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"‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us"
#Nature #Environment

Review of bug zappers that concludes, like all other reviews of bug zappers, that they are completely ineffective and kill tens of thousands of innocent insects. #mosquitoes #insects #nature https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/do-bug-zappers-work/

Winners of the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year #nature #photography

Top reasons to NOT buy a bug zapper.
1. Kills a minuscule number of mosquitoes
2. Fries pounds of innocent insects per week (and thus starves local birds)
3. Confuses lightning bugs (probably)
4. Wastes electricity
5. Generates light pollution
6. Generates sound pollution
7. Creates germ risk when insects explode (if near table w/ food)
8. Can catch fire and burn your house down
#mosquitoes #insects #nature

Hi. You've reached the level cap of cuteness for today. You can turn off the internet now. 😌
#photography #dogs #sea

"Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?"
#Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

Support local people to protect world's nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms https://phys.org/news/2026-05-local-people-world-nature-urges.html

Support local people to protect world's nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms
For better or worse, a huge number of people will be affected by efforts to achieve "30x30"—the internationally-agreed conservation goal to protect and conserve at least 30% of the world's land and seas by 2030. How many people, and who they are, will depend on which aspects of nature are prioritized for protection—but in all scenarios, this human context must be a key consideration if plans are to succeed for both people and nature.

The best part of hiking is the friends you meet along the way 🐄 😀
#nature #outdoors #hiking #cattle

the landing
#photography #blackandwhite #photo #nature

today i saw some tadpoles
#tadpoles #nature

"Grasslands and wetlands are being lost to agriculture four times faster than forests"
#Environment #Nature

Grasslands and wetlands are being lost to agriculture four times faster than forests
Wild ecosystems such as grassland savannas, bush and open wetlands are losing ground worldwide to make way for large pastures and grain fields. A new study found these ecosystems are being converted at a rate four times higher than for forests.   Over a 15-year period, from 2005-2020, researchers found that 190 million hectares (470 […]

#SilentSunday #nature #papillon

Nearly 20 years visiting this town and I keep finding new (to me) beautiful things. Each day of each visit. 🏠 ⛰️ ☺️
#Austria #Alps #homes #hills #nature #photography #amateur

Meteor strikes active volcano!
#Science #Nature #Cosmic

Improved life satisfaction linked to being in nature #nature

Improved life satisfaction linked to being in nature
A major international study has found that contact with the natural world is linked to higher levels of life satisfaction—and we have our bodies to thank for unlocking this benefit.

I LOVE to boost nature photographs that have both AltText and interesting biology factoids. Hate discovering that they are just stolen pics. #photography #photo #nature #biology #wildlife

"Even a Few Scattered Trees on Farmland Can Be a Boon for Wildlife"
#Trees #Environment #Nature

Even a Few Scattered Trees on Farmland Can Be a Boon for Wildlife

This rather fortunate Canadian Goose has chosen to nest close to a pond and road in a residential area. A thoughtful resident has provided some temporary shade. #WestSussex #nature

Four little goslings all in a row. #BirdsOfFediverse #nature

Nature will probably never cease to amaze me. 🌿
#photography #nature #fern #fiddleheads

"Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all"
#Peatland #Environment #Nature

Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all
Peatlands are central to climate change, yet basic questions remain unanswered. A global research community has mapped out what we most urgently need to know.

These two crows have been dive bombing this red tailed hawk the past several hours.
The hawk is super chill about it 😂
#nature #wildlife #birds

Some #nature content to keep you all sane https://youtube.com/shorts/OrmNUEEIS7o

#nature #naturephotography #deer
A deer minding its own business.

saw some swanlings earlier
#swans #nature

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
Nature's Divine:
🎵 I Never Felt This Way Before
#NaturesDivine
https://thediscoexpress.bandcamp.com/track/natures-divine-i-never-felt-this-way-before-mark-whites-2021-re-groove
https://open.spotify.com/track/5oEhhy9zyP8Zd1xfaVwUyP

Was 7⁰C in the valley this morning. Cold enough up in the mountains to get a bit of new snow, from what my eyes and camera could see. 🏔️
#Austria #Alps #travel #mountain #valley #nature #photography #amateur

Decompressing, right here, right now.
#nature #photography

Here, have some chalk stream calm. You're welcome. #outdoors #nature

Machaon!
(Notez la bravoure du photographe qui a plongé en tongs dans des broussailles de ronces et d'orties pour capturer l'image de l'animal virevoltant)
#nature #NaturePhotography #butterfly

"Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands"
#Chile #Environment #Nature

Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands
Under several administrations, Chile has been a strong supporter of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework since its inception.

