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First flowers out in early October on the patch of sun orchids (Thelymitra pauciflora - or adjacent) just behind the house at home in Corunna, NSW. I first noticed a handful of flowers out the kitchen window post 2020 bushfires - with a slight adjustment to lawn mowing I now have 150+ plants! Quite a few interesting variations out this year so not 100% sure on the ID now - or if there are actually multiple species growing together.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
Sun orchids (Thelymitra pauciflora - or adjacent) flowering at Corunna, NSW - spring 2024.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #bloomscrolling #thelymitra #sunorchids

Caladenia carnea (pink fingers) variations growing in light forest near the Wonboyn River, NSW. These plants are much more more uniform in flower size and shape than similar forest populations of this widespread orchid further south in East Gippsland VIC - and also out slightly later.

I've never seen any other small Caladenia orchids at this location - which may be part of the reason for less variations compared to populations near Genoa, VIC where there are 4-5 similar Caladenia species out in early spring - possibly leading to some degree of hybridisation.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #Caladenia
Caladenia carnea (pink fingers) variations growing in light forest near the Wonboyn River, NSW - spring 2024.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #eastgippsland #bloomscrolling #caladenia

Not even sure if this is #LichenSubscribe or #Sporespondence or whatnot. But I liked the colors so here it is 😄

#image #photography #nature #ThickTrunkThurday #MoreLikeThinTrunkTuesday
Close up photo of a birch tree's trunk spotted with bright yellow lichen (?), with green leaves in the background
#Nature #photography #lichensubscribe #image #sporespondence #thicktrunkthurday #morelikethintrunktuesday

Early #FungiFriday cause camping! Ganoderma shelf #fungi #FantasticFungi Unreal looking 👀 & on the ground away from the redwoods ❣️#nature not a #mushroom Looks like an alien life form to me, my #mastodon friends 🤓
An alien life form on the floor of the redwood forest, white outer rim, yellow, and then red Ing over to the ground all very shiny and plastic looking! It’s a ganoderma shelf fungi.
Sideways view showing the bright white rim. Rising up from the ground, amongst wood, sorrel, green clover, like leaves.
This shows the Shel fungi rising up from the ground with its red top spilling over. It’s about 6 inches wide at its widest diameter. And about 3 inches thick.😘
#Nature #mastodon #fungi #mushroom #fungifriday #FantasticFungi

Wrote a blog post about my most recent research adventure, trying to track down animal species mentioned in a folktale. It was a wild ride, and I learned a lot about why it is woth doing your homework on animal tales.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/09/girl-in-chair-storyteller-and-bateleur.html

#folklore #folktales #nature #animals #storytelling #birds
#Nature #animals #folklore #storytelling #folktales #birds

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to witness the #NorthernLights over #RathlinIsland, I managed to capture this image, you could feel the ambience.

#photography #NorthernIreland #island #nature #landscape #seascape #scenery #stilllife #aurora #borealis #auroraborealis
Northern Lights above Rathlin Island
#Nature #landscape #seascape #photography #northernlights #northernireland #aurora #Island #auroraborealis #rathlinisland #scenery #stilllife #borealis

First duck orchid of the spring starting to take flight near Genoa, VIC. These large duck orchids (Caleana major) are fairly common around Mallacoota most years but are usually out in larger numbers in October. Only saw the one early flower on the one plant this trip.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #EastGippsland #InTheField #Nature
Large duck orchid (Caleana major) flowering in early spring near Genoa, Victoria, Australia.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #eastgippsland

I am working on this "folktales about misunderstood animals" collection for children. However, I am accidentally accumulating a bunch of tales about misunderstood animals that are only fit for adults* 😄

I don't think my publisher would go for it, but now I want to work on it anyway...

(* no, not THAT way, just in terms of violence or complexity.)

#folklore #folktales #AmWriting #books #nature #animals
#Nature #animals #books #folklore #folktales #amwriting

Folktale niche that I keep running into:

Quaint and adorable explanations for horrifying natural phenomena.
So far I have had cicadas growing "little umbrellas" (parasitic fungus) and a wasp rewarded by God with grubs turning into his children (wasp that puts eggs in live grubs). 😬 😬

#nature #animals #folklore #folktales
#Nature #animals #folklore #folktales

#FolktaleMoment of the day:

According to a Lepcha folktale, bats are the only creatures that don't have to pay taxes 😄 That's because the King of the Birds and the King of the Rats couldn't decide who should tax them.

"So that is why the bat is free from all taxation. Everybody in the world pays some sort of revenue, even we human beings, but the bat is free and doesn’t."

I guess the bat took the "tax" out of "taxonomy"...

😄 🤷‍♀️ 🦇

#folklore #folktales #nature #animals
#Nature #animals #folklore #folktales #folktalemoment

Today's folklore research WTF:

The Russian tale "Prince Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf" has been translated to English in the 19th century by Edith Hodgetts as

"The Grey Wolf and the Golden Cassowary"

And now I can't not imagine the prince trying to wrangle

A damn FLYING CASSOWARY

(This is why you double check translations, people)

😬 😆

#folklore #folktales #storytelling #animals #birds #nature #FolktaleMoment
#Nature #animals #folklore #storytelling #folktales #birds #folktalemoment

... just found out that a Southern term for a dung beetle is "tumbleturd"

You're welcome

#nature #animals #folklore #language
#Nature #animals #folklore #language

Oh just saw the #FotoVorschlag "Blüten ganz nah".

Sometimes I also do a dark style.

#nature #naturephotography #flowers #photography
A close-up image of a plant with multiple purple flowers in bloom. The flowers are vibrant and stand out against the dark background. The petals are delicate and have a velvety texture. The plant appears to be an herbaceous plant, possibly a violet species. The composition of the image showcases the beauty of nature, with the purple flowers adding a pop of color to the outdoor scenery. The photo is in focus and well-lit, highlighting the intricate details of the flowers.
#Nature #photography #flowers #naturephotography #FotoVorschlag

by Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainen documented the unusual friendship between a female grey wolf and a male brown bear, spotted every night for ten days straight, spending several hours together. they would even share food with each other. #Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
wolf standing next to reclining bear and touching bear muzzle with her nose birch forest behind them
bear and wolf stand facing in the same direction looking together into the distance background foggy birch forest
#Nature #photography #WildLife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photographie #fotografie

The third animal presented itself today 😄 I went to the lake, and suddenly a large carp poked its head out, looked at me, moved its mouth, and let me pet its back. 😄
I am ready for my quest!

#folklore #folktales #animals #nature
#Nature #animals #folklore #folktales

Walking home late last night I saved a drunk bumblebee from the bike path and then shepherded a small frog off the road. I am waiting for the third animal before I embark on a quest where they will come to my aid. 😄

#animals #folklore #folktales #nature
#Nature #animals #folklore #folktales

Looks like my next folktale collection is going to be about misunderstood animals 🥰😊 What are your favorite misunderstood, misrepresented, or underappreciated animals?

#nature #animals #folklore #folktales #AmWriting #storytelling
#Nature #animals #folklore #storytelling #folktales #amwriting

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
a vertical sandstone landscape with sandstone looking like a wave ahd making two curves. The photo is showing sunset time so both the sky and the rocks are in pink tones.
#Nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #Photo #thursday #photos #naturephotography #Australia #color #pink #rock #photographie #beautiful #shape

Good morning. 😴⏰☕

9 July 2024

A few weeks ago, I received a reply on Mastodon from a guy who was upset because I updated a post that I made months ago. It seemed to bother him greatly that I corrected a spelling error on an old post. When I notice errors, I do take the time to correct them, and I use old content. I explained what I was doing to the guy, and it seemed to bother him even more because he felt the need to try and insult me online, so I blocked him. But I wonder, I won, won, wonder, why it bothered him so much 🎶.

Hmmm ... Charlie is bugging me and Ben is barking, it must be close to mealtime.

"The only true source of politeness is consideration." - William Gilmore Simms

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #pond #politeness
"The image depicts a serene scene: a body of still water reflecting lush green grass and plants along its edge. The reflection creates a symmetrical effect, with the real grass above and its mirror image below, divided by the waterline. The vibrant colors and natural beauty make this photograph aesthetically pleasing. A watermark or signature on the right-side reads “© Swede's Photographs” indicating copyright ownership." - Copilot
#Nature #photography #Photo #pond #morning #photographer #photographylovers #politeness

To #tag this beautiful #Nature with #Graffitos is so #perverted and #vile. They have no #Respect for #anything. I don't think that's funny.

