James Randall
@randalljamesp.bsky.social
wild stories & things mostly — writing adult & children’s creative non-fiction and fiction, incl. illustrated folktales & non-fiction (26/27) - Hachette, HarperCollins. Also edit and devise. PhD, Goldsmiths (literature).
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A bubble coral shrimp (Hamopontonia physogrya).
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
A bubble coral shrimp (Hamopontonia physogrya).
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
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Jiří Kolář (1914-2002), Butterflies (collage)
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Jiří Kolář (1914-2002), Butterflies (collage)
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One of the half-human, half-deer headdresses found at the important Mesolithic site at Star Carr in North Yorkshire. Dating to around 9000 BC, this example is part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #Mesolithic #StarrCarr #Archaeology
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
One of the half-human, half-deer headdresses found at the important Mesolithic site at Star Carr in North Yorkshire. Dating to around 9000 BC, this example is part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #Mesolithic #StarrCarr #Archaeology
window constellation
November 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
window constellation
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'Winged Horse' (This Maria Drew Animals)
1936, gouache on paper
Maria Prymachenko, Ukrainian self-taught artist, 1909-1997
1936, gouache on paper
Maria Prymachenko, Ukrainian self-taught artist, 1909-1997
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
'Winged Horse' (This Maria Drew Animals)
1936, gouache on paper
Maria Prymachenko, Ukrainian self-taught artist, 1909-1997
1936, gouache on paper
Maria Prymachenko, Ukrainian self-taught artist, 1909-1997
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'In der Innenstadt' #FotoVorschlag
Hochhäuser in Frankfurt
Hochhäuser in Frankfurt
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
'In der Innenstadt' #FotoVorschlag
Hochhäuser in Frankfurt
Hochhäuser in Frankfurt
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Green heron
(Butorides virescens)
yesterday on the Imperial river
Bonita Springs, Florida
#ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #green #eastcoastkin #native #birds #birding #birdoftheday #photography #birdphotography
(Butorides virescens)
yesterday on the Imperial river
Bonita Springs, Florida
#ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #green #eastcoastkin #native #birds #birding #birdoftheday #photography #birdphotography
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Green heron
(Butorides virescens)
yesterday on the Imperial river
Bonita Springs, Florida
#ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #green #eastcoastkin #native #birds #birding #birdoftheday #photography #birdphotography
(Butorides virescens)
yesterday on the Imperial river
Bonita Springs, Florida
#ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #green #eastcoastkin #native #birds #birding #birdoftheday #photography #birdphotography
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Romare Bearden, American (1911-1988), Circe, 1977, collage on paper mounted to fiberboard, 15 x 9 3/8 in, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Romare Bearden, American (1911-1988), Circe, 1977, collage on paper mounted to fiberboard, 15 x 9 3/8 in, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
behold: today’s figure appearing in oak, Newton st Loe
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
behold: today’s figure appearing in oak, Newton st Loe
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'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
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jiminy's animal reviews: This dandy little fella is a blue-back reed frog (𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘹𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴), a bush frog found in eastern Madagascar. Blue and yellow is the most common coloration, but they can change it to anything from a soft white, yellow, or a dark brown. 🧵
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
jiminy's animal reviews: This dandy little fella is a blue-back reed frog (𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘹𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴), a bush frog found in eastern Madagascar. Blue and yellow is the most common coloration, but they can change it to anything from a soft white, yellow, or a dark brown. 🧵
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#FossilFriday
Fossilized Ammonite (Bacculites compressus) from the former Western Interior Seaway, which helped form the Pierre Shale formation.
Fossilized Ammonite (Bacculites compressus) from the former Western Interior Seaway, which helped form the Pierre Shale formation.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#FossilFriday
Fossilized Ammonite (Bacculites compressus) from the former Western Interior Seaway, which helped form the Pierre Shale formation.
Fossilized Ammonite (Bacculites compressus) from the former Western Interior Seaway, which helped form the Pierre Shale formation.
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Hands weaving magnetic-core memory, IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1956. Photograph by Ansel Adams.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Hands weaving magnetic-core memory, IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1956. Photograph by Ansel Adams.
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When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds
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A small moment as a whole event
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A small moment as a whole event
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Do you dream of sharing your love of Japanese literature with the perfect translated book? Read Japanese Literature has 15 recommendations to cover everyone on your list.
Japanese Books to Give for the Holidays
Do you dream of sharing your love of Japanese literature with the perfect translated book?
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November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Do you dream of sharing your love of Japanese literature with the perfect translated book? Read Japanese Literature has 15 recommendations to cover everyone on your list.
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#BirdOfTheDay theme is #MorningLight so here's a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) eating an African Tulip seedpod (nasty introduced tree that kills bees).
#Brisbane #Australia #birds #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin
#Brisbane #Australia #birds #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #MorningLight so here's a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) eating an African Tulip seedpod (nasty introduced tree that kills bees).
#Brisbane #Australia #birds #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin
#Brisbane #Australia #birds #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin
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Ice Storm in Quebec, 1998
April 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ice Storm in Quebec, 1998
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"Sleepchains" by Anne Carson: "Here we go mother on the shipless ocean / Pity us, pity the ocean, here we go."
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Sleepchains" by Anne Carson: "Here we go mother on the shipless ocean / Pity us, pity the ocean, here we go."
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Juan Pablo Zaramella, Lion In Autumn (c. 2015) #CaturdayEve
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Juan Pablo Zaramella, Lion In Autumn (c. 2015) #CaturdayEve
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November 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM