This is Powerscourt Waterfall on the first day of August 2026. I have never seen the water flow this low before and no sign of any significant rainfall to come. No frogspawn survived this year. Next year I'll rescue the remaining tadpoles and urban guerilla them locally.

Not to mention this is an actual world cup, held every 4 years rather than some cheap made up format to flog players already exhausted after a too long season

Losers

Here is a Barn Swallow that has zero interest in any current VAR controversy. #photography #mft #birding

Here's some tears we saved

Total lie and you're now blocked. No time for anonymous rascist shits.

Thanks to Olga Nestarova..

Here are some #Dragonflies from Provence using an OM1ii F4 300mm with TC 1.4. Focus stacked x8. #mft #photography

Right. So what she gets wrong is "blaming both sides" the original statement from the DSA here www.dsausa.org/statements/o... does blame US/NATO expansionism as being the cause of the war (false) but does demand Russian withdrawal from Ukraine for which we presume includes the occupied territories.

I'm saying Greylag Geese have #redbeaks and this #birdoftheday wasn't altered in any way that I can remember! OK. It is orange...

I'll see your hydration break so I will

What's that? The @royalsociety.org are blocking accounts that are unhappy with their association with this person...

I believe this is the national bird of Israel actually.....

That's the photographer David Yarrow who was also responsible for the Ryder Cup montage in Manhattan on the basis of "New York was built by Europeans schtick". More importantly that montage like this one raises millions for charities because Mr Yarrow is a great photographer & philanthropist.

Next....

He buried her on his golf course and the grave like like this.

South Stack? I've had really bad weather on both occasions and this was the closest I could get. I had my doubts, thanks

Michael Lewis wrote a book about this called the Fifth Risk and about the only thing he got wrong about it was which presidency it would happen.

@number10cat.bsky.social Have you got mange?

Greylag Geese on a sunny day #birds #photography #mft

#birdoftheday is #insectivores so here is a heavily cropped Stonechat and you can clearly see the something unpronounceable in its beak

#birdoftheday is #manmadeperch so let's give it a go.

/cough

Little and Large

Sparrows only live two years and should get a little bit more love I think.

Her Master's Voice