It looks like the cognitive protocol of virtually all living beings is probably running on the same beat.
#nature

Nature might have a universal rhythm
Animal communication can look wildly different—flashing lights, chirping calls, croaking songs and elaborate dances. But new research from Northwestern University suggests many of these signals share a surprising feature: They repeat at nearly the same tempo.

Meine kleine Nikon-Bande... ❤️ Z6 III (Tier- & Sportfotografie) Z6 II (Portrait- & Landschaftsfotografie Backup) D7200 (Panorama- & 35mm - 50mm Streetlife-Fotografie)
#Foto #Photo #Fotografie #Photography #Strassenfotografie #Streetphotography #VogelFotografie #BirdPhotography #Natur #Nature #Wildlife #Tiere #Animals #Tierfotografie #AnimalPhotography #Stadtfotografie #Cityphotography #Peoplephotography #Naturfotografie #Naturephotography #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Digitour

Article on some of the important tick species in the United States, with a reminder that they sometimes harbor more than one disease. So even if you test positive for Lyme you might also have an undiagnosed, second illness. [gift link] #ticks #disease #nature #lyme #alphagal #health #ixodidae https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/well/live/tick-bites-diseases-symptoms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.4XTu.Gu4hPsw1SpEv&smid=url-share

Blue 1 trail descends through thicket towards the parking area in Shindagin Hollow State Forest
#photo #photography #forestfriday

A Fox Squirrel, about to jump to another branch. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #laarboretum #squirrels #nature

"Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree"
#Australia #Environment #Nature

Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree
The federal government needs to drop the spin and get on with the hard work of addressing biodiversity loss.

Nature haven 'trashed' after four-year wait for protection decision #nature

Ayrshire nature haven 'trashed' after four-year wait for protection decision
Activists claim developers are damaging the area while NatureScot considers whether or not to designate it a protected site.

Panoramas. They all look the same but they aren't. And no picture can truly capture what the eyes actually see. 🏔️
#photography #amateur #Austria #Alps #mountains #valleys #river #nature #travel

Die Stimme der Natur, Sir David Attenborough feiert am Freitag, 8. Mai seinen 100. Geburtstag
#DavidAttenborough #Nature #Natur

Ein Weltverzauberer: Filmemacher David Attenborough wird 100
Er hat das Genre der Naturdoku geprägt wie kein anderer: Am Freitag wird Sir David Attenborough 100 Jahre alt. Seine Popularität ist ungebrochen.

earlier we sat back in the sun
#nature #grass

"Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success"
#Nature #Environment #Restoration

Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success
Picayune Strand is a big, almost perfect rectangle of south Florida wetland located northwest of Everglades National Park

Some Dinarmus (Pteromalidae) and Eurytoma (Eurytomidae) that emerged from my collection of eastern redbud seeds. Both are known parasitoids of the redbud seed weevil (Gibbobruchus mimus) but I'm hopeful that something unexpected will pop out one of these days. E.g., a hyperparasitoid. #redbud #wasps #chalcidoidea #insects #nature #biology #hymenoptera #entomology

"Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers"
#Wildflowers #Nature #Environment

Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers | The Optimist Daily
Britain has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows. Now cities, with their stressed soils and forgotten corners, may be where wildflowers stage their comeback.

spotted these today too. i think this is a silk web of the Ermine moth caterpillars.
this is on black thorn. they must be very young at the moment.
#caterpillars #moth #nature

"Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say"
#Rainforests #Nature #Environment

Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land. New research shows that’s not always the case.

Il fait un temps Š avoir le bourdon... #nature

Seriously into olives
— My olive tree, this year
#photography #nature #km0 #food

"MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration"
#Scotland #Environment #Nature

Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan #nature

Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan
What do you see when you imagine a conservation area? Perhaps a remote rainforest, a towering mountain range or a coral reef teeming with life. But do you expect to see any people?

Moon Seen Through Fork in Dead Poplar Snag Next to My House
#photo #photography #moon #nature

"Children’s Picture Book About Nature and Climate Change Inspires Young Environmental Action"
#Books #nature #Climate

Children’s Picture Book About Nature and Climate Change Inspires Young Environmental Action | Happy Eco News
Too Much Quiet! by Kottie Christie-Blick is a children’s picture book about nature and climate change that follows a young student as she discovers environmental change in her school garden.

