Nether

A massive Minecraft event staged a battle between 10,000 players divided into two factions, the Nether and the Overworld. The clash, organized by content creator Parrot, drew enormous attention online, with viewers discussing the scale of the event and the spectacle of so many players fighting in one world.

Nature photographers are sharing recent sightings across the Netherlands, including a wryneck photographed at Maasvlakte near Rotterdam and a juvenile pallid harrier near Eemnes, both shot with Sony camera equipment. A post also notes a small invasion of nutcrackers, a species described as very rare for the Netherlands. Birders are celebrating the unusual string of rarities appearing in Dutch nature areas.