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Lev Parikian

7 months

Pretty damn excited (and not a little gobsmacked) that Taking Flight has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

SCAM ALERT – IMPORTANT The cat has already been fed.

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2 months

‘So, do you have any hobbies?’ ‘I do Italian on Duolingo. I’m on a 2,386-day streak.’ ‘Duemilatrecentottantasei giorni? È davvero impressionante!’ ‘Oh… no, sorry. I don’t speak Italian. I just do it on Duolingo.’

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5 years

Orwellian mortality maths.

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3 years

@_ACasso @teigngardener And...

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2 years

Susie Dent is currently scouring the dictionary for a 15th-century word meaning ‘long overdue comeuppance’.

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3 years

@_ACasso @teigngardener Yeah (and it is an excellent takedown), but...

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7 days

The Bill Nighys are late this year, so it's good to see a few recent sightings. Do your bit to help this amazing species: – leave a cafe table & chair on the pavement – if you have the budget, hang a bespoke navy suit outside your house – keep your silk sock dispenser replenished

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8 days

Bill Nighy standing outside my flat being still to listen to the spring birds on May Day morning is exactly what you’d want Bill Nighy to be doing right?

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@LevParikian

7 years

Happy birthday Steve Reich appy Birthday Steve Reich H ppy Birthday Steve Reich Ha py Birthday Steve Reich Hap y Birthday Steve Reich Happ Birthday Steve Reich Happy Birthday Steve Reich Happy irthday Steve Reich Happy B rthday Steve Reich Happy Bi thday Steve Reich Happy Bir

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16 days

Oh bless you, Fitbit. I was conducting, not swimming. Waving, not drowning.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

The moment when you’re reading a book and the low sun casts a shadow of lavender and a floating bee on the empty page.

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@LevParikian

3 years

@_ACasso @teigngardener The civilised and polite exchange that followed deserves to be more widely shared, I reckon.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

3 years

This is what sand looks like under a microscope

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 years

The Trajectories of Birds.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

5 years

Hello twitter. Quick feeler: would you be interested in an ongoing thread over the next few weeks to help you identify birdsong as spring approaches? I’m thinking of doing something, basically for beginners. #birdsong

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

A few people replying that this is a lie, which just goes to demonstrate the effectiveness of Big Cat Propaganda.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

7 months

Michael Vaughan, before the game: “No disrespect to Afghanistan, but this is a good opportunity for England to improve their net run rate.” That’s aged well. #AFGvENG

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 months

@lucyfishwife Is it just possible that it’s *whispers* not a particularly effective way to learn a language?

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 years

RIP Ludwig van Beethoven, composer of da-da-da-daaaaaa and other great classics.

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4 years

Ennio Morricone, Italian composer who wrote ‘ah-ee-ah-ee-ah’ theme of ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,’ dies at 91

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@LevParikian

3 years

Five years ago today. Never forget

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@LevParikian

3 years

The original headline said ‘fucking huge’, but they thought they’d get complaints

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@LevParikian

3 years

Roses are red, Orchids are naughty,

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

8 months

I’ve just been told an extremely harrowing and distressing story. I hesitate to share it because it’s very upsetting, but it’s important that these stories reach as many people as possible, so we can stop them happening again. Apparently the cat hasn’t been fed, like, ever.

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@LevParikian

6 years

‘Well it’s a common misconception, actually – there are eleven species of gull regularly seen around the British isles, but none of them is called a ‘seagull’.’

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@LevParikian

2 years

My Working Day 7am Wordle 7.10 Worgle, Nerdle, Byrdle, Birdle, Turdle, Hurdle, Herdle, Unherdle, Worldle, Quordle, Surdle, Girdle, Dirndl, Absurdle, Thirdle, ThoraHirdle, RichardTheThirdle 1pm Lunch 6pm Bed

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2 months

What’s your most tedious bit of niche pedantry, the one that would make people back away from you with fear in their eyes? Mine is that ‘lesser spotted’ doesn’t mean ‘not often seen’ so much as ‘small and spotty’.

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@LevParikian

4 years

Our great spotted woodpecker left us a present

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 months

Well this has been fun (apart from that one guy who called me an utter cunt – don’t bother looking for him). Some really interesting language-learning discussion, and I’m amused by the number of people who seem to think this was a conversation that actually happened.

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@LevParikian

5 years

It is the year 2071. Roger Federer becomes the first person to beat his own great-grandson in a Wimbledon final.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

5 years

I have seen an utterly wonderful and enchanting thing.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

1 year

Sometimes – just sometimes – a wild bird will let you get really close. And I didn’t even have any food.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

6 years

Happy birthday Steve Reich appy birthday Steve Reich H ppy birthday Steve Reich Ha py birthday Steve Reich Hap y birthday Steve Reich Happ birthday Steve Reich Happy birthday Steve Reich Happy irthday Steve Reich Happy b rthday Steve Reich Happy bi thday Steve Reich Happy bir

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2 years

Few things give as much pleasure as finding the wing feathers of a jay.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

“It’s National Robin Day, now sod off.” #NationalRobinDay

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@LevParikian

4 years

1 like = 1 imaginary bird name

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

5 years

Happy birthday Steve Reich appy birthday Steve Reich H ppy birthday Steve Reich Ha py birthday Steve Reich Hap y birthday Steve Reich Happ birthday Steve Reich Happy birthday Steve Reich Happy irthday Steve Reich Happy b rthday Steve Reich Happy bi thday Steve Reich Happy bir

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

8 months

This is what happens when there are swallows swooping around your head so you video them with a sort of desperation that you’ll catch just half a moment and then you go through the video slowly afterwards and find you did.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 years

Good evening these are your emergency puffins.

