School tribute to kind and thoughtful Safia Lardner, 13, from Moseley, after holiday death
Former Park Hill Primary School pupil Safia Lardner, 13, from Moseley, was on holiday when she tragically fell from a cliff and died in Devon on April 16, an inquest was told
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Tributes have been paid to a schoolgirl who had a quirky sense of humour and a talent for kindness towards others after her tragic death on holiday.
UK Photographer Spots Incredibly Rare White Robin–and the Photos Are Breathtaking
An incredibly rare, completely white robin has been spotted in the UK after a woman took up bird photography during lockdown.
The eye-catching bird is thought to be one of just a handful ever pictured and is all the more unique because it is entirely rather than partially white.
The striking robin usually known for its iconic red breast was captured by amateur photographer Ali Marley during a dog walk. An incredibly rare, completely white robin has been spotted in Stockton-on-Tees. (Caters News) The eye-catching bird is thought to be one of just a handful ever pictured. (Caters News)
So my duck story, passed on to me.
My grandparents lived on Long Island in a tiny 600 sq ft house that my grandfather steadily expanded (added 2nd floor, and dug a basement). Around the house they had various vegetable gardens including one next to the side door. When you went into the side door, there was a half flight up stairs straight ahead up into the house and a ¾ flight of stairs to the left which went into the basement.
My grandmother one day propped open the side door so she could retrieve her gardening tools from the basement and on the way back up the stairs was greeted by two ducklings (my grandfather would indicate their size with his fingers, indicating they would fit in a coffee cup). My grandmother dropped her gardening stuff, and retreated screaming into the basement. See, my grandmother had a proper phobia of birds – anything with feathers. A hat with a feather would receive pretty similar treatment. And these two baby ducklings had her trapped. She calmed down
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Krishnappa Chandrashekara delivering a lecture during the ‘Being Social’ symposium organised by the author’s students in June 2013 at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc. Photo: RG Lab Collection
The evolutionary biologist and polymath J.B.S. Haldane is said to have remarked that “The universe is not only queerer than we imagine but queerer than we can imagine.” And one of those many queer things is that there are more species of beetles than any other kind of animal on our planet. This queer fact also apparently did not escape Haldane’s notice and repartee. Replying to theologians who inquired if there was anything that could be concluded about the Creator from the study of creation, Haldane is said to have quipped, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.”
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