Adam Parker

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Archaeologist and Museum bod in t'North. Ancient magic researcher.
Green. Womble. Recorder of insects.
Twitter@adamarchaeology
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Bloghttps://romanmagic.wordpress.com/
@birgittahoffmann @antinomy Someone is going to have suggested Garum for breakfast aren't they 🤢
Pleased to finally find a leaf mine! Agromyzidae are a family of tiny flies whose larva make these sorts of fun mins in leaf tissues. My sense is that they've had a late start this year generally - probably another thing smacked hard by the insane heat of 2022. #flies #diptera #WildlifeRecording
Found some rather excellent inverts today at #FarIngsNNR - Xysticus spm predating a blue-tailed Damsel female, a bonny metallic leader beetle Donacia clavipes, and although apparently common but something I dont often see (and amazingly named) Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle.

wait, hold on, we don't have to censor ourselves here.

let's try that again...

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Walking with the baby pram yesterday and a helpfully sleeping bairn let us stay nice and quiet to ID the interesting hopping birds in the bushes. Siskin and Goldcrest added to my patch list for the year. 53spp and way ahead of this time last year. Almost all #lowcarbonbirding too.

#birdwatching
#localbigyear

Journalist: "Hey we are writing an article about [insert Roman Magic sensationalist nonsense here] and invite you to comment"
Me: "Sure, please compensate me for my time though"
J: "We don't pay interviewees"
M: "OK, bye"

Rinse and repeat every other month. #Notworkingforfree

Mornin’.

Female Great spotted woodpecker taking breakfast here just now.

These guys have now established themselves on the sanctuary as long term residents with a number of breeding pairs now obvious and we’re absolutely privileged to have them here.

Habitat and gentleness baby.

#Habitat and #gentleness

#GreatSpottedWoodpecker #birds #bird #birdsofmastodon
#beesanctuaryireland #bees #nature
#wildlife #naturereserve #organic #vegan #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #woodpecker

Very foggy and frosty to start with, then brilliantly sunny. There were a few ice-free patches on the drain and two Little Grebes were fishing there. A flock of 13 Greenfinches in the #Sculcoates cemetery and Linnet added to yr list. 1st singing Chaffinch of the year #UrbanBiodiversity #Hull
Bloody loved my #lowcarbonbirding run around #FarIngsNNR. 6 miles, 26 species and adding grey heron, bullfinch, greenfinch, little grebe, and wigeon to my year list for 45sp.

3 weeks until my new book is out 👀👇

Thought this was a good time to reflect on the commercial sales, reception, and use of it's predecessor, The Archaeology of Roman York.

https://romanmagic.wordpress.com/2023/01/20/the-archaeology-of-roman-york-review-commercial-book-sales-and-reception/

^see for discussion on contract, royalties, sales, loans, references etc.

#writing #historicalwriting #nonfiction #royalties #blog

‘The Archaeology of Roman York’ Review: Commercial book sales and reception

Adam Parker