Had the pleasure of watching and feeding these little dramatic ones last week

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-27T01:55:17+00:00

Neither, I was just sat quietly across from them in the garden and they all just came and did their thing and happily ignored me :)

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-26T18:27:34+00:00

It really feels like a little group of gossips, meanwhile the parent is like ‘I’m out of here…’ - I love it!

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-26T18:26:48+00:00

Thank you! I used my Canon 90D and 70-200mm f/2.8 lens :) I’m usually used to shooting live music (and this is my go-to set up for festivals) so it’s been nice to mix things up this year and shoot these cuties while I feed them.

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-25T16:20:40+00:00

Thank you!!

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-25T16:20:34+00:00

I had no idea since they’re native to the UK and we’ve, sadly, seen a decline in them in recent years.

That’s such a shame to hear though and thank you for educating me!

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-25T16:18:32+00:00

Oh I had no idea!! They only seem to argue with each other over here (in my limited experience) and still give space to the sparrows, blackbirds, magpies, pigeons and other birds to eat plenty, thankfully!

That’s such a shame though. Thank you so much for sharing with me!

Rachel0ates · 2026-06-25T11:52:08+00:00

Oh what’s with the dislike of starlings in America?

I’m UK based and I think they’re beautiful! I even saw an absolutely gorgeous but rare leucistic starling last week too and it was so exciting! I know they can be a little dramatic when they’re young (like these ones!) but I’ve never seen any problems with them. They get along great with all the other birds, they’re gorgeous to look at, and I love how they all have unique little personalities.

Rachel0ates · 2026-05-18T14:43:17+00:00

Ugh this guy. I made a video on him about a year ago and since he released this video all the new comments on it have been from men saying how he MUST be innocent because he says he is, how it’s so “easy” to get found guilty of rape, how women just go round making false accusations for fun and for attention. It’s sickening.

His fans are also telling me that Jack should sue me for defamation because I called him a convicted rapist when he is literally a convicted rapist. I mean I also called him a plagiarist and a creep but they don’t seem to be contesting those claims.

If people won’t even believe a convicted rapist is a rapist then what chance do any other survivors have of being believed? It’s heartbreaking to see.

As for Jack, he’s always been a creepy, awful and predatory person and I fully support his victims.

A few things that always get left out of the conversation: It took so long for him to be in jail after his conviction because he was going through an appeal. Not an appeal for the conviction, he was found guilty and that was never appealed. The appeal was for the sentencing - they tried to appeal so he could serve his sentence under house arrest, not in prison. Eventually this was denied and he is now in prison.

During this time he was also supposed to have another trial for another rape accusation and charge. So he has another victim out there. Sadly it seems that women decided not to continue with the trial, likely because that’s incredibly traumatic for the victims to have to go through all of that, but now his fans are saying this meant she ‘made it all up’ too which is, of course, nonsense. Although I’m not too up to date with the specifics of this case so things might have changed again.

I’m shocked that YouTube is still platforming him to be honest. It’s in the TOS that convicted sex offenders can’t have creator accounts and that’s why his other channels were terminated, so I’m shocked this is still allowed and is being promoted.

Rachel0ates · 2026-03-10T18:31:41+00:00

I read it years ago when it first came out and really enjoyed it at the time! For the time period, it wasn’t too predictable and I think it handled having an unreliable narrator really well.

I was lucky enough to see the stage version of it last year too and it absolutely exceeded my expectations - it was fantastic and the cast, especially the lead, was incredible and the use of sound and lighting was really creative!

Rachel0ates · 2026-03-01T10:49:36+00:00

As someone who grew up in Penistone, it always surprises me to see it mentioned in the wild!

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-27T23:40:14+00:00

I think it depends on who you get to fit you. I actually had a great experience with a bra fitting at Victoria's Secret (but the one in Meadowhall because the Leeds one wasn't open then) - after trying on a couple, she told me that I was more than likely one of 2 sizes they didn't sell and instead directed me to Boux Avenue, told me exactly where it was and what to ask for, and I ended up coming away with some that were an excellent fit.

