Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Looked under the bed to see what all the commotion was about… #catandmouse #catsofbluesky 292
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The beaver was walking along the edge of a small lake in our community this morning. It’s the first one I’ve seen here, and it’s the closest I’ve ever been to a beaver. #nature #beaver #maryland 2805625482
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Five years ago, when we moved here, the front yard was a typical suburban pesticide-laced deadzone of grass. #nativeplants #gardening #maryland 511294133
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Don’t forget to shovel snow away from fire hydrants. A fire doubles in size every minute. You don’t want firefighters spending precious minutes getting access to a fire hydrant when your house, or a neighbor’s house is on fire. 0223
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Charlotte’s Tiger Moth #marylandbiodiversity #nature 070
Reposted by Erin ArdenAltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 14/02/2025Somebody somewhere Needs an endless field of flowers tonight 361808168
Reposted by Erin ArdenJulie the ok gardener @juliejam.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Six pollinators on Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa. I was only able to find one butterfly in my pictures, and my plants haven't hosted any Monarchs yet this first year, but they have been very popular with bees. #nativeplants #milkweed #bees 🌱 #SixonSaturday 1223518
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The snow on the coneflowers I left for the American Goldfinches looks like tufts of cotton. #nativeplants 0293
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 03/02/2025A mouse was snatched right after I took this photo. But the Red Shouldered Hawk was faster than me and I missed the photo op. #birds 0110
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 28/01/2025The Eastern bluebird is perched on the standard rain gauge that CoCoRaHs citizen scientists use to measure precipitation. #birds #CoCoRaHs #citizenscientists 854828
Reposted by Erin ArdenChristoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 23/01/2025It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶 #bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #scape 852276372020
Reposted by Erin ArdenAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time. 233246774204
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I wonder if anything is overwintering in the insect hotel my husband made last fall. There is a section with wool and some of that has been taken. Hopefully the wool has made a cozy nest for some critters. #gardens #nativeplants 1221
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Hey! Who threw that snowball? Dark-eyed junco. #birds 4617
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Northern Flicker, European Starling and some Dark Eyed Juncos 😍 #birds #nature 2142
Reposted by Erin ArdenAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚 328339145529
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I’ve never seen a Northern Flicker here and then this one landed in front of the camera! #birds 090
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 23/12/2024It’s a cold morning in Maryland. There’s always room for another bluebird photo, right? #birds 932812
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Cold hike (22F) but found this bit of green enjoying the sunshine. #plants #fern #winterhike 1110
Reposted by Erin ArdenJanet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭🥹🥰😍 #birds friendsofmidway.org/wisdom-was-s...friendsofmidway.orgWisdom was sighted near her usual nest site on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) on November 26, 2024. Her new mate is now incubating their egg!The oldest known banded bird in the wild, a Mōlī or Laysan albatross known as Wisdom and who is at least 74 years old, has once again mystified biologists. Being able to reproduce and develop an eg… 20522106
Reposted by Erin ArdenConrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The average American got 7 out of 11 questions correct on this Pew Research science 🧪 quiz. You can do better, right?pewresearch.orgQuiz: How much do you know about science?Test your knowledge of science facts and applications of scientific principles by taking our 11-question quiz, then compare your answers to the average American and across demographic groups. 11727279
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Watching unsuspecting songbirds at my bird feeder. #birds 2120
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 14/10/2024The early bird catches the worm, or whatever. Black capped chickadee. #birds 2264
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Growing wild along the road. I believe it is a type of ironweed. #nativeplants 1150
Erin Arden @erinarden.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I’m hoping to be able to take more photos like these in the coming winter months. #snow 190
Reposted by Erin ArdenJean Wirth @jwirth.bsky.social · 02/11/2024Today, Cornell’s Project Feeder Watch starts. This starts our 17th year of counting birds, and now also animals, in our yard. A terrific winter citizen scientist project. #birds 🌿🌱 #nativeplants 0337
