Found a cool ground nest aggregation today with micro Andrena and Halictus rubicundus. #VancouverBC

A western meadowlark singing its sweet song. #birds #nature #wildlife

Ok people, this Northern Mockingbird is clearly belting out a show tune. But which song? Which musical theater character is he? #BirdInAMusical #birds #BirdOfTheDay #TheSongFactor 🌿

A curious Pine Warbler drops in from the treetops. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

This is a dance off. If you see this, repost a dance

Mountain Bluebird. Carrizo Plain National Monument, California. #BirdOfTheDay #insectivore 🪶

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The Wetland Project is an #EarthDay tradition. A 24 hour #slowradio #naturesounds Broadcast. Learn all about it on the April edition of Making Waves for WGXC Wave Farm with guests Brady Marks & Mark Timmings. Audio and transcript in next NAISA Sound Byte. open.substack.com/pub/naisasou...

About six seconds to dig open her nest hole and take the fly inside and soon after just a few seconds to cover it up again before the next round. Oxybelus uniglumis wasps are impressively efficient. [Alameda, CA 4-18-26] #entomology #wasps 1/2

A photo that makes clear how Red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) get their name. Crossbills are finches, taxonomically, but instead of conical beaks, they have this specialized adaptation for extracting conifer seeds from cones. 🪶

The tangents you can launch into while your body is at work taking in signals from its environment, transforming it and you—a two-way flow of connection. I love how @nematode.bsky.social's lyric essays in their Backyard Alchemy @riverriverbooks.bsky.social, 2026) do that! 🐛🌱❤️💫🌱🐛💖 📚💙

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow #ButterflyWeek #Stunday I used all sorts of tags with this one .

It's that time of year again where I find a weak bumble bee on my basement floor. A trip to the prairie smoke usually does the trick. #bees #nativeplants

#ButterflyWeek #Inverts #Butterflies

#ColorADay #GreenSat #Inverts #Bee 🐝 Green Bee on Purple Cranesbill

Nine years ago today 🌿 Astragalus crassicarpus, our Groundplum, blooming at Rabbit Mountain #nativeplants Notice 🐜 pollinators

Absolute bushtit!

Looks like this address was getting quite a bit of interest today from a couple of birds looking to move into the neighbourhood. Mountain Bluebird and Tree Swallow #birds

There was a Red-naped Sapsucker hanging out in the ash tree for a bit yesterday. A good week for returning migrants. The Brewer's Blackbirds showed up, two species of hummers, White-crowned Sparrow, Yellow-rumped warbler, and even an early Nashville Warbler! 🪶

The first Bombus I photographed this year was a B. occidentalis in the wax currant! #rockcreekbc

I'm sorry lil bee, I didn't mean to disturb you. I had no idea you'd be under the rock I just placed a few days ago. But your future generations will appreciate what I'm doing. First bee sighting of the year! #nativegardening #bees #pollinators #Wisconsin

Not even going to read the details or reasons, simply happy to echo the warning from the Government of Canada that people should immediately stop using AXE body spray. recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...

Jack Miner spent his life protecting migrating birds. His Ontario property became one of the first bird sanctuaries in North America. Through his efforts, he helped to save many bird species from extinction. This is his story. 🧵 1/11

“…a collection of gorgeous, plainspoken, and raw personal essays…” Beautiful shout-out to J.D. Ho’s Backyard Alchemy by Elissa Gershowitz, editor at The Horn Book! Read the full post here: www.hbook.com/story/out-of... @nematode.bsky.social 📚💙

Our colleague needs your help keeping a 1,200-year dataset alive! If you have botanical expertise or are based near Arashiyama, Kyoto — DM her or email [email protected].

I feel judged #birds

downy woodpecker keeping an eye on me

The little green one(s) came back. Definitely Calliope. Female and male. Also noticed the Brewer's blackbirds are back. 🪶

Well, good people of BlueSky, seems like we get to live another day, despite the best efforts of a handful of maniacs. What better way to appreciate this new day than with a cute puffin coming back from a fishing trip? #Birds #BirdSky #SciArt #TravelPhotography #Iceland #Panning #PhotoHour

While a year-round resident of this area, the Clark's Nutcracker must head for the hills in the winter. It was a daily visitor to the yard last year, but disappeared when the weather turned. It has started appearing again in the last two weeks. 🪶

Luna Moth selfie! This male was hanging from a branch of invasive honeysuckle close to the forest floor. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, April 6, 2026. #bugsky #moths #mothing

If you're in need of a bit of color this morning, here's a metallic green sweat bee who wants all the pollen. Anza-Borrego Desert, California. #Bugsky 🌿🐙🐝🌼

An Anna’s Hummingbird feeds her tiny chicks nestled among the cherry blossoms. #birds #hummingbird #nature #wildlife

Happy cute little bunny rabbit day!

National Poetry Month: Prompt 4, from J.D. Ho—of feelings and place 💙 #NaPoMo #poetry @nematode.bsky.social

This week in Lethbridge, a concert in support of the Water Not Coal Petition, featuring Corb Lund. Clean Water Folk Fest, April 5, 2026, 2 PM until late at Festival Square in Lethbridge, AB. In case of poor weather, this will move indoors to the Owl Acoustic Pub. 💦 #yql #WaterNotCoal #abpoli #ableg

Get a load of this moth the size of a hotdog bun, it's enormous! This is apparently the adult of the famous witchetty grubs (multiple spp.) you probably learned are a component of Indigenous Australian bush tucker. #虫 🌎 Photo by Ben Parkhurst

An American Red Squirrel, also known as a Pine Squirrel, about to tuck into an acorn. Such cute and feisty little fuzzies.

Sometimes, the birds aren't where the books (or apps) say they should be. And that is what makes birding so much fun! Ain't that right, Mr. Pileated Woodpecker! #birds

Good morning! 🪶

Another day, another jaw-dropping little weirdo insect. The video is very cool. thekidshouldseethis.com/post/tiny-pe...

Not rain nor shine nor pollen in the eye will slow down an Agapostemon subtilior conducting her business. Ok yes rain will but that’s not nearly as catchy sounding. [Alameda, CA 3-30-26] #bees #nativebees

Lovely coat on this Deer Mushroom. #FungiFriends #nature #photography 🍄📷

Thrilled to show my @mariposanature.bsky.social #OrchidsOfRhodes group masses of Serapias carica today, particularly when I found a flower with a bee tucked inside it. When it emerged, it had four orchid pollinia stuck to its head - a busy little bee indeed.

I love it when a native pollinator garden comes together! A visitor to our lantana this evening, the lined sphinx Hyles lineata.

I discovered the elusive chestnut mining bee in New York after a gap of 119 years

Caught this Western Bluebird enjoying a visit to the spa. 🪶