What I saw irl VS What I saw in my head ✨

#TraditionalArt #Painting #OilPastels #MastoArt #Nature

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A side by side of a reference photo and an oil pastel painting, both of a cave entrance with several superposed rocks through which warm light filters inside. In the painting the light has been made more vibrant and orange, and towards the bottom, blue light filtering upwards from the cave’s interiour has been added for contrast. In the reference photo the bottom light is simply a paler warm light.

A #Chipmunk from the yard. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #PhotographersOfMastodon

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A chipmunk peeks out from tall green grass, with a yellow dandelion in the foreground.

Everyone on the West coast is familiar with Alders - they're the first trees that sprout new life when a forest is cleared or burned away. But what most haven't seen is an #OldGrowth Alder grove.

The trees pictured here are not the usual thin stick like tree's you're used too, but nearly meter diameter trees standing in a unique wetland area that's prevented the usual Large Leaf Maple and Cedar to move in over the decades.

#ForestFriday #landscapephotography #naturephotography #nature

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A dense stand of moss-encrusted alder trunks recedes into misty forest light, every surface blanketed in thick green growth in this moody Pacific Northwest old-growth scene.

Smoke on the water
#photography #nature

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Picture of a lake enshrouded in wildfire smoke. Barely visible are sand dunes a mile away.

8 astonishing close-up photos of the world’s most beautiful pheasant https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/golden-pheasant-photos?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_content=topic%2Fbirds&utm_medium=mastodon #nature

by moroccowildlens #Photographie #Photography #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Cats #cat #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #FediCats #Felines #Morocco

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The Sand Cat (Felis margarita) kitten standing on rocks

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The Sand Cat (Felis margarita) three kittens in a gap in red rocks

It’s #Friday folks!

Have the best #weekend you can.

You know the drill:
Be #kind
Be #gentle
Be #true
Be like #bees

And don’t just say you care, show you care.
About #bees, #nature, #freedom, #decency, the #planet, your #future.
The #truth.

Go easy folks…but don’t go blinkered!

Mornin’.

Bumblebee.
Thistle.
Blue sky.

No bullshit.
No AI.
No grift.
No worries.

It is what it is.

#nature #bees #truth

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

4.

At least 1 in 3 species of bee in Ireland are endangered/threatened with extinction.
Ponder that.
Gone.
Forever.
Extinct.

‘Humans regard animals as worthy of protection only when they are on the edge of extinction.’
#bees

#nature #wildlife
#bumblebees #thistle
#flowers #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #education
#science #extinction #pollinators

Incredible. Such a fantastic animal. And we need them now more than ever.. Beavers.

Really worth a watch.

https://youtu.be/mLlVdYuztbA?si=gKDQFk53GNKuKyjb

#nature #beavers #wildlife #youtube

Why Crows Might Be the Smartest Non-Human Animals on Earth https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/why-crows-might-be-the-smartest-non-human-animals-on-earth-4-377799/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_content=topic%2Fanimals&utm_medium=mastodon #nature

📷 #ThrowbackThursday

One of three hens their tender calls "The Golden Girls" at "Anything Goes" Experimental Farm, SC, 2024.

#FediversalPictures #Nature

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A close-up of a brown chicken with a bright red comb and wattles, being gently held by a person wearing a dark tank top. The chicken is looking slightly left, with its beak closed,.

Very exciting! First clear detection of an atmosphere around an Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.

This is a big step forward in figuring out if "potentially habitable" planets are actually habitable & if red dwarf stars could sustain life.

https://www.science.org/content/article/astronomers-spot-first-atmosphere-around-potentially-habitable-alien-world #space #science #nature #life

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This artist conceptualization shows the exoplanet LHS 1140 b in the foreground surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. In the distance is its red dwarf star orbited by another rocky planet. Melissa Weiss/Center for Astrophysics

“You get that vortex when they surge out of the cave, and then when they reach the tree line, you get that river of bats in the sky.”

In our magazine, a visit the world's densest concentration of mammals in one enclosed place: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-bats-of-bracken/

#nature #Texas #CentralTexas #wildlife

Purple

#BloomScrolling #Nature #Photography

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A purple cranesbill flower in sharp focus against a beautifully blurred green background. Five distinct, rounded petals radiating outward. Delicate, dark purple or near-black veins running longitudinally from the pale, whitish-pink center toward the outer edges of each petal.

Revealed: how #Europe’s most powerful #farming lobby killed EU’s #pesticide law

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/16/how-europe-most-powerful-farming-lobby-copa-cogeca-killed-eu-pesticide-law

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #lobbying #nature #biodiversity #agriculture

Now that I have reached 150 followers let's do another round of ask me anything.
Just a short introduction. I m #gay, married, mostly chill, but I have temperament 🩴😄 I like #books, #movies and #videogames. I like to #cook and #bake cakes. My posts are snippets of my day. Sometimes #nature, sometimes my #animals and sometimes me.
I like to write. At the moment I write mostly spicey gay short stories. Hmmm if you want to know something more, just ask.

