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Claire Laila Dines

@freedomtodoubt.bsky.social

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Ecologist fighting 4 nature; Watches Earth like hawk or Small Blue; Wanders in South Downs; Wildlife photo-recorder; Hove plot holder 4 nature; Brit/Norwegian/European; Art, Science, Politics; Walks/swims/buses; These are bad times but cannot donate money

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 5h

And, yes, wildlife, we need to stop washing nitrate + phosphate into a river where salmon are perilously close to becoming locally extinct.

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 5h

The salmon population of the Wye is in collapse, and Atlantic salmon are now endangered in the UK. Those bringing the court case argue the needs of intensive farming cannot be permitted to outweigh the needs of fish, wildlife + river users.

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 2h

I'm not sure Fiona but I'd do some research if I were you & also let wildlife trusts & other nature conservation organisations know about your rewilded acre.

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 2h

"Wasting good land" about sums up that attitude of village "countrymen and "ministers" I dislike most about this country .. a sort mix of arrogant disrespect, ignorance & entitlement.

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 4h

This one was too busy with head in food I think!

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 4h

Protected species in the pond on my #allotment
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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 4h

Whatever that entails 🙄

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 4h

Good evening to you up there!

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Liliths GangsOfBerlin TinyBeaksBigCity 🕊𓅪 @lilithl.bsky.social · 4h

Good evening everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂🪶

Herbst. Zeit. Lose. Versammlung.

#AutumnVibes #Sparrows #UrbanBirds
#BotschafterDerStadtnatur #Spatzen #passerdomesticus

Das Foto zeigt mehrere Haussperlinge, die auf den Ästen eines Laubbaums sitzen. Die Vögel sind gut erkennbar zwischen den dicht stehenden, teils grün, teils gelb verfärbten Blättern. Es scheint Herbst zu sein, da das Laub bereits Anzeichen von Vergilbung zeigt. Die Spatzen sitzen in unterschiedlichen Abständen zueinander auf verschiedenen Zweigen und blicken in verschiedene Richtungen. Im Hintergrund ist unscharf weiteres herbstliches Laub zu sehen, das ein warmes, natürliches Licht durchscheinen lässt.
Ende der Bildbeschreibung, es folgen Aufzählungen vom Wort Spatz in verschiedenen Sprachen und Hashtags.

passerdomesticus, Passer domesticus, #passerdomesticus Varpunen, Varpusta, Gorriones, Haussperling, #Haussperling
Haussperlinge, #Haussperlinge, Wróbel, Wróbla, Sparrow, Sparrows, Spuggy, Spuggies, Housesparrow, #Housesparrow , #Housesparrows
Housesparrows, Gebäudebrüter, Spatz,
#Spatz Spatzen, #Spatzen Moineau domestique, #Moineaudomestique врабче, Домашно врабче, huismussen, huismus, huismusjes, Pardal, gråspurv,
AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
BotschafterDerStadtnatur
#BotschafterDerStadtnatur
BNatSchG #BNatSchG
VogelDesJahres #VogelDesJahres
Vogel der Woche #weeSparrow
#Strauchdiebe Strauchdiebe 🪶
#Sparrowglow #glow Flausch
#StopHedgeClearing #birds
#SchönesGegenDoofes
#JederMeterHeckeFehlt
#BirdOfTheDay
#BirdOfTheWeek

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 12d

So that's it then. The biggest fish kill in the history of the State, and we're just going to move on, with no idea who or what caused it?

It would be better to label it a river kill.

Some major polluter is today breathing a sign of relief, while the river Blackwater remains half dead.

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www.fisheriesireland.ie

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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 5h

Emma Goldman approves @jowolff.bsky.social

Diane Ravitch🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🗽🇨🇱🏳️‍🌈✡️🇨🇦 @dianeravitch.bsky.social · 1d

Resist peacefully! With style and humor!

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 5h

you know I can't fathom this lack of understanding and respect some have for land and all that lives in it, on it and above it Chis.
We humans seem to have lost something vitally important to us.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 11h

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of Rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk - alleging that Welsh Water & two corporate chicken producers are responsible:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers

Environmental group seeks damages from Welsh Water and two chicken producers, alleging responsibility for pollution in Wye, Lugg and Usk

www.theguardian.com

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you Brian!

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 5h

Great pics of Great Spotted Woodpecker Rob!
Here's mine from my local park drumming in this spring for #WoodpeckerWednesday
Is that today? I can't keep up with you guys 😜

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 7h

Exciting goings-on in our garden!

2 weeks ago one Grass #Snake in the first clip had opaque blue eyes, indicating he/she was about to shed his/her skin.

Wind forward a couple of weeks... and the 2nd clip shows that newly shed skin, which I found in the same spot yesterday afternoon! #wildlife

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 5h

Great pic of Kestrel outside its comfort zone!
I see them on the ground in wet weather when they're hunting for worms .. which they do surprisingly often ..
from a damp day on #NewtimberHill taken after I'd watched this female spying the ground from the branch of a tree for a good while ..

Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 5h

That was personal and painful Fiona when you loved the land, the plants & wildlife that lived there & then watch & hear their destruction. I've seen it on neighbouring plots when the old holders die & new ones come in w new ideas, strimmers & tools, but it's not the same as your keen loss.

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 6h

Ahh great #BirdOfTheDay .. both #Kestrel and the #Tit alternative
See the Kestrel often on my walks and they always impress me or they make me smile.
Here are two pics which caused those two different reactions ..

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Sue @cameratrapsue.bsky.social · 9h

Raccoons are one of the most common mammals seen in the USA that aren't domesticated. They're extremely smart, proven by several studies, to have the ability to solve puzzles and pick locks using their incredible memories. Their teeth are interesting too....

A night, black and white photo from my garden showing a raccoon sitting down facing the camera. It's holding its front paws together close to the ground. Its black face mask and nose are visible as are its little, roundish raccoon ears. Its mouth is slightly open giving a look at its teeth including its canine teeth. There are plants and shrubs to the side of the raccoon and behind it. There are small landscaping rocks on the ground.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 6h

Just one sneaky shot of #Chiffchaff that's still hanging around the #allotment on this dull afternoon
#Birdsattheallotment