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@BirdPerHour

4 years

#birdbot

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

How it started: 45p How it’s going: P45

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

7 years

Calm down everyone. This is like when England used to have Australia 120-5 and then Adam Gilchrist came in.

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@LevParikian

2 years

Hi, bona fide half-Armenian male here. Deal with the heat by sitting in the shade all day long in your vest and big trousers while drinking cups of strong coffee, eating pistachio nuts and playing backgammon.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 years

You know how sometimes you get to the late afternoon and you get to thinking about all the different types of green so you take 49 photographs of green things in the garden and make a collage out of them?

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@LevParikian

4 years

Due to overcrowding, and in the interests of the safety of the general public, the moral high ground is closed until further notice.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

3 years

I have this jay feather (given to me by @silverpebble some time ago) out on my desk this morning and it’s cheering me right up

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 months

If you press play on When Harry Met Sally at exactly 6.47 it’ll finish at 8.23 and you can go to bed.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

1 year

Do you mean ‘eminent conductor with a 50-year career in music who has been knighted for his services to music and made over 250 recordings, among many other achievements’, BBC? Yes you do.

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

1 year

Dorset farmer to conduct music at King's coronation

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1 year

Morning everyone. Giving in to absolutely no popular demand, I’ll be reprising #TwitterBirdsong (now in its 5th year) over the next few weeks.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

One of these days Susie Dent's just going to say 'sod it' and tweet 'I HATE THE PRIME MINISTER WITH THE SEARING INTENSITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS'

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3 years

I don't want to scare anyone, but I think the lichens have achieved sentience.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

7 years

Swedish has a word for 'getting up early specifically to go outside and listen to birdsong.' It's gökotta, and it's now my favourite word.

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@LevParikian

16 days

I’m in Richmond Park and an angry man has just shouted ‘Jesus Christ!’ at his dog and it’s like I’m in a time warp back to the good old days.

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@LevParikian

4 years

Which first? Let this be the end of the matter.

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@LevParikian

3 months

Four years ago I drew this. Should probably do an anniversary edition.

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@LevParikian

5 years

Look, it’s not going to cure the world’s ills, but this is a damn fine wren. Carry it with you and show it to strangers. They’ll thank you for it.

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@LevParikian

3 years

Went for a long walk with an old friend today. It was all interesting, but the highlight was possibly this delightful knitted postbox cosy.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

Watched a scene in Sex Education last night where two characters go to the woods to have sex and it was September but there was a willow warbler singing and to be honest it’s ruined the whole show for me.

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@LevParikian

2 years

most detailed image of a human cell to date

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@LevParikian

1 year

After today’s twitter reaction, I shall amend my programme note for Zadok The Priest to include the phrase “universally hailed as an absolute banger”.

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@LevParikian

2 years

Well this took off. I don’t have a Soundcloud, but a friend of mine would like it to be known that he is *very* hungry.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 years

Hello good morning, I know it’s not the done thing to shout about it, as if it’s some sort of bragging about an achievement or something, but it’s my birthday today and I reckon once you pass 50 you are allowed to shout about it. Even more the older you get, in fact.

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2 years

THE THING IS THAT EVERYONE CALLS THEM ‘SEAGULL’ BUT THERE ARE TWELVE SPECIES OF GULL REGULARLY SEEN IN BRITAIN AND NONE OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY CALLED ‘SEAGULL’

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@LevParikian

1 year

Sir Arthur Bliss’s old house is for sale and I urgently need three million pounds.

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@LevParikian

3 years

The novel of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published 42 years ago today. Celebrate, as I am, by wandering around the universe in your dressing gown, looking in vain for a decent cup of tea.

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@LevParikian

3 years

Every so often someone tweets a photo of a pink robin and twitter goes wild for it and it feels like people just do it because they want likes and retweets and I wouldn’t stoop so low but also JUST LOOK AT IT

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@LevParikian

4 years

The Songs of Birds.

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@LevParikian

4 years

TWO SWIFTS OVER STREATHAM YOU MAY COMMENCE YOUR SUMMER REPEAT SUMMER IS GO

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@LevParikian

8 years

Happy birthday Steve Reich appy birthday Steve Reich H ppy birthday Steve Reich Ha py birthday Steve Reich Hap y birthday Steve Reich Happ

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3 years

Advent bird No. 1 Wren Scientific name: Troglodytes troglodytes Alternative name: Tiny Shouter Finnish name: peukaloinen Song: tsib-a-tsab-a-tsoo-diddy-dabble-iddy-wodda-tsipp-a-brrrrr-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip—tjop-tsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—-ts’tjupp-tjupp-tjupp-tjupp

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@LevParikian

1 year

Tell me something small but mighty you've done this weekend. I reorganised a kitchen cupboard and – AND – threw some things away.

