The HOOPOE bird’s name is trebly onomatopoeic. Its name in English and both halves of its scientific name Upupa epops—which derive from its name in Latin, upupa, and its name in Greek, epops—are all meant to recreate its call.

Over on #mastodon some stuff that might interest @FemEdTech mastodon.social/@francesbell/1… mastodon.social/@BenPatrickWil… mastodon.ie/@catherinecron… #FemEdTech

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Just checked and no record is made of abstentions in UK Parliament - some hiding occurring :(

“The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” A brilliant and powerful address.

My son Tom Bell is doing this significant challenge to raise money for Cancer Research, in memory of his late brother Dan Bell Tom says “I have decided to do something active and for a good cause each year in his memory” fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/thomass-g… #CancerResearch #GoTom

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UK textile and embroidery artist, Collette Kinley's original, award winning garden/allotment embroidery design #WomensArt

I find it quite upsetting that Thr**ds is appropriating lovely and functional emoticons like 🧵but hopefully not🪡

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"Blue bird," by contemporary painter Daniela Vasileva #WomensArt 🐦

'Pegasus', one of artist Helga Stentzel's clothesline animals #WomensArt

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This. Is. Phenomenal. Corrie characters aghast at “London?”

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... Four years ago an enormous beech tree fell in the woods, as Benjamin Ranyard Ben will remember very well. The extra light has changed the woods, in some places. I've written about it here... What do you think, friends? What should we do, if anything? open.substack.com/pub/suebeesley…