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As an immigrant in Scotland I have discovered an unspoken rule about initiating conversation:Always start with a variation of " This...

As an immigrant in Scotland I have discovered an unspoken rule about initiating conversation:

Always start with a variation of " This weather is absolute shite!"

These winners of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year are surreal, gorgeous, and awe inspiring....

These winners of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year are surreal, gorgeous, and awe inspiring.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/9430389891/slideshow-winners-of-the-international-landscape-photo-of-the-year-awards

Happy #caturday everyone. This is Ninja, when he was only a few weeks old (2011, Mumbai). I wanted to see how he'd react to me placing...

Happy #caturday everyone.

This is Ninja, when he was only a few weeks old (2011, Mumbai).

I wanted to see how he'd react to me placing him in one of my boots, and whether I could quickly take a few photos before he darted off.

Much to my surprise, he found the shoe comfy and promptly fell asleep after a couple of minutes.

#catsofmastodon #cats #photography #pets #petphotography #petportrait #cuteanimals #kitten

Amidst all the doom and gloom, news like this gives me hope: Conservation efforts have brought back an endangered species of fish in the...

Amidst all the doom and gloom, news like this gives me hope:

Conservation efforts have brought back an endangered species of fish in the Amazon

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1140529099/conservation-efforts-have-brought-back-an-endangered-species-of-fish-in-the-amaz

Lizards evolved millions of years before the Jurassic based on new fossil evidence. This pushes them to the late Triassic (235-201 mya),...

Lizards evolved millions of years before the Jurassic based on new fossil evidence.

This pushes them to the late Triassic (235-201 mya), which is 35 million years older than previous estimates.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-63832928?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Haha, Zuckerberg and Musk unironically complaining about monopolisation is the most unintentionally hilarious thing I've read today....

Haha, Zuckerberg and Musk unironically complaining about monopolisation is the most unintentionally hilarious thing I've read today.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk appear to agree on one thing: Apple's control over apps is 'problematic' | Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-apple-app-store-conflict-interest-elon-musk-question-2022-11

Can anyon in #Scotland recommend a good second hand vehicle? All I care about is mileage and low maintenance.Don't really care about...

Can anyon in #Scotland recommend a good second hand vehicle? All I care about is mileage and low maintenance.

Don't really care about room, size or luxuries, just need a vehicle to get from point A to point B in #shetland

I was briefly considering new cars, but they're horrendously expensive in the UK.

Looking at something around £10k. Might just be able to push to £15k if it's a good deal.

#car #vehicles

Beelieve it or not, some of these fascinating creatures flap their wings around 200 times per *second*, i.e. around 12,000 wing beats per...

Beelieve it or not, some of these fascinating creatures flap their wings around 200 times per *second*, i.e. around 12,000 wing beats per minute.

E.g. this carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp., Mumbai, India, 2015) was hovering whlie feeding on a Jamaican Spike flower.
The camera shutter speed?

1/200th of a second.

I only managed to freeze motion at a 320th of a second or higher.

#bees #insects #pollinators #macro #photography #motion #wings #entomology #interestingstuff

50 million birds succumb to avian influenza. Factory farming and exotic meat markets, left unchecked, are very likely to cause another...

50 million birds succumb to avian influenza.
Factory farming and exotic meat markets, left unchecked, are very likely to cause another pandemic.

https://news.yahoo.com/avian-flu-kills-50-million-164445727.html

Repost - I mistakenly added this as a response to someone else's toot instead of something that was supposed to go on my timeline.....

Repost - I mistakenly added this as a response to someone else's toot instead of something that was supposed to go on my timeline.. Whoopsie.

"The trouble with a kitten is that it eventually becomes a cat" -Ogden Nash.He was right, this kitty grew up to be a bit of a...

"The trouble with a kitten is that it eventually becomes a cat"

-Ogden Nash.

He was right, this kitty grew up to be a bit of a jerk.

#caturday #cat #photography #pets #catsofmastodon

This is how many solitary bees "sleep". Almost all animals have a period of reduced sensory activity and/or reduced metabolisim.In...

This is how many solitary bees "sleep".

Almost all animals have a period of reduced sensory activity and/or reduced metabolisim.
In insects, this is called "torpor", although the term is also used to describe reduced activity in other animals (including mammals, e.g. the term describes hibernation).

The bee is most likely genus Nomada, only a few millimetres in length.

Taken in Mumbai, India for a photography project on pollinators.

#macro #macrophotography #insects #photography #nature

What are some quintessentially Scottish things that immigrants should experience or know about? Good or bad, I'd like tae ken!

What are some quintessentially Scottish things that immigrants should experience or know about?
Good or bad, I'd like tae ken!

Indian Palm Bob feeding on a lantana flower, Mumbai.In 2015, I had an exhibition on pollinating insects in India. I tried obtaining funding...

Indian Palm Bob feeding on a lantana flower, Mumbai.

In 2015, I had an exhibition on pollinating insects in India.
I tried obtaining funding for (among other things) a book, but insects aren't "sexy" enough, I guess. Even so, I discovered quite a lot about pollinators in the process.

Despite appearances this is a butterfly and not a moth - and is a surprisingly fast, competent flier.

#butterfly #insect #photography #entomology #lepidoptera #macro #macrophotography #pollinators

Paws for a minute. Calvin, my now 17-year-old cat.He's always fun to photograph, although just like any other cat, his attention span is...

Paws for a minute.

Calvin, my now 17-year-old cat.

He's always fun to photograph, although just like any other cat, his attention span is a few microseconds or so.

#cats #catsofmastodon #cat #photography #animals #pet #portrait

Starns over Sand Church, Shetland, 2019.It was a great year for wildflowers.#landscape #landscapephotography #shetland #scotland #serene...

Starns over Sand Church, Shetland, 2019.

It was a great year for wildflowers.

#landscape #landscapephotography #shetland #scotland #serene #beautiful #photography

I was chasing this wee bird for a good 15 minutes for a decent photo. Time flies wren you're having fun I guess. Eurasian Wren, Sumburgh...

I was chasing this wee bird for a good 15 minutes for a decent photo.

Time flies wren you're having fun I guess.

Eurasian Wren, Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, April 2022.

#birdphotography #photography #shetland #nature #scotland #sumburgh #sorrynotsorry #badpuns

Articles like this seem to indicate that the entry level end of the camera industry is going to disappear over the next few years. ...

Articles like this seem to indicate that the entry level end of the camera industry is going to disappear over the next few years. https://fstoppers.com/gear/camera-companies-are-really-bad-promoting-why-their-cameras-are-better-phones-620353

Self portrait, circa 2013G'night folks. #photography #portraits #potd #selfportraiture #selfportraitday #lowkey

Self portrait, circa 2013

G'night folks.

#photography #portraits #potd #selfportraiture #selfportraitday #lowkey

Oh, it's #caturday !This is Mr. Wu, a street cat that I adopted and had for about 8 years. He was always a bit of a scaredy cat and...

Oh, it's #caturday !

This is Mr. Wu, a street cat that I adopted and had for about 8 years.

He was always a bit of a scaredy cat and loved hanging out in the shadows, which is why this photo describes him very well.

Poor fella got cancer and went from healthy to thin as a rail within a year or so.

#photography #catsofmastodon #cat #cats