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Ecologist & Evolutionary Biologist. previously DPhil @ Oxford: insect social evolution 🐝

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We have a wild hedgehog who lives in our garden and is friends with our cat (this isn’t their first meeting, they know each other well)

We have a wild hedgehog who lives in our garden and is friends with our cat (this isn’t their first meeting, they know each other well)

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You would not believe how insane my afternoon has been.

You would not believe how insane my afternoon has been.

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Sometimes we can lose sight of the beauty in common things so here’s a reminder that magpies are just as spectacular as any tropical bird-of-paradise. Ajax’s first feathers didn’t form properly because of the malnourishment he experienced before his rescue. Since then, he has been working hard to grow a new set. Aren’t they amazing?

Sometimes we can lose sight of the beauty in common things so here’s a reminder that magpies are just as spectacular as any tropical bird-of-paradise. Ajax’s first feathers didn’t form properly because of the malnourishment he experienced before his rescue. Since then, he has been working hard to grow a new set. Aren’t they amazing?

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Ajax fell asleep on my leg while I was working. 💤 He used to do this a lot when he was younger and would get so tired he’d just slump forward, but he hasn’t done it as much recently. Normally now he tucks his head neatly under his wing to go to sleep. He must have tired himself out with all the running around the garden this afternoon!

Ajax fell asleep on my leg while I was working. 💤 He used to do this a lot when he was younger and would get so tired he’d just slump forward, but he hasn’t done it as much recently. Normally now he tucks his head neatly under his wing to go to sleep. He must have tired himself out with all the running around the garden this afternoon!

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My plans for the bank holiday weekend didn’t involve becoming the proud mother of a baby magpie but anyway here I am.

My plans for the bank holiday weekend didn’t involve becoming the proud mother of a baby magpie but anyway here I am.

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Ajax’s first flight 🥹

Ajax’s first flight 🥹

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The contrast between the old video of Ajax trying to catch a mite vs. How expertly he catches insects now 🥹 I don’t hand feed him at all anymore. It’s part of the process of getting him to be as independent as possible and not associating humans with food. He independently forages in the garden and surrounding area, but I do supplement this by scattering cat biscuits and mealworms outside. I also get him boxes of live crickets or earthworms as an extra fun treat, but I don’t give them to him directly. I just leave them for him to find. 🦗

The contrast between the old video of Ajax trying to catch a mite vs. How expertly he catches insects now 🥹 I don’t hand feed him at all anymore. It’s part of the process of getting him to be as independent as possible and not associating humans with food. He independently forages in the garden and surrounding area, but I do supplement this by scattering cat biscuits and mealworms outside. I also get him boxes of live crickets or earthworms as an extra fun treat, but I don’t give them to him directly. I just leave them for him to find. 🦗

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He likes to watch documentaries about birds.

He likes to watch documentaries about birds.

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Have you ever seen a water stick insect? It’s an aquatic predatory bug; basically a praying mantis that lives underwater. This species is the only one found in the UK: the Eurasian Water Stick Insect (Ranatra linearis).

Have you ever seen a water stick insect? It’s an aquatic predatory bug; basically a praying mantis that lives underwater. This species is the only one found in the UK: the Eurasian Water Stick Insect (Ranatra linearis).

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Some people were wondering if Ajax always comes when I call. Here’s the answer:

Some people were wondering if Ajax always comes when I call. Here’s the answer:

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I saw one of these butterflies alive in Spain last year, but to my knowledge they have never been recorded in the UK before. I wonder how it got here?

I saw one of these butterflies alive in Spain last year, but to my knowledge they have never been recorded in the UK before. I wonder how it got here?

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Each day, Ajax has some new classes in the garden. Today’s class was Catching Worms 🪱(he scored a B- )

Each day, Ajax has some new classes in the garden. Today’s class was Catching Worms 🪱(he scored a B- )

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With hindsight this was actually a completely predictable outcome of wearing big shiny earrings while fostering a baby magpie. I might need to tone down my jewellery while he is around!