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@LevParikian

5 years

For those interested, the term ‘mortality maths’ was, as far as I know, coined by @petepaphides . There’s a nice piece by @Rhodri about it here:

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@LevParikian

3 years

In just over 12 hours I’ll be setting off on this 100km walk along the Thames Path. I will, I’m afraid, be tweeting about it.

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4 years

*quietly holds opinion without sharing it with the world*

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2 years

Just 100 days* till the swifts get back. *Give or take

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@LevParikian

4 years

I’ve posted this before, but the greasy pole squirrel reminded me of this game little chap in our garden a few years ago.

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@LevParikian

3 years

What I love about Twitter is that if you make a mistake, however small, someone will come along to poit it out.

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

2 years

We have reached the time of year when I can open the window at nearly nine in the evening and listen to a blackbird and watch swifts going to bed and it’s still just about light and maybe there will be a bat and that is the best time of year.

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@LevParikian

3 years

Olympics idea – all fencing events to include: - staircase for running backwards up - candlestick holder for throwing into opponent’s path - chandelier for swinging - Korngold soundtrack

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@LevParikian

3 years

Look, let’s not beat about the bush. It’s my birthday. Once you’re past 50 you get to shout about it without people looking askance at you.

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@LevParikian

5 years

Other than that, there are literally no parallels to be found between Orwell’s book and the world we live in today.

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@LevParikian

3 years

If it helps, there are just 10,000,000 seconds till the swifts get back (give or take).

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Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

3 years

Oh fuck off.

Aaron

@IAmAaronWill

3 years

Age: 18 to 25 The age where you can build your life or destroy it.

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@LevParikian

2 months

I’ve said this before but it can’t be said too often. Of the many beautiful and perfect things about Detectorists, birdsong accuracy is one of my favourites.

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@LevParikian

5 years

A source close to our cat has confirmed that the cat intends to reject the food currently on offer in the bowl, even though it originally indicated it wanted ‘food’.

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@LevParikian

3 years

Big Garden Birdwatch: 1st 5 mins: no birds 2nd 5 mins: no birds 3rd 5 mins: no birds 4th 5 mins: no birds 5th 5 mins: no birds 6th 5 mins: no birds 7th 5 mins: no birds 8th 5 mins: no birds 9th 5 mins: no birds 10th 5 mins: 1 blue tit 11th 5 mins: no birds 12th 5 mins: no birds

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@LevParikian

3 years

This is a jigsaw loaned to me by my brother and handmade by our great-great uncle in 1923. It’s of a Bateman cartoon called The Spoilsport, it has 322 pieces, and it is very difficult.

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@LevParikian

5 years

I've put together a page on my website with all the birdsong so far featured in #TwitterBirdsong , for all those who might want them in one place and without too much of the accompanying blather.

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@LevParikian

4 years

This is the tweet you will scroll past and ignore but that’s ok it’s not much of a tweet but at least it’s not being horrible to anyone

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@LevParikian

1 year

I invite you to swear allegiance to this goldfinch

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@LevParikian

4 years

TERNS you utter idiot autocorrect how many times does a birder have to write the word TERNS before you get the idea that I ALWAYS MEAN TERNS

Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

4 years

@Kaulofthewilduk @LondonBirdClub @SurreyBirdNews @ReservoirDom @sferguk Black teens are ace

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@LevParikian

3 months

Dear goldcrest that’s just decided to turn up in the garden, Would it have killed you to be here yesterday? Lovenkisses, Me #BigGardenBirdWatch

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@LevParikian

4 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but STOP THROWING YOUR MASKS ON THE PAVEMENT YOU ANIMALS

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@LevParikian

5 years

Morning. I’ve been waiting a while to do this next tweet. I hope you enjoy it.

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@LevParikian

4 years

Looking at the photos in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice. Some amazing images, but this one by @SamRowleyPhoto stood out. Vote here. #WPYPeoplesChoice

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@LevParikian

3 years

The sea shanties seem to be spreading faster and faster. They have a very high Arrrr number.

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@LevParikian

3 years

When the badge on the head Of the bird is bright red That's a moorhen

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@LevParikian

3 years

Morning Twitter. It’s my wife Tessa’s birthday today (she’s not on Twitter). She’s been laid low by covid these last couple of weeks, so I wondered if you might help cheer her up by sending nice things (especially flower/garden/cat/bread pics). Ta.

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2 years

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2 years

I have an image of half a million justifiably furious RSPB members marching on Downing Street, armed with sharpened kingfisher ornaments, and pelting the PM with suet balls.

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2 years

Just 120 days* till the swifts get back. *Give or take.