The chaos of a bird cliff is about the most beautiful thing there is, if you ask me

Taken at Hornøya in April 2024.

#birds #photography #wildlife #birdphotography

These birds are endangered in Norway, having seen a decline of over 80% in their population the past decades, due to human activity (taking away their habitat, overfishing, and pollution).

Recently an oil spill affected them at their most important breeding ground in Norway. Many people are willing to volunteer to help these beauties, but the Norwegian government is blocking all rescue and rehabilitation efforts. An absolute shame.

https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/far-ikke-lov-til-a-vaske-fugler-som-er-rammet-av-oljesol-1.16880995

#conservation #wildlife

Veterinær: Lovbrudd å nekte vasking av oljeskadde sjøfugler

Frivillige dyrevernere får ikke lov til å forsøke å redde sjøfuglene som dør av oljeutslippet ved Vardø. Myndighetene bryter dyrevelferdsloven, mener veterinær.

^{Kristina Brekke (NRK)}

Common Yellow-throat

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Last year, we learned our porcupines do not like getting their paws wet. So my wife built them a little stone bridge to cross the 1 inch deep trench 🥹 They seem to have mastered it! Anything to not get wet. Even if they’re already soaked from the pouring rain…

#Nature #Wildlife #Porcupine #TrailCam

As a cat owner, I worry about these numbers:

"The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) estimated that free-roaming cats in the contiguous U.S. kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals "

#Roaming #Cats #Birds #WildLife #News #Science #Environment

https://www.felineresearch.org/post/issue-brief-wildlife-impacts-of-outdoor-cats

#TurtleTuesday

#Jacksonville #Florida #Photography #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #GalaxyS23+ #Nature #Wildlife #Turtles

Living on the edge 🐞

#Photography #Wildlife #Nature #Insects #Ladybug #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Texas

A pair of Yellow Warblers hopping along a stone wall at Mass Audubon Allen's Pond today.

#birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #dartmouth #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

#GreaterSpottedWoodpecker at their #nest hole in a #tree, #CountyDown #NorthernIreland.
Shot using #remotecontrol camera to minimise disturbance.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #woodpecker #woodland #naturereserve @RSPB

Scientists tracked a young #whale's journey before he vanished. What they learned could help save his species.

#Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be extinct in 3 decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate. Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction …but time is running out.

#RightWhale #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #Conservation #MarineLife #Ocean
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/north-atlantic-right-whale-species-challenges/

"Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be #extinct in three decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate.

Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction, advocates say, but time is running out."
#GiftArticle #GiftLink
https://wapo.st/4dDItaQ

#Nature #Wildlife #Animals #Marinelife #Oceans #EastCoast #Florida #Virginia #Massachusetts #USA #News

"“As we watch this #species go #extinct one by one, the solution sits idle in the hands of the administration”...

this year, a dead female turned up off #Virginia with a dislocated spine, a calf was discovered in #Georgia with head lacerations, & a young female was found — again in Georgia — with a fractured skull. All the injuries are consistent with vessel strikes.

“It’s only #humans that kill right #whales”"

#GiftArticle #GiftLink
https://wapo.st/4dDItaQ

#Nature #Wildlife #Animals #News

In my research I asked farmers how they evaluated farming practices and increased biodiversity was one of their metrics. They were right!

"Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

Nearly a quarter of U.S. mammal species are on the endangered species list. Researchers say farming with biodiversity in mind may help stave off further decline."

#Agriculture #WildLife #Farming #OrganicAg #Organic #OrganicFarming #SustainableAg #Biodiversity

https://civileats.com/2024/05/06/changing-how-we-farm-might-protect-wild-mammals-and-fight-climate-change/

Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change | Civil Eats

^{Ruscena Wiederholt (Civil Eats)}

Coastal outing today to enjoy the warm weather

1 - piping plover foraging
2 - common eiders on a rock
3 - sea snail on the move
4 - sailboat on the move

#Birds #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #TuesdayAdventure

My colleague Mitchell & partner just escorted a family of lost geese to the lake.

Safely navigating 2km of downtown #Toronto took 2 hours.

At one point, police stepped in to block traffic.

Strangers jumped in to help too.

He jokes: at @citizenlab we don't just help humans!

#wildlife #birds #birding #goose #Canada

#Week in #wildlife – in #pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachioed deer and a zebra on the run | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2024/may/03/week-in-wildlife-in-pictures-a-giant-hamster-a-mustachoied-deer-and-a-zebra-on-the-run

Eastern Box Turtle

Found on a trail in Birdsboro Waters today. Looks like its number is declining. Listed as vulnerable.

#Turtle #Nature #Wildlife #Walking #Hiking

Yesterday was the last day with my #BabySquirrel #Ramone 💔.

My #rescue dog Linus & I drove several hours to bring him to a licensed #wildlife rescue org.

I woke him early to get him well hydrated before the long drive.

Of course there’s a last video for all of Ramone’s fans…

#BabyAnimals #Squirrel #DogsOfMastodon

I took many photos of Robins today. This little cutie was my favourite

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

Oriole

#birds #wildlife #nature #photography

I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille.

Female Northern Cardinal in the backyard today, near Manhattan KS

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

April 27 is #InternationalCrowAndRavenAppreciationDay

Highly intelligent, ravens can use tools and solve problems. They have a wide and complex range of vocal and non-vocal sounds. These two ravens exchanged a piece of wood and also some kelp on the shoreline of Vancouver Island. Photo and text from my book: Wild Vancouver Island.

#raven #birds #BirdPhotography #wildlife #photography #WildlifePhotography #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia

New today: More than 1,000 captive trophy-hunting ranches operate in the United States, most of them in Texas. Some routinely offer hunts of endangered or threatened exotic species. This should not be allowed.

An OpEd from Amber Gobell ... https://www.texasobserver.org/exotics-hunting-endangeredspecies-wildlife-environment/

#wildlife #hunting #nature #politics #news #USpol #endangered

Texas Exotic Hunts Are Dangerously Unregulated

Some hunting ranches in Texas routinely offer hunts of endangered or threatened exotic species. This should not be allowed.

^{Amber Gobell (The Texas Observer)}

Only eight out of almost 21,000 bee species in the world die when they sting. Another subset can’t sting at all, and the majority of bees can sting as often as they want. But there’s even more to it than that...
#Bees #Wildlife #Environment

https://theconversation.com/most-bees-dont-die-after-stinging-and-other-surprising-bee-facts-227162

Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts

99.96% of bee species do not die after stinging. So why does everyone think they do?

^{The Conversation}

Something soft for a cosy nest

Bluetit with a feather in its beak

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

Suprise visit by a fox and 4 kits this morning ,playing around in the garden

#WildLife #fox

Mama still patiently awaiting goslings
🐣

#Jacksonville #Florida #Photography #AmateurPhotography #Pixelfed #StreetPhotography #GalaxyS23+ #Birds #Geese #CanadaGeese #Wildlife

After the bear came traipsing through my front yard, word must have gotten out to all the local forest creatures, that this is where the wild things go.

This porcupine owned it.

#nature #wildlife #NewEngland #porcupine