#Nature & Wildlife

[alexmurison]

King of the Castle

[wingedjewels]

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) by Richard Jack Via Flickr: Anna's hummingbird is a North American species of hummingbird. It was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. It is native to western coastal regions of North America. Surrey BC Canada

[klemannlee]

Guess who flew in with the cooler weather...

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Not sure if this is something you would know about but I’m currently writing a paper about how we visualise shorebird habitat loss in the western Americas specifically and part of this involves finding paintings, images, diagrams, that show what the habitat looked like before 1900 or so. It’s an art historical paper so it’s about visual culture and perception of habitat loss through time and I’m struggling to find any good images from before 1900 so I’m exhausting all resources. thank you x

Hi, @a-small-disgrace! That sounds like a really useful project for showing the long-term impact of human activity. If I were going to do that sort of thing on my little area of the coast, I would be contacting the local museum and historical society to see if they had any photos or art of specific locations, even if the landscape wasn't the main focus of the piece. Is this something you've already tried?

Also, if anyone else has any ideas, please chime in in the replies or reblogs.

[without-ado]

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[herpsandbirds]

All of my friends that work at wildlife rehab centers have had to untangle animals from this stuff, or had animals brought in that died in it. This is especially nasty for small owl species.

[seabeck]

Barred owl

[babyanimalgifs]

Lion kneading/making biscuits

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[justcatposts]

Yawning is so contagious

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[alexmurison]

A delicate Hare's Foot Ink cap popping up in the meadow

[hawkpartys]

this image came to me in a dream

[samimarkart]

silly thing for Valentine’s Day!

[maureen2musings]

Grandala in the Tirthan Valley

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[wild-wow-facts]

The Ingenious Green Woodpecker

Discover the foraging genius of the Green Woodpecker, a master of insect hunting! Learn how it thrives in its habitat.

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