With hindsight this was actually a completely predictable outcome of wearing big shiny earrings while fostering a baby magpie. I might need to tone down my jewellery while he is around!

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After some time for the water conditions to balance out, I’ve been moving some of the first animal inhabitants in. Here is one: A Water Scorpion (Nepa cinerea).

After some time for the water conditions to balance out, I’ve been moving some of the first animal inhabitants in. Here is one: A Water Scorpion (Nepa cinerea).

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Puppies come in many different forms. Sometimes they are birds. 🐶

Puppies come in many different forms. Sometimes they are birds. 🐶

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At this rate, Ajax might learn how to use tools before he learns how to feed himself.

At this rate, Ajax might learn how to use tools before he learns how to feed himself.

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Update: I found him some mealworms, earthworms, and a fly. He also likes egg.

Update: I found him some mealworms, earthworms, and a fly. He also likes egg.

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A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) laying her eggs on a thistle. This butterfly migrates from Africa all the way up to the Arctic Circle, passing through the UK on its way. Their migration is a ~9,000 mile round trip, making it twice as long as the famous American migration of the Monarch butterfly. However, this epic journey is not completed by any single individual, and is an endeavour that spans several generations. The Painted Ladies returning to Africa in the autumn are several generations removed from their ancestors who left Africa earlier that same year.

A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) laying her eggs on a thistle. This butterfly migrates from Africa all the way up to the Arctic Circle, passing through the UK on its way. Their migration is a ~9,000 mile round trip, making it twice as long as the famous American migration of the Monarch butterfly. However, this epic journey is not completed by any single individual, and is an endeavour that spans several generations. The Painted Ladies returning to Africa in the autumn are several generations removed from their ancestors who left Africa earlier that same year.

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A beautiful day in Oxford, and the rivers seem especially full of fish!

A beautiful day in Oxford, and the rivers seem especially full of fish!

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Ajax looking majestic while watching the sunset (then trying to eat the photographer).

Ajax looking majestic while watching the sunset (then trying to eat the photographer).

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Today, I photographed honeybees drinking from a stream in a Welsh rainforest.
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Today, I photographed honeybees drinking from a stream in a Welsh rainforest.

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I gave Ajax this ball and in exchange he gave me one of my gel earplugs that has been missing for a week that he *somehow* knew was hidden in that specific plant pot under that particular leaf.
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I gave Ajax this ball and in exchange he gave me one of my gel earplugs that has been missing for a week that he *somehow* knew was hidden in that specific plant pot under that particular leaf.

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246,208 views • 1 month ago

Something to think about
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Something to think about

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91,994 views • 20 days ago

Undoubtedly one of the proudest achievements of my life is building a pond that is deemed high enough quality that a creature as stunningly beautiful, majestic, and ancient as this dragonfly would choose to leave her eggs here.
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Undoubtedly one of the proudest achievements of my life is building a pond that is deemed high enough quality that a creature as stunningly beautiful, majestic, and ancient as this dragonfly would choose to leave her eggs here.

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103,082 views • 26 days ago

In the name of oversharing, I am having an incredibly stressful day, sleep deprived after days of a heat wave, battling to save the local habitat for wildlife, and also being bombarded by critical comments and emails about my apparently irresponsible and grossly inappropriate handling of bird over which someone is now threatening to prosecute me under the Animal Welfare Act. Meanwhile, the bird in question is outside, blissfully unaware, and squeaking happily to himself while he wrestles with a worm.
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In the name of oversharing, I am having an incredibly stressful day, sleep deprived after days of a heat wave, battling to save the local habitat for wildlife, and also being bombarded by critical comments and emails about my apparently irresponsible and grossly inappropriate handling of bird over which someone is now threatening to prosecute me under the Animal Welfare Act. Meanwhile, the bird in question is outside, blissfully unaware, and squeaking happily to himself while he wrestles with a worm.

