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Interested in science, technology, history (and history of science and technology). I recognise the Guringai (Ku-ring-gai) language group of the Garigal Aboriginal clan as the Traditional Owners and holders of knowledge of the place where I live and work.
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I think I like the crop.................🪶

A moody look at one of London's best known landmarks #photography

This breathtaking silhouette of openbill storks perched against the Okavango Delta sky says it all. Pure African magic, beautifully captured by Liz Hart. 👏❤️ #birdsilhouette #africa #nature #wildlife 📸 Source: www.facebook.com/share/p/18z9...

House Finch #Photography #Nature #Birds

According to #Abla, I took WAY TOO LONG making the bread & soup for tonight’s dinner

Came home from a butterfly hunt today to find an intruder in the garden...sound asleep! #fox #wildlife #Edinburgh #garden #photography

Quick post dedicated to follower 1000 I have no penguines, but frogs I can do :) Mixophyes fasciolatus, Litoria peronii, Litoria pearsoniana and Litoria chloris @flyingpenguine.bsky.social

I didn't know that. What a find 😊 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” ~ John O’Donohue #photography #refugeinbeauty #undertreesandsky #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography #therapeuticphotography

Is this thing on? Oh, hey there, everyone!" 🦎😊 Hope you're feeling as relaxed as a lizard on a warm log 🪵 & your afternoon is scale-ing new heights of awesome! 📏🌞😎 📷 Water dragon 🇦🇺 #lizard #nature #wildlife #reptile #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #naturelovers #dragon #photography #R5

It's nest building season #puffin #Scotland #LungaTreshnishIsles #UKwildlife #wildlifephotography

This must be the most perfect dandelion I’ve ever seen. Brilliant.

Who will blink first? 🤔😉 I didn't know Swamp Wallabies even existed 🦘 & lived near lagoons until I began photography four years ago and had a close encounter with them. 👀↔️👀. #wallaby #WildlifePhotography #AustralianWildlife #Marsupial #naturephotography #nature #AussieAnimals #photography #Canon

APTAGRAMS aye > yea vile > evil note > tone weird > wired silent > listen startle > rattles rescued > secured angered > enraged eternity > entirety parental > paternal statement > testament discounter > reductions permeating > impregnate

The impressive drystone architecture of the interior of one of the largest cleits on #stkilda .. and the lovely view from the door. #drystone #builtheritage #worldheritagesite #archaeology #outerhebrides #scottishscenery #scotland

Seabirds don't come much more super than the spectacular Great Skua! The ringed one is our friend, the Heligoland bird, back on territory near Carn Mor after another winter at sea. #SuperSeabirdSunday #NTSseabirds #StKilda

#Lichen collage. Northwest Territories, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

Reposted from our partner, the National Park of #AmericanSamoa: We come together as a team to save our rainforest. You can do your part within your community and encourage others to recognize the importance of our native trees. The prosperity of our island depends on the health of our ecosystems.

My favorite find of the day for #InverteFest is this gorgeous beetle. It's a darkling beetle and they are known for liking dark spaces. True to form, I found it under the bark of a dead tree. Two-spotted Diaperis (Diaperis maculata) Pennsylvania

Fantastic footage to capture the alleged perpetrator.

Morning sky-folk, I was pleasantly surprised to spot a large red damselfly in my back garden yesterday, perfect for #InsectThursday 🌱🦋📷 #nature #wildlife #bugsky #Invertebrates

First encounter

A freshly-molted Zammara smaragdina cicada in the forest near my house at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #bugsky 🌿

Some #rainforest #snail #love. Bow-chicka-wow-wow

You folks see the floating heart? 🩷 HPPAer Yvonne Bauer says, about this image of Kīlauea Volcano at #HVNP: "Episode 18 was a nice one. I really enjoyed the massive overflows from the north vent and the south vent. We barely reached 11 hours of eruptive activity. 🌋 #kilauea #volcanophotography

#Kaloko-#Honokōhau National Historical Park has been engaged in a long-term restoration of the 'Aimakapā Fishpond, built by Native Hawaiians 600 years ago to survive the harsh conditions of Hawai'i Island. Last week, a People in Parks grant allowed for the installation of two new educational signs!

