Visited Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Va. today. I've seen grey herons before, but not perched in a tree.

More photos: https://technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and-region/Meadowlark-Gardens-Mar-2025

local crow has acquired gummy worms
#birds #birding #naturephotography
don't worry he didn't eat them but buried them for later
no idea where he got them

There's a lot of tiny detail in this lichen, despite it being mostly one colour...and so many shapes. It's possibly a Parmelia???

Update: Probably Pseudevernia furfuracea, thanks to feedback from @Hagukh!

Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor, Kleinspecht, dzięciołek)

Bluetit giving a fantastic stare from its lofty perch

Northern Shoveler Duck

“Beware the ides of March.” ~ William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

A collection of water birds at the side of the lake this morning. Mainly Teal but also a Coot and a pair of Snipe hidden among the teal

'A Stone Pathway Novigrad Croatia'
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-stone-pathway-novigrad-croatia-jasna-dragun.html

Bee on Grape Hyacinth #bees #pollinators #wildlifephotography #wildlifegarden #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #flowers #wildlifegarden #perthshire #Scotland

Hello there !
Aujourd'hui le Méloé printanier ! Un insecte de la famille des coléoptères, dont les larves se développent en parasitant les colonies d' hyménoptères...
Ici il s'agit d'une femelle, avec l'abdomen plus gros que celui du mâle !
Connaissez-vous cet insecte ?
Vous pouvez retrouver toutes mes illustrations disponibles ici : https://clairemotzart.etsy.com
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#coleoptera #insects #insecte #coléoptère #macro #photonature #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #natureendeuil #EspècesMenacées #entomology #entomologie #sciencesnaturelles #sciart #MastoArt #smallartist #naturaliste #pnr #parcnaturel #reservenaturelle

A Long-tailed tit coming in to land on a tree

A male Common Goldeneye.

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/a-male-common-goldeneye-with-reflection-jan-luit.html

A log rests close to the shore of Lake Ontario in R.K. McMillan Park in Mississauga, against the backdrop of a dramatic sky on a damp and cloudy early-Spring day.

#BuyIntoArt #RKMcMillanPark #LakeOntario #Nature #NaturePhotography #DiscoverON #Mississauga

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/lake-ontario-in-mississauga-with-dramatic-sky-john-twynam.html

Daily upload - Mar 15 - Long-billed curlew (2), Vallejo CA 02145 (2025)

#photography #bird #curlew
#BirdsOfMastodon #naturephotography

"Old Barn In Winter"
By #ScottLoringDavis
https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis

This old weathered wooden barn stands at the edge of a snow-covered field as it has for the past 150 years . . . READ MORE - https://pixels.com/featured/old-barn-in-winter-scott-loring-davis.html

"Tranquil Thoughts"

By #ScottLoringDavis

https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis

As I stand on the shores of Maine's beautiful Lake Arrowhead, my thoughts turn to the sheer beauty before me, and I feel a sense of awe at this truly spectacular sight. . . . READ MORE https://pixels.com/featured/tranquil-thoughts-scott-loring-davis.html