Rachel
@vagabondbaker.bsky.social
I love being outdoors! I will post about my hikes and travels. I used to write a travel baking blog while living full time in a van, so maybe a cake post occasionally!
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Your occasional reminder that eels are the most smuggled animal on earth; there's a $4-$5 billion per year black market trade in eels.
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
A French court sentenced eight people for smuggling eel larvae in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking.
8 people sentenced to prison for smuggling endangered eels in $2 million operation
A French court sentenced eight people for smuggling eel larvae in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Your occasional reminder that eels are the most smuggled animal on earth; there's a $4-$5 billion per year black market trade in eels.
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
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Comma butterfly, open and closed wings, caterpillar and chrysalis. Common throughout the UK during most of the summer months. #butterflies
December 17, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Comma butterfly, open and closed wings, caterpillar and chrysalis. Common throughout the UK during most of the summer months. #butterflies
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Imagine looking at a bird this gorgeous and calling it a “rat with wings”
Couldn’t be me, I instead bring my camera to shopping centers for close-ups
Thread of Rock Pigeon portraits:
Couldn’t be me, I instead bring my camera to shopping centers for close-ups
Thread of Rock Pigeon portraits:
November 26, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Imagine looking at a bird this gorgeous and calling it a “rat with wings”
Couldn’t be me, I instead bring my camera to shopping centers for close-ups
Thread of Rock Pigeon portraits:
Couldn’t be me, I instead bring my camera to shopping centers for close-ups
Thread of Rock Pigeon portraits:
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Did you know? ... Looking like a beautiful Fabergé egg, the volume of the Scotch Argus egg relative to its wingspan is 3.1% and is the largest ratio of all of the British and Irish butterflies (the smallest ratio belongs to the Meadow Brown, which is just 0.31%).
November 25, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Did you know? ... Looking like a beautiful Fabergé egg, the volume of the Scotch Argus egg relative to its wingspan is 3.1% and is the largest ratio of all of the British and Irish butterflies (the smallest ratio belongs to the Meadow Brown, which is just 0.31%).
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The rhinos we have and the ones we lost.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
November 20, 2024 at 7:43 AM
The rhinos we have and the ones we lost.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
Having the gwenders is the bane of my life 😭
My absolute love of winter is a odds with my (currently) chilblained toes.
My absolute love of winter is a odds with my (currently) chilblained toes.
Word of the Day is ‘gwenders’, from old Cornish dialect: a disagreeable tingling in the extremities (or no sensation at all) due to extreme cold.
November 20, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Having the gwenders is the bane of my life 😭
My absolute love of winter is a odds with my (currently) chilblained toes.
My absolute love of winter is a odds with my (currently) chilblained toes.
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The Dragon’s Back
Anticipation to see where this snow will fall is building ❄️
A blanket of snow covers Eryri, taken a few years ago from Ynys Môn
Anticipation to see where this snow will fall is building ❄️
A blanket of snow covers Eryri, taken a few years ago from Ynys Môn
November 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM
The Dragon’s Back
Anticipation to see where this snow will fall is building ❄️
A blanket of snow covers Eryri, taken a few years ago from Ynys Môn
Anticipation to see where this snow will fall is building ❄️
A blanket of snow covers Eryri, taken a few years ago from Ynys Môn
I need to sell my demountable camper. Is Ebay really the best place to do that? Been on a few caravan forums and they seemed to point to Ebay. I've only really sold shoes and clothes on there before!
November 18, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I need to sell my demountable camper. Is Ebay really the best place to do that? Been on a few caravan forums and they seemed to point to Ebay. I've only really sold shoes and clothes on there before!
Needed this today! Tbh, been looking forward to it for weeks ✨
Euros Childs - a moment ago - performing on Riley & Coe. Fabulous. ⭐️
November 18, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Needed this today! Tbh, been looking forward to it for weeks ✨
Absolutely love the blue butterfly 🦋. The notifications are so cute when they pop up!
a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone
Alt: a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Absolutely love the blue butterfly 🦋. The notifications are so cute when they pop up!
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Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
the “ueue” in “queue” is really just there as an example
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In autumn, there's a particular spot I go in Tentsmuir forest looking for Amethyst Deceivers. They peep through the fallen leaves and pine needles. I found these ones a couple of weeks ago.
November 16, 2024 at 8:01 PM
In autumn, there's a particular spot I go in Tentsmuir forest looking for Amethyst Deceivers. They peep through the fallen leaves and pine needles. I found these ones a couple of weeks ago.
I visited the V&A Dundee yesterday to see the Kimono exhibition (which was great!) but it was the Dundee Tapestry that really fascinated me. 35 panels, hand-stitched by local volunteers. Absolutely loved this one, celebrating Dundee's gaming heritage, with the ZX Spectrum computer in the centre🖥️
November 15, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I visited the V&A Dundee yesterday to see the Kimono exhibition (which was great!) but it was the Dundee Tapestry that really fascinated me. 35 panels, hand-stitched by local volunteers. Absolutely loved this one, celebrating Dundee's gaming heritage, with the ZX Spectrum computer in the centre🖥️
After 22 years of living in Scotland, I am moving south again to start a new chapter of my life. It's exciting but I never thought I would leave tbh! Going to miss these sunny sea views, and the macaroni pies!
November 14, 2024 at 10:35 AM
After 22 years of living in Scotland, I am moving south again to start a new chapter of my life. It's exciting but I never thought I would leave tbh! Going to miss these sunny sea views, and the macaroni pies!