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Peacock (Aglais io) - one of the earliest butterflies to appear in the spring, they hibernate as adults. I often find them in sheds in the winter, if you stay around them for too long, they make a rasping noise, possibly to deter predatorsAt Carr's Wood, Twerton, #Bath.#Nature #Wildlife #Butterfly #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insects

@ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social All of them ​​ But if I have to decide it would be the black velvet orb ​​

Protégeons notre fabuleuse vie animale !@cpay

Sea lions gathered earlier this month on the shore on Vancouver Island. A rare event for the small community of Deep Bay. Des lions de mer rassemblés plus tôt ce mois-ci sur le rivage de l'île de Vancouver. Un évènement rare pour la petite communauté de Deep Bay.#photography #photographie #wildlife #nature #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife

24.5C w gale force S wind 0930 this morn. coming out Clarks Fk. Yellowstone R. Cyn 1330m, unreal. River up some, not near spring flush. Hiking beat-down on return at least 120kph gust ripped hat off my neck, broke chin strap. Sunglasses flew off too, but was able find those. Almost blown over, but recovered. This deep canyon drains NE GYE high country, usually windy. Did get to Bridalveil Falls too. Nice to see Bighorn friends on our departure . #climatecrisis #hiking #wyoming #dogs #wildlife

@CatherineBabault Are they taking a sunbath?

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 7, 2026 Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Mar16_birds_and_cats/2026mar07_bluebird_IMG_5669c.html #birds #bluebird #birdnest #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk specieshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/mexico-monarch-butterfly-population-increases#nature #wildlife #monarchbutterfly

How Wildlife Traffickers Are Using Coded Language to Sell Protected Animals On Facebook - bellingcat Coded language used in thousands of Facebook ads has helped illegal wildlife dealers evade the platform’s bans for years Archive: ia: https://s... https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/19/how-wildlife-traffickers-are-using-coded-language-to-sell-protected-animals-on-facebook/#criminals #wildlife #ecology

Nuthatch#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #naturephotography

@sandorspruit They are good people in this world.

Fritillaire pintade (Fritillaria meleagris)#naturephotography #wildlife#wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet#naturelovers #nature

Absorbed in the task at hand#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #naturephotography

@CatherineBabault Apparently, my dog is a sea lion.

@That_One_Guy I haven't seen a bat here since the 80s. We had brown bats die from a fungus

@ai6yr "Caution. Some plushies may be more life-like than others."

Rose#rose #color #closeup #nature #wildlife #NatureLovers #photo #photography #picture #image

"Beavers are not going to solve climate change, but our research shows these natural engineers can quietly help river landscapes store more carbon for decades to come."#Beavers #Wildlife #CarbonStorage https://theconversation.com/beavers-can-turn-streams-into-carbon-stores-we-measured-how-much-278489

#BirbsDay #Herons #Birds #Wildlife #CityParks #UrbanExploration #ThrowbackThursday Riverside Park, Five Points neighborhood, Jacksonville, Florida 🦤 juvenile black crowned night heron (Pelecaniformes, Saurischia)

@BathNature Wow! Seriously? That is amazing! 🤩 I did not realize this. Thank you for sharing.