First bird of my day: one wet blackbird. An autumn gloom. Pouring rain. No other birds seen. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours

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Moulting time In late summer and into early autumn kingfishers grow new feathers. You can see the new feathers growing on the face of this kingfisher in east London. These new pin feathers are encased in a protective waxy sheath made of keratin which is why they appear white.

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A blaze of colour in an otherwise dank autumn morning

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How to become the UK’s best-selling author? Julia Donaldson’s secret weapon is the humble notebook. Here, the Bodleian sits down with the author of beloved children’s classics including The Gruffalo as part of our Behind The Desk series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPDd4KlQotk.

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Really tedious pointless fraud this week. Got a (genuine) Royal Mail underpaid postage notification, paid it for redelivery, and the stuff was garbage, random leaflets. I don't understand who benefits from this, but it is annoying as hell.

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