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A ladybug next to the pupa case is just emerged from!
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9 months ago
Thank you to @amar_wildlife_lover for today's
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Marjorie James Keenan
9 months ago
live action catbus looking pretty sweet
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The problem with nature memoirs...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Huge stick insect species discovered in
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Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia
The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/31/big-stick-insect-acrophylla-alta-found-north-queensland-trees
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âThe best job in the natural world?â Here you go:
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âBest job in the natural worldâ: seed collector enlisted as modern-day Darwin to document the worldâs plants
Newly appointed expedition botanist Matthew Jeffery feels âdauntedâ but inspired by his unique globetrotting role collecting wild species
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/31/matthew-jeffery-expedition-botanist-best-job-darwin-cambridge-university-botanic-garden-aoe
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The crow that revisits the vet who fixed his broken wing
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Crow visits Portsmouth vet who helped him fly again
Dr Justyn Loveridge treated the bird for a fractured wing and it is now paying him regular visits.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly72209pk0o
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How wolves are helping baby aspen trees to grow in Yellowstone National Park
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
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Reintroduced Wolves Are Helping Baby Aspen Trees Flourish in Northern Yellowstone for the First Time in 80 Years, Study Suggests
The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, which allows aspen saplings to grow tall and healthy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reintroduced-wolves-are-helping-baby-aspen-trees-flourish-in-northern-yellowstone-for-the-first-time-in-80-years-study-suggests-180987064/
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Ack!
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Mother-eating spiders âwill chill parents to the boneâ in new David Attenborough series
African social spidersâ sinister game of âgrandmotherâs footstepsâ could be breakout moment in BBCâs Parenthood
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/28/mother-eating-spiders-david-attenborough-series-parenthood-bbc
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Insta Science
10 months ago
This is how a swan lands on the water.
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Christy
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#booksky
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Man arrested by armed police for carrying his gardening tools
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Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester
Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of offensive weapon
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/28/man-allotment-gardening-tools-arrest-armed-police-manchester
10 months ago
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Yarn bombers celebrate town's river-based charms
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Yarn bomb display celebrates beauty of Hertford's four rivers
More than 100 yarn bomb creations are to take over a town square to raise money for charity.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2yz10137o
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Surge in seahorses cheers surveying divers in the
#UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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âItâs spectacularâ: volunteer Dorset divers see summer of surging seahorses
After efforts to make conditions better for the elusive creatures in Studland Bay, sightings are greatly increasing
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/25/its-spectacular-volunteer-dorset-divers-see-summer-of-surging-seahorses
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography
10 months ago
A young Red-tailed Hawk after diving to the forest floor and missing a meal. The hawk was likely hunting a chipmunk or a vole.
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Titania
10 months ago
When you should be sleeping but just have to read one more chapter
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Lots of cheery shasta daises in our little balcony garden his year!
10 months ago
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"Eel lanes" created in
#UK
national park to help with river migration
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'Eel lanes' created in South Downs rivers to assist migration
Dedicated lanes are to be created in rivers in South Downs National Park to assist with migration.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4lk1xlv1zo
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Delighted to have had so many ladybug pupas in our little balcony garden this year!
10 months ago
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Don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for a cheery flower or two today...
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Janet Hill
10 months ago
Beautiful tyrant - eastern kingbird
#birds
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PacBirds
10 months ago
Wilsonâs phalaropes twirling like Dervishes to create a whirlpool that brings food to the pondâs surface. I love to watch them do that đ”âđ« đ Northern California
#birds
#photography
#birdphotography
#birding
#nature
#naturephotography
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Striking nature murals to be added to
#UK
hospital
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Hereford County Hospital to get three nature-inspired murals
Artist Curtis Hylton began work on creating the three large murals at Hereford County Hospital.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ndz95ly1o
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Lisa the Leftist
10 months ago
spot on, Lorax đ„ș
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The Doctor
10 months ago
I really like this shot of the almost glass appearance of the river. The nose of my kayak is a welcomed feature because I feel it makes the viewer feel like they are there.
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Picked up this discarded feather for my little collection. Not sure what bird it comes from, though -- a mallard, perhaps?
10 months ago
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If you only have time to read one nature book this year, make it Raising Hare by
@chloedalton.bsky.social
. And then ask yourself why you only have time for one nature book this year!
www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781805...
