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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 6 FEBRUARY 2022 11 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 800. Northern Gannet NOT the kind of bird that'll visit your garden, unless, that is, your garden abuts a windswept Atlantic seacliff! How can so remote an image reconcile with our docile sunny isles. The northern gannet (M. sula) is a scarce sight in Malta and the only sightings we get are made by our more intrepid birdwatchers who brave the wintry weather and sit ħalf frozen for a few hours on an exposed shore facing the sea. Through their spotting scopes they scan the heaving grey horizon and sometimes they spot this large 'white cross' of a bird quartering the waves on long stiff outstretched wings. That would be a gannet, a great 'tick' by local birding standards. This bird's stronghold is the North Atlantic, and while gannets migrate southward for winter, few enter the Mediterranean – our sea is probably too poor in fish for this magnificent fisher. Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 692: Join us and subscribe to our newsletter to keep updated on our campaigns https://foemalta.org/join Inspirational Guide for the New Year FRIENDS of the Earth has created an overview for you to help you adapt more sustainable practices and live a more environmentally friendly life. #3 – Join Meatless Monday: Going meat-free helps save the world from climate change. Why? Firstly, massive deforestation takes place to make way for pasture land and arable land needed to grow feed-crops. Sec- ondly, the raising of animals produces an immense amount of green- house gasses. We can all make a start by cutting out meat! Find more information here: https://foemalta.org/meatless-monday/ #4 – Get informed: Start a new book, get informed about the challenges of climate change or simply read about inspirational lifestyles. Visit our Friends of the Earth Community Library in Floriana to find your book! Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation – www.foemalta.org/donate Don't miss this 'ANGER IS A LAZY FORM OF GRIEF' an exbition by Austin Camilleri Start date: 25 Febuary Place: Saint James Cavalier After an absence of more than 10 years from his last solo show on Maltese soil, the artist presents new works produced over the past five years. Drawing mainly on Western art history, popular culture and power image traditions, Austin Camilleri explores the tension between the material and the digital, the personal and public by layering techniques and modalities. Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member Castillo Start date: 11 Febuary Place: Saint James Cavalier Based on the winning novel 'Castillo' by Clare Azzopardi, this stage adaptation by TakeTwo looks at Malta's recent political turmoil by combining the past with the present, and reveals a real reflection on the Maltese society through Amanda's personal journey. Castillo is a project commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv in collaboration with TakeTwo and the Malta Council for the Arts. A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK An 11-year-old boy has set a world record for identifying the most Harry Potter characters from film quotes within 60 seconds. Eli Chmelik, from Manningtree in Essex, got 19 correct answers and said it felt "very strange" to hold the record. Actress Monica Vitti, who starred in a string of landmark Italian films in the 1960s, has died at the age of 90. Vitti was best known for her work with director Michelangelo Antonioni on classics like 1960's L'Avventura, which earned her a Bafta nomination. A spokesman for Guinness World Records said it was "an impressive achievement". Her English-language roles included the title part in 1966's Modesty Blaise.