Wind poppy, bush poppies and blue fiesta flowers, clockwise from left, at Pinnacles National Park in Central California yesterday.

Not a lot of rain there this winter so the blooms aren't spectacular, but finding little gems here and there is just as rewarding.

#BloomScrolling #NationalPark

Neue Fahrpläne und Verbindungen erweitern das Angebot in der Sächsischen Schweiz. #Bahn #Bus #Fähre #Nationalpark #Sächsische Schweiz https://bit.ly/3XYEBeD https://www.diesachsen.de/elbland/mit-bahn-und-bus-vom-elbland-in-die-saechsischen-schweiz-3004012?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=publizer&utm_content=textlink

Sabine Eberts „Die Spur der Hebamme“ feiert Premiere auf der Felsenbühne Rathen 2025. Besuchen Sie den Pressetermin am 15. April im Sächsischen Nationalpark. #Sabine Ebert #Felsenbühne Rathen #Landesbühnen Sachsen #Hebammen-Saga #Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz https://bit.ly/42d0lES https://www.diesachsen.de/elbland/sabine-eberts-spur-der-hebamme-auf-der-felsenbuehne-3003458?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=publizer&utm_content=textlink

#SchönesGegenDoofes

Teil 3: Der Nebelwald.

#landscapephotography #eifel #nationalpark #landschaftsfotografie

Not to mention that #Oiligarchs are eyeing #PublicLands for #Drilling!

A fired #NationalPark ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

February 17, 2025

"Brian Gibbs lost his job as a national park ranger on Friday.

"He was working as an environmental educator at the #EffigyMounds #NationalMonument in northeast #Iowa. It was his 'dream job,' he wrote in a widely shared post on Facebook. The monument is the site of mounds made of earth, built by ancient #NativeAmericans, that form shapes of animals.

"The 41-year-old father learned of his termination on Valentine's Day. 'I am absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated,' he wrote.

"Gibbs is one of about 1,000 #NationalParkService employees who were fired this past week. Parks advocates say the layoffs could leave national parks understaffed going into a busy spring break."

Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5298684/national-park-ranger-trump-job-cuts-nps?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#ProtectTheParks #NPS #MoreParksLessOligarchs

Meine lieben Lebensformen,
es waren wunderbare Abende bei den jungen Steinkauzen.
Es gab verschiedene Pfosten auf denen die jungen Steinkauze sitzen und auf Beute lauern konnten.
Ich hoffe ja, dass sie heuer auch wieder brüten.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt.

Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
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My dear life forms,
They were wonderful evenings with the young little owls.
There were various posts on which the young little owls could sit and wait for prey.
I hope that they will breed again this year.

Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love.

The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
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#marcelgierth
#bundeskater
#neusiedlersee #wasen #Hanság #oesterreich #burgenland #ungarn

#eulen #owls #littleowl #steinkauz #birds #bird #vogel #vögel #natur #nature #nationalpark #owl #eule #heimischetiere #biodiversität #biodivserity
#artenvielfalt #birdwatching #vogelbeobachtung #birding

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography #vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund #naturfotografie

#veganerfotograf #veganefotografie
#OhneNazisIstEsSchoener