I was walking down a track that was enclosed by reeds on both sides. I have never heard so much song from Reed Warblers in my life. There were loads of them. They just clung to the reeds in the wind and sang. I was about 10ft away from this one, it did not mind me being there at all.
Ever wanted to know what a baby Avocet looks like? Well you are in luck, here is one of many seen today (albeit quite a distance from where I took the picture)
Just back from Frampton Marsh RSPB. Got quite a few photos to work through, but while I am doing that, here is a lifer for me, a Pied Avocet in flight. [Cropped vertical axis to allow upload to Mastodon]
There are few #English sovereigns with such a dubious marital record as Henry VIII, who fancied a lot of women and was very jealous.
A lot of historic fiction portrays #AnneBoleyn as a lascivious #adulteress. Current scientific research does not support this hypothesis.
She and her family, which rose "from rags to riches," most likely were a target of a court cabal by the infamous...
#UK#HomeOffice
A man who has been living in the #UK for 38 years and recently suffered a stroke is being forced out of the country for passport problems.
Home office is adamant and forgets about basic human rights and humanely behavior.
#auspol#authoritarian
Australia shares its obsession in punishing whistleblowers with the #US and the #UK. It is:
"A country in which you cannot tell the truth. There are no meaningful protections for the people who do. The punishments that await them are extravagant and deliberately cruel".