A nice selection of fins and feathers to kickstart our Autumn tours here in Shetland over the last few days. Highlights have included Greenish, Icterine, Barred and Wood Warblers, Wryneck, Wood Sandpipers, Little Stint, several Minke Whales and a pod of Risso Dolphins.

There are days when I wish I could just stay home and take photos of blue jays

Stunning from Beamish Museum

Happy 80th anniversary to our friends The Harris acquiring Pauline in the Yellow Dress 💛8⃣0⃣ To celebrate, we're joining in the #OnlineArtExchange with Brighton Museums' stunning Sunflowers by Gertrude Fawcett (1880–1962)

"Autumn is how wild food is introduced to us, usually through blackberries, and any gathering at this time of year seems to evoke nostalgia for grandparents delivering jars of seasonal preserves..." Foraging expert Clare McQuillan on foraging in Autumn → bit.ly/3ANwbOr

Remember the plot of land we all helped save for the Badgers? Enjoy this lovely clip taken last night!

And the Oscar goes to.. 😅

Glenoe Village. Co Antrim. early 1900s. (National Museums Northern Ireland)

And Rose sadly packs away her suitcase, her dream of a nice Italian holiday fading to dust... (With no offence to Aston or Exmoor)

After some digging it seems at least three major student accommodation schemes are among those NI Water is recommending are refused the go ahead due to 'network capacity issues'. That includes Fanum House, Titanic Quarter and Queen Street

On this day 125 years ago the foundation stones of The Cathedral Church of Saint Anne’s (Belfast Cathedral) were laid! ⛪ This picture is a watercolour of St Anne’s Cathedral which was painted by Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, 2nd Baronet. PRONI Ref - Gallery Picture #239A

thank you for all the 2.6 million times you viewed this tweet. for each new view, we release a new pig into the woods to feast on the acorns of our social media KPIs

Monthly Evening Open Meeting - Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 20.00hrs (UTC+1) (Irish Time) RCSI ISOGG 🧬 dlr Heritage TCD Genetics & Microbiology

‘Thorn’s Cafe & Dining Rooms’ of Church Street, Godalming. The former business was popular with locals and a ‘regular stop’ for the touring cyclist clubs. (Founded by Richard Thorn) 📷: Postcard. c 1906…

Cutting cauliflowers near St Michaels Mount #Cornwall (Mary Evans Picture Library) #ruralhistory

Came across this #IrishGenealogy curiosity when looking for something else - it MUST be the same couple, but why did they get married twice, in different towns and three years apart, and why have so many details changed?

When the authors got top billing. Which of "The World's Ten Greatest Authors" do you recognize? (From The Woman Accused, 1933)

I remember this well. In those days, they had a big rubber band at the start of the runway, to help the planes take off 😉.