Damian Pearson

Wildlife enthusiast,ornithologist,promotes conservation of the natural world.

[Damian Pearson @carpinus2]

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[blurry dominance @BlurDominance]

@piersmorgan Piers till 80min

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"Vindictive evil woman" and "Poisoned witch" to deliver free webinar on illegal raptor persecution for Friends of the Dales this Wednesday https://t.co/X5jnkK8Zur via @RaptorPersUK

[Damian Pearson @carpinus2]

@NiallHarbison wonderful 😃

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[Damian Pearson @carpinus2]

The government promised to ban experiments on animals – but there’s no guarantee it will fulfil its pledge. Sign our open letter now! https://t.co/sodDiFWvSY

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Artist Andrew Scott brings art to life by making the frame part of the art

📹 andrewscott_art

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

In England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 you sometimes see these “wavy” brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves...

These are called crinkle-crankle walls. They appear whimsical at first, like they were designed for aesthetics, but their origins are actually engineering. A straight brick wall that is only one brick thick is structurally weak — it can be pushed over or can collapse under small lateral forces. To make a straight wall stable, you usually need two courses of bricks side by side, which doubles material usage. But when you introduce a repeated serpentine curve, the wall gains strength because every bend acts like a buttress. The load paths distribute sideways pressure through the sinusoidal shape, stabilizing the wall without additional mass.

This design became especially common in parts of England where landowners wanted long boundary walls but wanted to reduce cost. Over a long distance, one course of bricks snaked back and forth could save thousands of bricks compared to a straight double-width equivalent. Garden estates adopted the pattern in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in East Anglia. The geometry also had horticultural advantages — microclimates formed in the concave pockets which made them popular as fruit walls. Warmth collected on the south-facing curves, protecting apples and pears.

Modern viewers think they are decorative first, but historically the decoration was a side effect of cost efficiency and structural logic.

Thomas Jefferson even built crinkle-crankle walls at Monticello in the United States after seeing the concept in England.

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#archaeohistories

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

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[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

Damn right! No excuse for it!

[Damian Pearson @carpinus2]

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Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt https://t.co/xTN0PR45K3

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A stunning aerial view of a golden sea of clouds at sunset

[Damian Pearson @carpinus2]

💪🏼 Your vote is a catalyst for change! Support Protect the Wild and help them receive a share of £300,000 in grants at MyGivingCircle. Every vote counts, so let's rally together and make an impact. Vote now and be a champion for good! 🏆 https://t.co/tRERzGnCgU

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Prominent falconer Andrew Knowles-Brown fined almost £14,000 for 'shocking' animal cruelty https://t.co/ISUseTAvnG via @RaptorPersUK

[Wiltshire Hunt Saboteurs @WiltsHuntSabs]

The Beaufort huntsman was forced to call hounds off at least two foxes including this one today, surrounded by sabs and cameras in the sky…

Full hit report and videos to follow.

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[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

BREAKING: Illegal bird trapping base RAIDED
#OperationDeadAir

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

"I don't care about anything, I care about myself"

Meet 'Akas' - one of Europe's most notorious bird hunters, responsible for killing up to 1,000 birds every day.
#OperationDeadAir

[Ban Blood Sports @banbloodsports]

Hands up who wants fox hunting finally banned in #Ireland 🙌💚🦊 Foxes are chased to exhaustion and ripped apart by packs of hounds. It's time for the Irish Government to ban this barbarity https://t.co/HybVyrILyt #Ireland #BanFoxHunting