A lovely weekend with @piedflynet.bsky.social on Dartmoor. Walks in nature & talks with friends. Food for the soul❣️
#timewithfriends #ecologistlife #naturetrails 🌿🌏🐦😊

Fully funded PhD for UK students working wt me at @uniofreading.bsky.social, Prof Ken Norris @nhm-london.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social

Application deadline 12 Jan 2026 & further details in link below
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#birds 🐦 #phenology🌿🌏 #museumcollections #AI #LLM

Funded 4-year PhD available 🎓.
Project titled “AI in the Museum” working with historic bird data 🐦 from Madagascar & supervisors at @uniofreading.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social
Deadline 9th Nov 2025. Apply at www.mfccdt.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
#AIinResearch #Ecology #Climate 🌏🌿

Wild honey bee hive in my aunt's garden. I'm not sure if it's Apis indica or Apis cerana (too big & too many tiers for it to be A. florea, me thinks). Abandoned since the monsoon started but isn't she a beauty? 🌏🐝🌿❣️
#beehive #wildhoneybees #gardensurprises #indianhoneybees #simplejoys

Two months away from my office, I came back to a combination of congratulatory messages on my promotion & condolences for my Dad passing away... and a change on the door. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the love & empathy from my colleagues. THANK YOU @uniofreading.bsky.social #lovewhereyouwork

🌡changes in the city of my birth vs. the town where I now live. Mid summers day🌿 not just the longest but might be the hottest day of the year so far, in England ☀️ Days >30°C, avg for tropical Chennai, are becoming more common in temperate Reading, too! 🌏
#showyourstripes #midsummer #climatechange

House Martins nest building outside my bedroom. Despite the mess, the window cleaning will now have to wait until the chicks have fledged & flown! Hope it's a good year for their home & family 🌍🐦 #birdsoutsidemybedroom #housemartins #nesting #springtime #simplepleasures

Lovely spring day in Wiltshire helping my PhD student calibrate her radio tracking equipment whilst listening to skylarks, watching corn buntings, meadow pipits & yellow wagtails & soaking up the sunshine. 🌍🐤🌞 It was a day that was very good for the soul! #ecologistlife #dayout #fieldwork 😊

My constant companion since the summer of '09. Road trips wt friends & field trips wt colleagues, this little car has taken me across the length & breadth of Great Britain. I'll miss you, my friend. Safe travels wt new friends on your future adventures! #goodbyesarenevereasy #endofanera

🥇#1 - The QS World University Rankings 2025 has put us @uor-research.bsky.social in the world's Top20 & UK 1️⃣ for Agriculture & Forestry 🌍 Fantastic news & great recognition of our efforts within the School and University 🍾🥂🥳 www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un... #lovewhereyouwork 🌟

How long after boarding the #Eurostar do you think this photo was taken? Less than 5 minutes!!! Classic shot of a bunch of academics on a work trip #ecologistlife 🌍 #academiclife From @valor-project.eu to @agri4pol.eu

My first experience of a PhD. defence in Sweden as an "opponent" was hugely interesting & intellectually stimulating. I met very cool scientists; reunited with a friend after more than 10 years & celebrated the new Dr's success in a lovely winter wonderland location. I even survived -9 degrees!!! 🥶

I love this time of year when my apple & cherry trees start to blossom. If you have fruit trees please take a few minutes to upload your blossom records to fruitwatch.org. It helps us track climate change impacts on life history events like flowering phenology
#Fruitwatch #climatechange #phenology

A fantastic week visiting field sites, partners, & local communities in the Nilgiris & Erode districts. Thank you, Keystone Foundation, for being marvellous hosts. We hope our inputs were useful & look forward to our collaboration flourishing!

Office for this week. Enjoying the opportunity to step away from city life & be able to pause, breathe, reflect & enjoy nature. #workperks of visiting a partner organisation on a GCRF UKPACT project. The 10 hour road trip to get here was also fun!