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dansnaturepictures · 10 months

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02/07/2023-An amazing day at Knepp

Flora and fauna photos taken in this set: 1. Some inspirational White Storks, I was euphoric to see these mesmerising birds flying right from the start of the visit at the walker's car park and with around five in the air at one point, on nests, with young, feeding young, uniquely for this annual visit for us on the ground in grass and hear their distinctive and joyful clacking sounds. It still feels quite surreal to see these birds in the British countryside and yet they feel so in place, what amazing work this project has done I loved the views we got of them today. 2. Silver-washed Fritillary, I saw my first of the year of these golden butterflies the species that got me into butterflies, a bonus one to the usual key butterflies here that I hoped we might see. 3. Gatekeeper, a key one seen on a butterfly bonanza. 4. Purple Emperor, I felt so honoured and lucky that we saw possibly as many as twenty of these gigantic and extremely prepossessing butterflies today the other main species alongside White Stork we came for and what first attracted us here. We got exhilarating and exquisite views of them dancing along the tree tops, fighting and landed. 5. Common toadflax in the sun, the first I'd seen on a walk this year a flower I like and have seen here before. 6. Purple Hairstreak, it was wonderful to see many of these astonishing butterflies well too capping off an extraordinary week I've had for seeing them the best week I've had for them in terms of how many I've seen at Lakeside and here. 7. Marsh woundwort, another flower seen well. 8. A White-letter Hairstreak, we had hoped to see one and all thanks to a kind man (and his lovely dog) that we got talking to who alerted us to them in an elm we saw some. A butterfly we didn't see at all last year, it was a strong addition to the day and year. What a moment to watch them. 9. A lovely Mistle Thrush I enjoyed seeing. 10. Fallow Deers, always great to see here.

Another hoped for addition to the core targets we saw was White Admiral, the four butterfly year ticks (this, White-letter Hairstreak, Silver-washed Fritillary and Purple Emperors) took my butterfly year list to 41 after an amazing few butterfly weeks putting me in such a great position. I thought to myself before today I could see these four here but didn't think I'd see them all so was ecstatic when I did and it felt very efficient to see the extra ones. My first Yellow Shell moth and charming black and orange Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars of the year and Red Admiral, Comma, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Broad-bodied Chaser, Banded Demoiselle, Red Kite, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Swallow, House Martin, young Great Crested Grebe and Coot on the lake, Goldfinch, House Sparrows, Common Red Soldier beetle and hearing Jay, Wren and Chiffchaff were other highlights. Teasel, dock, self heal, white clover, garden loosestrife, foxgloves, mallow, centaury, buttercup, great willowherb and cuckoo-pint were other key plants seen. What a sensational wild day with truly so much seen, another of my days of the year.

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natureineurope · 1 year

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Suur-kiirgliblikas; Apatura iris; Purple Emperor

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Purple Emperor by Urmas Ojango || CC BY-NC 2.0

#purple emperor #butterfly #butterflies #insect #insects #animals #wildlife

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i-eat-butterflies-when-im-alone · 1 year

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FREYER'S PURPLE EMPEROR BUTTERFLY

wow!!!!!!!!!!!

nice!!!!!!!!!!!! nicer than your freshly baked pies at least!!!!!!!!!! I'd suggest learning how to cook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#the butterflies are inevitable #freyer's purple emperor #freyer's purple emperor butterfly #purple emperor #butterflies #butterfly

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heartnosekid · 2 months

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the great purple emperor (sasakia charonda) | source

#stim #butterflies #bugs #insects #sfw #blue #purple #black #yellow #white #brown #the great purple emperor #sasakia charonda #wings #animals #nature #hands #ishy gifs #postish

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lucidpeech · 2 months

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The Emperor, in Alexander McQueen RTW 2023

#i think he's not a couture gal like shart #he feels like a practical dude #but this would be something he likes #it's shiny #purple and plays into his illithid form but also provides him cover from prying eyes #bg3 #bg3 fanart #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 #balduran #baldurs gate #illithid #mind flayer #the emperor bg3 #bg3 emperor #illithidposting #peechy art : bg3

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askewavenue · 2 years

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ilia (Apatura ilia)

Lars Andersen, Henrik Thomsen

#Lesser Purple Emperor #Apatura Iilia #Ilia #Dagsommerfugl #Sommerfugl #Butterfly #Purple Emperor

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jeeaark · 2 months

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I wish the emperor in bg3 was as cool ( and hunky ) as you make them out to be, how you portray the gang and greygold is all so sweet 😭😭😭 but after finding out what he did to Duke stelmane... I'll just pretend your version is canon instead. I love your art!

