matthay44
@matthay44.bsky.social
Ex-weatherman, mountain leader and aspiring author. Put the planet first and the rest will follow✌🏼
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Titbit: Marsh Tits love nesting in slit-shaped tree cavities. Many of these seem to be formed by large mammals (Bison, Red Deer, Elk) damaging young trees with horns/antlers, stripping bark and enabling decay.
The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
#ornithology #forests
The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
#ornithology #forests
November 17, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Titbit: Marsh Tits love nesting in slit-shaped tree cavities. Many of these seem to be formed by large mammals (Bison, Red Deer, Elk) damaging young trees with horns/antlers, stripping bark and enabling decay.
The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
#ornithology #forests
The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
#ornithology #forests
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This is worrying to see: birdfeeders on nature reserves in Willow Tit strongholds. Feeders boost competitors & predators, making life harder for Willow Tits (britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...).
And dirty feeders: poor hygiene is main cause of disease currently wiping out Chaffinches & Greenfinches.
And dirty feeders: poor hygiene is main cause of disease currently wiping out Chaffinches & Greenfinches.
A bit video of a Willow Tit on the feeders at Boldon Flats today. Originally 8k but had to reduce to FHD to play on here. I have added a bit tinny soundtrack of a pair of Willow Tits calling, from a couple of days ago. #NEbirding #UKbirding
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
This is worrying to see: birdfeeders on nature reserves in Willow Tit strongholds. Feeders boost competitors & predators, making life harder for Willow Tits (britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...).
And dirty feeders: poor hygiene is main cause of disease currently wiping out Chaffinches & Greenfinches.
And dirty feeders: poor hygiene is main cause of disease currently wiping out Chaffinches & Greenfinches.
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How do you face fascism? I like Orwell's version: ground yourself in direct and immediate experience, trust your senses, find some joy, turn back to face the fascists and tell truths to combat the lies.
November 13, 2024 at 7:35 PM
How do you face fascism? I like Orwell's version: ground yourself in direct and immediate experience, trust your senses, find some joy, turn back to face the fascists and tell truths to combat the lies.
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3. I thought for a while that the best alternative would be Threads. But Meta’s deliberate downgrading of political content and suspension of journalists on Threads rules it out as a prime platform for people like me. theguardian.com/commentisfre....
First came the bots, then came the bosses - we’re entering Musk and Zuck’s new era of disinformation | Joan Donovan
Tech leaders’ politics are encoded into their platforms – and with Trump’s ascent, they have direct access to the Oval Office
theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:36 PM
3. I thought for a while that the best alternative would be Threads. But Meta’s deliberate downgrading of political content and suspension of journalists on Threads rules it out as a prime platform for people like me. theguardian.com/commentisfre....