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Nigel Gilmore-Cook
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33. He/Him. Belfast. 🏳️‍🌈
Education Officer with National Museums Northern Ireland. All views my own.

Gamer and nature nerd 🦒🦤🦖🐌🪻
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It seems surreal to say but today marks 10 years since we started dating. I don't think either of us could have seen where we would be a decade down the line, and I can't wait to see where the next 10 years lead us 💕
Nigel is his mid 20s with thick framed black glasses, a blond fringe, lipring and white tshirt with black skeletons. Next to him is his now husband Jordan with dark brown hair, thick framed black glasses and a beard wearing a grey tshirt. Nigel and Jordan in their mid thirties. Nigel is wearing thick framed black glasses, a dark blue velvet suit jacket and blue and purple tie. He has brown hair, a moustache and beard. Jordan is wearing a blue thick framed glasses, a grey suit jacket and bow tie with a white shirt. He has brown hair shaved short and a full beard and moustache.
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Heading down to Dublin for the @irishmuseums.bsky.social Education & Outreach Forum. I'm looking forward to speaking on how we can connect young people with nature, and to hearing all of the other fantastic talks scheduled for the day. Come and say hi if you're attending!
A selfie of Nigel, who is a white man in his thirties, with dark brown hair, a moustache and a beard. He is wearing a blue shirt with a plant pattern, a mustard yellow coat, dark blue over-ear headphones and pink glasses.
May 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Thanks to @niscifest.bsky.social last night I got to see Steve Backshall give a talk on marine conservation.

It was a really special moment for me as he is one of the broadcasters who inspired me to pursue science communication.

A fantastic event and I learned so much 🐋🐬
A large hall with a wooden stage at the front featuring a model dolphin and model porpoise. There is red lighting and a projector screen with text saying Ocean - Bringing Marine Dreams to Life with Steve Backshall. Steve Backshall, a man wearing black jeans and a black top, presents from the centre of the stage. He is backed by red lighting and the projector screen shows an image of him diving next to a sperm whale. Steve Backshall, a man wearing black jeans and a black top, presents from the centre of the stage. He is backed by red lighting and the projector screen shows a photograph of a hippo.
March 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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What a beautiful sunny Sunday ☀️
Nigel is a man in his thirties with brown hair and a beard. He is wearing a white shirt and red tartan sunglasses. His husband Jordan sits next to him, also a man in his thirties with shaved brown hair and a beard. He his wearing blue sunglasses. They sit in front of a park, with a blue sky above.
March 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Been wanting this set for years, and I finally found one brand new and sealed on eBay for a decent price 😍
A box of Lego sits on a tabletop. The box shows a Lego Ideas set, featuring fossil skeletons in a museum setting. A triceratops, a t rex, a pteranodon and a human skeleton are displayed alongside a museum curator minifigure. The tabletop also features two PlayStation 5 controllers, one white and one purple.
February 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Because of flu I'm only just making a start on Amber Isle, but I'm already obsessed. I cannot tell you how cool it is to play a cosy palaeo-themed game that was developed literally opposite the museum I work in. Amazing job @ambertail.games - I'm so excited to keep playing!
A Nintendo Switch console sits on a mustard bedspread. The controllers are purple and gold. The screen shows a small purple feathered dinosaur behind the counter of a shop.
February 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A flying visit to London to celebrate the end of Explore: Urban Nature @nhm-london.bsky.social - the new gardens are incredible!

Also my first ever trip to the National Portrait Gallery. So incredible to see some of these historic paintings in person 🤩
A tree trunk stands in the foreground, with a golden Diplodocus skeleton behind. At the very back is the Natural History Museum building beneath a blue sky. A giraffe skeleton and taxidermied giraffe stand below a tiled dome ceiling. A portrait of Anne Boleyn in a black frame hangs on a grey wall. She is wearing a black and gold headpiece, a black and gold dress, and a pearl necklace featuring a gold letter B. A portrait of Charles Darwin in a gold frame hangs on a white wall. He is wearing large black overcoat, holding a black hat, with a long white beard and eyes looking directly at the screen.
February 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Now that my Insta is gone, Bluesky gets my winter sky shots instead 🌅
A lamppost and the branches of trees are silhouetted against a deep blue dusk sky, with a hint of orange on the horizon. A residential street with vivid orange and pink clouds above at sunset. A train platform with tree branches silhouetted against a blue, pink and orange dawn sky. A picture across Belfast towards the hills, with a telephone line in the foreground and heavy cloud laying across the hills in the distance.
January 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Due to the past couple of years being super busy and at times quite stressful, I had been neglecting my embrodiery.