Right, so originally I wasn't gonna abroach that topic with a 13½ ft pole, because sensitive subject, but gonna have to roll up my sleeves and acknowledge it was very much indeed a topic that Greygold had to consider and formulate their own conclusions on. Sure even though Greygold didn't find out the be-hella-mean way, there were concerned friends with mindful observations that had Greygold confronting the possibility that the Emperor and Stelmane's secret underground business practices might've had some uh...Problems!

The conversation went a lil everywhere BUT in short-

Greygold's philosophy is to hope for the best, but always prepare for the worst.

Case in point: Greyg's team. Maybe not everyone did shitty things in their past, but they certainly had ample opportunity to do shitty things on this journey that Greygold had to veer them away from. As Greygold sees it, if their teammates can change for the better, hopefully the Emperor can and will too. Everybody is capable of being awful, but also being awesome kind, so gotta give the squid a chance.

#bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #wyll #the emperor bg3 #duke stelmane #greygold #bg3 fanart #Instead of “Wrath” and “Ruin” solving problems through orcish means #Greygold's new “Friendship” and “Intervention” fists lock you in a bear hug until you do the right thing #I will say finding dirt about Stelmane afterwards did ease MY mind a lil #but yeah I'm remaining neutral about Stel until I get some RESPECTFULLY acquired unbiased direct facts #but even gameplay-wise Greyg was hoping with enough time and energy and a positive influence in Emp's life #the morally-purple-grey squid would find itself enriched by some POSITIVELY HEALTHIER character development #I can't deny Astarion was a bad influence on Greyg at times though #The power of friendship is indeed a neutral power #that can be used for both evil and good #like love #I got a lil fervent with the stelmane thing but I do appreciate that you're enjoying Greygold's adventures!#But. Even silly (hunkyIguesstoothankyou???hfghfghsdfg) Emps is definitely. hrm. -Complicated-

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qcoded · 6 months

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They're going to the FNAF movie REAL (guess who's idea it was)

#the owl house #toh #the collector #emperor belos #philip wittebane #collector toh #belos toh #philip toh #toh fanart #five nights at freddy's #fnaf #fnaf movie #crossover #fanart #belos getting his ass dragged inside the theather by the collector is a a very funny thought #hES THE PURPLE MAN RAHHHHH #i was gonna draw him a springtrap mask but i got lazy

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ladyloveandjustice · 3 months

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My Favorite Books I Read in 2023

I read a ton of good novels last year- 36 in all (and uh, 78 manga/graphic novels, but we'll examine that in another post). Here's a link to my Goodreads year in books (the manga is at the beginning, the novels start with Siren Queen) and my storygraph wrap up.

I reread a ton of Discworld this year, and it's as spectacular as ever. But what about new reads?

Well, here are my favorite books I read in 2023!

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

This is an autobiographical memoir about the abusive relationship the author went through with her ex-girlfriend. It's absolutely gut-wrenching, and at times, achingly beautiful. Machado uses the house she shared with her girlfriend, which she calls the "dream house", as a back drop. It's a place she always wanted and also a place she became trapped in, Machado's language is beautiful as she explores the relationship from different lenses-- The Dream House as Lesbian Cult Classic, the Dream House as Noir, the Dream House as Creature Feature, the Dream House as Stoner Comedy....All facets of the relationship are explored in a way that grips you by the throat and makes you remember everyone who ever tried to suffocate you-- but it also explores the hard work of moving on, of picking up the pieces, of living and embracing tenderness along with hardship.

I especially related to Machado's struggle to talk about abuse between queer lovers because of her fears of giving homophobes more ammunition...and when she says "we deserve to have our wrongdoing represented as much as our heroism, because when we refuse wrongdoing as a possibility for a group of people, we refuse their humanity", I felt that deeply.

This wasn't just one of my favorite books this year, it goes on the list of all-time favorite books. I wish I had this kind of writing style. I'll be returning to this again and again.

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

A middle-grade novel about a Chinese-American teen who feels a bit alienated from his heritage, which becomes a bit of an issue once he finds out the First Emperor of China has possessed his A.R. Gaming Headset. Now he needs to close a portal to the underworld with the help of other kids possessed by emporers.

This was a whole lot of fun, and often quite poignant. I was unsure if I could really enjoy middle-grade books as an adult, and this absolutely proves I can. There's a lot of really interesting Chinese history blended with action-packed fantasy, and exploration of the complicated feelings a kid can have about their own heritage . The dynamic between Zachary and Qin Shi Huang was so entertaining with the Emperor being villainous, heroic, charismatic, detestable-- and Zachary realizing how his complicated feelings about him mirror his relationship with his culture at large. There was also a lot of fun with other historical figures, and Xiran's take on Wu Zetian is a joy. (Also, if you like Yu-Gi-Oh!, you'll probably like this, since Xiran says it was one of their influences).

