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A Peacock Royal (Tajuria cippus) spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 10 June 2023. The hint of blue seen on the upperwing near the tail shows that this one is a male.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166553195 ]

#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera
A butterfly with greyish-white wings on the underside. There is a series of dark marks near the margin of the wings.


"The Forest" is an illustration thinking about the fauna & flora of the natural park of Montejunto in Portugal. There is a small exhibition in Santarém and all the sales revert to the wildlife recovery center of Montejunto 😀
If you're in Portugal come visit!
#illustration #drawing #nature #botanical
Illustration about wildlife in the mountains of Portugal.


The world is full of horrors and wars. And also wonderful people.

http://www.notzen.net/2015/03/not-zen-155-traumatic-stress.html

#notzen #taoism #nature #death #inspiration #stoicism #buddhism #zensunday


Once upon a time, ~40M years ago, there was a species of penguin that was 6'8" (2m) tall & 250 lbs (115kg) called Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, also known as the ‘mega penguin’ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25990-extinct-mega-penguin-was-tallest-and-heaviest-ever/ #science #history #nature #SharedPlanet
A comparison of the mega penguin, a human male & the emperor penguin. Credit: New Scientist


The next mountain over from expertise is the one of mentoring.

http://www.notzen.net/2015/04/not-zen-157-next-mountain.html

#notzen #taoism #buddhism #mentoring #nature #nature #stoicism #zensunday



When on my walk at Lake Washington I’m always on the lookout for my little American Mink friend, so cute and curious, likes to play peekaboo. Tap for full view😀)
More wildlife shots here https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ez-lorenz?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=1070765&page=1
#wildlife #mink #nature #seattle #washingtonstate #pnw #portrait #MastoArt #artbooster #AYearForArt #WhiskerWednesday
Portrait of a wild American mink, head shot, while he’s looking directly into my camera, playing peekaboo with me at the shore of Lake Washington. The low angle morning sun illuminates his right side, makes his brown fur, right eye nice and shiny.


Here's some #FungiFriday news:

In Hungary we have an online vote every year for Fungus of the Year.

The 2023 vote just concluded, and it seems like the 2023 Fungus of the Year will be the Gomphus clavatus (a.k.a. pig's ears).
It beat the citron amanita and the pine bolete.

(We also have votes for Mineral of the Year, Bird of the Year, Wildflower, Butterfly, Fish, Insect, etc. I live for these votes.)

#nature #animals #fungi

(Image from Wikimedia)
A close-up photo of pig's ears mushroom, light tan and frilly, in grass.


This comic hits home, but when you see the 2007 publishing date in the lower right hand corner it hits even harder.

#climate #nature #sustainability #environment
Comic from 2007 with an adult man lecturing a young girl: “How about if your generation spends less time studying how my generation destroyed the environment, and more time figuring out a magical solution?” From bizarro.com.


A recently-eclosed periodical cicada waits for her new cuticle to harden. Panther Creek State Conservation Area, Illinois. Photo from 2014.

#molting #entomology #cicadas #insects #photography #nature
A pale insect with vast, netlike wings hangs from a twig, against a completely black background.


Prompt 2: Tree

A Transylvanian Roma folktale says in the old days trees could walk.
A rich man once saw a beautiful old oak, and ordered it to follow him home, to be cut up as firewood. Then he ordered the tree to carry him and his food along the way. Then ordered it to steal the bell from the church tower, just because.
At that point, lightning struck, and God decided trees should not walk and obey people anymore.

🌳 🌳 🌳

#FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeek2022 #folklore #folktales #trees #nature



Un jour en vrac,

proverbe (Suédois) du jour : «Une main pleine d'argent est plus forte que deux mains pleines de vérité.»

#humour #nature #inattendu #art #retro


-- witchbug -- made in krita

#digital #digitalart #digitalartwork #digitalillustration #digitalsketch #art #artwork #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #nature #insect #green #yellow #animals #creature #creaturedesign #grasshopper #scarab #moth #krita #digitalartist #artist #xernist

via Xernist@pixelfed.social



Polar bears on an abandoned island

Russian underwater and wildlife photographer Dmitry Kokh took a trip of a lifetime to an abandoned meteorological station on Kolyuchin Island. This small island, located in the Chukchi Sea, is in a remote area of the Russian arctic. While humans have long since left the area, Kokh discovered that there are other creatures making themselves comfortable. Polar bears have overtaken the station, turning the old buildings into cozy homes and, from the looks of it, thriving.

#photo #photography #DmitryKokh #bears #polarbears #nature #wildlife #abandoned #island
by Dmitry Kokh
https://mymodernmet.com/polar-bears-kolyuchin-island-dmitry-kokh/



Rainy Day on Lispach Lake / Journée pluvieuse sur le Lac de Lispach / Regentag am Lispach See


Lispach Lake is a small glacial lake located at an altitude of 900 m. It is partly covered by a peat bog, housing a particular fauna and flora due to the harsh and humid climatic conditions as well as the acidic environment. There is a small dam that was used to feed weaving factory and sawmills.

Vosges Mountains, Grand-Est, France (map)

#photo #Foto #photography #myphoto #MogwayPhotography #GrandEst #Vosges #Vosgesmountains #ambiance #art #automne #autumn #blackandwhite #extérieur #france #lac #lake #landscape #massifdesVosges #montagne #mood #mountain #nature #noiretblanc #outdoor #paysage #peatbog #pluie #rain #tourbière



today Andrea et moi visited the Tausendjährige Eibe in Gutau; may not be a Yew of a thousand years but, for sure it is an old one and stands completely alone. we sat underneath her dark branches for long twice, on our way up and our way down to the nearby forest... it is a male one, was full of seeds.

#Yew #tree #Gutau #nature #beauty #ya #photography