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Vianne Max @viannemax.bsky.social · 22h

Farrowing crates are a terrible, uncivilised system which causes suffering for mothers and piglets. The new Bill proposes to continue this practice, but if we work together and make a submission👇🏻 we can force a change. www.spca.nz/advocacy/far...

Speak Up for Mother Pigs: Say ‘No’ to Farrowing Crates

Make a submission to show the Government that New Zealanders want to see the end of farrowing crates. Every submission counts - the Government is hoping we won't rally in time. Let’s prove them wrong.

www.spca.nz

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Richard Geraint Evans @gpstrees.bsky.social · May 27

A 900 yr old oak in West Sussex UK

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 9h

Solstice was sometimes affectionately called "The Egg Cannon" & was the matriarch of the 'Celestial dynasty'-many descendants carry celestial-themed names. Cloacitis continues to be a curse in this population. Research is ongoing.😔

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.doc.govt.nz/nature/nativ...

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 9h

It was a long haul but I did stop at the fur seal colony outside Kaikoura (it's compulsory!!). It was a slow day in the colony - lots of resting, not much action. And a supervising gull.

Several fur seals have hauled out and are napping on rocks. There are larger rocks behind them and a solitary gull on those rocks appears to be watching over them.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 9h

Nutmeg is wise. I'm sure @biobabbler.bsky.social would endorse...

Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 14h

Nutmeg suggests that instead of facing another Monday you should take a nap.

A mostly white cat with tabby patches sleeping on a grey chair. He’s got his head upside down, eyes closed and front paw curled up.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 1d

Or this perhaps? 🤔
By Rob Crank Photography
‪@robcrank68.bsky.social

'A male Bearded Tit with it's 'Splits Pose' using 2 reeds to balance Ninja Style'

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 1d

Love these guys!

Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 8d

We found a Northern Walkingstick today!

Northern Walkingstick crawling on the arm of a toddler

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 1d

Now that's a great comment. 😄
“Age is just a number and the transgender thing is really ... I think people in Westland are more interested in what’s between my ears than what was between my legs 55 years ago.”
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-ele...

Westland's Grant poised to become NZ's second transgender mayor - and its oldest

Jacquie Grant leads the race by just 64 votes over Helen Lash.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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mikepole.bsky.social @mikepole.bsky.social · 2d

www.afr.com/world/asia/h...

Hotel Mongolia: You can check out of jail, but can’t leave the country

Mo Munshi’s story is a cautionary tale for Australian executives plying their trades in far-flung regions of the world.

www.afr.com

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 2d

Current mood.

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Jul 1

Otis cannot read and therefore does not know what’s going on in the US, but is very good at reading the room and responding accordingly.

Otis the cat stands on the cabinets, turns her head upside down, and screams

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 2d

I drove from Lake Ohau through to Picton. The Interislander check in was early & it was the start of Daylight Saving - I wasn't sure about making it to Picton in time if I stayed overnight (as I usually do) in Kaikoura. On the way I said hello to the giant fish in Rakaia, as you do.

In the small town of Rakaia in the South Island, Aotearoa. Like quite a few small towns, it has an iconic symbol - in this case a giant salmon. It is in a park in the middle of an area that has tussocks, trees and a walking area with seats.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 17d

If you don't know @jeremymberg.bsky.social you should. He's a hero for our times. Scientist, former institute director at #NIH, former editor-in-chief for @science.org. He is what public service is about. None of the current Administration leaders even come close to his contribution to science.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21d

All my emails to Director Bhattacharya now available...

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

Cover of "Fifty Shades of 'Jay'" with emails from Jeremy M. Berg to NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 3d

This one was just plain silly. 😵‍💫
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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 3d

I did that! 😁

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 3d

I love this place! It's a very cool spot to wander around, and in a lovely setting.

The famous sign on the gate to Bilbo's hobbit hole - 'no admittance except on party business'.

The iconic water mill at Hobbiton - a thatched brown building at the side of a lake, seen from across the water. In the foreground are some grasses on the other side of the lake and a seat. In the background are hills with some pine trees.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 3d

On October 10, 2024 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) extinct. Congratulations, stupid humans. 😔😠

Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 3d

It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.

And there will be others within our lifetime.

That's biodiversity loss.

We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794

XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)

Awful wind noise in the original! See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...

xeno-canto.org

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh. 🤢

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 4d

Kind of nuts to come back to Auckland from 5 months over winter in an alpine village and have one of my first thoughts be "golly, it's cold". Makes me realise how well insulated log houses are.

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Eugene Day, DSc @eugenedaydsc.bsky.social · 5d

Met my wife.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Brainmist @brainmist.bsky.social · 5d

I was able to stay up to date on a lost, very young puppy about half an hour away and, when people searching hadn't turned her up after a day (in fairly cold weather), I drove my puppy-loving dog out to search.

He found her in 15 minutes, alive and kicking.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent real estate, with mixed size homes for different families. 🙂

Samantha biobabbler @biobabbler.bsky.social · 5d

High density housing.
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Two very neat circular holes have been drilled (by a bird), one five inches above the other, into a very light grey snag (standing dead tree, this one sans bark), as well as many very small, equally sized and perfectly circular holes (presumably made by insects).

Visible to the left of the tree, the rest of the forest is visible, including golden yellow understory plants (because, autumn) in the sunlight. It is a very peaceful scene.

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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 7d

the titmouse has been reading the news I think 🪶

A titmouse leaning back as if to say “you whattttt?”

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 4d

In important breaking news from Aotearoa, Millie is up for adoption - she is described as a “quiet lawnmower” with a gentle soul and a story of survival. 🥰
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/...

Millie the sheep, found wandering. Obviously has not had a haircut for a very long time - a huge fleece. But she looks happy.

Millie after a shear. All that fleece gone - and I swear she looks even happier!

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 4d

A ginger cat is not an adequate excuse for this tardiness. 😏

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 7d

Will be pretty much off line for 7 days or so until my new internet setup is available. I need to use the limited connectivity I have for work. I will be back! I will try to keep up with the news, such as it is, and trust you will all behave in the meantime. 🤣