# hen (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hen. Page: Feed: --- ## [Is a CTA necessary?](https://legs.bearblog.dev/cricket-2/) _2026-08-21 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Having shared a bed with a cicada in France, we're firmly back in Blighty...\] Now we’re all awake and back in Bromyard. And by ‘all’ I mean me and an uninvited house-guest. I’m in post-France online catch up and regrouping mode. Unpacking isn’t a priority. Blogging about my adventures IS. Each post is sent out and uploaded every Monday: ‘Marthe Monday’. Re-reading them, I find the story that… ## [Creepy...](https://legs.bearblog.dev/cricket-1/) _2026-08-20 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[First part of our chapter titled 'Cage' - where I fall in love with my first insect...\] ‘When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you are Anything your heart desires Will come to you’ Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, sung by Cliff Edwards, lyrics by Ned Washington and Leigh Harline I wonder if the insect you’re about to meet wished upon a star to visit Bromyard in Herefordshire? Or had a… ## [Sta op](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/sta-op-3/) _2026-08-20 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Matteüs 17:1-13 1 Zes dagen later nam Jezus Petrus, Jakobus en diens broer Johannes met zich mee een hoge berg op, waar ze alleen waren. 2 Voor hun ogen veranderde Hij van gedaante, zijn gezicht straalde als de zon en zijn kleren werden wit als het licht. 3 Plotseling verschenen aan hen Mozes en Elia, … Lees "Sta op" verder ## [Stupid hen? Think again!](https://legs.bearblog.dev/hens-2/) _2026-08-19 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Introducing you to Aude, mistress of the peep (coop) with me still holding onto an aversion to chickens...\] Aude lived in Paris, but kept a husband and poulet in her apartment. I wondered who she loved best – she adored ‘her hens’. Longtime friend of Marthe, diminutive in size but with a largesse of a heart, she was unperturbed by her friend’s regular berating. Nothing ruffled her feathers unless… ## [Je bent een valstrik](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/je-bent-een-valstrik/) _2026-08-19 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Matteüs 16:13-28 13 Toen Jezus in het gebied van Caesarea Filippi kwam, vroeg Hij zijn leerlingen:‘Wie zeggen de mensen dat de Mensenzoon is?’ 14 Ze antwoordden: ‘Sommigen zeggen Johannes de Doper, anderen Elia, weer anderen Jeremia of een van de andere profeten.’ 15 Toen vroeg Hij hun: ‘En jullie, wie zeggen jullie dat Ik ben?’ … Lees "Je bent een valstrik" verder ## [Nimrod Brings Tears](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-7/) _2026-08-18 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[It's here - the Interspecies Black Beauty Ballet\] Within this simply converted barn, the vulnerable animal natures of audience and human actors meld with that of the animals. The story of Black Beauty does not cast humans in a shining light. At its most poignant, the two equine stars - Ginger and Black Beauty - contemplate their fates as a horse buyer seals a deal for Black Beauty, leaving Ginger… ## [Hen Aversion](https://legs.bearblog.dev/hens-1/) _2026-08-18 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[A 'break' chapter entitled 'Poulet!' to fly us back to England for a new very small creature adventure...\] ‘Hey little hen when, when, when Will you lay me an egg for my tea?’ written by Ralph Butler and Noel Gay Hens were vital to our survival at La Combe. Their contribution was primarily their eggs, secondarily their manure and lastly – irregularly – their lives if they ventured more than once… ## [Hij liet hen staan](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/hij-liet-hen-staan/) _2026-08-18 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Matteüs 16:1-12 1 De farizeeën en de sadduceeën kwamen Hem op de proef stellen met de vraag hun een teken uit de hemel te tonen. 2 Hij gaf hun daarop dit antwoord: ‘Wanneer de avond valt, zegt u: “Morgen mooi weer, want de hemel kleurt rood.” 3 En ’s ochtends: “Storm op til, want het … Lees "Hij liet hen staan" verder ## [The Day the Rains Came](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-6/) _2026-08-17 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[We are a spit away from an interspecies production of Black Beauty as a ballet... it has been boiling hot without a hint of rain... see previous posts. 7 min read - long chapter!\] Leading up to the performance the last members of our group have arrived at La Combe. Over the days that follow by some ecocentric miracle, we weather three out of five of the trending ‘Tuckman’ model of group… ## [Deze verlatenheid](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/deze-verlatenheid/) _2026-08-17 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Matteüs 15:29-39 29 Jezus trok weer verder. Bij het Meer van Galilea ging Hij de berg op; daar ging Hij zitten. 30 Er kwamen grote mensenmassa’s op Hem af. Ze brachten verlamden, blinden, kreupelen, doofstommen en vele anderen mee, die aan zijn voeten werden gelegd, en Hij genas hen allen. 