#WildLife

#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Wildlife

Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are a group of synthetic compounds widely used in consumer products and do not break down in the environment or the body. These chemicals have been found in the blood of hundreds of animal species across the globe, from penguins to polar bears. Exposure to PFAS could harm the health and survival of wildlife, as well as humans who consume them.

https://themessenger.com/tech/forever-chemicals-pfas-animal-species-across-globe?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

Bighorn sheep at the National Elk Refuge. November, 2022.

The elk and bighorn sheep are back at the National Elk Refuge. It’s my favorite time of year!

📷 Fujifilm X-T5 + XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
🎞 420 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1250
📍 National Elk Refuge, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/4117/bighorn-sheep?ref=Mastodon
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife

A close-up portrait of a bighorn sheep ewe, wearing a tracking collar, looking directly at the camera.

Laney’s Cat Sighs…

#Wildlife #Elephants #Animals #Photography #MastoArt #Photo #PhotoArt #Uganda #Nature #Africa #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #TravelPhotography

Mother ellie and little baby showing is 🍑

Mother elephant eating while baby elephant stands besides her with his little behind to the camera in Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Africa

baby #elephant by s barrio

walking towards camera with ears up
beige ground cover greenish brown blurred background

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

#pinemarten climbing a tree by m hamblin

halfway up tall tree
reddish brown coat and orange throat ruff looking directly at camera surrounded by lush greenery

Doris

4 hours ago

Gestern im Garten entdeckt, eine Europäische Gottesanbeterin (Mantis religiosa).

#Gottesanbeterin #Insekten #Fotografie #Photography #Natur #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife

Eine Gottesanbeterin (Mantis religiosa) sitzt auf Blüten der großen Fetthenne (Hylotelephium telephium) und reinigt eines ihrer Hinterbeine mit ihrem Mundwerkzeug.

Blog Oklahoma

5 hours ago

El Niño boosts quail populations across Oklahoma before hunting season | KGOU
https://www.kgou.org/weather-and-climate/2023-09-27/el-nino-boosts-quail-populations-across-oklahoma-before-hunting-season

#Oklahoma #Hunting #Wildlife

jeffreyw

5 hours ago

#wildlife #nature #garden #butterflies #flowers
These Mexican sunflowers are a big hit with the butterflies

Mongabay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vKKqoolyJ8

Assam state in northeastern India, where farmers and elephants jostle for space and food, has one of the highest incidences of human-elephant conflict in the country.

Conservationists from Hati Bondhu, a nonprofit organization, are working with farmers in Assam’s Golaghat district to pursue a more peaceful human-elephant coexistence.

#News #Conservation #Environment #Elephants #HumanWildlifeConflict #Wildlife #Agriculture #India

Harshad Sharma

#farm #wildlife #NaturalFarming

New wildlife sighting on farm: a wee crab!

I had "Will crabs thrive here?" in my list of things i wonder about, no more. This one seemed busy shuffling through the silt and feeding on something. Hope there's more than one and they stay.

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #FlyoverCountry #Warblers

Bird of the Day — Yellow-rumped Warbler, Kansas 2023
One of a crowd

Streaky gray and white bird with a splash of color at the bend of the wing, perched on a bare branch

Al Jazeera (unofficial)

This Mexican family chose to stay very still and very quiet when a hungry black bear interrupted their picnic at a nature reserve in northern Mexico, helping...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #animalrights #animals #bear #latestnews #newsheadlines #peta #wildlife
Wild bear interrupts family picnic in Mexico | AJ #shorts

ubdvtlab

Flapping flight on a large scale: Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) on the wing in Royal Belum State Park, Perak State, #Malaysia. Great hornbill have a wingspan of 1.5 m. Photo: Joremy Tony. #wildlife #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2023 #wildlifephotography

African Wildlife

#africa #namibia #SouthAfrica #NamibDesert #wildlife #live #webcam

The Namib Desert, Namibia: https://gondwana-collection.com/namib-desert-live-stream

A live view from a webcam at a watering hole. The camera captures various African wildlife, including gazelles, ostriches, zebras, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, jackals, and foxes.

