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Karen Rowlett
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Research Publications Adviser working with bibliometrics, Open Research, Open Access at UK University. Keen on books, nature, walking, photography, crochet. Bad wife to lovely husband. All views are my own.
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Impressive raven on the sea wall at the Duver, St Helens, Isle of Wight, UK. Dwarfed the other corvids in the beach #birds #raven
Shiny black feathers on a raven that is standing on a wooden fence separating the road from a shingly beach
December 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Beautiful day on White Horse Hill yesterday. Lots of red kites and buzzards overhead. Liked this stone chat trying to escape my camera #birds
Stone chat facing away from the camera and taking off from a branch on White horse Hill, Oxfordshire, UK Meadow pippet perched on a branch with a bright blue, clear November sky behind.
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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So lucky to have daily encounters with these amazing birds. #kites,#birds, #wildlife
A red kite perching in a tree A red kite perching in a tree with a blue sky background
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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All ready for #openaccessweek at work tomorrow.
Tray of fairy cakes with the open access logo as cake toppers Tray of fairy cakes with the open access logo on them. Tiramisu vegan cupcakes on a tray
October 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Having fun making little bats for our welcome week yarn bombing project. One on the right was my prototype. I think the one on the left is better anatomically #bats #crochet
A small brown and beige crocheted bat A small crocheted bat resting on a ball of yarn
August 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Enjoyed visiting #CalkeAbbey over the weekend. Great walk through the deer park with volunteer Andrew. Thank you @nationaltrust.org.uk
A scarecrow dressed in men's clothing in a walled garden amongst the vegetables Two male red deer with impressive antlers standing beside each other Two ice cream cones being held towards the camera by a male and female hand A collection of poppy seed heads in a garden
August 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Great to see goldfinches feeding on the seeds of wildflower patch we planted in our garden this year. I've seen them on lavender before but I think these were on cornflowers. Taken from the kitchen window so full grainy zoom #birds #gardens #RDGUK
A brightly coloured goldfinch perched on some dried flower heads with poppies and leaves around Two goldfinches perched on the dried heads of cornflowers and eating the seeds
July 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Could this be a golden eagle? It had an altercation with a bald eagle by Medicine Lake, near Jasper, Alberta, Ca. We think the band eagle stoke a fish from the other bird #birds #eagles #rockies
A large bird of prey against a blue sky in the Canadian rockies A large bird of prey in flight seen against a rocky outcrop in the Canadian rockies.
June 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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What an amazing bird to find perching at the bottom of your small urban garden! We get them overhead all the time but have not had one landed before. Red kite reintroduction has been a real success in Southern UK. Taken through an upstairs window #birds #redkite #Milvus #RdgUK
A red kite sitting in a tree at the bottom of an urban garden in Reading, Berks, UK. The bird is looking at the camera. Taken through an upstairs window.
April 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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So impressed with my library colleagues who baked and consumed cake so we can twin a toilet and contribute to the UN SDGs. Our goal was 1 loo but it looks as if we'll be able to fund 3.
A table with lots of cakes and biscuits in tins and containers ready for a cake sale
March 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Snap! Saw my first one on the UK Lincolnshire coast yesterday #birds
Great white egret wading in a pool Great white egret and a little egret
March 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Beautiful day for a 14km walk with some great birds on the way. First time I've seen a great white egret #birds #wollabank @lincsbirding.bsky.social
Great white egret and little egret by the edge of a pool Great white egret stalking in shallow water Two Oystercatchers W0ading birds
March 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Lovely morning for a #Parkrun at #FerryMeadows near #Peterborough. Friendly volunteers and a nice course. Surprisingly, I was first in my age category and 80th woman out of 235 #running
Picture of me with a parkrun ferry meadows banner and a backdrop of a lake. I'm wearing a black top and bright leggings with sunflowers on
March 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Did my first plasma donation this evening. Easy, painless and I get to keep my red blood cells.
#GiveBlood #Plasma #PlasmaDonation #NHS #RdgUK
Neon sign that says save lives, give plasma Tray of small pretty cupcakes with the save lives give plasma slogan printed on a rice paper topper.
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Great photography walk round a local #Earley nature reserve this morning. I enjoyed taking things slowly and playing with my camera. Lots of bird song and a few signs of Spring. #RDGUK #Plants #Nature
Close up photo of a yellow aconite flower with a green leaf whorl. The background is of brown dried leaves from last year. Small white fluffy bird feather on a dark background of tree bark Close up view of a snowdrop from underneath showing the orange centre and green striped inner petals Close up of tree bark showing orange fungus, moss and lichen
February 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Lovely morning for a local litter pick. Disappointing to see so much recyclable stuff chucked in hedges. Area looks much more loved now #RDGUK #Earley #litter ##Litterpick
A big pile of bin bags full of rubbish picked up from local streets in Earley, Reading, UK
February 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Relaxing morning at a watercolour workshop. Lots of playing with colours and techniques with cling film, watercolour pencil, wax and salt. Great to do something completely different www.dennywebb.com
A piece of watercolour paper divided into 6 squares. 4 of the squares have bold coloured images of exotic flowers on them. Product of a morning workshop for an amateur painter
February 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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That's lovely. Nice colour choices. I'm working on a crochet bag kit that I got for Christmas
The Base of a crochet bag. It is made with yellow cotton yarn crocheted around macrame rope. I'm up to row 9.
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Visit to the dentist this morning. After years of complaining, they have finally installed a bike rack! At least it was a staff car so it was safe to leave my bike in this odd position but it shows little thought of how a bike rack actually functions #ChocolateTeapot #cycling #bikes
Picture of a bike rack on the side of a wall. The bikes should be shackled to the rack and go horizontally across the photo. However there is a car parked very close to the rack so my bike has to be squeezed parallel to the car and just chained to the rack
January 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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This knitted sock tutorial is brilliant and simple. I followed the instructions and socks appeared as if by magic. Worth a try if you fancy knitting a pair
www.winwickmum.co.uk/sockalong
There's also a really supportive Facebook group if you need help.
#knitting #handmade
A photo of two feet wearing red, green and white stripy hand knitted socks. The toes and cuffs are plain red, the leg and toes are stripy.
January 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Surprised that even #RdgUK has some snow tonight. We usually just get rain. #UKsnow RG6 2/10 @uksnowmap.com @uksnowmap.com
View up a garden path in the dark showing settled snow in a suburban garden in RG6 UK. Snow is just covering grass but green still visible underneath.
January 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Got a bit of fresh air doing my local #Litterpick. I was out for about 90 mins and collected 2 bags of rubbish, 23 plastic bottles, 24 cans and 6 vapes. One large nitrous oxide cannister. There were at least 4 bins on my route, all nearly empty. #litter #LoveWhereYouLive
A big bag of recyclable drinks cans and plastic bottles collected during a litter pick. A collection of disposable vapes retrieved from local verges and streets during a litter pick. Will be recycled as soon as I can find a place to take them.
January 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Having a break from work has meant I've had time to see some of the birds that visit my bird feeders and some of the more unwelcome visitors. Squirrel has perfected a jump from a nearby compost bin onto the pole. Feeders are spring weighted so he leaves frustrated. #birds
Small brown dunnock perched in the branches of a mock orange bush. Well camouflaged. Was visiting a seed feeder in my front garden so photo taken through a window. Grey squirrel attempting to raid a hanging bird feeder. Feeder is spring weighted so the ports close when it jumps on to the feeder.
January 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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This was from almost 10 years ago now but was an unexpected delight
Peregrine bird sitting on a metal beam that was part of a gasometer at Kennet Mouth, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Slightly blurry as a full camera zoom. Blue sky behind.
January 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Cooked our Christmas meal today rather than yesterday. New recipe to add to our regular veggie options #vegetarian #vegan #koulibiac
www.nigelbarden.com/post/mushroo...
A puff pastry rectangle garnished with sesame and nigella seeds. Inside is a mixture of rice, butternut squash, fennel, spinach, mushrooms, onion, garlic, walnuts, chestnuts and cranberries
December 26, 2024 at 9:44 PM