I have a theory that dappled light is a kind of nervous-system-calmer - like white noise for the body.

#YorkshireDales #nature #trees

Incoming!

A male beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) landing on his perch.

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #odonata #calopterygidae #calopteryx #calopteryxvirgo #libellen #blauflügelprachtlibelle

Who's coming for a walk through the woods?

#WoodlandPhotography #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Woodland #OMSystem #OM1 #Olympus #nature #naturephotography

I have too many photos of sloths and all are too cute to sort out and delete. Also, I can't remember which sloth (2-toed or 3-toed) has long hair vs short hair, brown vs grey, smiley face vs piggy face). I heard the explanation so many times but it simply wouldn't stick, I'll just have to google it.

Arenal volcano, Costa Rica.

#Sloths #Travel #TravelPhotography #Portraits #Photography #CostaRica #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

We’re still discovering ancient species...

Millions of years before dinosaurs evolved, the saber-toothed Inostrancevia africana was “kind of the T.rex of their time.”

Incidentally, this apex predator was wiped out due to global warming during the Permian-Triassic Extinction. nytimes.com/2023/05/22/science… #science #nature #evolution

Have you ever watched a starling murmuration?

That’s when thousands of #birds seem to dance in spectacular formation, whirling & swirling gracefully across the sky. youtu.be/V4f_1_r80RY #nature #science

Scientists, engineers, mathematicians, & citizen scientists have been exploring what’s happening inside murmurations: theconversation.com/why-do-flo… @TheConversationUS

Flight of the Starlings: Watch This Eerie but Beautiful Phenomenon | Short Film Showcase

We know a lot of factual information about the starling—its size and voice, where it lives, how it breeds and migrates—but what remains a mystery is how it f...

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"Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do."

- Michel de Montaigne

#PalmOil #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #PalmOilKILLS #Conflictpalmoil #nature #biodiversity #Ecosystem #ecosystems #forest #forests #rainforest #tree #trees
#deforestation#Together4Forests

What's the world's deadliest animal?

The answer may surprise you. gatesnotes.com/Most-Lethal-Ani… #science #nature

Quite specific, but a very interesting article about #ants and their early evolution. The authors propose a 3 step scenario based on fossils and their interpretation. Really fascinating !

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…

#insects #nature #ecology #fossil #paleontology #entomology

Little Blue Penguins (Eudyptula minor) or Kororā (Māori name) are the world's smallest penguins.

These charming birds are part of the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony. They arrive on the beach at dusk to return to their nests for the night. (Recorded April 18, 2023) #nature #birds

Not long ago, the enormous Haast's eagle soared over New Zealand.

Weighing almost 40lbs (18kg) with a wingspan up to ~10ft (3m), they likely feasted on the gigantic moa birds I described in an earlier post. Maori oral tradition also suggests they may have attacked human children.

So what happened to this fierce apex predator? Once the moa disappeared due to excess hunting after the arrival of people, Haast’s eagle followed around 1400. nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/h…. #SharedPlanet #science #nature

Have you ever thought about visiting all of the national parks in the U.S. in one epic road trip?

In 2016, data scientist Randy Olson optimized the route of 14,498 miles (23,333 km) which would take 2+ months. He even designed the journey as a circle so you can begin at any point & direction.

All the details: randalolson.com/2016/07/30/the… #science #data #nature #travel

Meet the critically endangered Talaud bear cuscus (Ailurops melanotis). Hunting & deforestation have forced this shy marsupial to the brink of extinction.

Living in the forest canopy, the Talaud bear cuscus eats leaves & fruit. It also helps to limit invasive plants.

We know very little about this quiet & rare species, which scientists believe inhabits just 4 Indonesian islands. I hope we work to protect it before it disappears forever. news.mongabay.com/2022/06/to-w… #SharedPlanet #nature #science

Stressed #plants ‘cry’ — and some animals can probably hear them

Fascinating new research using microphones captured ultrasonic crackles from plants that are water-deprived or injured. nature.com/articles/d41586-023… #nature #science

About 60 million years ago, a gigantic snake called Titanoboa slithered through the swamps of Colombia, killing its prey by constriction.