"Those little white flowers you see here are known as the Arctic mountain heather, and they are highly toxic to this little pika.
Collared pika create what we call haypiles under the rocks that will serve as food for the 9 months of winter they endure beneath the snow. That’s 9 months of dead rotting plants for fungi, bacteria, and other parasites to completely destroy. That is, unless the pika layers toxic species like this arctic heather through the haypile.
This particular species of flower releases its toxic brew of phenolic compounds into the the pika's cache of food as it begins to break down. Those very same toxins, it turns out, are a natural food preservative that kills the very fungi and bacteria that would otherwise ruin an entire winter’s worth of food for the pika. And amazingly, by the time the pika makes it down to these layers, those toxins are completely harmless to the little mammal.
None of this is by accident. Researchers have documented that not only are pika meticulous at how they layer toxic plants into their haypiles, they use different species, with differing levels of toxicity, at specific levels through the cache to ensure that their food is not only well preserved but also timed to be edible for themselves as they work their way through it.
This is the most sophisticated pharmacological knowledge and behavior ever documented outside of humans."
photo and text by jaredlloydphoto

#Photographie #Photography #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

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pika perched on rock carrying a bunch of plants with white flowers in their mouth

He still intended to eat him, but for the moment the bear decided he would comfort the lost boy in the forest. #grickledoodle #bear #lost #nature #kindness #cartoon #art #drawing #horror #funny #humor

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A child leans against a large bear on a rock, both looking sad but comforted as they sit together in a grassy meadow with trees in the background.

Rice paddy pic No. 85.

Overflow.

#Nature #Photography #Japan

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A close up of the PVC pipe which carries excess water from the paddy into a stone channel at the edge of the paddy and, presumably into the river. There is a backdrop of rice stems at the top of the frame. Their dark shadows create a jagged edge across the smooth bright water which is slipping enthusiastically over the edge and down into the pipe.

My Feather & Stone book has been upgraded to Highly Likely to fund. It could still use some more follows! #art #sciart #nature #poetry #artbook #bookstodon

https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/9c9632ff-5a33-4e64-972d-a9f695076816/landing

📷 Sunrise at Kituwah ( ᎩᏚᏩ), June 26, 2026.

#FediversalPictures #Nature #Kituwah

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A misty green field in the foreground, dark green forest and rolling hills behind, with layers of blue mountains in the distance under a pastel pink and blue early morning sky. Low clouds and fog gently hover between the hills.

Utah, Virginia, Idaho, and Oregon — have just successfully passed legislation that will bolster state transportation budgets to build more wildlife crossings and make it easier to expand wildlife crossing #wildlife #Nature #environment

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/states-funding-wildlife-crossings

Early Autumnal Colors

#LeafScrolling #Nature #Photography

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A detailed, macro photograph capturing a cluster of decaying leaves. The leaves are curled and layered, creating a natural, swirling frame. This circular arrangement draws the eye directly to a single, smaller leaf nestled in the center. The dominant colors are earthy tones: warm browns, tans, and ochres, representing decay. Patches of vibrant, mottled green and pale turquoise linger on the surfaces, hinting at their former life.

📷 Bull elk, resting at the base of Kituwah Mound at dusk, July 14th.

#FediversalPictures #Kituwah #Nature

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an elk with large antlers is lying on green grass in a clearing. the ground rises slightly into an rounded mound in front of them with a forest of dense trees in the background.

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

2.

A new study suggests there are an estimated 26,000 species of bee on Earth.

“It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.”
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
#bees

#nature #wildlife
#environment #science
#education #worldbeesanctuary
#bumblebees

As more people live in cities and spend most of their time indoors, being in nature is crucial for our well-being. Research shows that spending time in green spaces can improve our attention, creativity, and mental health. Creating more parks, adding trees to cities, and incorporating nature into schools and workplaces can help restore our focus and overall well-being.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/connecting-neurons/202511/how-nature-restores-our-minds #nature #cognitivehealth

By the river ... #PNW morning after heavy rain

#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #green #dmdphotoattic #PNW #fog

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Bathed in sunlight, the tree framed my branches through a thin veil of river fog.

This is cool. Look at this big jellyfish 🪼

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/9p8dk9/ingrid-3-fant-gigantmanet-sjoemonster

#lionsmanejellyfish #jellyfish #CyaneaCapillata #nature #wildlife #norway #troms #holmbukt #norge

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A child stands pointing at a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) that washed up on the beach of Holmbukt in Troms, Norway. Photo taken by the kids' family and swiped from VG.no

Fairy Falls 2020

This is one of the first #Waterfall images I was proud of and still enjoy from my first years of shooting #Photography. I've returned here many times to take various different compositions over the years, but this first one still makes me happy.

The bright haze as light breaches the canopy above, the slight lens flare and the lens water spec I left in the frame. And of course the water tendrils of the waterfall.

#landscapephotography #waterwednesday #naturephotography #nature

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A silky multi-tiered waterfall cascades down a mossy, rocky cliff face into a calm, dark pool below, captured with a long exposure that gives the water a smooth, ethereal quality. The falls are framed by a lush Pacific Northwest forest of towering conifers and moss-covered rocks, with soft diffused light filtering through the canopy above.

Gold Plated

It is #SeaWednesday, so here is a #seascape. I know, I know. I upload seascapes on most days anyway. But today at least it is legit.
For this one, I went to explore an unknown beach. The beauty of it was that it required a 45 min hike before the sunrise in the total darkness through the forest. Which meant no people around. Also, I saw deer footprints but no deer.

#landscape #LandscapePhotography #nature #noai #sunrise #sea #ocean #australia #naturephotography #meer #meerMittwoch

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sunrise seascape, shiny tessellated rock platform in the foreground reflecting the colourfyl peach, yellow, orange, pink sky. Darker distant cliffs on the left hand side.

Queen of Teasel.

#WildflowerWednesday #wildflowers
#bloomscrolling #flora #FloraAndFauna #purple #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

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The emerging purple flowers on a Common Teasel cone-shaped head mimic a crown. Its prickly stem branches near the top. The flowers are tiny and each blooms for just one day.

John Buck, “Niagara” (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 47 inches

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/john-buck-wooden-panel-pink-ink-drawings/

#art #nature

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a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring a huge waterfall amid a flat landscape with a huge cliff

Grassamenstände in Sommersonne.

#photography #nature

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Etliche gold angestrahlte Grassamenstände, gebeutelt von Trockenheit. Vordergrund einzelne scharf.