Forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes) aka Red-legged shieldbug perched on a thistle head. Taken yesterday in Saltoun Wood, East Lothian, Scotland. #Hemiptera #TrueBugs #Nature #Photography #Nikon #EastLothian #Scotland

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena lonicerae) seen today in Saltoun Wood, East Lothian. #MothsMatter #Pollinators #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Small Skipper butterflies (Thymelicus sylvestris) seen in large numbers today in Saltoun Wood, East Lothian. #Butterflies #Pollinators #Nature #Photography #Nikon #EastLothian #Scotland

Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica) taken in Massachusetts over the last week or so. Stunning beetles but a seriously damaging invasive species. Nature gone mad. Saw these in greater numbers than any native beetle. #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae #Beetles #InvasiveSpecies

What a stunning insect. Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) taken earlier this week in Massachusetts. #ButterflyWeek #Insects #Pollinators

An Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) seen yesterday at a Massachusetts pond. #Odonata #Dragonflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) taken today in Carlisle, Massachusetts. #Odonata #Dragonflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

Twelve-spotted Skimmers (Libellula pulchella) taken in Carlisle, Massachusetts. #Odonata #Dragonflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

A mating pair of Eastern Amberwing dragonflies (Perithemis tenera) taken at the Cranberry Bog Comservation Area, Carlisle, Massachusetts. #Odonata #Dragonflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

Ghost Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) aka American Indian ghost pipe seen yesterday in a Massachusetts woodland. #WildFlowerHour #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography #Nikon

A little Yellow Orange Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii) is welcomed into the world by a hungry slug. Seen in a Massachusetts woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) aka Pipsissewa seen on the forest floor in a Massachusetts woodland. #WildFlowerHour #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography #Nikon

The Earth is being destroyed not by a lack of resources, but by an excess of human greed. Every tree saved is a step in the right direction.

Baby Eastern Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus). Last surviving kitten of a litter that was disturbed by animals in the back yard. Rescued this one and protected it so the mother could finish rearing it. #Rabbits #Animals #Wildlife #Massachusetts #iPhone

Larva of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on milkweed at the Cranberry Bog Conservation Area, Carlisle, Massachusetts yesterday. #Butterflies #Pollinators #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

Upright Coral Fungus (Ramaria sp) growing on a fallen tree in the woods at the bottom of the yard in Carlisle, Massachusetts. #FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

Nessus Sphinx moth (Amphion floridensis) feeding on milkweed at Towle Land Consevation Area, Carlisle, Massachusetts. #MothsMatter #Pollinators #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

Ghost Pipes (Monotropa uniflora,) seen today in a Massachusetts woodland. #WildFlowerHour #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography #Nikon

A pristine white, warty Amanita sp found today in a Massachusetts woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

A Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), a large member of the Plover family common across the United States. This one photographed today at The Cranberry Bog Conservation Land, Carlisle, Massachusetts. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Ghost Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) aka Indian Pipes. A parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll. It plugs its roots into the fungal mycelium of the forest, stealing carbohydrates and nutrients without giving anything. Seen in a Massachusetts woodland today. #Plants #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Yellow Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii) found today in a Massachusetts woodland. #MushroomMonday #Fungi #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Massachusetts

American Carrion Beetles (Necrophila americana) in a Massachusetts woodland today. Found a freshly deceased Woodchuck (Groundhog) a couple of days ago. Returned today to check for carrion beetles. More info in ALT Text. #Coleoptera #Silphidae #CarrionBeetles @ashwhiffin.bsky.social

A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on milkweed. Taken at the Cranberry Bog Conservation Area, Carlisle, Massachusetts. #Pollinators #Butterflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #iPhone

Larva of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on milkweed. Taken at the Cranberry Bog Conservation Area, Carlisle, Massachusetts. #Pollinators #Butterflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #iPhone

Letter in today's Times by climate scientist Sir Brian Hoskins: "The discourse around net-zero is increasingly decoupled from…science and our changing weather. "Net-zero is not an arbitrary slogan, rather it is dictated by the laws of physics."

Today's theme set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social for #BirdOfTheDay is #raptors. Here is a sequence of shots of an Osprey making an unsuccessful attempt to catch a trout at the Trossachs Osprey Hide, Callander. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is #OutForAWalk, any bird captured walking. So here is a Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) that clearly has somewhere it has to be. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland #UKWildlife

Metaphor or a warning www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@robcrank68.bsky.social has set the theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay as #LongLegs, bird with long legs. So here are a Little Egret. a Great White Egret, Wild Turkeys, a Great Blue Heron, a Greater Flamingo and a Black Winged Stilt. More info in ALT Text. #Birds #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK.

Marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza sp) growing in a damp, marshy area of Toxside Moss, Midlothian. #Wildflowerhour #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography

Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus sp) putting on another great display on the banking below the canal viaduct at the junction of Lanark Road and Ingles Green Road, Edinburgh. #Wildflowerhour #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography #Edinburgh #Scotland

Visited an area of conifer plantations in Midlothian yesterday evening looking for Long Eared Owls (Asio otus). This species appears to be having a very good breeding season. More info in ALT Text. #Birds #Owls #LongEaredOwls #Wildlife #Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Today's #BirdoftheDay set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social is #blurbirds, blurry shots of any birds. After some hours in denial I decided to check my files. So here are some incoming Gannets, an Anhinga, a Tricolored Heron and a Green Heron. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Photography #Nikon #ECK

🚨 Berwick Bank update The developer has applied to change the plans, which could make it easier to build this deadly wind farm close to world famous seabird sites. Action for climate and nature must go hand in hand. There's still time to stop Berwick Bank. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Eurasian Badgers (Meles meles). One of my favourite ways to spend a summer evening is to visit my local badger sett and spend a little time with these lovely animals. Here are some shots from previous years. More info in ALT Text. #Badgers #UKWildlife #Edinburgh #Scotland

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #YourChoice, any bird capture. So here is my favourite bird, a Puffin. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon @seabirdcentre.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #SilentPresence. Capturing moments where a bird appears calm, watchful, or contemplative rather than active. So here is a Grey Heron just chilling. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK @wolct.bsky.social

Alan H‬ @alan678.bsky.social set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #Stripes, any bird with stripes in their plumage. Here is an American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) taken from the boardwalk at Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Spotted my first Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) of the season today in the wild flower meadow at The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Duddingston, Edinburgh. #Butterflies #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Edinburgh #Scotland @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Pheasant Back mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus) aka Dryad's saddle. Found today in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #FridayFungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Pale oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius) found growing today on a fallen willow in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #FridayFungi #Mushrooms #Mycology @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has set the theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay as #Nesting, birds carrying nesting material. So here are a few Northern Gannets taken out on the Bass Rock off the east coast of Scotland. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social theme for today's #birdoftheday is #thegathering. So here is a flotilla of Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) hanging out at a local loch. Taken a couple of years ago while they were on their winter vacation from Iceland. #birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme celebrates #WorldOceansDay, so any sea or river bird. Here are a Razorbill, an Arctic Tern, a Northern Gannet and some Eider Ducks. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Seabirds #Nature #Photography #Nikon

‪Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchingOut, set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social, any bird standing/sitting on a branch. So here is the electric blue of a Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on his perch. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK

Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as #BadFeatherDay, wind blown birds, rain soaked etc. So here is a female Goosander (Mergus merganser). Taken on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK