From so simple a beginning is my blog on evolution and biodiversity, with url:
https://blog.willyvanstrien.nl/en/
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Willy van Strien, July 1, 2023; March 11, 2024.
mail: willy.van.strien@wxs.nl
Photo: Village weaver or black-headed weaver (Ploceus cucullatus Bohndorffi), male building nest, Uganda. Charles J Sharp (Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0)