Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews. #Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub

It's my pocket guide to butterflies.

Shell-o...is it a Linnean Lens you're looking for? Tomorrow, Jon Ablett will share some species from our collection – from sex changing seashells, to killer cone shells. We'll hear how molluscs have been used for dyes, clothing, and even musical instruments. Join online, 2pm, 4 Nov

Not only is it #WorldJellyfishDay but #OTD in 1897 Sir Frederick Stratten Russell was born. Russell, a former Director of @thembauk.bsky.social spent much of his career studying medusae, so we've included some of his original illustrations that are stored in the archive 📷 PRU64

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the jellyfish, for today is their special day! This coloured plate by Philip Henry Gosse is from the book 'A Naturalist's Rambles on the Devonshire Coast' (1853). 📷 Reserve 574.94235 GOS #WorldJellyfishDay #JellyfishDay #RareBooks #Devon

Today is also #WorldBaskingShark day! To celebrate these graceful oceanic grazers we have this illustration from volume 1 of 'A History of the Fishes of the British Isles' by Jonathan Couch, 1862 📖 BL.65/C

Fellow fish nerds, I'm sharing a link to a free PDF of "The Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia". This new book provides a summary of the taxonomy, distribution, and biology of all freshwater fishes between the Bosphorus, Azerbaijan, Yemen, and Iran. 🐟 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Thanks to @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social we have just found out it is also #WorldLemurDay! Not sure we can make it 'mariney' but that's ok because we like all creatures, not just the ocean dwelling ones☺️

🕸️ British Oribatidæ /. London: The Ray Society, 1884-1888.. [Source]

🐦 The British warblers: . London: R.H. Porter ..., 1907-1914.. [Source]

The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836 London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48899152) #nature #illustration #art

Resharing for a belated #SeaSlugDay

🏝 A history of the fishes of the British Islands London: G. Bell, 1877-1878. [Source]

The natural history of British fishes: London: Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1802-08. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5897372) #nature #illustration #art

🐌 Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ... Edinburgh: Neill, 1880-1895. [Source]

For a belated #SeaSlugDay: a sampling of Ito Kumataro's field illustrations for Paul Bartsch's #nudibranch study, from _Notes and description of specimens collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, circa 1908_. See full field book on BHL: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/225346

Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews. #Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub

Only a few days to go until the @abararebooks CHELSEA BOOK FAIR which opens on Friday at 2pm, at the historic Chelsea Old Town Hall. I can be found at stand 75 and very much hope to see you there. Full details and free tickets available via my website

The stalk-eyed Crustacea Cambridge, Printed for the Museum, 1895. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13885337) #nature #illustration #art

Proofs of Field Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of GB&I have arrived and look good. Written by Steve Brooks & Steve Cham with many new artworks, photos and detailed maps, make it the most complete guide to British Odonata. The 6th edition in 28 years

It's #SeaSlugDay! To celebrate we have selected these beautiful illustrations from 'A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca' volume 1, published by @raysocietybooks.bsky.social. You can find two copies in the rare books room @thembauk.bsky.social 📖 BL.48/A

The Biodiversity Heritage Library doesn't just provide access to historic literature. There are publications on BHL from 1469 to 2025. The Canadian Field-Naturalist is one of many in-copyright publications we've made freely accessible online (with permission from the rights holders of course). 🧪 ©️ 📖

Do you love insects? Then you’ll love “An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific oceans”, or "Donovan’s Epitome of the insects of New Holland"! www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52221720

Beautifully wrapped books arrived in the post. Couldn’t resist as price affordable, really pleased to have them.

Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you’ve shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, #Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky last one - need to get more!