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Single Book - IndieBookstores
https://www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781805302711/
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Fantastic result!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
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Opinion | For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/opinion/okefenokee-wildlife-refuge-georgia.html
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Fan of the movie Babe? Here's a story for you:
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
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âI went vegan on the second day of filmingâ: James Cromwell on making Babe, the talking pig classic
âI broke for lunch before everybody else and all the animals I had been working with were on the table â cut up, fricasseed, roasted and searedâ
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/21/james-cromwell-vegan-how-we-made-babe-talking-pig
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Planning to grow some globe thistles in our little balcony garden next year -- the bees love them!
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How to Grow and Care for Globe Thistle
With its unique spiky spheres, globe thistle (Echinops spp.) looks great in a garden setting. They can also be cut for dried flower arrangements.
https://www.thespruce.com/globe-thistle-plant-profile-4767174#:~:text=Warning,an%20invasive%20species%20to%20avoid
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EcoFriendly West
10 months ago
Less showy than butterflies, moths fly under the radar. But theyâre remarkable: complex wings, disguises, and unexpected superpowers
ecofriendlywest.ca/moths-and-th...
#NationalMothWeek
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Moths and Their Superpowers
Less showy than butterflies, moths fly under the radar. But theyâre remarkable: complex wings, disguises, and unexpected superpowers.
https://ecofriendlywest.ca/moths-and-their-superpowers/
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Delighted to find delicious B.C. peaches in our local produce store -- such a treat!
10 months ago
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Goats enlisted at historic
#UK
site
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Goats on guard to protect North York Moors Roman trail
An illustrated trail is open to the public at Cawthorn Roman Camps in the North York Moors.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj61gn92lw9o
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michaeledward
10 months ago
Please if you're visiting the parks, remember you're a guest in the homes of wildlife. Honor the distance rules: At least 25 yards (75 feet) from most wildlife and 100 yards (300 feet) from predators like bears, wolves. Anything that affects the natural behavior of wildlife is unacceptable. đ
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Excellent advice:
hello.wrabc.ca/webmail/9755...
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Everyone needs to find a shady spot once in a while at this year's
#VancouverFolkFest
at Jericho Beach.
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We had a blast at the Vancouver Folk Fest last night. And we spotted some cool artwork to match the real-life swallows zooming overhead!
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Cool map plots Little Free Libraries in and around Vancouver:
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Map: Here are all the neighbourhood book exchanges in Vancouver
Have we caught them all?
https://www.straight.com/city-culture/map-here-are-all-neighbourhood-book-exchanges-in-vancouver
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou
10 months ago
We have air-conditioning in the UK. It's called moving to Scotland.
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Mike Melton
10 months ago
Velvet-purple Coronet, sticking its tongue out at me. At
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#Colombia
#birds
#hummingbirds
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designates its first three "Nature Towns"
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Coastal towns receive funding as first Nature Towns announced
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are collectively named the UK's first Nature Towns.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xvnyj1205o
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Spotted this snoozing bee near Granville Island!
10 months ago
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Hopes are high for this year's Big Butterfly Count in the
#UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Britons urged to count butterfly numbers amid hopes of âoutstandingâ summer
Big Butterfly Count asks volunteers to spend 15 minutes in local green space with big recovery expected after 2024âs dramatic decline
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/18/big-butterfly-count-uk-numbers-recovery
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The homeowner who transformed her yard into a haven for wildlife
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âOur yard is now teeming with lifeâ
How one Australian homeowner is transforming her standard-issue suburban yard into habitat for birds, insects, lizards and more.
https://www.rewildingmag.com/our-yard-is-now-teeming-with-life/?ref=rewilding-magazine-newsletter
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Knepp Wilding
10 months ago
Introducing the two newest members of the Knepp team! đŠ«đŠ« Two beaver kits have been born this summer. Here they are playing together outside of their lodge. Their small size and extra buoyancy confirms they are new! We think they're 6 - 8 weeks old. đčRyan Greaves
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
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'Britain's oldest barn owl' discovered during annual survey -- and she has a chick
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'Britain's oldest ever' barn owl found at farm
Bird experts hailed the discovery of the 18-year-old female as "amazing".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4ne7kg387o
10 months ago
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We love the hollyhocks in our little balcony garden!
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Skot Armstrong
10 months ago
1958 Citroen U55 Cityrama Bus.
#TravelTuesday
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More info on that 'fat marmot' photo
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#TheMoment a 'fat' marmot was spotted in a B.C. park
Taylor Borth tells The National about the moment she snapped a photo of an unusually 'fat' marmot while walking through a park in Kamloops, B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6833050
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That's a lot of repotting!
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BBC goes behind the scenes at Kew Gardens ahead of Palm House renovation
An ÂŁ50m plan to renovate the world-famous Palm House at Kew Gardens is set to take place.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cqx21en1193o
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