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Rose is young woman who's raised in a fundamentalist Christian household, and she's a devout, obedient daughter. But some weird things are happening. She's seeing a terrifying demon everywhere, insects are coming out of her mouth....and she's possibly having feelings about other girls. What's going on?

Yes, this is by the Chuck Tingle who makes all those Tinglers. But THIS one... will make you tingle with fear! It's a great horror novel! It's skin-crawlingly creepy at times, but also does a great job digging into how fundamentalist dogma harms queer people, and the hypocrisy of such beliefs. The conversion camp aspect is handled tastefully, and overall it was a great spooky read that's also ultimately very affirming, cathartic, and hopeful.

Qualia the Purple by Hisamitsu Ueo

You might go into this thinking it's just a quirky yuri light novel about a schoolgirl and her crush who sees everyone around her as robots (like literally, when she looks at someone she sees a robot instead of a human). But it quickly becomes surreal queer psychological horror steeped in absolutely wild applications of quantum mechanics and thought-provoking time travel. Some of the quantum mechanics exposition dumps were a bit much but I deeply enjoyed having my mind cracked open by this book.

It's one of the most interesting takes of time loop stories I've seen. But it definitely covers a lot of rough subject matter, including a relationship with a serious age gap and extremely messed up relationships, so be cautious if you have triggers.

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

This book follows Miri, whose wife goes missing on a deep-sea submarine mission for six months. Miri thought her wife dead, but she miraculously returns one day...but her wife has changed. She's like a stranger. She may have bought the horrors of the sea home with her.

This is a gripping exploration of grief and loss combined with a delicious, slow horror that creeps under your skin. There's excellent Lovecraftian and body horror elements to the novel, but it works very effectively as a metaphor for a loved one going through trauma, and a relationship starting to crumble because everything seems different. A moment that really stuck out to me is when Miri copes with her wife's disappearance by frequenting an online community where women roleplay as wives with husbands missing in space. The way the online drama of the community interacted with her grief was both funny and heartbreaking.

This is another example of a book that makes me deeply jealous with its lyrical writing, and another one for the ever-lengthening all time favorites list.

Otherside Picnic Volume 8: Accomplices No More by Iori Miyazawa

The latest entry in a series about two girls exploring an alternate dimension full of creepypasta monsters, while also falling in love with each other. See my other reviews here and here.

This volume has the payoff to a lot of careful character work and relationship building, and it was completely satisfying. In fact, it was...show-stopping. Spectacular. Incredible. I loved the exploration of how love, sex, and romance are so different for different people and it's impossible to put it in neat boxes. The frank and messy conversation our leads have about their relationship was perfect and so was that absolutely bonkers, wonderful finale. This is another one for the all times favorite list, and I loved it so much I wrote a extremely long review/recap here.

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer

This was a well-researched, well-crafted, easy to read book that explores queerness (mainly homosexuality, bisexuality, trans and genderfluid expressions in animals, and even the question of if and how animals can related to gender) in the animal kingdom. Though it's definitely aimed at teens, I learned a lot from it (who knew female bonobos were such life goals) and it presented its information in a fun way. It included some interesting examinations of how proof of homosexuality and bisexuality in animals was historically suppressed and filtered through homophobic assumptions. If you want to learn a little animal science in an accessible format, definitely check this out.

Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin

The story follows Mia, a woman in her 20's living with her vampire mother. Her whole life revolves around not drawing suspicion towards her Mom. She also has to make sure to feed her Mom some of her blood every night--lest her mother fall back in with her abusive boyfriend and start hunting humans. But when Mia meets a cute girl, she starts to dream of living her own life...

It was a really interesting use of vampirism as a metaphor for both living with a parent struggling with addiction and having an abusive parent. It's just a well-told, heartwrenching tale that got deep into the character's mindsets. I thought the ending was bit abrupt and rushed, but it did make more sense once I realized this was the first in a duology. It's a fascinating take on vampires, and I'm interested in seeing more.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

This novel follows a middle-aged Muslim female pirate living around the Arabian Peninsula. She's supposed to be in retirement, but wouldn't you know it, she's lured in for one last job! I she rescues a kidnapped girl, she'll have all the riches she needs to set her family up for life. So Amina begins her adventure of fighting demons and monsters and ex-husbands. But the job might not be all it seems.

This novel is full of all the entertaining swashbuckling action and shenanigans that any pirate story should have. It's a rollicking good time, and feeds my craving for middle aged women going on quests and kicking ass. Amina's journey is a fun, wild ride full of dynamic characters and interesting mythology!

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Juniper is friends with a successful Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, and has always been deeply jealous of her. When Athena dies in front of her, Juniper decides to steal her manuscript rooted in Chinese history and claim it as her own. But plagiarism might catch up with her...

This is a strong example of a book I thought was really well-done, but one I'm probably never going to read again. The way it depicted Twitter drama is just too accurate and I got anxiety. It did such a good job putting you in Juniper's awful shoes so you can feel the pressure close in along with her. The book's commentary on the insidious racism of the publishing industry was effective, and it made a horrible character's journey fascinating to follow. I was so intrigued yet anxious I had to force myself to finish the last few pages.

Bonus read:

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree

A very cute novel about an orc named Viv who decides to retire from the violent life of a bounty hunter and run a coffee shop instead. She ends up getting a lot of assistance from a succubus named Tandri...and my, is that a slow-burn coffee shop romance brewing? This book reminds me a lot of various cozy slice-of-life anime, and it's nice to be getting more of that feeling in book form. I wish there was a little more specific to the fantasy world rather than making it a coffee shop that line up 1 to 1 to a modern day shop, but it was definitely a sweet read.

#year in books #my reviews #our wives under the sea #in the dream house #zachary ying and the dragon emperor #camp damascus #qualia the purple #otherside picnic #queer ducks #night's edge #legends and lattes #the adventures of amina al sirafi #books #queer lit #yellowface #r.f. kuang #xiran jay zhao #carmen maria machado

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dansnaturepictures · 1 year

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The eleventh and final post of my 2022 wildlife and photography highlights blogs: My bird and butterfly year in numbers

I wanted to end this year’s highlights blog thread by doing something I did enjoy doing from my old style highlights posts before I ended them, say a bit about the numbers of my year for my two most seriously taken year lists birds and butterflies which are always going to be a big factor of any assessment of the success of my wildlife watching year. And 2022 has been a hugely successful year for me, with my bird year list currently on 206 making it my highest ever bird year list which is something I am incredibly proud of. It has been a year of wonderful birding adventures and I have taken immense joy in building up this bird year list, really competing and ultimately beating my past year lists. For butterflies I saw 45 species making it my joint highest ever year list alongside 2021 and 2019. Repeating this was a delicate task as there’s only so many species I can afford not to see before it becomes not doable such is how much I saw in previous years and I had such fun getting everything lined up with species seen throughout the spring and summer months.

For my bird year list similarly to previous years it was a strong start, I saw my second highest ever amount of species after one day on New Year’s Day and I ended January on 125 species seen, my highest ever after a month of the year and level with my 2011 total which I was pleased with. It kept pace with my highest past year lists after that but the big moment to look back on was our April Pembrokeshire holiday where with the star seabird species targets of that week mixed in with migrant species we picked up it made my year list race ahead of where all of my others had been on those dates and it kept this position throughout my year after that which felt like something so special.

My butterfly year list kept pace with where my previous year lists had been on given dates and it was another year of butterflies for species seen I was over the moon with. For my three other year lists I keep; my dragonfly/damselfly year list this year is my joint second highest ever total alongside last year, my mammal year list is my joint highest ever total alongside 2019 and whilst I only began doing these again/seriously last year my moth year list this year is my highest ever with 40 species seen as in my amazing year of seeing moths this year they really came to the core of my interest. Of course it’s so much more than species names on a list, each entry represents a strong moment of connection to nature in seeing a species and a lot when considering every species of course I saw more than once. I love doing year lists and when I look back throughout my hobby in 2011 when I decided to start year lists mostly a birdwatching thing but I did it for the others too, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made. The lists this year help paint the picture of why 2022 has been a phenomenal year of wildlife watching and photos for me and one of my best ever.

Finally, building on my other highlights posts the past few weeks; I have seen some sensational bird and butterfly species this year. From notable for patch Shoveler and Snipe at Lakeside, to Black-browed Albatross and Bee-eaters in Yorkshire and Norfolk, with Honey Buzzard, Bittern and Black-necked Grebe other highlights in between I have seen so many fantastic species. Purple Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Hobby, Black-throated Diver, Glossy Ibis, my 100th bird of the year Common Crane and 200th Wryneck, Brambling, Slavonian Grebe, Woodlark, Whooper Swan, Temminck’s Stint and Garganey were some of the many other standout species I saw this year. For butterflies ten key species I saw were Duke of Burgundy, my first ever Essex Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper, Lulworth Skipper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Clouded Yellow, Purple Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, White Admiral and Marsh Fritillary. I took the first five pictures in this photoset of Wryneck at Lepe in September, Pied Flycatcher at Portland that month too, Water Rail at Rutland Water in July, Lapwing at Pig Bush in the New Forest in April and Black-headed Gull at Lakeside Country Park in October. I also took the final five pictures in this photoset of Grizzled Skipper at Martin Down in May, Speckled Wood at Lakeside in September, Holly Blue at Lakeside in May, Chalkhill Blue at Stockbridge Down in July and Dingy Skipper at Stackpole in April.

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