Remember Forests? 🌿
#nature #ambient

tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World 🌳🔈
People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku.

Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers #nature

Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
Restoring forests, wetlands and peatlands could help defend national borders as well as tackle climate change, according to new research from the University of East London (UEL). The study introduces the concept of "defensive rewilding"—the intentional, pre- or mid-conflict restoration of ecosystems to shape terrain in ways that can slow, redirect or impede military advances, while delivering environmental benefits.

the complexity of reflection, Belgium 2026
#nature #belgium #photography #photo

Greetings from the soil.
#photography #nature #grass

Natur, Ruhe und einfach mal kurz abschalten im Grünen. Ort: Schlosspark Charlottenburg
#Fotogalerie #PhotoGallery #Foto #Photo #Fotografie #Photography #Natur #Nature #Naturfotografie #Naturephotography #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Digitour

"Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages"
#Environment #Nature #Emissions

Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages - Inside Climate News
In addition to preventing an estimated 2.7 million tons of carbon emissions and $2.8 billion in damages, UC Davis researchers determined that fuel treatments prevented nearly 60 premature deaths.

#SilentSunday Ramsgill, Nidderdale, #NorthYorkshire #photography #nature

prolly don't count as bloomScroll so i just type #nature instead

Nature fans: the spring Gall Week starts May 2nd! URL has details on how to participate on iNaturalist, plus links to an excellent podcast featuring Adam Kranz. #nature #biology #inaturalist #cynipidae #galls #insects #mites #wasps https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/257180/journal/129848

With all the best wishes to the next world. 🌻
#photography #nature #flowers

Wild Garden 2025 #nature #environment

"Earth Day at 56: why the 2026 theme carries more weight than usual"
#EarthDay #Nature #Environment

Earth Day at 56: why the 2026 theme carries more weight than usual | The Optimist Daily
Earth Day turns 56 with a theme that does double duty: "Our Power, Our Planet" is about energy, and also about something harder to measure.

#insect #nature

"Media companies raise £250k for UK nature projects, set sights on £200m"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature #Environment

Media companies raise £250k for UK nature projects, set sights on £200m
Spotify, LADBible and Acast are among the media industry businesses committing a minimum of 0.1% of campaign spend to UK-based nature projects – a model which could raise up to £200m if scaled across the industry.

RE: #birds #parrots #tmi #nature

"Study finds biodiversity credits could boost rewilding, but fall far short"
#Environment #Biodiversity #Nature

Study finds biodiversity credits could boost rewilding, but fall far short
Payments that enable landowners to rewild ecologically degraded land—in the form of biodiversity credits bought by investors wishing to offset their impact on nature—could be an effective component of the emerging market for nature recovery, but will not work as a standalone approach.

#Mosstodon Fellbeck, Brimham, #NorthYorkshire #Yorkshire #nature

Gänseblümchen – immer wieder schön!
#Fotogalerie #PhotoGallery #Fotos #Photos #Fotografie #Photography #GänseBlümchen #Daisy #Pflanzen #Plant #Blüten #Blossom #Natur #Nature #Naturfotografie #Naturephotography #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Digitour

"Half of UK adults say they spend less than three hours a week outside in nature"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature #Environment

A chair is not a chair. A house is not a home.
#photography #nature #photo #forest

"MPs to assess whether Treasury is hampering climate and nature progress"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature #Climate

MPs to assess whether Treasury is hampering climate and nature progress
With nature in freefall and the political consensus on net-zero shattered, a cross-party coalition of MPs is set to assess whether the Government’s fiscal rules constrain the delivery of key environmental policy commitments.

Wednesday, I got bold/foolish and did a **17.4km** river walk, while *fasting*. Very little elevation change, but the longer distance and time, plus fasting, gave me a sense of progress.
Sharing some pictures now; more later 👇.
#health #walking #photography #amateur #Alps #mountain #river #nature

"How controlled burns can help save taxpayers billions"
#Environment #Nature
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How controlled burns can help save taxpayers billions
New research shows every $1 the U.S. Forest Service spent to minimize wildfire risk prevented nearly $4 in damages.