Weekends are for lounge #lizards! We love “The Lizards of Australian and New Zealand in the collection of the British Museum” 🦎 by British zoologist John Edward Gray with lithographs by Charles Joseph Hullmandel. ➡️ www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/64095425 Via Museums Vic

In celebration of #WorldKangarooDay 🦘, we present the first scientific description of "The Great Kanguroo, Macropus giganteus", from Shaw's The Naturalist's Miscellany (1790), which begins "the Kanguroo is a very anomalous and extraordinary quadruped". doi.org/10.5962/p.31... 🧪 📖 🌏 #ILoveBHL

What's new pussycat? Recent additions to our library book and journal collections. ⬆️Learn more about our collections and how to visit us via the link in our bio. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #ModernCollections #BookSky

Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and Ptilonorhynchidae, or bower-birds. London: H. Sotheran & Co., 1891-98. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48735326) #nature #illustration #art

We’re hopping with excitement as we wish you a happy #WorldKangarooDay! This particular Kangaroo is found in George Shaw’s “Naturalist’s Miscelleny,” which was published in instalments from 1789 -1813. This image by Nodder comes from volume one! www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59891600

🏖️ The birds of Europe.. London, Printed by R. and J.E. Taylor, pub. by the author, 1837.. [Source]

Natural history #museums are magical, but do they really represent nature, or the people that actually built them? And how they can help save the world? Can't wait to be chatting about my book #NaturesMemory at @linneansociety.bsky.social on 13th Nov. Come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...

👾 A catalogue of the birds, beasts, fishes, insects, plants, &c. contained in Edwards's natural history in seven volumes London: Printed for J. Robson, bookseller, New Bond Street, MDCCLXXVI [1776] www. [Source]

The natural history of British fishes: London: Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1802-08. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5897380) #nature #illustration #art

Resharing for #WorldWombatDay on a #WombatWednesday

Seen at the Cape May Fall Birding Festival: Of all the field guides published by @princetonupress.bsky.social, "Birds of the Mesozoic" is my favourite. It is delightful in its creativity as well as particularly informative about its subject. #Booksky Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Hull ;Brumby & Clarke, [1907?-1908?]. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8993920) #nature #illustration #art

Seen at the @princetonupress.bsky.social stand at the Cape May Fall Birding Festival: an advance look at the forthcoming 2nd edition of the "Princeton Field Guide to the Social Wasps of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean." #Booksky Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Sunday book review - Endemic by @bsbicountries.bsky.social Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social Review: markavery.info/2025/10/19/s... 'Great book!' @bsbibotany.bsky.social #buglife #Lundy #coleoptera #stonefly #fungi @ianparsons.bsky.social #cambridge #york #ragwort

🥗 British sea-weeds. Drawn from Professor Harvey's "Phycologia britannica." London, Bell and Daldy, 1863. [Source]

The @biodivlibrary.bsky.social donate button is live, joining other key parts of our knowledge infrastructure @wikimediafoundation.org @archive.org @inaturalist.bsky.social that rely on donations as part of their funding.

Iconographie der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Dresden ;Arnoldische Buchh. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24985841) #nature #illustration #art

Seen at the @princetonupress.bsky.social stand here at the Cape May Fall Birding Festival: "Habitats of North America: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists." If you're reading this, this book is very likely for you. #Booksky Learn more: www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2025/05/habi...

I've spent the Cape May Fall Birding Festival working at the Celestron stand just behind the display of Wildside Nature Tours, Kevin Loughlin's company. Hearing his stories has been very interesting indeed. Learn more about his "Galápagos; A Natural History:" press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Feeling inspired? Our bird books are on sale: from identification guides to picture books for budding birders, and even one all about our reigning Tawny. www.publish.csiro.au/books/onsale

Iconographie der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Dresden ;Arnoldische Buchh. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24985839) #nature #illustration #art

Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews. #Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #InsectBookClub @jeffollerton.bsky.social

We've made it to 400 followers 🥳 thank you to everyone that has followed, liked and shared - we really appreciate you all 😀 Let us know how we're doing and if there's anything you'd like to see more of - rare books, archive material, behind the scenes or anything else we've missed.

The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle ... London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1838- (source: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14062466) #nature #illustration #art

Resharing for #InternationalSlothDay 🦥: