Erstwhile veterinarian; Amateur naturalist; Aspiring conservationist; Animal ethicist; Vulture fan. Author of ‘Treated Like Animals’: https://tinyurl.com/5a3cut5p Forthcoming book: https://tinyurl.com/yw8uh5k6 My photos: https://pbase.com/alick_simmonshttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3muw7twajwc2uGoliath Heron, Gauteng, RSA, August 2019. #birdoftheday #herons #egrets07 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7twajwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3muryfqo3bc2qYou wanted to be the boss, chum - that means the buck stops with you. No ifs, buts or maybe.05 Sep 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muryfqo3bc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3muovcs3q3c2oI've just watched the film from end to end. They are ALL crooks, every last one of them.04 Sep 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muovcs3q3c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3muoo6bx7bc2tQuite apart from the appalling policies, the egregious behaviour and barely-concealed racism, are we genuinely considering letting the country be run by people who conduct their business permanently half-pissed? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoo6bx7bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mun3s24l522vThis report proves what we all suspected: Reform UK is a criminal enterprise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun3s24l522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mukp5fj5tc2hAy caramba! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukp5fj5tc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3muc43vfwkk2h“Netanyahu [….] blamed “a handful of rioters who violate the law, […] and harm Israel’s standing in the world”. Standing? Standing? And what standing is that? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc43vfwkk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mu5c4a4s522jWhite-naped Crane, Kyushu, February 2014. #birds28 Aug 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5c4a4s522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mu2n5jsktk24That's a stunning specimen. @stuartpstevens.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2n5jsktk24https://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mtxsndlev22xYet another ‘tradition’ which involves the routine, annual killing of wildlife for no other reason than ‘because we can’. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/call-ban-marmot-hunting-france-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other26 Aug 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxsndlev22x