Anthony Roberts
@anthony-zed.bsky.social
Birds, animals, wildlife, wild places. Based in North Wales.
Designer working in animation, 2D and 3D, creating interpretation for Heritage attractions.
Designer working in animation, 2D and 3D, creating interpretation for Heritage attractions.
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16 years, 9 months and 9 days is the record for the oldest Jay in Britain & Ireland!
The bird was ringed as an adult in Skelton, York in September 1966, but sadly, it was killed by a car in the same spot 16 years later.
📷 Jay by Liz Cutting / BTO
#Winterwatch
The bird was ringed as an adult in Skelton, York in September 1966, but sadly, it was killed by a car in the same spot 16 years later.
📷 Jay by Liz Cutting / BTO
#Winterwatch
January 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
16 years, 9 months and 9 days is the record for the oldest Jay in Britain & Ireland!
The bird was ringed as an adult in Skelton, York in September 1966, but sadly, it was killed by a car in the same spot 16 years later.
📷 Jay by Liz Cutting / BTO
#Winterwatch
The bird was ringed as an adult in Skelton, York in September 1966, but sadly, it was killed by a car in the same spot 16 years later.
📷 Jay by Liz Cutting / BTO
#Winterwatch
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Enjoyable subtitles on Digging for Britain @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Enjoyable subtitles on Digging for Britain @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
Fantastic day again on #anglesey at #Newborough and #LlanddwynIsland. Not often at this time of year you ‘need’ to take your coat off. New for the year were Crossbill, Purple Sandpiper, Shag, GSW, Coal Tit. Apparently my wife had the opposite over in Talacre where it rained all day. #birdingWales
January 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Fantastic day again on #anglesey at #Newborough and #LlanddwynIsland. Not often at this time of year you ‘need’ to take your coat off. New for the year were Crossbill, Purple Sandpiper, Shag, GSW, Coal Tit. Apparently my wife had the opposite over in Talacre where it rained all day. #birdingWales
This was an amazing encounter from 2005 in South Luangwa, #Zambia. A pride of lions had made a kill that morning - that is blood and "stomach contents" all over this lion's face. #lion #Africa #SouthLuangaw #RoadTrip
January 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This was an amazing encounter from 2005 in South Luangwa, #Zambia. A pride of lions had made a kill that morning - that is blood and "stomach contents" all over this lion's face. #lion #Africa #SouthLuangaw #RoadTrip
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This is not a model. This is a "fossilised" taxidermy of a Woolly Rhino, discovered in Starunia mine in Carpathian Poland (now Ukraine) in 1929. Dating to the Pleistocene, its exquisite preservation is owed to a mixture of brine, oil and clays. 🧵
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 AM
This is not a model. This is a "fossilised" taxidermy of a Woolly Rhino, discovered in Starunia mine in Carpathian Poland (now Ukraine) in 1929. Dating to the Pleistocene, its exquisite preservation is owed to a mixture of brine, oil and clays. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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The AI assistant on my words-writing program of choice has just suggested it might help me with 'planning a schedule for a seven-day hike in the Appalachians'. I mean what are the chances you're going to go 'yes! That's exactly what I sat down to do!'
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The AI assistant on my words-writing program of choice has just suggested it might help me with 'planning a schedule for a seven-day hike in the Appalachians'. I mean what are the chances you're going to go 'yes! That's exactly what I sat down to do!'
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A new report from the BTO has revealed encouraging signs for several of the UK's breeding songbirds, following a notably successful nesting season in 2025:
Fine summer brings breeding boost for UK songbirds, BTO reports
A warm, settled spring and summer in 2025 delivered above-average breeding success for many UK songbirds, offering a timely boost after the disastrous wet season of 2024, according to new data from the British Trust for Ornithology.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
A new report from the BTO has revealed encouraging signs for several of the UK's breeding songbirds, following a notably successful nesting season in 2025:
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Snow baths for both Ravens today. I’m sure if I watched other birds as closely I’d see how they all have amazing characters, but Ravens do seem special! I wonder, if more people saw what fun, affectionate characters birds are they would care more about them and their habitats.
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Snow baths for both Ravens today. I’m sure if I watched other birds as closely I’d see how they all have amazing characters, but Ravens do seem special! I wonder, if more people saw what fun, affectionate characters birds are they would care more about them and their habitats.
I just stumbled across a folder full of some random designs I did probably more than 20 years ago - I was heavily involved in the games industry back then. Fun times.
There are elements that I developed back then that I still use now, one is very obvious. #graphicdesign #design
There are elements that I developed back then that I still use now, one is very obvious. #graphicdesign #design
January 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I just stumbled across a folder full of some random designs I did probably more than 20 years ago - I was heavily involved in the games industry back then. Fun times.
