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Check out those whiskers! This little harbour seal was picked up by my team in October. Found on a beach with a life threatening condition (mouth rot), he was uplifted and taken to a sanctuary for rehabilitation.

He has a special place in my heart as this was my first rescue. 10/10 perfect gentleman, didn't fight/bite me!

He was recently released into the wild, and is out there somewhere living his best life 🦭

#WhiskersWednesday #SeaWednesday #Wildlife #Nature #Seal #Seals #WildlifeWednesday

common seal in a cage
#nature #wildlife #whiskerswednesday #seals #seal #seawednesday #WildlifeWednesday

Gulls zip around at Sculptured Beach. #california #nature
A gull swoops low above a rocky landscape, with the sea behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
#nature #california

I don't divide a year into four seasons, instead I notice the change through blossoms. The blossoms don't follow a chronological order. They overlap, reverse, even repeat sometimes. Each mountainside has its own climate. The rocks can be burning hot on one side and covered with snow on the other. Here are the blossoms of a climate that's warming up:
1. Crocus time is cool and crispy. The blossoms can poke directly from the snow.
2. Primroses come after crocuses, although sometimes they meet each other on the same slope. Then crocuses dissolve while primroses stay. The air is warmer and it smells of soil and plants.
3. Anemone time means you can be confident it's warm on their field. You might need sunscreen, and even look for shadows to chill in.
4. Hyacinths arrive when you start keeping the solar zenith in mind, and making sure you've got your cap on. The bees are everywhere, and the air is so sweet that you want to eat it with a spoon.

#flowers #blossom #spring #weather #nature #outdoors #hiking #climate #mountains #plants #crocus #primrose #anemone #hyacinth

Purple crocuses bloom in a grassy meadow. A steep valley rises toward snow-covered mountain peaks under a blue sky with white clouds.
Purple crocuses and pale yellow primroses growing among brown fallen leaves in a sunlit forest.
Pale yellow primroses blooming on a forest floor covered in dried oak leaves with the sun shining through the trees in the background.
An ancient olive tree stands with purple anemones blooming in the foreground under the sun.
A purple anemone flower with a dark center and blue base, surrounded by green leaves in the sunlight.
Clusters of dark blue grape hyacinth flowers grow from a rocky ledge over a clear, shallow stream.
Small purple grape hyacinths and tiny white flowers grow at the base of a grey rocky cliff with a steep green mountain and blue sky in the background.
#Spring #nature #plants #hiking #Weather #Climate #outdoors #flowers #mountains #hyacinth #blossom #crocus #Anemone #primrose

Sunset north of Bodega Bay. #california #nature #sigma
Large rocks in the sea, pictured at sunset. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
#nature #california #Sigma

Lotta sandy colors I've been posting recently. Let's get some greens back in here! These are from a wobble around near Salt Point State Park. #california #nature
A slow little stream runs past a fallen tree. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
A little stream runs through a forest. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
A river winds through redwoods. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
A funky fungus with orange thingies, reaching up. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
#nature #california

#WorldWildlifeDay Converting tropical #rainforests to rubber and #oilpalm hugely erodes #ecosystems 🌴🪔☠️🙊⛔️ leads to far less complex #animal and #plant communities finds #Nature #study. ✊#BoycottPalmOil 🧐🛒#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social sciencedaily.com/releases/2024…

Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity

Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions.
ScienceDaily
#nature #plant #Animal #study #worldwildlifeday #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #ecosystems #rainforests #OilPalm

This beach has a little river emptying into the sea – good to jump across. Until one's boots get wet! #california #nature #sigma
A rocky strip in-focus between blurry waters. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
#nature #california #Sigma

Two #possums thought extinct for 6,000 years are alive in #WestPapua! The pygmy #possum and sacred ring-tailed #glider are #nature's battlers who deserve a break from #palmoil ecocide. Stand with #indigenous defenders against palm oil #colonialism! 🌴🚫 @palmoildetect #BoycottPalmOil

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Marsupials thought extinct for 6,000 years found in West Papua

Two stunning marsupials thought extinct for 6000 years rediscovered in West Papua. Calls for rainforest protection even more urgent!
Palm Oil Detectives
#possum #nature #indigenous #colonialism #palmoil #Boycottpalmoil #westpapua #possums #glider

We're doing a naturalist certification that had a field trip close to the coast, and Stillwater Cove offered a random but really nice campsite afterward. Also tremendous: a restaurant around there called Jilly's. #california #nature
Rocks stretch from a beach into the sea. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]
#nature #california

What I saw VS What I painted ✨

You can find the full painting process on my Patreon: patreon.com/lindenshieldarts

#MastoArt #TraditionalArt #Gouache #SketchBook #Mosstodon #Forest #Nature

A photo of a fallen, mossy tree trunk on a dry, brown forest floor. The lighting is bright and sunny.
A photo of an open sketchbook, placed on a wooden desk and surrounded by a paint brush, hag stones, palo santo, a crystal, and leaves. The sketchbook page features a gouache painting of the same fallen, mossy tree as in the previous photo, but in a lush environment, the background dark and shady, with the sunlight illuminating only the tree trunk.
#mastoart #nature #sketchbook #TraditionalArt #forest #Mosstodon #gouache

#WorldWildlifeDay Converting tropical #rainforests to rubber and #oilpalm hugely erodes #ecosystems 🌴🪔☠️🙊⛔️ leads to far less complex #animal and #plant communities finds #Nature #study. ✊#BoycottPalmOil 🧐🛒#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social sciencedaily.com/releases/2024…

Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity

Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions.
ScienceDaily
#nature #plant #Animal #study #worldwildlifeday #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #ecosystems #rainforests #OilPalm

One of my favorite pollinator photos, and the bee isn't even in focus. Which is why I love it. (Bombus sp., Illinois)
#bees #Bombus #pollination #Solidago #Nature
Macro photograph of a cluster of goldenrod flowers, one at top left crisply in focus, while a blurred bumble bee approaches in face view at upper right, its wings spread.
#nature #pollination #bees #bombus #solidago

My next #SuperbOwlSunday photo is one of my favourite owl photos - two recently fledged young Barred Owls (Strix varia) on a branch. Cute, even if the sound they made wasn't! I have more photos of these two, and a video of them, in a blog post:

mrussellphotography.com/blog/b…

#Wildlife #SuperbOwl #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photography #Nature

Two young barred owls, recently fledged from the next, cuddle together on a cedar branch with green cedar foliage in the background.
#nature #Photography #wildlife #owls #superbowl #superbowlsunday #britishcolumbia

Kicksledding through a quiet forest today. The only sound I heard was from a softly hammering woodpecker.

#kicksledding #winter #forest #nature

A narrow, snow-packed trail through a dense forest of pines, cedars, and firs. The branches of the trees are covered with a heavy layer of snow. A bit of blue sky is visible between the tree tops.
#nature #Winter #forest #kicksledding

An image from some of Scotland's most remote mountains. It's no small feat to get out here, but it's worth it every time.

Made last year when me and Benjamin Maze took a group of awesome clients hiking and wild camping here; we were treated to all manner of brilliant conditions from hail to blue skies. (Join us in September 2026 for the second iteration of our Northwest Highlands photography adventure!)

#LandscapePhotography #uk #scotland #photography #nature #NaturePhotography

a boggy moorland of grasses and rocks dominate the foreground of this mountain image taken in remote scotland. white gneiss boulders interact with golden grass and reeds. the small lochan is perfectly still and reflects the partly cloudy skies above. three distant mountains stand tall in the background with a prominent central peak. the whole scene is dotted in a patchwork of light
#nature #Photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #UK #scotland

#News: Toxic spills prove voluntary gold and rare metal #mining rules are #greenwashing- not enough! Support Colombia's push for a binding global minerals treaty for #indigenous people and #nature! 🧐🚫💎 #HumanRights #BoycottGold4Yanomami @palmoildetect
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An Opportunity to Address Mining Abuses Globally

When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major mining disaster.
Human Rights Watch
#News #nature #HumanRights #indigenous #greenwashing #mining #BoycottGold4Yanomami

I'm slowly starting to share more images from my multi-year project "This Land Remembers", an odyssey into the last remaining ancient native woodlands of Scotland (like this one from a brilliant Autumn morning in 2025). I also have an upcoming exhibition at Gallery Photiq this April/May featuring 12 prints from the project, including this image.