🤬
#Nature #Respect #tag #graffitos #perverted #vile #anything

"Several philosophers of the classical era, including Empedocles and his intellectual successor, the Roman poet Lucretius, expressed the idea that nature produces a huge variety of creatures, randomly, and that only those creatures that manage to provide for themselves and reproduce successfully persist."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_selection

#God #Nature #Evolution #Wright

#Nature #god #evolution #wright

Calling all #nature and #MarineBiology friends, can anyone tell us what these little jellies are? Beach, Isle of Arran.

#image #beach #identify #sea #Scotland #Arran
Clear see-through jellies on a sandy beach. They are small, size of the end of a thumb maybe, and have vertical ridges all around. Kinda shaped like acorns.
#Nature #sea #beach #scotland #image #marinebiology #identify #arran

First day of the FEST storytelling conference was great! Attended two workshops on environmental storytelling: one on wolves (Dougie Mackay) and one on environmental literacy (Cara Silversmith), and an amazing "provocation" presentation on diversity in the European storytelling community (by Aoife O'Connor and Peter Chand). In the evening I heard Stephe Harrop tell her Queens of Albion story and it was powerful ❤️

#storytelling #storytellers #FEST2024 #Glasgow #nature #representation
#Nature #glasgow #storytelling #storytellers #representation #fest2024

I reported 5+ "great nature photography!" pages on FB today. All of them were posting ridiculous AI generated animal images. I am so sick and tired of this.

(And yes, I'm on FB, because as a freelancer it's hard not to be. But it's just a glorified email account by now.)

#SocialMedia #AI #AIart #nature #photography
#Nature #ai #photography #socialmedia #aiart

I made a rainbow of (some of the many) birds that have documented same sex pairs and behavior.

Scarlet ibis
Guianan cock-of-the-rock (yes really)
Peach-faced lovebird
White fronted amazon
Satin bowerbird
Pukeko

(Source and citations: Biological exuberance by Bruce Bagemihl)

Happy #PrideMonth 😄🌈
#pride #lgbtq #birds #rainbow #nature
Photos of the colorful birds listed above, making a rainbimow scale. Scarlet ibis is bright red with a long curved beak and long pink legs. The cock-of-the-rock is bright orange with a domed crest over its beak. The lovebird is yellow with a pink face. The amazon is green with a red circle around its eye. The bowerbird is shiny deep blue. And the pukeko is a bluish purple color with a red beak.
#lgbtq #Nature #birds #pridemonth #pride #rainbow

We're all species at risk.
We need our leaders to take concrete action to tackle the climate emergency, which includes halting new fossil fuel development and implementing a rapid, just and equitable phase-out of existing fossil fuels.

#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news
Picture. Someone dressed as a polar bear in the sea holds a sign: wake up men, you are in danger too.
#science #climateemergency #pollution #environment #climatecrisis #news #Nature #climatechange #photography #climateaction #climate #Photo #GlobalWarming #Cartoon #warming #endfossilcrimes #geography #deforestation #actnow #ActOnClimate

We must abandon the flawed notion that the climate emergency is an isolated issue; global heating, though catastrophic, is merely one symptom of a profound environmental crisis of ecological overshoot.

#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #Politics
Cartoon: The wave of biodiversity collapse arrives; the wave of climate change arrives; the wave of recession arrives and the arrival of Covid 19. And humanity says: we sure to wash your hands and all will be well.
#science #climateemergency #pollution #environment #climatecrisis #news #Nature #climatechange #photography #climateaction #climate #politics #Photo #GlobalWarming #Cartoon #warming #endfossilcrimes #geography #biologia #deforestation #actnow #renewableenergy #ActOnClimate

Since 1990, the world has lost more than 420 million hectares or about a billion acres of forest and humans continue to cut down 10 football pitches of forest every minute of every single day.

#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news
Cartoon: A man cuts down a tree. He turns it into a coffin to die in.
#science #climateemergency #pollution #environment #climatecrisis #news #Nature #climatechange #photography #fossilfuels #climateaction #climate #Photo #GlobalWarming #Cartoon #warming #endfossilcrimes #geografia #geography #deforestation #actnow #renewableenergy #ActOnClimate

Saw this stork today, sizing up an ice cream truck outside the stork sanctuary. Wonder what they were in the mood for. 😄

#birds #stork #nature #BirdsOfMastodon #image #Budapest
Photo of an ice cream truck parked along a path in a park, with a colorful display of snacks and ice cream. A stork is standing in front of the truck, observing it from a few feet away.
#Nature #birds #birdsofmastodon #budapest #image #stork

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