A young Osprey giving me the #LockedOn stare down. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Raptors

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🎶 “FAME! I’m gonna live forever / I'm gonna learn how to fly (high) / I feel it comin' together. / People will see me and cry (Fame!).”

When there’s no sheep to herd.. 😅

This is Lily. She’s been accused of drinking her mom’s slushie. Will not be taking any questions at this time. 14/10 (IG: iceedoglilly)

They may look as cute as your favorite housecat, but we *strongly* advise you not to try to psp, psp, psp at a Canada lynx. Learn more about these fluffy-footed felines and our work to protect them. ➡️ bit.ly/4tXSE1R

This herd of mule #deer has been hanging out A LOT. We put the Bank's Wild Water system out about 5 years ago, and this is the first year they've really taken to it. I counted 8!

This is 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘪. With ears like that, he can hear your thoughts. So please think 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴 whenever possible 🥰 🦇 Townsend's big-eared bat 📸 Don Endicott/ iNaturalist

OMG THE GOSLING SESSION OF MY LIFE! Over 50 of them!! I got so much footage and I'm totally exhausted. I'm gonna call it, double check for some ducks, then head home to rest up for an afternoon common gallinule sesh. Here's my final little guy. More posts later. 🪶 🐣

Goslings aren't related to dinosaurs, don't be ridiculou- Wait, never mind. I see it now. laurel-gale.pixels.com/featured/hap... #birds #nature #wildlife🐡

This Thursday, May 14, join the virtual Protect the Arctic community town hall with congressional and community leaders. Ask questions, share your perspective, and tell corporations to keep drilling out of the Arctic! Sign up today. dfnd.us/4u0xJeB

Well now we're back to square on with deciding where to move next year. Hubby works from home so we can go anywhere. It's a nice perk to have.

Avocets #birds

'Me? No, I'm not stealing these. I picked them just for you.' A likely story. An #EasternRosella pruning my tree while staring at me intently. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is #LockedOn any bird with an intense gaze. The alt is #Breezy birds in windy conditions.

Purple Martins giving me the hairy eyeball at Prairie Appreciation Day, Saturday. Glacier Heritage Preserve is open one day a year to the public and the Martins feel that’s too much. 😜 #BirdOfTheDay #LockedOn #BlueSkyMonday #PNW 📷🪶

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Nature endowed the Moss Mantis with a moss-like appearance, enabling it to camouflage itself in a mossy environment. #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #prayingmantis #insects #eastcoastkin #photography

#LockedOn is #Birdoftheday theme, and I believe this Long-eared Owl qualifies.

Buckle up, folks. This likely means they expect prices to get much worse. Also: it would add an estimated $2.5 billion to the national debt every month.

Happy Mother's Day from BCI! Here's a few Bat Mom facts to celebrate 🎉

Gorgeous monkey, yes? #Primates

Good mama, don't drop any chicks on their head though.

Ezekiel Hart was the first Jewish person elected to political office in Canadian history. Due to his race, he was expelled from the Lower Canada House of Assembly twice. He also has a connection to the NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy. This is his story. 📸 BAnQ Québec 🧵 1/6

Each spring, Van Brunt’s Jacob’s-ladder reveals its delicate purple-blue flowers. Rare and fragile, it grows in only a few locations in QC and NB. In the Eastern Townships in QC, over 500 hectares now provide protected habitat.

Look at this fresh-from-the-nest Cactus Wren! 🪶

Up-close with Ozzy chomping on a lemon slice and some yams. Sound on! 🔊 📹: Prehensile-tailed porcupine by zookeepers Brooke and Elsa

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Such a stunning bird!!!

Hard not to love the vibrant red and orange colors on the House Finch #birds

Misinformation about large carnivores is widespread. Clickbait articles fuel this misinformation, as in the example below. Despite the expert quoted in this article providing accurate and useful information, the language in this headline stokes fear, is misleading, and needs context.

Love these little guys! #Primates

#Archaeology #Anthropology

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Today in History: May 11th 1960: Nazi official Adolf Eichmann, who was responsible for organizing the systematic murder of six million Jews, was captured by Israeli intelligence agents near Buenos Aires, thanks to a blind Holocaust survivor and his teenage daughter.

Happy Monday.

Adult and juvenile Komodo dragons #chesterzoo #komododragon #reptiles #varanuskomodoensis

Napo the male Jaguar outside #chesterzoo #jaguar #mammals

let's eat shrimp in the tub with mama 🦐🛁 Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there, including Rey, who has taken on the role of surrogate mom to little Sunny. 🌞🦦 Photos by Erin Lundy

If you look close enough, can you see the tiny ladybug 🐞on Keyara? ❤️