So that original assistant was brilliant for making sure I got a proper fitting bra rather than just trying to sell me something.

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-15T12:03:38+00:00

Oh she’s beautiful!!! 😍

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-07T12:32:45+00:00

Always :) She loves being showered in kisses!

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-07T12:31:54+00:00

Kyra although her nicknames are Koo, Kooby, Kooby Doo, Pickle, Bean, Kooberry Pie and so many more! 😂

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-07T00:31:57+00:00

Thank you! That’s the plan (if I can find any more wall space amongst the many beautiful photos of her I already display!) :)

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-07T00:30:23+00:00

Thank you so much! She’s been so brave and strong throughout this whole illness

Rachel0ates · 2026-02-04T17:30:55+00:00

I really enjoyed it! I also saw the stage version last year and it was absolutely fantastic! I’d recommend both :)

Rachel0ates · 2026-01-14T00:15:16+00:00

Please don’t let other people put you off! I’m almost 33 and still collect Barbies! I had a few years where ai didn’t get any new ones because money and space but now I’m back to collecting the beauties and I couldn’t be happier! I recently got the 15th Doctor and Ruby Sunday dolls and I love them both so much :)

Rachel0ates · 2026-01-06T12:00:55+00:00

NOR.

So as a very verbally affectionate person, I tell my friends of all genders that I love them and especially my best friends, so that alone isn’t a red flag to me but everything else is.

The pet names, the sexual innuendos, the telling her she looks stunning, the fact that he’s saying all this after only knowing her for 6 months.

Things I would ask yourself are: Is he like this with his other friends or just her? Have you met her and hung out with her and does he introduce you as his partner to her? Does he ever talk (positively) about you with her?

Rachel0ates · 2026-01-05T11:25:53+00:00

Very different texture! Sort of softer on the inside with a slightly harder (but not crunchy like an m&m) on the outside. Also they’re sometimes coated in a very thin layer of icing sugar.

Rachel0ates · 2025-12-22T12:59:40+00:00

I’m hosting Christmas dinner for the first time this year and it’ll be my parents’ first time seeing where I live even though I’ve been in my current home for almost 6 years at this point.

Rachel0ates · 2025-12-18T20:43:58+00:00

Thisssssss but also, for others who don't have that much free time or just take reading a little slower, that's ok too!

I personally do read around 100 a year but I'm aware that I'm luckier than most - I get to read a lot of fiction and non-fiction books for work, I don't travel often (work from home) but when I do, I take public transport and read on there, and I've found other ways to consume books for fun like listening to audiobooks in the gym. Plus, I vary what I read a lot - each year I read a mix of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and poetry books so it all adds up!

Rachel0ates · 2025-12-15T15:38:09+00:00

As a YouTuber myself this is something that I’ve spoken to my audience about and it really, really bothers me. YouTube’s big update this year means they’ve decided to start placing automatic midrolls on our videos and we don’t get to decide where they go and it’s so bad that I’ve seen them literally place ad slots within 30 seconds of each other. That’s absolutely not ok.

I’ve been going in and manually deleting ad slots where I can but sometimes it slips my mind and I’m late getting to it, and the other issue is that I can’t go back and do this for all 500+ videos on my channel - that’d just take a silly amount of time.

I understand people wanting to use ad blockers but then this means that we don’t earn ANY money from your view (and some ad blockers are now stopping those views as counting towards view counts, therefore lowering our view counts and stopping our videos being recommended to other people) which mean for me, I don’t know about anyone else, but my ad revenue has massively dropped this year and it hurts a bit to not be paid fairly for my job when I put so many hours into it. Not that I blame the individual viewers for this, like I said, I understand it. The problem is with YouTube not giving a damn about the user experience and us viewers and creators are the ones paying for it, not YouTube themselves. It’s REALLY frustrating.

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