It should not be forgotten

虹色の雲 #art #photo #photography #sky #clouds #evening ©️skinskin

Let the intricate elegance of these spiderwebs inspire you to weave your own life path with precision and beauty. ✨🕸️🕷️ From the first thread of effort, there's potential for magic to unfold. ✨💫🌟 Persistence is key. 🔑 #inspiration #nature #naturephotography #web #peace #joy #photography #Canon #R5

Reposted from our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park: 🐠 #Butterflyfishes are some of the most beautiful and important fish species on the reefs at #KAHO. 🧪 Today, scientists recognize some of these fish as “indicator species,” helping assess the long-term health of coral reefs

Statues ANZAC day with red poppies honouring the sacrifices made by soldiers in conflict, wars and peace keeping. The poppy is linked to the poem by John McCrae "In Flanders Fields". Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia #anzac #nz #australia #photography

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Another Earth Day lichen #fungifriends #naturephotography #amateurphotography

A spotted trunkfish goes SKKRRTTT in slow motion #spottedtrunkfish #swimminghandbag #trunkfish #boxfish #skkrrttt #slowmotion #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf

There's something quaint and charming about a single line branch line, isn't there? 🥰

A hover fly/flower fly (family Syrphidae) in a California native Carpenteria flower. Lots of syrphids mimic bees/wasps, but neither sting nor bite. Their larvae are often voracious predators of aphids and other small plant-eating insects. The markings on this one remind me of a mask. 🐙🌿 #insects

Happy Thursday, and not an illusion actually growing at an angle.. 📐🌳😎 I hope you all have a lovely day 🌿🌾👒☀️ Kew Gardens, London, U.K. 📷 Apr ‘25 #TallTreeThursday #ThursdayTrees ##Trees #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin #Breathe #GetOutside

A once in a lifetime photo op with a leucistic Cocos Finch from Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Endemic to the 24 square mile island located in the Pacific Ocean. Maybe the first of its kind ever recorded. I got exactly one shot before it flew off. #birding #nature #cocosisland #costarica

Another awesome little critter we get are the #Mesothrombium Red Velvet #mites. These adults are #predators, but the tiny baby instars can be #parasitic and some species cause "scrub itch" on humans.

Up close with the sharpnose pufferfish. With the naked eye it just looks brown and white, but the macro photo brings out its lovely blue body art. #MarineLife #scuba #photography

ślimak the snail is running towards breakfast #Photography #snail #schnecke #ślimak #カタツムリ #austria #vienna #wien #sony #sonyalpha

Hooray, another jumping spider friend. This handsome Tan Jumping Spider was out exploring a brick wall. Jumping spiders are like tiny cats, they hunt prey by prowling around and will even chase laser pointers. #invert (Platycryptus undatus) Pennsylvania

A soft clean bag full of fuzzy orange-bellied parrot bubs - is there a bag with better contents anywhere? Probably not tbh 🧡💚🧡

Ammonites were abundant in the seas during the Jurassic Period. Ammonites are shelled cephalopods, a class of marine animals that include octopuses, squid, cuttlefishes and nautiluses. Ammonites have retractable tentacles for catching small prey, although some species filter-fed for small plankton.

first sighting of these beautiful gumblossoms with their precious lil gold tips. it's happening. Boon Wurrung Country

When I was in #Oz 13 years I did have a few encounters with Kookaburras - this one was on a lost and very approachable #birds #birdsofoz #australia

Jens has captured the Thumb of Bravery! You can have it back next week!

Wait for me

Portrait of a Spider Monkey #PortraitPhotography #Primates #Naturalist #BNWPhotography #ThePhotoHour