Little Egret

The Common Kingfisher, is a vibrant and elusive bird found near slow moving streams, rivers and canals.

Sculpturesque Gemmy #Tourmaline on white #Albite Matrix from Minas Gerais, #Brazil.
Size: 14.3 x 8.5 x 6.3 cm
Photo Copyright Saphira Minerals
By #GeologyWonders
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Littoral Tiger Beetle (Calomera littoralis)

A Pheasant taking a stroll down a path in the morning sun, RSPB Strumpshaw.

Brown Pelican, Galveston, TX. #photography #BirdPhotogaphy #naturephotography #NikonZfc

Hey, want to read about some nice conservation news and look at pretty photos of new-ish nature reservations in Finland bought with donations both big and small? Here you go: "The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation owns a growing number of conservation areas all around Finland. The first one, the Akanvaara Conservation Area, was acquired in 2000, and since then, we have received several new forests each year to be placed under protection."

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Northern Shrike in the top of a tree

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/northern-shrike-in-the-top-of-a-tree-jan-luit.html

Front and back: Red-naped trogon (Harpactes kasumba, male) serving up a dazzling display of crimson and orange that covers all 360 degrees. Photos: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Spread the seal-y joy! Today join me in seal-ebrating International Day Of The Seal

Here's one of my favourite #seal photos, taken a few years ago on the East Yorkshire Coast. Pulling a very silly pose!

Want more silly seals to brighten your day? I have a bunch of cute and funny seal photos in my appropriately named "I Seals" portfolio -
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/portfolio/i-love-seals/

"Cow Moose and Young Bull Moose"

By #ScottLoringDavis

https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis

For the past hour, I've been quietly bushwhacking to a remote bog in Maine's Great North Woods. The autumn weather is . . . READ MORE HERE https://pixels.com/featured/cow-moose-and-young-bull-moose-scott-loring-davis.html

Caught a quick view of a normally skulky Marsh Wren perched on a pile of rushes, stones, and pieces of a broken fence in the middle of a small stream in May of 2023 - an exciting lifer sighting on my fifth day of retirement.

Gourds No 12.

A series of Black and White photos of assorted seasonal fruits that over time have been used as objects of art, tools, musical instruments and food.

Original photography using a Canon EOS RP body with a Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM Art lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion.

Hoy el Pinzón Vulgar (Fringilla coelebs)
20 Mar 2025
Soto del Real, Madrid, España

https://ebird.org/spain/checklist/S219542659
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringilla_coelebs

Magnificent #Tourmaline Slice

Tourmaline is usually found in granite and granite pegmatites and in metamorphic rocks such as schist and marble.
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