Suffolk Skies
@suffolkskies.bsky.social
Welcome to my personal echo chamber. Hints of wildlife, ecology, environment, climate, community and social justice may appear here from time to time. There might even be the odd photo of Suffolk's beautiful skies.
Anybody able to help identify this insect? Perhaps a type of sawfly?
Approx 2cm long, red legs, black & white on abdomen (with a hint of dark blue in the sunlight). Spotted on silver birch foliage.
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social
Approx 2cm long, red legs, black & white on abdomen (with a hint of dark blue in the sunlight). Spotted on silver birch foliage.
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Anybody able to help identify this insect? Perhaps a type of sawfly?
Approx 2cm long, red legs, black & white on abdomen (with a hint of dark blue in the sunlight). Spotted on silver birch foliage.
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social
Approx 2cm long, red legs, black & white on abdomen (with a hint of dark blue in the sunlight). Spotted on silver birch foliage.
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social
Whitley N1380 ‘DY-R’ crashed on 20th May 1940 during the Battle of France, killing its five-man crew. Their sacrifice was remembered this weekend by both the French and British at Hamégicourt where they are buried.
• David Owen
• Dennis Holbrook
• Duncan Barrett
• Reginald Newberry
• Michael Dolan
• David Owen
• Dennis Holbrook
• Duncan Barrett
• Reginald Newberry
• Michael Dolan
May 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Whitley N1380 ‘DY-R’ crashed on 20th May 1940 during the Battle of France, killing its five-man crew. Their sacrifice was remembered this weekend by both the French and British at Hamégicourt where they are buried.
• David Owen
• Dennis Holbrook
• Duncan Barrett
• Reginald Newberry
• Michael Dolan
• David Owen
• Dennis Holbrook
• Duncan Barrett
• Reginald Newberry
• Michael Dolan
@jonathanfoyle.bsky.social found myself appreciating these flying buttresses, gargoyles and construction style with new eyes, having watched Climbing Great Buildings. Almost expected to find you and Lucy Creamer dangling from ropes inside. Perhaps something for Series 2? Basilique de Saint-Quentin
May 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
@jonathanfoyle.bsky.social found myself appreciating these flying buttresses, gargoyles and construction style with new eyes, having watched Climbing Great Buildings. Almost expected to find you and Lucy Creamer dangling from ropes inside. Perhaps something for Series 2? Basilique de Saint-Quentin
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They had no medals. No public record. Most went to their graves without ever telling their families what they had been ready to do.
Their story is one of the greatest secrets of Britain’s war effort, writes Andrew Chatterton.
#ChurchillsSecretArmy #VEDay
Their story is one of the greatest secrets of Britain’s war effort, writes Andrew Chatterton.
#ChurchillsSecretArmy #VEDay
East Anglia’s fighters and saboteurs that were never needed
VE Day marks the end of WWII in Europe, but in 1940, Britain faced invasion. Secret fighters were trained for sabotage in case the German army landed
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
They had no medals. No public record. Most went to their graves without ever telling their families what they had been ready to do.
Their story is one of the greatest secrets of Britain’s war effort, writes Andrew Chatterton.
#ChurchillsSecretArmy #VEDay
Their story is one of the greatest secrets of Britain’s war effort, writes Andrew Chatterton.
#ChurchillsSecretArmy #VEDay
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Day 109 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Courtesy of the genius that is Hirotoshi Kubota
Courtesy of the genius that is Hirotoshi Kubota
April 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Day 109 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Courtesy of the genius that is Hirotoshi Kubota
Courtesy of the genius that is Hirotoshi Kubota
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Happy Friday folks! @dandelionappre1.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Happy Friday folks! @dandelionappre1.bsky.social
Hurrah! Just seen our first House Martin of the year and it’s already checking out one of our farmhouse nesting cups. Perhaps returning to its old home? @sbghousemartins.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hurrah! Just seen our first House Martin of the year and it’s already checking out one of our farmhouse nesting cups. Perhaps returning to its old home? @sbghousemartins.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Two years since NATO invaded Helsinki & forced 🇫🇮 into alliance.
Vuledar after voluntarily joining Russia.
Vuledar after voluntarily joining Russia.
April 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Two years since NATO invaded Helsinki & forced 🇫🇮 into alliance.
Vuledar after voluntarily joining Russia.
Vuledar after voluntarily joining Russia.
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Apologies for straying off topic but the first House Martins and Swallows are now arriving back & Suffolk is bone dry. If you have an open field then create a mud splat and keep it moist until we have rain. This is a big one in Woolpit @sbghousemartins.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Apologies for straying off topic but the first House Martins and Swallows are now arriving back & Suffolk is bone dry. If you have an open field then create a mud splat and keep it moist until we have rain. This is a big one in Woolpit @sbghousemartins.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
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Can you help make a mud pie?
First house martins seen back in Suffolk this week !
First house martins seen back in Suffolk this week !