#Mosstodon Ramsgill, Nidderdale, #NorthYorshire #Yorkshire #nature

"24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected"
#Animals #Nature
https://…

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected | The Optimist Daily
In Poland, 16 scientists gave 24 deep-sea creatures their first formal identities. Until now, none of them could legally be discussed, conserved, or protected.

Mäuse-Gerste - die grünen Ähren erscheinen von April bis September und sind typischerweise an Wegrändern oder auf Wiesen zu finden.
#Fotogalerie #PhotoGallery #Fotos #Photos #Fotografie #Photography #MaeuseGerste #WallBarley #MouseBarley #Pflanzen #Plant #Blüten #Blossom #Natur #Nature #Naturfotografie #Naturephotography #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Digitour

April 30th is apparently World Robber Fly Day. These are Promachus princeps and the nuptial gift is a longhorned beetle. Madras, Oregon, USA. #asilidae #robberfly #fly #diptera #entomology #nature #beetle #insects

Greetings from the soil. 🌳
#nature #photography #grass #soil

"Once-in-a-Decade Superbloom Carpets Death Valley in Beautiful, Colorful Life (LOOK)"
#Environment #Nature

Once-in-a-Decade Superbloom Carpets Death Valley in Life, Beautiful, Colorful Life
In lower elevations the blooms are already bursting, and will continue to be vibrant until around late March.

On my list of things to make: a bugamac. #photography #filter #insects #spiders #nature #macro #macrophotography https://biokirr.com/Articles/Bugamak/

"Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most"
#Trees #Nature #Environment

Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings in the world's cities, but they're not doing enough cooling in hotter, poorer cities where it's needed the most as the world warms, a new study found.

"Species Slowdown: Is Nature’s Ability to Self-Repair Stalling?"
#Nature #Environment
https://e360.yale…

Species Slowdown: Is Nature’s Ability to Self-Repair Stalling?
When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover. If new species don’t replace old ones, they say, ecosystems may have less flexibility to respond to habitat loss and climate change.

"Portugal fined £8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity"
#Portugal #Nature #Biodiversity

"Even if warming is limited to 2°C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss"
#Europe #Nature #Climate

Even if warming is limited to 2°C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss
Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and bark beetle outbreaks is projected to increase compared to recent decades under all analyzed climate scenarios, according to a new international study, published in Science, with contributions from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

"Scientists sound alarm over Europe's forests as 216,000 hectares at risk - even if warming halts"
#Europe #Environment #Nature

‘Unprecedented’: Scientists sound climate alarm over Europe’s forests
More than 200,000 hectares of European forests could be disturbed annually by 2100, according to a new study.

Oh, hi. ☁️
#photography #nature #clouds #sky

"Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Nature

Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows
The flowering time for tropical plants is shifting with climate change, a new study finds.

"King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Conservation efforts help an endangered dipterocarp spread roots in Bangladesh"
#Bandladesh #Conservation #Trees

Conservation efforts help an endangered dipterocarp spread roots in Bangladesh
On Jan. 23, 2026, Mahbubul Islam Polash, a 34-year-old man from Bangladesh’s northern district of Sirajganj, traveled to Teknaf area in the southeastern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, around 600 kilometers (373 miles) south of his hometown. Here, he planted a sapling of Anisoptera scaphula, a dipterocarp tree commonly known as boilam in Bangladesh. That […]

Fuck it. Let's go swing.
#photography #nature #trees #sky

"From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters"
#London #Ukraine #Environment #Nature

"Mangrove loss threatens Sierra Leone's oyster harvesters"
#SierraLeone #Mangrove #Trees #Nature

Mangrove loss threatens Sierra Leone's oyster harvesters
For 20 years, Millicent Turay has supported her family by collecting mangrove oysters near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a common livelihood along the west African coast.

"The French City That Champions Its Trees"
#France #Trees #Nature #Environment

The French City That Champions Its Trees
In scenic Sceaux, a one-of-a-kind Tree Charter protects and nourishes the urban canopy as “a long-term investment.”

"Biodiversity on British Currency: UK Banknotes to Feature Native Wildlife"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Money #Nature

Biodiversity on British Currency: UK Banknotes to Feature Native Wildlife | Happy Eco News
Beyond conservation awareness, biodiversity on British currency serves a practical purpose by enabling distinctive security features that help protect against counterfeiting.

"How can we really protect Britain’s environment?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #Nature