Titanoboa was massive, estimated to grow up to 50 ft (>15 m) long, over 2,000 lbs (>900 kg) & 3 ft (~1 m) wide. It could have easily devoured animals as large as alligators. floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100years… Image: Smithsonian Channel
#nature #science #SharedPlanet

Please leave the leaves. And make a vow: no more leaf blowers!

#Nature #Bees #Biodiversity

One of my favorite animals is the very rare blanket octopus. Few people have seen them firsthand. youtu.be/QJcXMPJ9XN8

The female has a spectacular ‘cape’ enclosing her tentacles, making her look larger to predators. She can grow >6.5ft or 2m!

The male is smaller than a walnut. He weighs 40,000x less than the female measuring 2.4cm.

Blanket octopus are the most extreme example of female vs male size discrepancy across the (non-mircoscopic) animal kingdom. #nature #science #SharedPlanet

Rachel Carson was born in 1907. She became a marine biologist & prolific writer.

Carson questioned the assumption that humans should dominate #nature. She recognized the dangers to natural systems from the misuse of pesticides like DDT. She also accused the chemical industry of spreading lies & politicians of accepting industry claims uncritically.

Her 1962 book, Silent Spring, is widely credited as being the catalyst for the modern environmental movement. #history #science #HistoryRemix

Healthy soil is teeming with life.

🪱 🦠 🐜 🪲 🍄

It’s made up of billions of microscopic & macroscopic organisms representing the greatest concentration of biomass anywhere on Earth.

This includes millions of different species of bacteria, algae, fungi, insects, earthworms, beetles, ants & mites.

Just a teaspoonful of healthy soil contains more microbes than there are people on the earth, according to the USDA. nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/fi… #nature #science #SharedPlanet

This bobcat spent two hours hunting in our yard yesterday. Such a privilege to be in its presence for so long.

#bobcat #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #nature #NewHampshire

Planet Earth or Planet Ocean?

Take a look at this fascinating data visualization of countries by their share of Earth’s surface.

There are over 510M square kilometers of area, but <30% is covered by land. Over 70% is the ocean.

Image by Nicholas LePan for Visual Capitalist. Details at visualcapitalist.com/countries… #nature #science

Only a few more days in Denver. It's been fun 😀

Concurrently, I am also looking forward to being back home and in the forest again.

#ethdenver #nature #trees

Sunset in my Styrian homeland | 2022-08-16

#sunset #nikon #styria #austria #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #clouds #mastophotography #mastoart

Highland Cows are such beautiful creatures 😍

Find more of my photography and buy prints on my website here sinderby.photography

#Nature #Cows #HighlandCow #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #TeamMastodon #Mastodon #Photo #Photographer #Silent Sunday

Megalodon dominated the world’s ocean for over 13 million years.

Modern humans have only been around for a few hundred thousand years. nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--… #nature #science #SharedPlanet

For Wasp Wednesday, a Megischus crown-of-thorns wasp drills deep into a redbud tree with her ovipositor, aiming to lay an egg on a wood-feeding grub inside. Illinois.

#WaspWednesday #WaspLove #Stephanidae #Hymenoptera #Photography #Nature

A look at Earth’s biomass distributed between taxa.

Plants dominate accounting for >82% of biomass, followed by bacteria at 13%. The entire animal kingdom only makes up 0.4% & humans alone are just 0.01%. ourworldindata.org/life-on-ear… #science #nature

Credit: Our World in Data using research by Bar-On et al. (2018). Biomass is measured in tonnes of carbon.

A wider view of the Hohe Wand.

#winter #hiking #outdoors #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #mastoart #nikon #nikonz6 #austria #loweraustria #nature #naturephotography