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Just to follow up on that squirrel who looks like he's practicing his plunger moves to blow us up (see previous post), here is one actually eating a lupine flower blossom.

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus).

TerpieCat , to random
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The usually shy Pallas's Cat Ceba came out of hiding for a quick photoshoot.

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Om Nom Nom

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Excited to add a tiny lifer to my list today. Took about an hour of following this Alder Flycatcher’s freeBEER call to finally get eyes on it, a rare empid in our area.

Three-photo collage of an Alder Flycatcher - small flycatcher, grayish-olive above, pale underneath, thin white eyering, dark wings with bold white wingbars. Left side: Perched on a tiny twig sticking out on a dead skrag, facing away from the camera with its head facing left, against a completely blue sky. Top right: Perched on the same twig facing right. Bottom right: facing away from the camera on a different slim branch with a few low clouds in the background.
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    Look at me!!!

    An extravagant landing by a Tufted Duck

    khusky , to random
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    I love seeing this little insects. Thread-winged Lacewing (Nemoptera bipennis) are like fairies. I saw quite a few of these flying around on our recent overnight trip into the Sierra Nevada.

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    Some nice lichen clumps on this fallen branch I found. I really like the one at the bottom that looks like green cauliflower...

    A fallen branch lies on some grass. It has clumps of different types of lichen growing on it - a thick, bushy grey-green variety, a more open branching one that's a little greyer, a flat lobed blue-green type, a greenish one that looks like a cauliflower head, and some dustings of yellow, green and grey blobby species
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    A pair of red-rumped parrots dropped by the yard.

    #australia #birds #nature #naturephotography #photography #wildlife #biodiversity

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    ©tombzz

    bsterenberg , to random

    Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

    #birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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    Northern Crescent butterfly on an orange Marigold flower

    Natasha_Jay , to random
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    Photographer Terry Donnelly spent a year coaxing red squirrels into his garden to capture stunning photos of them mid-jump and playing with various minuscule musical instruments

    Faylin , to random
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    More amazing photography are here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/faylin
    #nature #aesthetic #summer #photography #forest #blossom #trees #scenery #amazing #photo #summertime #aesthetics #landscape #outdoors #awesome #photos #sunny #flowers #sky #naturephotography #sunshine

    NatureWithSteve , to random
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    In my first (and possibly last) mini-thread offering health and lifestyle tips from nature, I present: Exercise with #Egret!

    First, try to touch your toes.

    Next, a bit of gentle leg stretching. That feels better already, doesn't it?

    #Bird #Birds #Vogel #BirdsOfMastodon #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

    A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, facing towards the right with its left leg stretched out towards the rear, and its left wing stretched downward; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes, and a couple of yellow iris (or Yellow Flag) flowers can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.

    A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, facing towards the right with head lowered and its beak almost touching its feet; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.
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    And now, in the second part of Exercise With #Egret, let's try something trickier: touching your head with your foot. Without falling over.

    Finally... Oh. Maybe don't try this one at home. Especially if someone is standing behind you...

    #Bird #Birds #Vogel #BirdsOfMastodon #LittleEgret #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

    A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, its body facing towards us and slightly to the left. Its wings are raised above its body, and the head and neck are outstretched and pointing downward towards the left; the beak is open; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.

    A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, facing towards the right, with with its right leg stretched upwards and its foot almost touching its head (it was scratching); in the background the leaves of irises and rushes can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.
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    futurebird , to random
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    Some one asked in DM how to identify ants. So here is my method:

    The best resource online is

    https://www.inaturalist.org/

    This is an effectively peer-reviewed database of correctly identified photos of insects.

    To identify an ant search for "ants" then set your region to the location where you saw the ant. Look through the photos until you see a match.

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    xris ,
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    @futurebird
    Speaking of rare, not a mite or ant, but I was excited to discover these wee (2-3 mm) folk in my garden over the past week.

    • 1st iNat observation of this species in NY State.
    • 2nd on BugGuide. The other was a decade ago in Cortland County (Ithaca).
    • I think GBIF has just the one from Ithaca. No museum records in GBIF!?

    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223251079

    hikingdude , to random
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    'Linien' / Lines

    Yeah I think I got some lines! The photo is part of my collection. I took it when I was descending from a local mountain on a rather snowy day.

    It's funny because I walk this trail rather often - even in winter. Yet it took me really long to finally see this part of the whole panorama.

    Anyways, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 😊

    https://www.franzgraf.de/the-beauty-of-nature/pristine-winter/

    A serene winter scene is depicted in this image, showcasing a snowy landscape with a group of trees. The snow-covered ground and branches create a picturesque setting, evoking a sense of tranquility and calmness. The dominant color palette of white enhances the wintry atmosphere, with subtle accents of gray adding depth to the composition. The image captures the essence of nature in winter, with trees standing tall amidst the freezing temperatures. The overall mood is one of peaceful isolation, as the trees stand silently in the midst of a winter storm, creating a beautiful and serene winter wonderland.
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    In my favourite part of the woods the have Scottish Highland cattle to trim the grass and small bushes. Their workforce got a new crew member recently.

    gscherer2 , to random
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    Hummingbird hiding behind a rose flower, June 2024, Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA.

    18+ SynthGal , to random
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    god I didn't realize how much I could crop in on this pics

    I'll have to work on my depth of field if I'm gonna do more like this.

    (Also I'm using more hashtags to find new ppl who might wanna see my photos, sorry if it's annoying)

    #MFT #photography #wildlifewednesday #naturephotography #bugs

    Same bee, same type of flower, still collecting nectar.
    Same bee, same type of flower, still collecting nectar. This time I cropped the photo down to about a quarter size for a close up, and surprisingly I have a lot of detail to work with!
    Same bee same flower yadda yadda, cropped in even further, still have detail.

    bsterenberg , to random

    Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

    GriffithPark , to random
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    Picturesque Cactus Wren.

    NatureWithSteve , to random
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    I hear Skylarks quite often, but they tend to be so high up in the sky I can't see them. So as you can imagine, getting to within a few metres of this one, close to the ground at Stiperstones National Nature Reserve in Shropshire at the end of May, was a very special experience.

    A Skylark perched in a clump of Heather. The bird is facing towards the left of the picture. The plumage is mostly pale brown or buff, with darker patches on the wing feathers and darker streaks on the chest, on the crest (which is raised) and on the back of the head. There is well defined, pale line on each side of the head, running from the beak, past the eye, and circling the cheek before meeting at the pale patch below the beak. The beak, fairly short and pointed, is mostly yellowish, but dark along the top.

    A Skylark perched in a clump of Heather. The bird's body is facing towards the left of the picture, but the head is turned to look a little towards the right. The plumage is mostly pale brown or buff, with darker patches on the wing feathers and darker streaks on the chest, on the crest (which is raised) and on the back of the head. There is well defined, pale line on each side of the head, running from the beak, past the eye, and circling the cheek before meeting at the pale patch below the beak. The beak, fairly short and pointed, is mostly yellowish, but dark along the top.
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    Wildlife photographer Dick van Duijn spent two hours snapping over 200 shots to capture the precise moment a squirrel stopped to smell a yellow daisy ...

    Natasha_Jay OP , (edited )
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    👆For those interested in the back story, or in this day and age suspecting AI, a bit more about this including some of Dick van Duijn's shots leading up to this

    https://www.businessinsider.com/photographer-captured-moment-squirrel-stopped-to-smell-daisy-2019-11?op=1

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