Apologies for straying off topic but the first House Martins and Swallows are now arriving back & Suffolk is bone dry. If you have an open field then create a mud splat and keep it moist until we have rain. This is a big one in Woolpit @sbghousemartins.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Can you help make a mud pie?
First house martins seen back in Suffolk this week !
First house martins seen back in Suffolk this week !
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Undergraduate studying ecology or conservation? Lecturer teaching these subjects? Here is a playlist of 27 three minute videos, each explaining a fundamental concept. Hope it is useful. Say if any gaps you would like filled youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Conservation concepts for undergraduates - YouTube
Key concepts underpinning undergraduate ecology and conservation courses
youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Undergraduate studying ecology or conservation? Lecturer teaching these subjects? Here is a playlist of 27 three minute videos, each explaining a fundamental concept. Hope it is useful. Say if any gaps you would like filled youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The reason I bang on about the NHS is that I have worked in it for 40 years
Over half it’s existence
I remember a time, not that long ago when the majority of things worked well
Something happened in 2010 that changed that
I am fighting for a collective memory & fight for a better future
Over half it’s existence
I remember a time, not that long ago when the majority of things worked well
Something happened in 2010 that changed that
I am fighting for a collective memory & fight for a better future
March 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The reason I bang on about the NHS is that I have worked in it for 40 years
Over half it’s existence
I remember a time, not that long ago when the majority of things worked well
Something happened in 2010 that changed that
I am fighting for a collective memory & fight for a better future
Over half it’s existence
I remember a time, not that long ago when the majority of things worked well
Something happened in 2010 that changed that
I am fighting for a collective memory & fight for a better future
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15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
March 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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1. Today the Tories unveil their new policy: ripping up the commitment to net zero by 2050. Kemi Badenoch, with no evidence, claims "it can’t be achieved without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us." What the evidence shows is the opposite. We can't prosper without it. 🧵
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
1. Today the Tories unveil their new policy: ripping up the commitment to net zero by 2050. Kemi Badenoch, with no evidence, claims "it can’t be achieved without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us." What the evidence shows is the opposite. We can't prosper without it. 🧵
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Springtime sunshine and showers, lighter evenings and lots of lovely yellow flowers appearing, happy #SundayYellow - #dandelions #bees and #daffodils
March 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Springtime sunshine and showers, lighter evenings and lots of lovely yellow flowers appearing, happy #SundayYellow - #dandelions #bees and #daffodils
Beautiful warm light bathing the Suffolk countryside, before our neighbourhood fusion reactor drops below the horizon
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Beautiful warm light bathing the Suffolk countryside, before our neighbourhood fusion reactor drops below the horizon
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Absolutely shocking decision from the Government to axe the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Subsidies paused without warning in Labour's latest 'shattering blow' to farmers
Post-Brexit subsidies paid to farmers to boost food production and the environment have been paused without warning.
www.express.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Absolutely shocking decision from the Government to axe the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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#GoodNews #SlowTheFlow #Flooding
Escaping from failed 20th-century ideas of land management
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Escaping from failed 20th-century ideas of land management
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How creating a new Waveney-Ouse fen could reduce river flooding
Rewiggling rivers and creating a fen as a downstream
www.bbc.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#GoodNews #SlowTheFlow #Flooding
Escaping from failed 20th-century ideas of land management
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Escaping from failed 20th-century ideas of land management
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Genius!
And yes @larryandpaul.bsky.social , I do actually read the bit under the reporters name.
And yes @larryandpaul.bsky.social , I do actually read the bit under the reporters name.
🔴 BREAKING NEWS: America Insists They're "Not The Bad Guys."
👇🏻 Watch & share this very latest report from #BrokenNews NOW.
youtu.be/NDIoZNd_adY
👇🏻 Watch & share this very latest report from #BrokenNews NOW.
youtu.be/NDIoZNd_adY
America Insists They're Not The Bad Guys - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Genius!
And yes @larryandpaul.bsky.social , I do actually read the bit under the reporters name.
And yes @larryandpaul.bsky.social , I do actually read the bit under the reporters name.
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The UK Government has a choice. Tell them:
Nature can’t afford a pay cut. ❌
Add your voice, sign the petition:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/...
Nature can’t afford a pay cut. ❌
Add your voice, sign the petition:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/...
March 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The UK Government has a choice. Tell them:
Nature can’t afford a pay cut. ❌
Add your voice, sign the petition:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/...
Nature can’t afford a pay cut. ❌
Add your voice, sign the petition:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/...
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New Zealand envoy to UK, Phil Goff, spoke truth to power, warning that Trump (and indeed the world) is forgetting history. He should be applauded, not sacked.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New Zealand fires UK envoy Phil Goff over Trump comments
Phil Goff asked if Trump
www.bbc.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
New Zealand envoy to UK, Phil Goff, spoke truth to power, warning that Trump (and indeed the world) is forgetting history. He should be applauded, not sacked.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...