Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, truck driver, assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St. Mary’s Teaching College, Newcastle. However, in 1976, Neeson joined the Belfast Lyric Players’ Theater and made his professional acting debut in the play “The Risen People”. After…#OTD in …
The language of nature — Forvie National Nature Reserve
There is a book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris that has seen campaigns to get a copy in every school in Scotland and further afield, you may know it already. The book started as a response to the Oxford Children’s Dictionary deciding to drop nature words such as ‘acorn’ and ‘bluebell’ […]The …
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Efter en lang dags arbejde er det godt med kærlig omsorg — Beretninger fra et autentisk landbrug
og varmt omslag. LoneEfter en lang dags arbejde er det godt med kærlig omsorg — Beretninger fra et autentisk landbrug
Masked Woodswallow — Birds in Sydney
I was puzzled when I heard a series of different bird calls coming from one location. I looked up, expecting to see a butcherbird, as they’re good mimics. Instead I saw what looked like a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, also called a shufflewing. I decided the mimicked noises must be coming from a hidden bird, and I […]Masked …
Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World — Life & Soul Magazine
Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. World Oceans Day: Take a biodiversity tour of Dublin Bay – Marine ecologist and Coastwatch director Karin Dubsky highlights the biodiversity of Dublin Bay. Coastwatch is launching a citizen science survey on World Oceans Day, Irish […]Microcosm …
The unfairly maligned wasps — Scottish pollinators
I saw a wasp upon a wall And did not like his face at all: And so the creature had no time To wonder whether he liked mine. ‘Plain Murder’, A.G. Prys-Jones. The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) and its close relative, the German wasp (Vespula germanica), are not likely candidates for the most loved […]The unfairly …
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Photography of Birds – Set # 63 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 63 Tufted Titmouse The tufted titmouse gathers food from the ground and from tree branches. It eats berries, nuts, insects, small fruit, snails, and seeds. Caterpillars constitute a major part of its diet during the summer. Titmice will stash food for later use. The titmouse can demonstrate curiosity regarding humans, and will sometimes […]Photography …
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Opportunities and challenges — Le Drake Noir
Watchful very young fox. “There iz this difference between genius and common sense in a fox: Common sense is governed by circumstances – but circumstances is governed by genius” *Josh Billings – american humorist and lecturer*Opportunities and challenges — Le Drake Noir
Flower Power — NewEnglandGardenAndThread
Ever heard the saying, vegetables feed the body and flowers feed the soul? Everywhere I look something is blooming, and I’m smiling. We’ve had summer-like weather and just a few sprinkles although we could use some measurable rain. It’s dry. I’ve been giving my Craftsmen battery powered tools a workout, and I still love them. […]Flower …
Crested Caracaras — Domesticity — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. As I stated a couple of days ago, I’ve had the exciting opportunity these last few weeks to get a fairly close look at Crested Caracaras’ family life, something that I had thought that I never would […]Crested …
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