There are elements that I developed back then that I still use now, one is very obvious. #graphicdesign #design
There are elements that I developed back then that I still use now, one is very obvious. #graphicdesign #design
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A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ #ScienceMagArchives
December 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ #ScienceMagArchives
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lmaooooo
"ai slur" these people are so desperate
"ai slur" these people are so desperate
December 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
lmaooooo
"ai slur" these people are so desperate
"ai slur" these people are so desperate
I've been running 3 separate online shops for a few years, but on-going, I want to concentrate on my #Teemill shop, because I like what they stand for. Their products are designed to be sent back when worn out so they never need to enter landfill - for one thing.
graphic-nature.teemill.com
graphic-nature.teemill.com
Graphic Nature
Wildlife T-shirt designs. The natural world - seen honestly.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I've been running 3 separate online shops for a few years, but on-going, I want to concentrate on my #Teemill shop, because I like what they stand for. Their products are designed to be sent back when worn out so they never need to enter landfill - for one thing.
graphic-nature.teemill.com
graphic-nature.teemill.com
The low winter sun is a mixed blessing. Terrible for driving, but great for interesting photos. Couple of Teal caught in the light. #CorsDdyga #Anglesey #birdingWales
January 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The low winter sun is a mixed blessing. Terrible for driving, but great for interesting photos. Couple of Teal caught in the light. #CorsDdyga #Anglesey #birdingWales
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Just before Christmas, our survey team carried out a new drone survey of the dramatic St David’s Head coastal promontory fort, Pembrokeshire, working with the National Trust in Wales and the National Park.The rocky headland is cut off by three massive stone ramparts, enclosing a
January 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Just before Christmas, our survey team carried out a new drone survey of the dramatic St David’s Head coastal promontory fort, Pembrokeshire, working with the National Trust in Wales and the National Park.The rocky headland is cut off by three massive stone ramparts, enclosing a
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Explore the new 3D model here: zurl.co/bHamy
More survey and interpretation work at St David’s Head is planned for 2026.
More survey and interpretation work at St David’s Head is planned for 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Explore the new 3D model here: zurl.co/bHamy
More survey and interpretation work at St David’s Head is planned for 2026.
More survey and interpretation work at St David’s Head is planned for 2026.
It feels like another life now because it was so long ago (almost 30 years), but I have been a type designer in my time, and published a few fonts. I had an unexpected email, after never hearing from the publishing company before, telling me they owed me some money.
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Shooter - Bold & Bold italic
About a year ago I started to work in Adobe After Effects. I like to set myself projects in order to get to grips with new software, and this was the first animation…
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January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
It feels like another life now because it was so long ago (almost 30 years), but I have been a type designer in my time, and published a few fonts. I had an unexpected email, after never hearing from the publishing company before, telling me they owed me some money.
vimeo.com/58170153?fl=...
vimeo.com/58170153?fl=...
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Here’s a closer look at the amazing prehistoric rufous scrub bird - ancient relatives to most song birds and related to lyrebirds, we are hoping that our breakthrough with capture techniques == new opportunities for conservation (1/2)
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Here’s a closer look at the amazing prehistoric rufous scrub bird - ancient relatives to most song birds and related to lyrebirds, we are hoping that our breakthrough with capture techniques == new opportunities for conservation (1/2)
Panoramic phone shot taken from the monument just outside Llandudno Junction this afternoon. Conwy river left, a distant Anglesey to the right. Snow/sleet clouds everywhere pretty much - except above me 🙂. #northWales
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Panoramic phone shot taken from the monument just outside Llandudno Junction this afternoon. Conwy river left, a distant Anglesey to the right. Snow/sleet clouds everywhere pretty much - except above me 🙂. #northWales
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January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Happy New Year and happy 25th anniversary to the Jurassic Coast WHS! This #FossilFriday we're introducing a fossil of the month to celebrate the collectors who make this place what it is. We're kicking it off with this beautiful ammonite from local collector Lizzie Hingley. (1/2)
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Happy New Year and happy 25th anniversary to the Jurassic Coast WHS! This #FossilFriday we're introducing a fossil of the month to celebrate the collectors who make this place what it is. We're kicking it off with this beautiful ammonite from local collector Lizzie Hingley. (1/2)
First bird on the New Year list… Feral Pigeon! Followed shortly by Herring Gull. Llandudno Junction. 🤨 #birdingWales
January 1, 2026 at 8:52 AM
First bird on the New Year list… Feral Pigeon! Followed shortly by Herring Gull. Llandudno Junction. 🤨 #birdingWales
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In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds
Quick walk around Llyn Elsi, Betws Y Coed this morning. 4 displaying Goosander were great to see, first time I had seen them there. Also Tufty, Teal and Mallard. Also removed this, which was pointed out to me by a local Robin. #birdingWales
December 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Quick walk around Llyn Elsi, Betws Y Coed this morning. 4 displaying Goosander were great to see, first time I had seen them there. Also Tufty, Teal and Mallard. Also removed this, which was pointed out to me by a local Robin. #birdingWales