#photography #LandscapePhotography #scotland #uk #nature

an autumnal scene from a birch woodland in scotland. backlighting spills through the dew laden trees illuminating golden grasses and bronzed bracken in the woodland understory. a rhythmic dance of 4 characterful birch trees are balanced across the frame
#nature #Photography #landscapephotography #UK #scotland

I am fascinated by these colors. Among the yellow lichen Polycaulonia polycarpa and gray-green lichen Physcia dubia probably, you can see the tiny pink fungus Illosporiopsis christiansenii, which parasitizes the lichen. I photographed all this on a blackthorn tree (Prunus spinosa) while tasting the blue fruits, which were now frozen and therefore sweet.
#nature #lichen #mushrooms #macrophpoto #macro
In the macro photograph, the twig is completely covered with gray-green and yellow lichen. In addition to the usual wavy surfaces, the yellow lichen also has round, tiny cups. Roughly halfway up the vertical photograph, a small pink lump protrudes from the lichen surfaces, which is a parasitic fungus. The background behind the twig is a blurred gray and brown color.
#nature #macro #mushrooms #lichen #macrophpoto

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Nature photography can be astonishing. These landscapes are jaw dropping.

#photography #nature #global_contest

22 breathtaking images from the 2025 Landscape Photographer of the Year awards

The vibrant magnificence of Earth. 🌍

popsci.com/environment/2025-in…


22 breathtaking images from the 2025 Landscape Photographer of the Year awards

Popular Science Team (Popular Science)
#nature #Photography #global_contest

Beautiful winter weather here in the mountains of Virginia #Appalachia #nature
Snow covered plants
Pine tree weighed down with snow
#nature #Appalachia

Dans la forêt de l’Ituri, l’un des derniers refuges de l’okapi
agenceecofin.com/actualites-to…
#Afrique #Congo #RDC #okapi #animaux #nature #réserve #environnement #écologie #Ituri #tourisme #forêt #refuge #Unesco #braconnage #déforestation #Autochtones

Dans la forêt de l’Ituri, l’un des derniers refuges de l’okapi

La réserve de faune à okapis, située au cœur de la forêt de l’Ituri dans le nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo, est l’un des plus
Agence Ecofin
#nature #deforestation #congo #unesco #okapi #afrique #foret #rdc #animaux #reserve #environnement #ecologie #ituri #tourisme #refuge #braconnage #autochtones

Pink and white
#nature #photography
A snowy landscape featuring a bush with a cluster of pink-tinged leaves partially covered in snow. The ground is blanketed in snow and fallen leaves, surrounded by sparse trees in a winter setting.
#nature #Photography

Threats to conservation from artificial-intelligence-generated wildlife images and videos

"Three distinctive characteristics of contemporary society can exacerbate this issue: the pervasive use of social media, anthropomorphizing of animal behavior, and disconnection from nature."

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com…

#ai #AISlop #wildlife #nature

#AI #nature #wildlife #aislop

A Texas leafcutter ant, Atta texana, hauls spring Prunus buds along a tree branch on her way back to the nest.

#Ants #Insects #Atta #nature #leafcutterants

macro photo of a dull red, leggy ant with sharp spines along its back struggling with a much larger multi-flowered plant bud in its mandibles, held over its back, against a pure black background.
#nature #insects #ants #atta #leafcutterants

Samhain [sow-wen]: the ancient Celtic festival that marks the end of summer and the beginning of winter — the moment when Beira the Cailleach, Queen of Winter, regains control over the landscape from the Queen of Summer, Brigid. It also marks the moment when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest and the origins of Halloween. Mountain spirits come to the fore at this time of year.