31 De mensen zagen vol … Lees "Deze verlatenheid" verder ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kxogZ4PSXbFT) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Heb medelijden](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/heb-medelijden/) _2026-08-16 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Matteüs 15:21-28 21 En weer vertrok Jezus; Hij week uit naar het gebied van Tyrus en Sidon. 22 Plotseling klonk het geroep van een Kanaänitische vrouw die uit die streek afkomstig was: ‘Heb medelijden met mij, Heer, Zoon van David! Mijn dochter wordt vreselijk gekweld door een demon.’ 23 Maar Hij reageerde niet. Zijn leerlingen … Lees "Heb medelijden" verder ## [A Kiss of Inspiration - from a Sheep](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-5/) _2026-08-15 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Heading towards performing with animals in France, a 'Black Beauty Ballet'... tonight's the night!\] We rehearse again after a day’s break, during which I offer to make a carrying basket for the hens, which a Parisienne hen-like friend of Marthe’s will then let out in the arena and demonstrate that hens, too, are intelligent. There are only two rehearsals to go, one of which is the dress… ## [Eclipse Time Out](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-4-new/) _2026-08-15 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Following on from chasing after Velu the cow who'd escaped and learning a bit about 'cow time' (infinite)... TSM = The Sheep Man, Hurricane = a beloved chestnut horse I cared for.\] This is our quick ‘time out’. I’m writing this on 12th August 2026, an important astrological date since it’s not only a New Moon but there’s a partial solar eclipse. All eclipses bring a disquieting silence. It’s… ## [De stralende verschijning van de HEER](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/de-stralende-verschijning-van-de-heer/) _2026-08-15 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Ezechiël 10:9-22 9 Ook zag ik vier wielen naast de cherubs staan, naast elke cherub één. De wielen glansden als turkoois 10 en hadden alle vier dezelfde vorm: ze leken op een wiel midden in een ander wiel. 11 Als ze bewogen, konden ze zonder te zwenken alle vier de kanten op gaan; zonder om … Lees "De stralende verschijning van de HEER" verder ## [Haal nu wat vuur](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/haal-nu-wat-vuur/) _2026-08-14 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Ezechiël 10:1-8 1 Daarna zag ik dit: boven de koepel boven de cherubs was iets te zien dat leek op een troon van saffier. 2 De HEER zei tegen de in linnen geklede man: ‘Ga het raderwerk waarop de cherubs rusten binnen en vul er je handen met gloeiende kolen; die moet je uitstrooien over … Lees "Haal nu wat vuur" verder ## [Revisionist History - Velu Lesson](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-3b/) _2026-08-13 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Oops! No wonder I was finding it clunky trying to write 'The Byre' section of The Book, I have just discovered the series of blog posts I wrote at the time, including the Velu escapade. It differs a little from the last post so for the sake of accuracy I'm noting the edited version here. And can I just also note that whoever is reading these excerpts, you are silently goading me on wonderfully,… ## [Velu Lesson](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-3/) _2026-08-13 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[You are waiting to be introduced to Velu - a cow I'm supposed to be performing with...\] ‘Velooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!’ She is not where we left her, tied up on the shady side of the barn. We are running down the knobbly track, away from the barn-about-to-be-a-theatre, away from the tensions, away from the shouting of commands and the gloom of rehearsing-not-getting-any-where… … into the… ## [Vernietigingswapens](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/vernietigingswapens/) _2026-08-13 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Ezechiël 9:1-11 1 Toen hoorde ik Hem luid roepen: ‘Kom tevoorschijn, jullie die de stad gaan straffen, en neem je vernietigingswapens mee.’ 2 En ik zag hoe zes mannen uit de richting van de noordelijke bovenpoort kwamen, alle zes met een dodelijk wapen in hun hand. Er was ook nog een man bij hen in … Lees "Vernietigingswapens" verder ## [Scant Portions](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-2/) _2026-08-12 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Following on from arriving at La Combe - an Eco-Research Center\] Although everything is parched, the air of La Combe is different – infinitely clear with a hint of freshness. It tastes like the cloudless blue above us. It is this we will be drinking from, water is precious. I am already taking in my new home-for-a-week, in large gulps. I do this every day, every morning, at home, here, now. And… ## [Ze vullen het land met geweld](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/ze-vullen-het-land-met-geweld/) _2026-08-12 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Ezechiël 8:13-18 13 ‘Ik zal je nog meer van hun gruwelijke daden laten zien,’ zei Hij, 14 en Hij bracht me naar de ingang van de noordelijke poort van de tempel van de HEER. Daar zaten vrouwen die rouwden om de god Tammuz. 