When I was little, I went through a time where I was absolutely obsessed with beavers. When I see photos like this, I remember why.

Dancers at The Whisky.

And now for something completely different… Cat in a flowery meadow, n.d Oil on canvass Nationalmuseum Bruno Andreas Liljefors 1860-1939 Swedish Best known for nature & animal motifs, in dramatic situations. Most important and influential Swedish wildlife painter of late 19th/early 20th century

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as passengers and crew members fell sick. apnews.com/article/hant...

“Life is a coral reef. We each leave behind the best, the strongest deposit we can so the reef can grow. But what’s important is the reef.” 🖋️ Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D (Biology) The Sacred Depths of Nature, 1998, p.172. 📸 Danny Ocampo, Philippines

Spring Makers 🐇🌸

Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?

⚪️🔴⚫️ The Koi Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica or sometimes histrionica) is prized for its variable patterns of red, white, and black that resemble Japanese Koi fish. Found in Colombia and Ecuador, they are highly poisonous. Photography by Jack Small jacksmallfrogs [IG] #frogs #nature #koi #wildlife

´Whirlpool´ embroidery detail by Annemieke Mein, Dutch-born Australian textile artist who specialises in depicting wildlife #WomensArt

Lambert: The Strait of Hormuz is going to be open and we’re going to control it. Mockler: In two weeks? Lambert: It doesn’t matter if it’s two weeks or two months. Mockler: It does actually matter because economists are saying if it's closed for a few more months, we're going into a recession

Yellow-Rumped Warbler, AKA "butter-butt." From my book A Field Guide to Cape Cod, Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #warblers

Daily bunny no.3309 is just a fool

Pretty cool watching California's first solar-over-canal project succeed. Looking forward to more scale on the next go-round — currently two installations totaling less than one-third of a mile. www.fresnobee.com/news/califor...

🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday fast-tracked its decision in Louisiana v. Callais — a move that clears the way for Louisiana to move forward with redrawing its congressional map even as an election is already underway. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Tried to catch the rainbow and lightning photobombed my iPhone shot. #WXsky #ILwx

Little Great Horned Owl chick popping up from the resurrection ferns to see what all the fuss is about.🪶🦉

Green Anole from my yard. Love these guys. The green anole (Anolis carolinensis) is the only lizard species native to Florida. Due to competition with invasive brown anoles, they are now often found higher in trees. (3 photos) 🦎

Manolo Valdés, Vivianne In A Blue Suit (2011)

Just saw a post mentioning 3 May is the anniversary of the earliest recorded solar eclipse. Known as the 'Ugarit Eclipse', it is said to have occurred ~3400 years ago (1374 BCE). This date was revised to 5 March 1223 BCE because Mars was recorded by them in the sky. 📸 Museum of Lost Things

Reminder that the Trump regime is still blowing up suspected “drug boats” — killing 185 people since September. But no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're taking Trump's word for it. This is murder. We must not lose sight of this lawlessness.

The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris. (Published January)

YaizuCity Manhole Cover. Depicts the waves of Suruga Bay and Kutsuo (Skipjack Tuna). Japan. Photography by only1tanuki on Flickr

Dr. Oz claimed 1 in 3 U.S. hospices are in L.A. False. He called $3.5B in billing “fraud.” His own agency corrected him. He blamed the “Russian mafia.” No evidence. Meanwhile, California leads the NATION in Medicaid fraud recoveries. Oz isn’t fighting fraud... he’s manufacturing it!

Night night sweet dreamies Some days the ‘Sads’ arrive unannounced… no warning, no timetable, just there. If today is one of those days, be gentle with yourself. You’re allowed to slow down, pause, and just be. You’re still doing better than you think 🧡🐈

Amazing Pulitzer win for Pablo Torre for the Kawhi Leonard scandal www.pulitzer.org/winners/staf...

Polyphemus moth seemingly looking at you. #mothmonday #nature #bugsky #insects #ECK #wildlife #insects #moths

Playful illustration of a monkey touching a girl’s nose 🐵❤️ Drawn by an Egyptian artist on a piece of broken pottery, perhaps as a practice sketch, or for the sheer joy of painting some 3,000 years ago! Petrie Museum, London 📷 by me #Archaeology

Red Columbine

NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily RESTORED access to the abortion pill mifepristone via telehealth and mail—pausing a lower court ruling.

🐦 "Not every rescue ends with a goodbye. Sometimes the bird says, 'You're my human now'" @naturelife_ok

Pickle, the New Robin, early yesterday morning. He also came to my balcony rail for mealworms 🪶 #birds #DDOR

And now for something completely different… Orrar i trädtopp Black Grouse in a Treetop 1923 Oil on canvas Bruno Andreas Liljefors 1860-1939 Swedish Best known for nature & animal motifs, in dramatic situations. Most important and influential Swedish wildlife painter of late 19th/early 20th century

Fiery-throated Hummingbird #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds

Victoria Rose Richards, embroidery artist who creates work which reflects landscapes from above #WomensArt

Richard Downs, Man Kneeling (Baltic birch sculpture, 2018)

These baby Eastern blue #birds fledged today. I will miss them but I expect the tree swallows trolling their house for weeks will move in quickly

Natural amethyst on quartz point. Uruguay. Sold

The Trump administration has taken over full control of what appears on National Park Service websites. For decades, park staff managed their own sites, working closely with local communities and tribal nations to tell the stories of the places they know best. That’s over now.

Wild horses Near cloudcroft New Mexico

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✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨ Omg how could you be mad? Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day! #happy #cat #cute #joyousjoyness #repost

Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months phys.org/news/2025-10...

This painting, titled Swinging (Schaukeln), was created by the pioneering abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky in 1925.

They let a three-year-old fire a shotgun at a turkey. He wounded two people. gearjunkie.com/hunting/3-ye...

It's not fair, Mr. Bobtail Squid. Why do you get to look absolutely adorable AND look like a sparkling jewel? 🦑📷Max S (www.inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Co led a hike today for @sierraclub.org Sacramento/Central Valley people, check meetup.com if you are interested in a hike. We have hikes planned for almost every weekend this Spring!

Thoreau, May 2, 1852. Brought home two little frogs which I have described in the Report (q.v.) but cannot make out. Are they young?... [Spring peeper by USGS]

thinking we maybe should have been a little meaner to the confederacy after the war