Ryan Hodnett

7 hours ago

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Blue_Heron_(Ardea_herodias)_-_Unorganized_South_Nipissing_District_(04).jpg

#Heron #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Herons #Birds #Bird #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

A photo of a heron immediately after taking off. There are drops of water in the air from their feet and beak.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

8 hours ago

Finally managed to take a robin picture I actually like! He was kind enough to stay there for a minute so I could take some nice photos :-)

Alex Pardoe

9 hours ago

Portrait of an owl. #Photography #Wildlife #Owl #Birds https://glass.photo/digitalpardoe/3DSeTE61k2OBPyYu0KUsUo

Ivor

9 hours ago

A female red grouse sitting on the fence below the rowan tree. The rowan was stripped of berries a couple of weeks ago by a small flock of fieldfare so the grouse is probably wondering if it can get to the cotoneaster instead.

This one and a friend were sitting on fence posts across the road while four black grouse showed them their backsides from the field. Quite a display. #birds #wildlife

A red grouse sitting on a wooden garden fence. A rowan tree is to the right. Beyond the fence are fields with a dry stone wall between them.

GrrlScientist Ⓥ :verified:

9 hours ago

#environmental impacts of a #car

besides murdering innocent #birds & #wildlife, there are myriad toxic consequences to driving cars

#pollution

Mongabay

10 hours ago

A wildlife photographer snapped images of a smooth-coated otter in the Rapti River in Chitwan National Park, where the species hadn’t been recorded in more than two decades.

The species is one of the three otter species believed to live in Nepal, all of which are threatened by habitat loss and river pollution caused by hydropower development, sand mining and agricultural runoff.

By Abhaya Raj Joshi
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/first-otter-sighting-in-nepals-chitwan-park-in-two-decades-raises-questions/

#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Animals

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

10 hours ago

Robin unsuccessfully trying to hide from me in the undergrowth.

A close-up of a European Robin in the undergrowth. It is standing on a small stick that fell to the ground.

KaSaPo

10 hours ago

Not feeling emotionally well today. But nature always has healing vibes. For everyone that feels the same right now: maybe this picture of a duck can bring a smile onto your face 🙂

https://kathrin-poersch.pixels.com/featured/a-duck-in-disguise-kathrin-poersch.html

#AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #duck #photography #WildlifeWednesday #wildlife #BirdPhotography #JoinIn #FediGiftShop #prints #MastoArt #SeptemberSunshine #healing #nature #fotografie #sad #PhotographyIsArt

A brown duck swimming in a river in the Spree Forest, Germany - perfectly merging with the background - while producing ripples in the water, which makes it look nicely abstract.

Ryan Hodnett

11 hours ago

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Blue_Heron_(Ardea_herodias)_-_Unorganized_South_Nipissing_District_(05).jpg

#Heron #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Herons #Birds #Bird #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

A photo of a heron in flight just after taking off.

Jonny d

11 hours ago

Grey squirrel gathering fallen acorns from underneath an oak tree.
#wildlife #nature #photo #photography #squirrel

Squirrel on a branch of a tree, huge nut in its mouth, and a bushy tail folded up its back.

Jonny d

11 hours ago

Grey heron.
#bird #birds #wildlife #nature #photo #photography

Large head and neck of a big grey and white bird. Long beak in orange and staring yellow eye.

Francisco Molinero

12 hours ago

Hoy la Oropéndola Europea (Oriolus oriolus)
16 Ago 2023
Latitud: 40.74916 Longitud: -3.769685
Soto del Real, Madrid, España
https://ebird.org/spain/checklist/178651226
https://ebird.org/spain/checklist/S147379999
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriolus_oriolus

#BirdsPhotography
#birds
#aves
#bird
#birding
#pajarear
#nature
#naturaleza
#NaturePhotography
#wildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#photography

Oropéndola europea posada en un arce luciendo sus fascinantes colores amarillos y negros.
European Oriole perched on a maple tree showing off its fascinating yellow and black colors.

African Wildlife

12 hours ago

Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary Outdoor Cam, Nelspruit, South Africa: https://explore.org/livecams/african-wildlife/rino-cam-outside

#africa #wildlife #nelspruit, #SouthAfrica #sanctuary #rhinos #live #webcam

A live view from a webcam showing the outside area of a rhino enclosure.

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Africa
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #FediCat

18 hours ago

"I’ve known this baby wild cheetah since he was born and took this photo of him from beneath a truck at sunset when he was a month old in Namibia." D Boyd (photo and text)

dramatic backlit w/deep reddish darkness behind and bright goldish light around the juvenile cheetah

#birds #turkey #nature #wildlife

19 hours ago

Surprised to see this young wild turkey at a busy park tonight on my walk.

My girlfriend thinks its a juvenile female.

A young female wild turkey with a white head and mostly dark feathers walking in the grass at the local park.

Jeremy B. Yoder 🖖🏻🌿🏳️‍🌈📈

20 hours ago

Male calliope hummingbird (Stellula calliope) at a feeder in Moscow, Idaho, 2010

https://flic.kr/p/8491XP

#naturalist #wildlife #bird

A hummingbird with green back and white underparts and a wide spray of red-pink feathers at the throat, sitting with wings folded on a perch in front of the red plastic funnel of a hummingbird feeder

The same hummingbird, leaning forward from the perch to stick its beak into the feeder

Ryan Hodnett

#Heron #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Herons #Birds #Bird #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Blue_Heron_(Ardea_herodias)_-_Unorganized_South_Nipissing_District_(02).jpg

A photo of a heron in flight above a wetland, there is a forest in the background.

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK

The fisherman's favourite friend 😂. They are just jealous cos they are not as efficient as these Cormorants

A partial photo of a Cormorant with its wings open

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK

Another angle of the wonderous bird of prey that is the Red Kite

Geoff

A very curious male Variegated Fairy-Wren paused on a trackside twig to have a closer look at me.

Have a sensational #Wrensday everyone!

#WildOz #OzBirds #birds #Wildlife Enoggera Reservoir

Small bird with bright blue cap, dark chest & beak, brown shoulders with a purple fringe, and white belly perched on a twig face-on to the camera

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK

My Local Red kite

This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. It was saved from national extinction by one of the world's longest-running protection programmes. It has now been successfully re-introduced to England and Scotland. Red kites are listed under Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act. [Source RSPB]

A Red Kite with wings extended flying over my house

schlossparkgezwitscher.de 🇺🇦

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Spinnentiere #Arachnids #Gliederfüßer #Arthropod #WebSpinne #WebSpider #Spider #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Eine Webspinne im Altweibersommer ❤️ Altweibersommer nennt man die warmen Spätsommertage, an denen man die Fäden der Webspinnen besonders oft und gut sehen kann.

J S Villiers

#Insect #Insects #Bugs #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Fauna #Animals

Rescued this chap after he'd wandered indoors.

Have since realised it's probably a brown stink bug, an invasive pest. Oh well, hopefully I won't find lots more, and he can go about his merry way.

Funny looking blighter with big round eyes perched either side of a stubby head. It has a flat, rounded abdomen, a pair of cute little antennae, and zigzagging legs.

hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)

A young female Honu, aka Green Sea Turtle, rises to catch a breath at a #Northshore #Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #OMsystems #Olympus #OlympusTG5 Find me at https://mastodon.online/@hawaiianeye797

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

The smooth underside of a young female sea turtle with its fins outstretched is shown.

Munchbud Ink

Bunnies of Flower Fields

Hope you like it! (^v^)

#cute #bunny #rabbit #animals #wildlife #mexico #latina #culture #fashion #flowers #fantasy #woman #art #drawing #illustration #landscape

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #hare

"blindman's bluff" by a gruber

hare with reddish brown coat sitting in wet grass with both paws over their eyes and ears straight up

https://pixels.com/featured/red-shouldered-hawk-portrait-chad-meyer.html

One of my first attempts at a red shouldered hawk portrait after upgrading my lens to 150-600mm back in early 2021.

#hawk #nature #birds #wildlife #fedigiftshop

A close up shot of a red shouldered hawk perched in a tree. Its feathers are brown and white and has a beak that is black and yellow.

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

baby #raccoon trio by j piecha

nestled together in the fork of a tree with blurry soft green background

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Terrible photo of a Green Woodpecker just chilling on the grass.

A Green Woodpecker sitting in some grass looking upward. He is sitting in the shade.

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #FlyoverCountry

Bird of the Day — Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Kansas 2023
King in his own mind, but kinglet for us

Grayish-olive small bird with round head, white eye-ring, and yellow feet perched in a leafy branch

Ministry of Floof

#pigeon #birding #wildlifephotography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #bird #singapore #pink #wildlife #birb #pigeons #borb #birbs #nature

rainbowbirb

male pink neck green pigeon bending backwards

male pink necked green pigeon perched on a branch

Walter S.

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #hemiptera #membracidae #treehopper #BuffaloTreehopper #zikaden #Büffelzikade

I rarely see a buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia) around here.
Originally from North America, the species is now slowly spreading from south to north Germany.

Frontal view of a green treehopper with a large flat head.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Saw a Common Buzzard with very bright plumage today!

A Common Buzzard with mostly white plumage gliding in the air.

Mojo ♻️

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-09-26/eastern-grey-kangaroos-complex-socialisation/102897872

Eastern grey #kangaroos may be more 'human' than we thought. New research indicates eastern grey kangaroos may develop long-term friendships and have have similar social lives to humans. #nature #wildlife #australia

Bath Nature

My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting in his bush this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

fallow #deer in #flowers with #bees by b brewer

very large horns white throat reddish coat with white spots standing in field of lush tall yellow wild flowers as tall as their back and bees flying next to them and sitting on them background forest

https://pixels.com/featured/red-headed-woodpecker-in-thought-chad-meyer.html

Sharing a few more of my red headed woodpecker photos from my collection taken out in Apex, North Carolina.

#woodpecker #nature #birds #wildlife #fedigiftshop

A red headed woodpecker that has a crimson head, a snow-white body, and half white, half inky black wings and a silver beak perched on a dead tree with a green background.

https://pixels.com/featured/red-headed-woodpecker-chad-meyer.html

Sharing a few more of my red headed woodpecker photos from my collection taken out in Apex, North Carolina.

#woodpecker #nature #birds #wildlife #fedigiftshop

A red headed woodpecker that has a crimson head, a snow-white body, and half white, half inky black wings and a silver beak perched on a thin tree with a green background.

Jonny d

An inquisitive robin in my garden today. Shy at first, but then perched close to me.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #photo

Small bird perched on a feeder. Orange faced, orange breasted, eyes wide.

IndiaNewsWatch

https://science.thewire.in/environment/eco-friendly-straws-forever-chemicals-new-research/

‘Eco-Friendly’ Straws Have Many ‘Forever Chemicals’, New Research Shows

A new study has found that these supposedly sustainable straws contain potentially toxic chemicals called polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

#environment #PFAS #DrinkingStraws #ConsumerProducts #health #wildlife #EnvironmentalImpact #pollution

Bull moose, Grand Teton National Park. October, 2022.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
🎞 600 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 4000
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/4099/bull-moose?ref=Mastodon
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife

A close-up portrait of a bull moose with huge antlers, standing in a field of sagebrush. He has bits and pieces of sagebrush on his snout.

https://pixels.com/featured/red-headed-woodpecker-poking-holes-chad-meyer.html

From my collection of red headed woodpeckers. In this shot I watched as this woodpecker poked several holes into this dead tree.

#woodpecker #birds #nature #wildlife #fedigiftshop

A red headed woodpecker with a crimson colored head, white belly and wings that are black and white poking several holes into a dead tree

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #FlyoverCountry #Gulls

Bird of the Day — Bonaparte's Gull, Kansas 2017
B&W Beauty

Mostly white gull with black wing bars and black tail tip, in flight against a blurred rocky background

Lisa S Baker

#elephant #graffiti #art #artwork #wallart #buyintoart #AYearForArt #elephantlover #fediart #arte #fediverse #fedigiftshop #mastoart #mastodon #artmatters #artbooster #creativetoots #fun #cuteanimals #monday #mondaymotivation #painting #wildlife #wildanimals #abstract #abstractart

Elephant Graffiti ~~ Newly added to my gallery. Happy Monday! 💙

Available for sale here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/elephant-graffiti-lisa-s-baker.html

A painting of an elephant covered with graffiti

Ann Bergin

#Wildlife #WildIsles #AutumnWatch

First newborn seal pup of the season on the Isle of May 🦭!

https://isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/2023/09/25/first-seal-pup-7/

Red fox at Grand Teton National Park. April, 2023.

📷 Fujifilm X-T5 + XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
🎞 274 mm – 1/420″ – f/8 – ISO 400
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/4182/red-fox?ref=Mastodon
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife

A red fox, sitting, looking at the camera.

🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊

#birds #photography #wildlife

Peregrine Falcon!

📷 Razak Photography

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #hare #SilentSunday #bleptember

#leveret by t ward

leveret running on sunny lush green grass towards camera with tip of tongue sticking out

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #FairUse #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #SilentSunday #dragonfly #insects

fairy by j piecha

pink flowers on stalks blurred soft pink background dragonfly with dew holding on to one of the stalks white shimmery wings

https://pixels.com/featured/american-goldfinch-first-day-of-fall-chad-meyer.html

One of my favorite American goldfinch photos. I took this one year ago today while exploring a meadow that had a lot of bird activity.

I gave it an autumn feel in post processing using a preset in Lightroom.

#goldfinch #nature #birds #wildlife

An american goldfinch perched on a stem in a bed of flowers. the goldfinch has hints of gold and black on its wings.

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #FlyoverCountry #Migration #Warblers

Bird of the Day — American Redstart, Kansas 2021
Moving on

Grayish bird with yellow flanks and yellow spots on a dark tail, perched in a bush with fall colors in the background

Unseen Crafts

I’m so glad I can post videos, I have so many to share 😁 This little bowl was from a couple of years ago. The jellyfish were freehand burned onto the wood. #art #Jellyfish #nature #wildlife #wood #pyro #pyrography #ocean #handmade #craft

https://pixels.com/featured/cattle-egret-cattle-rest-time-chad-meyer.html

A follow up to my last post. After feeding the egret decided to chill on the back on this cow.

#cow #nature #egret #birds #wildlife

A white cattle egret perched on top of a mostly brown cow laying down in a field

https://pixels.com/featured/cattle-egret-cattle-looks-yummy-chad-meyer.html

One of my rare bird finds from a while back. A lone cattle egret showed up at a nearby agricultural farm. I had never seen one before so I was excited to see this much to the chagrin of the cows grazing in the field.

I don't think they were amused. I happen to catch this candid shot of the cow licking his lips as he sees the cattle egret.

#cow #egret #nature #birds #wildlife

A small white egret called a cattle egret standing in a field while a on looking cow licks its lip while staring at the egret.

Bull moose, Antelope Flats, Grand Teton National Park. November, 2020.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 301 mm – 1/480″ – f/8 – ISO 12800
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/3625/bull-moose?ref=Mastodon
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife

A bull moose standing among the sagebrush at Antelope Flats. His right antler is missing and his right ear is scarred.

MikeDF

Male American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) displaying at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY. The bird seemed to be foraging, but combined this with a zig-zag stroll, fanning out its tail and prancing some 20 meters up a woodland trail all the way to my feet!

Update: I was informed by an ornithologist colleague that they do this to flush their insect prey.

In any case, he approached me with little concern, allowing me to take dozens of pictures. Unfortunately, few were as sharp as one would like, as my autofocus insisted on zeroing in on the warbler's tail, combined with a dark environment.
#nature
#NaturePhotography
#birds
#Wildlife
#naturecommunity
#photography
#birding
#birdphotography
#warbler #songbird

"Adult male American Redstarts [like this one] are mostly black with bright orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. The belly is white. Females and immature males replace the orange with yellow or yellow-orange. They have gray head and underparts, with olive back and wings and dark-gray tail." (All About Birds)

Psalm

#Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Photography #Nature #Wildlife

Guess who won the staring contest?

(Me, the tree sparrow left approximately two seconds after I had taken the picture)

A Eurasian tree sparrow sitting on a branch. It is a tiny brown bird with white breast feathers and a brown head with black face markings.

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK

A Pigeon Portrait (Woodpigeon)

The Woodpigeon is a large, heavyset pigeon with a grey body, white neck patches, and a metallic green and lightly barred nape

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK

Many birds (Goldfinches and Greenfinches) at the woodland bird table this morning

A bird table with 20+ birds on in a woodland environment

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This picture caught me by surprise as you usually see Double crested cormorants in flocks. This one swam right in front of me giving me a great shot of the teal eyes.

The gangly Double-crested Cormorant is a prehistoric-looking, matte-black fishing bird with yellow-orange facial skin.

They are relatives of frigatebirds and boobies and are a common sight around fresh and salt water across North America.

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A double crested cormorant with brown feathers, white neck and teal eyes swimming in shallow brown water