Vicky White

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[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

Linne's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) | 100 x 80 cm | Pencil on panel #art #animals #naturalhistory

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

Current view, and a little studio still-life... #workinprogress #naturalhistory #drawing

[Paul Green @WexfordBotany1]

A complete surprise to come across the hybrid between Hard and Soft Shield-fern Polystichum x bicknellii in a very steep wood at Ballynacoolagh, Wexford. A 1st for the county. The Hard Shield-fern parent is very rare in Wexford, only known from 10 sites @BSBIbotany @BSBI_Ireland

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

So LOUD... #fieldnotes #greatgreenbushcricket #suffolk

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

@IrishRainforest I think it's a (correct) reaction against anthropocentrism (i.e. humans at the pinnacle of, and distinct from, all other life on earth). But the new version is vulnerable to the "appeal to nature", the idea that natural = good/desirable. Same day, different justification...

[Walker Picture Books @walkerpicbooks]

Make your pre-order list for June from these delicious picture book previews in @thebookseller 😍 @WalkerBooksUK

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

@IrishRainforest Yep 💚

[British Library Publishing @BL_Publishing]

The ‘Animals: Art, Science and Sound’ exhibition opens at the @BritishLibrary in less than a month, so of course we have a stunning accompanying catalogue filled with rich illustrations pulled from the BL collections and QR codes that let you explore our extensive sound archive!

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

The jug is currently on show as part of the stunning "Islanders" exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge if anyone else wants to go and see it in the flesh... https://t.co/IglAEAeF3x 💫

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

It could just be coincidence but my eagle-eyed other half noticed that the marks next to this bird's beak look eerily like the sonogram for the alarm call of a Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)... @FitzMuseum_UK @AshmoleanMuseum @AChristophilop1 @UCamArchaeology

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

Either way, could those marks be a 2,600 year old attempt to visually depict a bird vocalising? And does anyone know of any other possible examples?

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

The bird graces an approximately 2,600 year old jug, currently on show in the stunning 'Islanders' exhibition at the @Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, on loan from the @AshmoleanMuseum. Black-winged stilt does seem to be a visual match too... 🧵3/7

[Vicky White @_vickywhite]

Sonogram and audio recording of a Black-winged Stilt alarm calling. Citation: João Tomás, XC787806. Accessible at https://t.co/L7Mj4Gs4X1. License: Creative Commons / Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 https://t.co/DY1Wvll7w9🧵2/7

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

A flamingo’s inner circle can include their breeding partner plus several friends.

Flamingos will form both platonic and sexual bonds with birds of the same sex and can form mixed sexed trios and quartets.

These relationships can last for decades.
https://t.co/ohAy8DCx7x