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Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy
Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that ...
uk.news.yahoo.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Submerged in 40 meters of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates the technology's commercial viability. 👍
uk.news.yahoo.com/underwater-t...
uk.news.yahoo.com/underwater-t...
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The Incredible Intelligence of Crows and Other Corvids laughingsquid.com/crow-corvid-...
The Incredible Intelligence of Crows and Other Corvids
A TED-Ed lesson by Katharina Brecht explains the incredible intelligence of corvids and how they express their aptitude.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Incredible Intelligence of Crows and Other Corvids laughingsquid.com/crow-corvid-...
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So unemployment in Scotland is down while it's risen in the rest of the UK.
Seems like good news for the Scottish economy, so naturally BBC Scotland informs us that the figures can't be trusted - with this astonishing quote: "The Scottish figure could be higher than the UK one, but probably isn't."
Seems like good news for the Scottish economy, so naturally BBC Scotland informs us that the figures can't be trusted - with this astonishing quote: "The Scottish figure could be higher than the UK one, but probably isn't."
July 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So unemployment in Scotland is down while it's risen in the rest of the UK.
Seems like good news for the Scottish economy, so naturally BBC Scotland informs us that the figures can't be trusted - with this astonishing quote: "The Scottish figure could be higher than the UK one, but probably isn't."
Seems like good news for the Scottish economy, so naturally BBC Scotland informs us that the figures can't be trusted - with this astonishing quote: "The Scottish figure could be higher than the UK one, but probably isn't."
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This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
July 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
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A new Half Man Half Biscuit album is always an event. The brand new one (All Asimov And No Fresh Air) has a song on it called McCalliog And His Hens. The explanation on the back sleeve shows just why HMHB are a national treasure. #HMHB
June 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A new Half Man Half Biscuit album is always an event. The brand new one (All Asimov And No Fresh Air) has a song on it called McCalliog And His Hens. The explanation on the back sleeve shows just why HMHB are a national treasure. #HMHB
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Even in an independent Scotland people will vote for different parties and that’s a good thing.
A healthy democracy isn’t about everyone voting for one party, it’s about having the freedom to choose.
Regaining independence is the ultimate goal and we shouldn’t lose sight of that.
A healthy democracy isn’t about everyone voting for one party, it’s about having the freedom to choose.
Regaining independence is the ultimate goal and we shouldn’t lose sight of that.
June 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Even in an independent Scotland people will vote for different parties and that’s a good thing.
A healthy democracy isn’t about everyone voting for one party, it’s about having the freedom to choose.
Regaining independence is the ultimate goal and we shouldn’t lose sight of that.
A healthy democracy isn’t about everyone voting for one party, it’s about having the freedom to choose.
Regaining independence is the ultimate goal and we shouldn’t lose sight of that.
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Didn't see the owl this morning. Must be at the #OrkneyFolkFestival. Probably having a hoot.
It was a seal on a rock this morning.
Seal must do the Friday shift. Owl does a Saturday. They probably have a rota. Excited for tomorrow.
Seal must do the Friday shift. Owl does a Saturday. They probably have a rota. Excited for tomorrow.
Just passed an owl at the Brig o'Waithe. It's always a Saturday morning when I pass an owl at the Brig o'Waithe. I wonder if it's there on the Saturday mornings I'm not at the Brig o'Waithe. Is it always the same owl?
Makes you think.
Makes you think.
May 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Didn't see the owl this morning. Must be at the #OrkneyFolkFestival. Probably having a hoot.
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It was a seal on a rock this morning.
Seal must do the Friday shift. Owl does a Saturday. They probably have a rota. Excited for tomorrow.
Seal must do the Friday shift. Owl does a Saturday. They probably have a rota. Excited for tomorrow.
Just passed an owl at the Brig o'Waithe. It's always a Saturday morning when I pass an owl at the Brig o'Waithe. I wonder if it's there on the Saturday mornings I'm not at the Brig o'Waithe. Is it always the same owl?
Makes you think.
Makes you think.
May 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It was a seal on a rock this morning.
Seal must do the Friday shift. Owl does a Saturday. They probably have a rota. Excited for tomorrow.
Seal must do the Friday shift. Owl does a Saturday. They probably have a rota. Excited for tomorrow.
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I can't wait to see how Anas Sarwar tries to justify Scots having to pay twice as much for their fish suppers!
May 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can't wait to see how Anas Sarwar tries to justify Scots having to pay twice as much for their fish suppers!
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May 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM