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They started dropping hints about the Mammal of the Year 2024 (Hungary does this every year). People can try to guess what it is.
So far we know it's a nocturnal predator that hides in bushes and rocks, mostly eats fresh meat, and has retractable claws. Also it occurs in most of Europe and Africa.
I have my guess, what's yours?

#animals #nature
#Nature #animals

Musky Cap (Caladenia moschata) at 1200m in Namadgi NP, ACT. Montane forms of this widespread species can flower right through to mid/late December in mild seasons - well after flowering has finished in most populations at lower altitudes around Canberra.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Summer #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Canberra
Musky Cap orchid (Caladenia moschata) flowering in Namadgi National Park, ACT.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #summer #bloomscrolling #canberra

#Mosstodon
Life in the cracks of the winter sidewalk

#nature #image
A concrete sidewalk cracked in many different ways, the cracks filled with bright green moss and small plants
#Nature #Mosstodon #image

The kiddo used my #AdventCalendar animal cards in a single elimination game to determine her favorite. Apparently, it's the pistol shrimp. The potoo was a close second. Now to see if a challenger emerges from the next pockets.

(Also I'm pretty sure she chose shrimp because her dad is Cajun and she sees it as yummy. 😅 )

#animals #nature #parenting #advent
Two cards with color drawings of a potoo bird and a pistol shrimp. The potoo card says "accomplish your goals through total committment" shrimp says "your voice has power"
#Nature #animals #parenting #advent #adventcalendar

Highland sun orchids (Thelymitra alpina) near Corin Forest, ACT. Most sun orchids at this location are single, scattered plants but sometimes 2 or 3 do grow together in small clumps - usually on roadside verges.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #InTheField #Thelymitra #Nature #BloomScrolling
ighland sun orchids (Thelymitra alpina) near Corin Forest, ACT. Most sun orchids at this location are single, scattered plants but sometimes 2 or 3 do grow together in small clumps - usually on roadside verges
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #bloomscrolling #thelymitra

I missed a few days, but here are my recent favorite #AdventCalendar finds! Mantis shrimp, honeybadger, aye-aye!

#nature #animals #advent #OracleCards
Three cards with color drawings: a mantis shrimp, a honeybadger, and an aye-aye. Mantis shrimp card reads "focus attention on your strengths and abilities", badger says "strengthen your resolve and tenacity", aye-aye says "think ahead and plan for favorable results"
#Nature #animals #advent #adventcalendar #oraclecards

Red beard orchids (Calochilus paludosus) in open forest near Genoa, VIC. Plants at this location usually flower slightly later than other nearby heath land populations closer to the coast. Only found a handful of flowers out in late spring this year.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #BloomScrolling #Nature
Red beard orchids flowering near Genoa, VIC.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #bloomscrolling

Today's #AdventCalendar draw: jerboa and axolotl. Much cuteness 😊

#nature #animals #cards #OracleCards #advent
Two cards featuring color drawings of a jerboa and an axolotl. Jerboa card says "evade life's traps by recognizing obstacles and zigzagging past them." Axolotl says "you are more resilient than you think."
#Nature #animals #advent #adventcalendar #cards #oraclecards

Today's #AdventCalendar draw: Lemur, and Malabar giant squirrel. I have never heard about the latter but it seems awesome 😄

#nature #advent #animals #cards #OracleCards
Two cards with color drawings. One portrays a ring tailed lemur, the other a Malabar giant squirrel on a branch. Lemur card says "take time for yourself", Squirrel says "invest in yourself"
#Nature #animals #advent #adventcalendar #cards #oraclecards

Today's #AdventCalendar cards: blue-ringed octopus and African bullfrog. I love both 😊

#nature #animals #cards #OracleCards #octopus
Two cards, one depicting a blue ringed octopus and the other an African bullfrog. Octopus says "recognize your emotional triggers", frog says "practice patience and allow situations to evolve"
#Nature #animals #octopus #adventcalendar #cards #oraclecards

Interesting Diuris orchid near Square Rock, Namadgi NP, ACT. Possibly a hybrid of D. semilunulata (Late Leopard Orchid) and D. sulphurea (Tiger or Hornet Orchid) which both grow nearby. Flowers are smaller and lateral sepals are more crossed than typical D. sulphurea forms.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #BloomScrolling #Nature
Diuris orchid flowering near Square Rock, Namadgi NP, ACT.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #bloomscrolling

The Great Wall of Snow Geese - flying in organized chaos- illuminated by sunset glow- it's a miracle they don’t collide.
Mesmerizing scenery at Fir Island, Washington.

#wildlife #nature #birds #birdsofmastodon #photography #Friday #TGIF #Washington #PNW

https://pixels.com/featured/the-great-wall-of-snow-geese-ez-lorenz-imagery.html
Thousands of Snow Geese flying in organized chaos over a field illuminated by sunset glow. They’re rather yellow and pink than white.

The Great Wall of Snow Geese by EZ Lorenz Imagery

The Great Wall of Snow Geese Photograph by EZ Lorenz Imagery
Pixels
#Nature #photography #WildLife #birds #birdsofmastodon #friday #pnw #tgif #washington

Today in the #AdventCalendar: sea pen and kakapo. I love kakapos! I even found a cool story about them for the Folktales about Endangered Species blog series 😊
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2020/04/k-is-for-kakapo-folktales-of-endangered.html?m=1

#folktales #nature #animals
Two cards, with color drawings of a sea pen and a kakapo. Sea pen card says "we are all interconnected", kakapo says "take time getting into a relationship"

K is for the Kakapo (Folktales of Endangered Species)

Welcome to the 2020 A to Z blogging challenge! This year my theme is Folktales of Endangered Species . I am researching cool traditional st...
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#Nature #animals #folktales #adventcalendar

Today's draw from the Strange Animals #AdventCalendar: vampire bats, and vulture bees. The latter I did NOT know about. Wow. Fascinating. 😄

#nature #animals #cards #OracleCards
Colorful drawing of two vampire bats hanging upside down. Writing on the card says "vampire bat: choose your friends wisely"
Colorful drawing of a vulture bee in flight. Writing on the card says "vulture bee: recognize similarities and cultivate empathy."
#Nature #animals #adventcalendar #cards #oraclecards

Late spring sun orchids (Thelymitra) near Corin, ACT. Most plants here have the forward pointing spurs on the anther lobe often associated with T. alpina - but the single pink-flowering plant doesn't have spurs and may be closer to T. megcalyptra (or T. nuda). Have seen sun orchids still out here well into December in past seasons but most have finished up before the end of November this year.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Thelymitra #Nature #BloomScrolling
Sun orchids (Thelymitra) near Corin, ACT - blue and pink flowering forms growing close together in late November.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #bloomscrolling #thelymitra

So here is me nerding out about my #AdventCalendar day 1:

I have a deck of weird animal cards in my calendar! 🥰🥰
Today's pocket had a rosy maple moth and a tardigrade!

#advent #animals #nature #cards #OracleCards
Colorful drawing of a fluffy pink and yellow rosy maple moth sitting on a leaf. The writing on the card says "rosy maple moth: you are capable of great change"
Colorful drawing of a tardigrade. Writing on the card says "tardigrade: embrace uncertainties and let life surprise you"
#Nature #animals #advent #adventcalendar #cards #oraclecards

Sir David Attenboroug narrates:

One of the pupae begins to hatch. Out of it comes ... yes ... an IT worker. Soon it will crawl out of its cyber-cocoon, and it will join the other IT workers, glistening under the fluorescent lights; the IT workers will 'help' the lesser drones by making them feel first ignored, and then, incredibly stupid.

#IT #ITworker #humor #humour #davidattenborough #nature #officework #satire
a man with glasses lying in a mess of wires like it's a hammock, as it hangs from the ceiling in an office building
#Nature #humour #humor #satire #it #officework #davidattenborough #itworker

Some birds on 11.29 at Loft's Pond, one of south shore Nassau County's multitude of small fresh- and brackish-water ponds originally part of a broad coastal marshland, but now embedded in suburbia. These are important-- although insufficient by themselves -- habitats for many species of fauna, way-stations for migrating birds and winter residences for waterfowl. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a particularly accommodating subject, landing in a bush close by and, later, on a tree right over my head. The Green-winged Teals, foraging in the pond, were also relatively tranquil subjects, for a change. I chose not to crop so as not to lose perspective of our current engagement with their habitat. The other species shown are a White-throated Sparrow and, yes, a Red-BELLIED Woodpecker 😜 .
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding
"Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are fairly small woodpeckers with stout, straight bills. The long wings extend about halfway to the tip of the stiff, pointed tail at rest. Often, sapsuckers hold their crown feathers up to form a peak at the back of the head. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are mostly black and white with boldly patterned faces. Both sexes have red foreheads, and males also have red throats [this one is a female]. Look for a long white stripe along the folded wing. Bold black-and-white stripes curve from the face toward a black chest shield and white or yellowish underparts."(AllAboutBirds)
"A pair of Green-winged Teals in a pond containing some plastic and other waste. "Green-winged Teal are very small ducks. They have short, blocky bodies and their tails sit high out of the water. The head is large, the neck is short, and the bill is relatively small. Adult males have grayish bodies with a narrow white vertical stripe extending from the waterline to the shoulder. In good light, their dark heads are cinnamon with a wide green swoop from the eye to the back of the neck. Females are brown with a yellowish streak along the tail. Both sexes have green wing patches in the secondaries (speculum), but these may be hidden when not in flight." (AllAboutBirds).
"White-throated Sparrows are brown above and gray below with a striking head pattern. The black-and-white-striped head is augmented by a bright white throat and yellow between the eye and the bill, which is gray. You’ll also see a less boldly marked form, known as “tan-striped,” with a buff-on-brown face pattern instead of white-on-black." (AllAboutBirds)
The Red-bellied Woodpecker "often appears pale overall, even the boldly black-and-white striped back, with flashing red cap and nape. Look for white patches near the wingtips as this bird flies." (AllAboutBirds). And, oh, yes, the belly does have a red wash.
#Nature #photography #WildLife #birds #birdsofmastodon #naturephotography #naturecommunity #birding #birdphotography

Rosetta's Comet in View
Credits: CARA Project, CAST
#nature #space #astrophotography
Rosetta's Comet in View
#Nature #Space #astrophotography

Another shot (with the tower of power removed) of the eagle lunch meetup in our back 40...
#naturephotography #nature #Michigan #nature #birds #Eagles #BaldEagles

#Nature #birds #naturephotography #michigan #Eagles #baldeagles

So there's this Greek myth that says Zeus was fed by bees when he was born. In gratitude, he blessed them with the color of "shining bronze", and made them immune to cold and harsh winds. These bees lived in Zeus' sacred cave in Crete, and aggressively chased away anyone who tried to steal their honey.

Any #apiarist or #entomology expert out there who could tell me what these bees are by any chance?...

#mythology #biology #nature #folklore #bees
#Nature #folklore #bees #mythology #biology #entomology #apiarist

Copper beard orchid (Calochilus campestris) variations at Genoa (left) and Mallacoota (right). Both forms were growing on roadside verges and wide open on a coolish, cloudy day.

Many plants at Mallacoota are very similar to the Genoa form with impressive 'moustaches' while the plants with longer/bushier beards probably have the best 'eyes' and most aggressive/annoyed facial expressions ;)

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #BloomScrolling #Nature
Copper beard orchid (Calochilus campestris) variations at Genoa (left) and Mallacoota (right) - East Gippsland, Australia.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #bloomscrolling

#ThickTrunkTuesday

The "Seven Chiefs" plane tree on Margaret Island, Budapest. Almost 200 years old, it was injured during the siege in WWII and regrew with 6 trunks (one of which branched in two later).

#trees #nature #Budapest
Photo of a large plane tree that branches into 6 trunks at ground level. The leaves are wearing their fall colors, and there is a bench in front of the tree.
#Nature #Trees #budapest #thicktrunktuesday

Slender sun orchids (Thelymitra pauciflora), Gipsy Point, VIC. With this variable orchid there is always a good chance that larger populations include plants that are either a) hybrids or b) similar species that are hard to tell apart from T. pauciflora ;)

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Thelymitra #Nature
Slender sun orchids (Thelymitra pauciflora), Gipsy Point, VIC.
#ecology #Nature #photography #biodiversity #botany #spring #orchids #ozplants #inthefield #thelymitra

Did you know that New Zealand and other land masses in the south-west Pacific are home to LEAF-VEINED SLUGS?

Unlike their omnivorous European relatives, these slugs eat only fungi. They breathe mainly through the skin of the back, which is kept moist by secretions passing along the many grooves.

I think they're utterly amazing, and apparently so do mesostigmatid mites (look at that mite party by the green slug)!

