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We'd gone to a weekend-long training to be Winter Wildlife Docents at Pt. Reyes. The training was a little less helpful than hoped, but on the bright side it let out at just the right time to see the sun set behind the Pacific. Can't complain. #california #nature
#nature #california

A lil' peaceful bend in the Merced River. There was some kind of animal bonking around on the other shore, which was fun to hear -- we never did see what it was. The cadence didn't feel human. But, maybe it was just a birder taking their time! #california #nature
#nature #california

Tallac had received a dusting of snow as of a couple of days ago, so I'm glad I'd gone to see the season change -- the area will be absolutely walloped by snow this weekend, so some of autumn's remainders will likely disappear. Until next time. #california #nature
#nature #california

Steller's Jays have been my white whale for years now. I see plenty of them, but every time I try to take a picture of one it's some combination of dark, blurry, the bird flew away, I was hallucinating it, birds were never real, etc. So these are certainly some of the least interesting Steller's Jay's pictures on the internet, but dangit: I finally got one 😁 #california #nature
A Steller's jay hopping around on scrubby ground, but in slightly more sun. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
A Steller's jay hopping around on scrubby ground. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
Another one of a Steller's jay hopping around on scrubby ground. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
#nature #california

Grey langurs in Madhya Pradesh. #monkey #monkeys #langur #nature
a group of grey langurs in a tree near a riverbank. one of the monkeys is holding on to a branch from which it has pulled most of the leaves
a zoomed in photo of a group of langurs. one is looking towards the camera
the same group of langurs. one has turned to its left, giving a good view of its profile and facial hair that resemble sideburns
a zoomed in shot of a single langur sitting in the tree's highest branches. it is looking to its right and seems thoughtful
#nature #monkey #Monkeys #Langur

The Merced River winds through the hills just about where the South Fork comes in from Hite Cove and joins it. It felt quite smoky, but there aren't any big fires in the area; I almost wonder if it was an odd soup of USFS prescribed burns and general Central Valley schmutz, but there was just so much in the evenings... #california #nature
#nature #california

Two ravens had set up a "tollbooth" where roadwork had necessitated the closure of one lane of traffic. Lights stopped traffic flowing in one direction, at which point the ravens swooped down from the lightpost and hopped down the line of cars peering in the driver's side window, asking for snacks. If time allowed, they would then proceed up the passenger side. An inventive scheme! This is one of the two. #california #nature
#nature #california

A large tree guards the edge of Roosevelt Point in Yosemite. #california #nature
#nature #california

American Entomology, or Descriptions of the Insects of North America (ca. 1824–1828)
Print in high resolution by Thomas Say

#art #mastoart #nature

#art #mastoart #nature

Misty day in the valley yesterday, but higher up, a dopamine rush of bright sun & mind-sharpening blue.

Bonus: the meteorological weirdness of fast-moving cloud hugging close to Fountains Fell; autumn grasses in tarnished golds; scattered flocks of sheep and plover; the local farmer on his buggy, old sheepdog riding pillion.

Headed back revived.

#landscape #nature #SheepOfMastodon

#nature #landscape #SheepOfMastodon

I had the immense pleasure and honor of seeing a #GiantPacificOctopus in the south Salish Sea today. #octopus #pnw #PugetSound #SalishSea #nature #wildlife
#nature #wildlife #pnw #octopus #giantpacificoctopus #pugetsound #salishsea

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope is assembling the largest 3D map of the universe ever made.

The first section is now complete. Take a look at what happens when you zoom in...

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Zoom_into_the_first_page_of_ESA_Euclid_s_great_cosmic_atlas #space #science #astronomy #nature

The huge mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024 accounts for 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years. The location and actual size of the mosaic on the Southern Sky is shown in yellow.
This mosaic made by ESA’s Euclid space telescopes contains 260 observations collected between 25 March and 8 April 2024. This is 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture during six years. In just two weeks, Euclid covered 132 square degrees of the Southern Sky, more than 500 times the area of the full Moon as seen from Earth. The full mosaic is 208 gigapixels.
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in twelve times compared to the large mosaic. In the middle left, spiral galaxy NGC 2188 is visible edge-on at a distance of 25 million light-years. In the top right corner, galaxy cluster Abell 3381 is now clearly noticeable, 678 million light-years away from us.
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in 150 times compared to the large mosaic. On the left of the image, Euclid captured two galaxies (called ESO 364-G035 and G036) that are interacting with each other, 420 million light-years from us. On the right of the image, galaxy cluster Abell 3381 is visible, 678 million light-years away from us.

Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas

On 15 October 2024, ESA’s Euclid space mission revealed the first piece of its great map of the Universe, showing millions of stars and galaxies.
www.esa.int
#nature #science #space #astronomy

Under the #autumn canopy
#nature #photography
#nature #Photography #autumn

I know it's fall but I looked back at some midsummer photos of this Anna's Hummingbird working some beebalm flowers in our front yard. Well, the flowers have all faded now, but the Anna's stay with us all winter. #photography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #birds #flowers
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
An Anna's hummingbird in flight sucking nectar from crimson beebalm flowers.
#nature #Photography #birds #naturephotography #flowers #hummingbird #birdphotography

Computer models designed to simulate slime molds (left) turn out to be exceptionally good at simulating the large-scale structure of the universe (right).

Similar network patterns appear across scales differing by 30 orders of magnitude!

https://newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/nmsu-astronomy-research-uses-slime-mold-to-model-galaxies/s/136ea12b-091a-4240-9de2-389026ef37f3#space #science #nature #astronomy

Physarum mold growing on 4” petri dish with flakes of oatmeal for food.
An image from Farhanul Hansan’s paper in the Astrophysical Journal shows the large-scale matter distribution and cosmic “filaments” of the universe are more faithfully captured by the slime mold model than the existing standard framework. (Image courtesy Farhanul Hasan)

NMSU astronomy research uses slime mold to model galaxies

When researchers in Japan conducted an experiment with slime mold that mirrored the Tokyo railway system back in 2010, it sparked the emergence of a theory known as biologically inspired adaptive...
NMSU
#nature #science #astronomy

A newly discovered bacterium, Uabimicrobium helgolandensis, eats other bacteria and is a kind of 'bacteria of prey,' that should not even exist based on previous concepts about microbial cells. It could be a kind of microbial missing link, researchers suggest.

#biology #nature #life #cell #microbiology #science #research

https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiology/27762/incomprehensible-cell-parasitic-prokaryote-discovered

The "Incomprehensible" Cell - A Parasitic Prokaryote is Discovered

All complex life forms on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells; they are more sophisticated than bacterial or archaeal cell
Carmen Leitch (Labroots)
#nature #science #Research #life #biology #microbiology #cell

#SilentSunday

Ferns growing atop the root system of a giant ancient redwood tree that fell over.

Photo from the Founders Grove in the Avenue of the Giants, California.

#California #Redwood #Trees #Nature

#nature #california #Trees #SilentSunday #Redwood

#News: Scientists have discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo #dragons' teeth are tipped with iron. The study gives new insight into how Komodo dragons keep their teeth razor-sharp and may provide clues to how dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex killed and ate their prey. #lizards #nature #animals #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240724123055.htm

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth to rip apart their prey

Scientists have discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo dragons' teeth are tipped with iron. The study gives new insight into how Komodo dragons keep their teeth razor-sharp and may provide clues to how dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex killed an…
ScienceDaily
#News #nature #animals #dragons #Boycott4Wildlife #lizards

A team of scientists from the University of Bristol recently released research that pushed the date of our Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) back to about 4.2 billion years ago.

This suggests that the life that is in each of us, and in each of the organisms that make up our very large extended family, runs in an unbroken chain backward for 4.2 billion years.

That’s a pretty considerable investment by the universe in every living thing.

Perhaps we should reflect on that a little more as we continue to muck around on this planet.

It might be time to start fitting in.

http://www.aspenproposal.org

#sustainability #philosophy #ClimateChange #biodiversity #nature #politics #economics #religion #Science

Shifting the Paradigm | Aspen Proposal

The Aspen Proposal provides a description of a sustainable human civilization 200 - 500 years in the future. This is a goal that will focus our efforts, allow us to backcast and provide hope for those working for change.
Aspen Proposal
#politics #nature #science #Religion #philosophy #climatechange #sustainability #Economics #biodiversity

A perfect day for hiking and the woods offered up this bright bouquet of Honey Mushrooms.

Ringless Honey Mushrooms
[Armillaria tabescens]

#FungiFriday #Fungi #Nature #Mushrooms #Pilze #Mushtodon

#nature #fungi #mushrooms #mushtodon #FungiFriday #pilze

Please, no one tell this little guy that he's not hidden very well. Please don't spoil his dreams.

#photography #wildlife #nature #toad #garden

#nature #Photography #garden #wildlife #toad

I just realized I haven't shared sandstone #photos. Sandstone is fascinating and #beautiful and forms various crazy shapes. Endless possibilities for both large and small scale #photography. Photo is titled 'Among the Waves'.