#nature #landscapephotography #blackandwhite #uk #bnw #scotland #folklore #mountains

a black and white mountain photograph from the scottish highlands. gneiss rocks catching sunlight sweep diagonally in the foreground while a rainstorm approaches over mountains and distant lochs in the back ground. overall, a dramatic moody scene
#nature #blackandwhite #landscapephotography #UK #mountains #scotland #folklore #bnw

Hidden inside every growing hypha lies a microscopic powerhouse — the #Spitzenkörper.
It’s not just a blob at the fungal tip — it’s the traffic controller, architect, and GPS of fungal growth. 🍄
This video will uncover how this mysterious vesicle cluster orchestrates the very architecture of life beneath our feet.
#fungi #mycology #Mushrooms #FungiFriday #Science #nature #NatGeo #academia #aspergillus
#hyphae #mycelium #phdone #conidia #youtube #Education #microbiology

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#nature #science #YouTube #Education #microbiology #academia #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #PhDone #Aspergillus #FungiFriday #spitzenkorper #natgeo #hyphae #mycelium #conidia

The wonder of nature through the eyes of a child.

📷 Pentax K1000
🔘 Pentax M 135mm f/3.5
🎞️ Kodak ColorPlus 200

#photography #streetphotography #nature

A father squats next to his young daughter to watch a dozen geese feeding very close to them.
#nature #Photography #streetphotography

Toad is back
#toad #nature #photography
A close-up of a brown toad resting on a sidewalk, surrounded by fallen leaves. The toad has a bumpy, patterned skin with one eye looking at you.
#nature #Photography #toad

#News: To fix the #climatecrisis, we must first fix our broken relationship with #nature 🌍. Tim Christophersen argues we must treat #ecosystems as vital #infrastructure—requiring imagination #ClimateChange #Boycott4Wildlife news.mongabay.com/2025/08/ecos…

Ecosystems as infrastructure: Tim Christophersen on how to rebuild humanity’s ties to nature

The forests of northern Europe provided Tim Christophersen with his first education. As a child in rural Germany he followed his grandfather, a forest ranger, on long walks among the trees.
Rhett Butler (Conservation news)
#News #nature #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #infrastructure #Boycott4Wildlife #ecosystems

Beautiful day to pick apples
#nature #clouds #outdoors
Forested hills with clouds in valleys. A row of apple trees in foreground
#nature #clouds #outdoors

I usually make things for people to use at home, but it seems to me that the only purpose of this bowl is to bob and spin in the Gulf.

#ceramics #pottery #nature #water #beach #Florida #birds #PeacefulMoments

#nature #beach #florida #birds #water #ceramics #pottery #PeacefulMoments

#News:🌳🧠 #Trees shape #humanity! From Lucy our ancestor to #chocolate cravings and dreams - forests evolved our brains, sleep and chemical responses. We are a part of #nature and must protect it @palmoildetect #Deforestation 🔥 #BoycottPalmOil
theguardian.com/environment/20…

The genius of trees: how forests have shaped humanity, from chocolate cravings to our ability to dream

Since our early ancestors came down from the canopy, we may think we have learned how to live without trees. But our lives remain intertwined in incredible ways
Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
#News #nature #Trees #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #chocolate #humanity

Pardon my over-posting today, but I just wanted to share this beautiful visitor at home on this last day (somewhere already) of summer.

#photography #FujiFilm #nature #butterfly #Insects #lantana #flowers

A colorful gulf fritillary on a lantana plant
A colorful gulf fritillary head south on lantana flowers
A colorful gulf fritillary with its wings wide spread on a lantana flower
A colorful gulf fritillary with its wings almost wide spread on a lantana flower
#butterfly #nature #Photography #flowers #insects #fujifilm #lantana

Lovely day II. Lake Peipsi, Estonia.

#sipülatee #lake #järv #peipsi #estonia #water #lake #nature #sun

Järven randa
#nature #lake #water #sun #sipulatee #jarv #peipsi #estonia

#SilentSunday
#photography #nature
A scenic view of a beach from atop of a sand dune showing a stream curving through the sand below and flowing into Lake Michigan. There are grassy dunes in the foreground and a clear blue sky above. The water is calm, reflecting the warm weather and inviting atmosphere.
#nature #Photography #SilentSunday

Photobombed 😁

#Flora #Spain #Nature #Photography #Botany #BloomScrolling #Andalucia #Flowers

A different passion flower this time. A crazy purple one, surrounded by green leaves from the vine. A bee on the left is flying into the picture but the camera has focused on the flower.
#nature #Photography #Spain #flowers #botany #flora #bloomscrolling #andalucia

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