However I decided 2025 was going to see me pick it up again, and I started by finishing this piece I began 2 years ago.

Winged Dragon of Ra from YuGiOh for a friend ☺️
Winged Dragon of Ra, a golden dragon with red eyes, embroidered onto black fabric in a brown wood-effect embroidery hoop frame.
January 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Post 4 selfies or photos of you from 2024 that you like/love
A man in his thirties with short brown hair, a beard and a moustache is wearing a shirt with a rainbow dragon pattern, a large rainbow geometrical necklace, glasses and eyeliner. A man in his thirties is wearing a halloween costume based on the Pokémon Mimikyu, black shorts and bright yellow Doc Marten boots. A man in his thirties with a beard, moustache and glasses is wearing a period fancy dress costume including a brown coat, white neck ruff and long curly silver wig. A man in his thirties is standing in a pumpkin patch wearing glasses, a bright yellow coat, bright yellow boots. He is holding a pumpkin that resembles a human rear and is laughing.
December 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Having a get-together with work friends this evening and the theme is 'Christmas goth' - I am so ready 🦇
December 13, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Considering how much FF14 has gripped me the past few months this is no surprise 😅
A summary of Nigel's PlayStation stats for 2024. It shows 19 games played, 147 trophies earned, 891 hours played and 134 multiplayer hours. The top game is Final Fantasy XIV Online and the image shows several characters riding chocobos (large yellow birds).
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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Post 4 characters that describe your personality.
Amy Santiago from Brooklyn Nine-Nine sits at her desk smiling in a burgundy suit Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys grins wearing a khaki shirt and green shorts Sapphire from Steven Universe stands in her blue dress with her eye covered by her fringe and a slight smile Billy Kaplan from Agatha All Along looks up with eyeliner, a black scarf, a grey jumper and a blue jacket. He has a gap shaved into his eyebrow.
December 4, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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2019 ⏩️ 2024

Big changes in appearance and in life over the past 5 years 😲
December 3, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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4 pics from your phone that have your energy that aren't selfies.
An image with the text 'No, I don't really consider myself a twink or a jock, or even a bear, I'm more of a:' followed by a sign at a garden centre with the text 'Scrumptious pansy 4.99' An image of a small bird with the text 'I am often seized by the fatal British need to be a bastard' An image of a frog wearing a pink onesie with the text 'I do not know what is even hampening' An image of a tyrannosaurus rex with the text '*sigh* I'm not a silly goose...I'm a tyrannosaurus wreck'
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 AM
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Four albums that serve as an introduction to your taste ✨

It's so hard to choose just four 😮‍💨
Album cover for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance. The cover features artwork of a man and a woman with black hair, white skin, closed eyes and covered in splashes of red. The album cover for Fall to Grace by Paloma Faith. It features Paloma herself wearing a billowing red gown, with flowing red hair, surrounded by blue and yellow parrots in flight. The album cover for All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend by Aurora. It features Aurora with a platinum blond, short haircut, floating in the air wrapped in silk with moth wings behind her. The album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. It features a black and white picture of Mick Fleetwood, with a ponytail and full beard, wearing a waistcoat and smart trousers. He is taking Stevie Nicks by the hand, as she wears ballet pumps and a sheer dress with flowing sleeves.
November 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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Oh to be a jackdaw basking in the morning sunshine!
Two jackdaws rest on top of a brick chimney, basking in sunlight with blue sky behind.
November 21, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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This section has me particularly anxious 😅
November 19, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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This picture taken at Machu Picchu will always be my favourite. It was the trip of a lifetime and I learned so much - especially how to be kinder to myself.
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Mr Beans was embodying Monday Mood last night 😴
Mr Beans, a white and tabby cat, laying stretched out on a bed with sheets featuring leaves and flowers
November 18, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Just landed back in Belfast after a fab time in Leeds for #Museums2024 and the final Explore: Urban Nature meeting!
Leeds docks area with the reflection of a tall building in the water. Nigel wearing a butterfly print shirt standing next to a man wearing plate armour in the Royal Armouries Museum. Nigel sitting in a bar under a neon saying saying The Naughty Corner. The stores at Leeds Discovery Centre showing a mixture of objects including a dog skeleton, a grandfather clock and taxidermy.
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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I have seen many beautiful cats in my short time here, so thought I would add Mr Beans at his most majestic!
Mr Beans, a white and tabby cat, sitting in golden hour sunlight in front of a window.
November 14, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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Ok let's give this thing a go...hey Bluesky ✌️
November 13, 2024 at 10:32 PM