#thursday #photo #landscape #landscapephotography #rock #pink #shape #nature #naturephotography #color #australia #photographie

#rock #photo #nature #Photography #landscapephotography #Australia #landscape #naturephotography #Photographie #color #pink #Beautiful #photos #thursday #shape

Twenty minutes of fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near the famous Elkmont campground. The yellow sparkles are Photinus carolinus, the synchronous fireflies that have become a tourism sensation, and the greenish trails are the more enigmatic "blue ghost" Phausis reticulata.

#Fireflies #Nature #Photography #Lampyridae

#nature #Photography #fireflies #lampyridae

Stop APRIL, Indonesia’s ruthless paper and pulp giant!
#nature #biodiversity #Ecosystem #ecosystems #forest #forests #rainforest #tree #trees #deforestation #Petition
https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/1288/stop-april-indonesias-ruthless-paper-and-pulp-giant

Stop APRIL, Indonesia’s ruthless paper and pulp giant!

The paper giant APRIL/Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and other companies owned by billionaire Sukanto Tanoto have been destroying the Indonesia's rainforests and the livelihoods of local communities for half a century.
www.rainforest-rescue.org
#nature #forest #Trees #tree #petition #biodiversity #deforestation #ecosystem #ecosystems #forests #rainforest

Malaysia plans to give orangutans to countries that buy palm oil | Malaysia | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/malaysia-plans-give-orangutans-gifts-countries-buy-palm-oil

Uhm, bizarre move

#Malaysia #PalmOil #Nature #Environment


Malaysia plans to give orangutans to countries that buy palm oil

‘Orangutan diplomacy’ strategy aims to ease concern over environmental impact of palm oil production, says minister
Rebecca Ratcliffe (The Guardian)
#nature #environment #Malaysia #palmoil

#Road building almost always precedes #forest loss, and road density is by far the strongest correlate of #deforestation out of 38 #biophysical and #socioeconomic factors.
Findings of the study imply that the most vital #conservation function of protected areas is limiting roads and road-related environmental disruption. They suggest that burgeoning, poorly studied ghost roads are among the gravest of all direct #threats to #tropical forests.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07303-5

#asia #nature #environment


Ghost roads and the destruction of Asia-Pacific tropical forests - Nature

An effort to map roads in the Asia-Pacific region finds that there are 3.0–6.6 times more roads than other sources suggest, and that unmapped ‘ghost roads’ are a major contributor to tropical forest loss.
Nature
#nature #environment #forest #conservation #asia #deforestation #tropical #road #biophysical #socioeconomic #threats

Powerful eruption occurring now at Ruang volcano in Indonesia's North Sulawesi Province. Hundreds evacuated so far.

Photos show the lava flow, huge ash cloud, and volcanic lightning.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-evacuated-after-indonesias-ruang-volcano-erupts-2024-04-17/ #volcano #science #nature

At least 800 people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area's Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said on Wednesday.
At least 800 people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area's Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said on Wednesday.
#nature #science #volcano

Fossil stingray (Cyclobatis sp.)
Upper Cretaceous. Approximately 100.5 million to 66 million years ago. When alive, this creature lived in warm, shallow seas and had a very short tail, which was fitted with a venomous stinger. Discovered in Haqil, Byblos, Lebanon. It just happens to look like an ancient space alien. #science #fossil #archeology #evolution #photo #nature #biology #wildlife
#photo #nature #science #Evolution #biology #wildlife #fossil #archeology

There is only one planet ever discovered so far, that can support human life.

And that's the one e live on.

#Nature #Earth #environment

#nature #environment #earth

The world's business and finance sectors can do much more to reverse deforestation—here's the data to prove it #nature #forest #deforestation #business #finance #politics https://phys.org/news/2024-03-world-business-sectors-reverse-deforestation.html

The world's business and finance sectors can do much more to reverse deforestation—here's the data to prove it

Big corporations could drive a worldwide shift towards more sustainable supply chains that limit damage caused by deforestation.
Mary Gagen (Phys.org)
#politics #nature #forest #business #deforestation #finance

Dairy farmers accused of ‘radical’ damage to landscape #AnimalRights #nature #environment #milk #dairy https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dairy-farmers-accused-of-radical-damage-to-landscape-v5bxd5zgp

Dairy farmers accused of ‘radical’ damage to landscape

Natural features are being levelled to improve grazing despite laws requiring government approval for such works
Jeremy Watson (The Times)
#nature #environment #animalrights #dairy #milk

Fox Gloves
By Jennifer Lommers ©

jenniferlommers.com

#art #nature #flowers

#art #nature #flowers

The path today - the sense of a boundary line between winter and spring.

#nature #landscape #YorkshireDales

#nature #landscape #yorkshiredales

Last of the snow.

#landscape #nature

#nature #landscape

Sussex River
By Gill Bustamante ©

#art #nature #river #landscape #trees #birds

#art #nature #birds #landscape #Trees #river

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