15 ‘Heb je het gezien, mensenkind?’ vroeg Hij mij.‘En nog gruwelijker dingen … Lees "Ze vullen het land met geweld" verder ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YkGzLd4eM5Ws) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Already Lost in France](https://legs.bearblog.dev/byre-1/) _2026-08-12 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ THE BYRE ‘Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle the cow jumped over the moon...’ Heads and horns up, the task we’re presented with amounts to a tad more than getting a cow to jump over the moon. Twenty-five in the druid animal deck, cow (or Bo) arrives just before horse, paying homage to all things mother. She also helps us recognize what is unhomogenized ‘whole fat milk’ – both metaphorical… ## [De HEER ziet ons niet](https://www.basendebijbel.nl/uncategorized/de-heer-ziet-ons-niet/) _2026-08-11 · admin · Bijbelcolumn_ Ezechiël 8:1-12 1 In het zesde jaar, op de vijfde dag van de zesde maand, toen ik in mijn huis zat met de oudsten van Juda tegenover me, werd ik opnieuw gegrepen door de hand van God, de HEER. 2 Dit is wat ik zag: een gedaante als van vuur. Vanaf wat zijn heupen leken … Lees "De HEER ziet ons niet" verder ## [A South Asian eyeful](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/a-south-asian-eyeful) _2026-08-09 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ For a South Asian treat and an eyeful of images go now to Christie’s, which is showing a wonderful, eclectic selection of paintings, sculptures and videos from the region. ## [Winging It](https://legs.bearblog.dev/wildgoose-2/) _2026-08-05 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Following on from serendipitous moments relating to geese...\] The other thing about geese is their migrating, probably leading to being associated with Travels to Legendary Place. They go back and fore… and so will we as that’s the talent of the wild geese we’re going to embody. We can do this with consummate ease and not feel the slightest bit giddy. In time we are flying back to September 2013.… ## [serendipitous honking](https://legs.bearblog.dev/wildgoose-1/) _2026-08-04 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Following on from leaving the stables of beloved horses and preparing to wing it in France'. Chapter Break entitled 'Wild Geese'\] ‘Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings these are a few of my favourite things…’ from ‘My Favourite Things’, Soundtrack The Sound of Music How does life orchestrate serendipitous and synchronous moments? The writing of this brief interlude happens over a long… ## [Good Byes](https://legs.bearblog.dev/larkin-horse-9/) _2026-08-03 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Following from Hurricane finding his new family of circus 'horse whisperers' and being given the new name 'Han'\] There was one more chance to see Han again at the farm. I woke before dawn to hear the sound of hooves – many hooves - in the field. Not quite conscious I wondered if it was fierce rain beating down on the roof, then thought it might be escaped sheep or horses from the stables down the… ## [Gone](https://legs.bearblog.dev/gone-horse-8/) _2026-08-02 · legs · Legs from the Dregs_ \[Following on from Hurricane the chestnut circus horse recovering from mud fever and dancing with me in the field for a further year... TSM = The Sheep Man\] ‘Can we go and see Hurricane?’ It became the first question on the lips of the four sisters, part of a circus family who regularly visited. And Hurricane would amble across the field leaning his head of the fence to nuzzle, snicker and take… ## [The tug of home, the lure of the street](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/the-tug-of-home-the-lure-of-the-street) _2026-07-25 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ It’s street versus home in Ish, a coming of age story about a Muslim British Asian in the Bedfordshire town of Luton. ## [Phone calls from the Gaza apocalypse ](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/phone-calls-from-the-gaza-apocalypsenbsp) _2026-07-21 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ Life Support is a doctors’-eye-view of the Israeli attack on Gaza. And what a visceral, appalling view it is. ## [Israel is off the rails, says brain-fry documentary](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/4ei9ea1leszrg3uf6umji2sppyn43h) _2026-07-21 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ ‘This film will fry your brain’, proclaims a new documentary, Planet Israel. ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tPrA2Qucpnf8) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Photographer of protest](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/photographer-of-protest) _2026-07-04 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ I was in two minds about the new biopic of Nigerian-British photographer Misan Harriman — exciting shots of political demonstrations but is it a little too adulatory? — until I read about right-wing cultural attacks on him. ## [How the Zeitgeist helped create Fridamania](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/how-the-zeitgeist-helped-create-fridamania) _2026-06-23 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ Advance sales for the new Frida Kahlo exhibition topped 41,000, a Tate Modern record. At £25 a pop, it will be a commercial bonanza. ## [From Israel to Canada: yesterday’s soldier looks back with regret](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/from-israel-to-canada-yesterdays-soldier-looks-back-with-regret) _2026-06-20 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ What a tragically sad title for Itai Erdal’s monologue at the Finborough Theatre: Soldiers of Tomorrow. ## [When the aid worker met the Kenyan activist](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/when-the-aid-worker-met-the-kenyan-activist) _2026-06-19 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ What has Florence Nightingale got to do with the post-World War Two international development aid industry? ## [A Fine Idea joins the dots on the failure of aid](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/bvfht39pkx0vdjufp40fhljx412zmc) _2026-06-19 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ Theatre should make you think, but the Arcola is about to ask audiences to consider a particularly awkward and painful question: if you support international aid, do you really want to change the world — or do you just like the idea of helping? ## [A hen, a ghost in a vacuum cleaner and now talking canids](https://www.eventslondon.org/reviews/a-hen-a-ghost-in-a-vacuum-cleaner-and-now-talking-canids) _2026-06-12 · Daniel Nelson · Reviews - London listings: events about Africa, Asia & Latin America_ Films are getting odder. After a Thai drama about ghosts who inhabit vacuum cleaners (A Useful Ghost) and a people-smuggling drama seen through the eyes of a chicken (Hen), we now have Bouchra, a Moroccan mother-daughter movie acted by canids. ## [Analysing Respondent Attitudes from Surveys in R](https://arcaravaggi.github.io/posts/2026-05-29-survey_analysis/) _2026-05-29 · Dr Anthony Caravaggi on_ Wildlife management decisions are rarely settled by ecological data alone. They live or die in the messy human world of competing values. Understanding what people think and why is as much a scientific skill as counting animals in a field. This tutorial walks you through quantitative analysis of a real attitude survey, using R. Background and Learning Objectives The ecological context The Irish… ## [Generate Random Sampling Points by Minimum Distance](https://arcaravaggi.github.io/posts/2026-03-25-points_by_min_distance/) _2026-03-25 · Dr Anthony Caravaggi on_ Generate Random Sampling Points by Minimum Distance Anthony Caravaggi 2026-03-25 Overview This document demonstrates how to generate random sampling points within a polygon while enforcing a minimum distance between points using a Simple Sequential Inhibition (SSI) process. Libraries library(sf) library(spatstat.geom) library(spatstat.random) library(dplyr) library(ggplot2) library(maptiles)… ## [Red-necked Wallabies in Great Britain](https://arcaravaggi.github.io/projects/wallabies/) _2026-03-25 · Dr Anthony Caravaggi on_ Tracking the distribution and ecology of red-necked wallabies in Great Britain. ## [Global Roadkill Data: a dataset on terrestrial vertebrate mortality caused by collision with vehicles](https://arcaravaggi.github.io/publications/2025-global-roadkill-data/) _2025-01-01 · Dr Anthony Caravaggi on_ Roadkill is a major threat to wildlife and can also cause accidents with social and economic costs. This research compiles 208,570 records of terrestrial vertebrates from 54 countries between 1971 and 2024, combining surveys and other observations. This dataset helps identify high-risk roads, vulnerable species, and populations at risk, while reducing duplicate data collection. By providing a… ## [Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology](https://arcaravaggi.github.io/publications/2025-same-data-different-analysts-variation-in-effect-sizes-due-t/) _2025-01-01 · Dr Anthony Caravaggi on_ Even when using the same data, researchers can reach very different conclusions because of the choices they make in analyzing it. In a study with 174 teams, analyses of Blue Tits and Eucalyptus trees showed wide variation in results. Some effects were strong, some weak, and some opposite to the average trend. These differences weren’t explained by the methods or peer reviews used. The study… ## [The wildlife strikes back: determining the secondary strike risk associated with a mammal--aircraft collision](https://arcaravaggi.github.io/publications/2025-the-wildlife-strikes-back-determining-the-secondary-strike-r/) _2025-01-01 · Dr Anthony Caravaggi on_ Wildlife collisions with aircraft are a growing safety concern, but most research focuses only on the first strike, not the risk of scavengers or predators causing a secondary strike. At Dublin Airport in Ireland, which sees nearly 24 hare strikes per year, researchers used motion-activated cameras and rat carcasses to mimic hare strikes. Over 82 trials, Hooded Crows were the main species…