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94,667 views • 2 months ago

Look what I saw in the garden last night! The small resident hedgehog (Henrietta) was joined by a second, much larger visitor, and it was the biggest hedgehog I have ever seen in my life! I’m not sure she was very happy about his visit?
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Look what I saw in the garden last night! The small resident hedgehog (Henrietta) was joined by a second, much larger visitor, and it was the biggest hedgehog I have ever seen in my life! I’m not sure she was very happy about his visit?

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76,170 views • 1 month ago

A tour through my lenses and some of the photos I’ve taken with them 📸
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A tour through my lenses and some of the photos I’ve taken with them 📸

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20,345 views • 17 days ago

Who needs a TV when you have a magpie and a moth?
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Who needs a TV when you have a magpie and a moth?

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45,787 views • 1 month ago

Ever wondered what scientists do for weekend fun? Now you know 🤓
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Ever wondered what scientists do for weekend fun? Now you know 🤓

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32,831 views • 1 month ago

Ajax is very chatty when he is in a good mood. Things that put him in a good mood include: Me finding an old stool and putting it on the table for him to investigate.
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Ajax is very chatty when he is in a good mood. Things that put him in a good mood include: Me finding an old stool and putting it on the table for him to investigate.

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66,429 views • 2 months ago

Ajax would like me to inform everyone that he has become Ajax; the Destroyer of Worms. He has also started exploring much further afield. One evening this week I went out looking for him because he had been gone a while. I eventually found him at the local pub (this is true I promise) with his new group of friends including the pub staff, who told me that they adore him and vow to protect him.
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Ajax would like me to inform everyone that he has become Ajax; the Destroyer of Worms. He has also started exploring much further afield. One evening this week I went out looking for him because he had been gone a while. I eventually found him at the local pub (this is true I promise) with his new group of friends including the pub staff, who told me that they adore him and vow to protect him.

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57,285 views • 2 months ago

I have a THRILLING pond update this evening
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I have a THRILLING pond update this evening

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18,823 views • 20 days ago

A terrible tragedy occurred 💔 Ajax was so excited about being given his first gooseberry that he fell out of the second story window! He was fine because he can fly but he lost the berry.
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A terrible tragedy occurred 💔 Ajax was so excited about being given his first gooseberry that he fell out of the second story window! He was fine because he can fly but he lost the berry.

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53,597 views • 2 months ago

We just launched a solitary bee appeal!🐝
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We just launched a solitary bee appeal!🐝

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50,212 views • 2 months ago

Ajax has been outside all day enjoying the sun, but he just came in to have a bath in the shrimp jar. There’s plenty of places for him to bathe outside, but for some reason he specifically likes this 🙄
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Ajax has been outside all day enjoying the sun, but he just came in to have a bath in the shrimp jar. There’s plenty of places for him to bathe outside, but for some reason he specifically likes this 🙄

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37,723 views • 1 month ago

THRILLING update. Ajax just learnt a new skill: ✨ Picking things up ✨ I think he’s as excited as I am.
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THRILLING update. Ajax just learnt a new skill: ✨ Picking things up ✨ I think he’s as excited as I am.

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58,109 views • 3 months ago

I make tea from a wild plant used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans for medicine and beekeeping 🌿
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I make tea from a wild plant used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans for medicine and beekeeping 🌿

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55,558 views • 3 months ago

I’ve been digging a new pond today and Ajax is enjoying the opportunity to collect some delicious soil spaghetti 😋🪱
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I’ve been digging a new pond today and Ajax is enjoying the opportunity to collect some delicious soil spaghetti 😋🪱

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28,536 views • 1 month ago

I wrote a poem for Breckon & Breckon real estate agency to commemorate the incredible level of consideration and compassion they have shown recently. It’s called “The Cockroaches Will Inherit the Earth.”
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I wrote a poem for Breckon & Breckon real estate agency to commemorate the incredible level of consideration and compassion they have shown recently. It’s called “The Cockroaches Will Inherit the Earth.”

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37,970 views • 2 months ago

A moment of appreciation for possibly the world’s oldest pollinator! 🪲
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A moment of appreciation for possibly the world’s oldest pollinator! 🪲

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36,106 views • 2 months ago