Our plastic waste is bad for wildlife.

The image is of a deceased black-footed albatross chick. It's a sobering picture and normally we like to keep things light-hearted on this account, but every once in a while we need to have one of those 'real talks.'

#EarthDay

The despair of where we are, and how unstoppable it feels.

It's only a small thing, but this morning, freshly arrived whitethroats were singing their scribbled-puzzle-game song from newly-leafed lanes all the way to town. Very thankful for that.

✅ Focus
✅ Framing
✅ Light
✅ Witness-protection Setting
#worstbirdpic (Yellow-rumped Warbler)

A Brimstone Canary with their mouth full…

📍Nyandungu Eco-Park in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOX #Birds

I laughed way to hard at this 😅

birding rewires your brain audubon.org/magazine/sprin…

#CommonwealthDay is observed annually by the 56 member countries. This year, we hosted a panel discussion with students from across the Pacific with the theme of ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’ on the road to #CHOGM24 #CommonwealthDay 2024

56 diverse and independent nations. 2.5 billion people. One Commonwealth family.

On #CommonwealthDay , we celebrate our strength in unity - working together to boost our shared prosperity, champion our values and build resilience to challenges such as climate change.

75 years. 2.5 bn people. 60% of those young people. A family spanning 56 countries 🌍 🫶

I have seen first hand the power of this family having served in 4 Commonwealth posts 🇨🇦🇵🇰🇧🇩🇱🇰 & am super proud of the 'C' in FCDO 🙌🏼

#CommonwealthDay

Read more ⤵️ hilltimes.com/story/2024/03/…

I marked the 2nd anniversary of 🇷🇺 invasion of 🇺🇦by watching this. A masterclass in stating of history to push back 🇷🇺 propaganda.

Dear great people of a great country, I am immensely proud of each of you. I admire each one of you. I believe in each one of you. Any normal person wants the war to end. But none of us will allow Ukraine to end.

That is why when it comes to ending the war, we always add: on our…

Today we headed into the Sumatran wilderness to look for a titan and look: we found it. The titan atum is the world's largest unbranched inflorescence, and one of nature's greatest wonders. To see one in cultivation is a treat; but to see one in the wild is special.

Superbly proud that 🇬🇧 is funding this through #UKCSSF Pacific programme - great to see these take place thanks to efforts of BBC Media Action and UK in Solomon Islands & Nauru 🇬🇧🇸🇧🇳🇷 Tom Coward Brian Jones

IMPORTANT:

Viridor: Save the Lapwings at Beddington Farmlands - Sign the Petition! chng.it/C52S2zdm via Change.org UK

Kingfisher on the end of a mossy perch.

As Head of His Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and on behalf of all colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, we wish His Majesty a full and speedy recovery. Messages have come in from around the world wishing him a return to full health. Our thoughts and prayers are with the King.