#Mollusc #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #SoilBiodiversity
A photograph of a pair of slugs on a decaying log. One is orange and the other is green, but both have distinct venation on their back, similar to the veins of a leaf.
#Nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #mollusc #SoilBiodiversity

The Chikanishing River, Killarney Provincial Park Ontario Canada presented a beautiful fall scene with the colorful foliage, stunning reflections, and white water as it flowed over the river rocks. It was a great place to just sit, relax and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Chikanishing River In Autumn I available here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/chikanishing-river-in-autumn-i-debbie-oppermann.html

#GiftIdeas #landscape #LandscapePhotography #nature #fall #autumn #NatureMastodon #Ontario #BuyIntoArt #artforsale #MastoPhoto #PhotographersOnMastodon
Chikanishing River in fall with great colorful foliage, rushing river and reflections
#Nature #landscape #fall #autumn #landscapephotography #BuyIntoArt #ontario #NatureMastodon #giftideas #artforsale #mastophoto #photographersonmastodon

#Sunset at #FlamingCliffs, #Mongolia

There's a spot in the #GobiDesert where sunset briefly casts light on the face of these cliffs. On the day of my visit it was cloudy and it appeared that I was out of luck. But as there was a fleeting moment where the sun broke through. I have tweeked the brightness-contrast to make the shot more attractive to me.

///anew.reprisal.akin

[what3words]#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Clouds #CloudAppreciation #TravelPhotography #Travel #WellTravelled #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24105mm #Wednesday #rurex
A distant view of red rock cliffs brightly illuminated in sunlight at sunset while foreground and background remain shaded by clouds. In the distance, clouds are illuminated as pink against fading blue.
#travel #Nature #landscape #landscapephotography #MastoArt #photography #picture #ayearforart #travelphotography #naturephotography #wednesday #cloudappreciation #clouds #mirrorless #sunset #flamingcliffs #mongolia #gobidesert #oaa #welltravelled #oattravel #overseasadventuretravel #sony #sonyalpha #a7rii #24105mm #RUREX

'#Trees have no legal status’: calls rise for stronger protection in #UK against felling

"In Norse mythology, it is Yggdrasil, the world tree, with its branches in the heavens & its roots in the underworld, which underpins the very existence of all creation. When it dies, the myths tell us, the world dies with it."

https://theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/23/trees-have-no-legal-status-calls-rise-for-stronger-protection-in-uk-against-felling

Keep the #LivingLegends alive! sign the petition👇https://campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/99702/petition/1 - @CoedCadw

#ThickTrunkTuesday

#mythology #nature #photography
The beautiful & rare, open grown ‘Summergill Brook Ash’, that probably was a part of an ancient Ash Silvopasture, sitting near the Wales - England boarder, 300 - 400 years old, without ash dieback! It would of witness ‘The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the British Civil Wars’. It stands strong, with a slightly more decayed Ancient Ash neighbour downstream, holding the oxbow together. 6.96m in girth an Ancient Tree. Black and white image.

Did you know that most of the UK's oldest trees are not legally protected?

The @WoodlandTrust wants to change that! Join the campaign to protect your local #LivingLegends
campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk
#uk #Nature #photography #Trees #mythology #thicktrunktuesday #LivingLegends @CoedCadw

Alright Mastodon, tell me about your favorite weird animals 😄

#animals #nature #biology
#Nature #animals #biology

A different angle of this mornings Male Great Spotted Woodpecker showing its red head band

#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography
Black, white and red woodpecker
#Nature #photography #WildLife #birds #birdsofmastodon #naturephotography #naturecommunity #birdphotography

What a beautiful, colorful time of year! The red and gold foliage of the Maple Trees come together in the sky for a wild fall party. You have to love the stunning, vibrant Autumn leaves all dressed up in their best colors to stimulate the senses.
Autumn Party here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/autumn-party-debbie-oppermann.html

#autumn #fall #MapleLeaves #MapleTrees #abstract #AbstractArt #nature #NatureMastodon #BuyIntoArt #GiftIdeas #fediverse #FediGiftShop #artforsale #HomeDecor #trees #photography #artwork #ShopSmall
Bright red and gold of the autumn Maple Leaves as seen from below and looking up in the sky
#Nature #fall #autumn #fediverse #photography #artwork #Trees #BuyIntoArt #mapleleaves #mapletrees #abstract #abstractart #NatureMastodon #giftideas #fedigiftshop #artforsale #homedecor #shopsmall

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