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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Give the Tatarian Maple thirty seconds and it will change your mind The winged seeds ripen a hot rose pink long before they dry to brown, so the whole tree looks like it is in flower in August. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #TatarianMaple #Plants #NaturePhotography

The EVERWILD Codex card for Tatarian Maple (Acer tataricum), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Tatarian Maple (Acer tataricum), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Everything about the Grass Moth is a solution to a problem At rest it rolls its wings into a tight tube and sits head-up on a grass blade, which is why the group is also called the grass veneers. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #GrassMoth #Insects #Invertebrate

The EVERWILD Codex card for Grass Moth (Crambinae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Grass Moth (Crambinae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Bush-cricket looks ordinary right up until it isn't The ears are on the front legs, just below the knee, so a bush-cricket listens with its shins. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #BushCricket #Insects #Invertebrate

The EVERWILD Codex card for Bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Most people have seen a Lesser Pearl. Very few have looked at one. The flat, fully spread resting posture is the quickest way to pick it out, because most of its relatives sit with the wings tucked into a narrow roof. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #LesserPearl #Insects

The EVERWILD Codex card for Lesser Pearl (Sitochroa verticalis), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Lesser Pearl (Sitochroa verticalis), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Broadleaf Plantain is far stranger than it lets on So faithful to human footpaths that early settlers called it White Man's Footprint, it seemed to spring up wherever trails were worn. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #BroadleafPlantain #Plants #NaturePhotography

The EVERWILD Codex card for Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nature built the Wolf Spider for one job and it shows It hunts on foot instead of spinning a web, the mother carries her egg sac attached to her spinnerets, and the spiderlings then ride on her back. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #WolfSpider #Wildlife #Invertebrate

The EVERWILD Codex card for Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

These berries are made to burst under your feet. The berries are famous for popping underfoot, which is where the old name popberry comes from, and they hang on the bare twigs long after the leaves have gone. They are mildly poisonous, so admire and do not taste. 1/2

The EVERWILD Codex card for Snowberry (Symphoricarpos), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Snowberry (Symphoricarpos), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The interesting part of the Harvestman is not the part you can see It is not a spider. The whole body is one piece rather than two, it spins no silk and has no venom at all, and if a leg is grabbed it will drop it and walk away on the rest. Found by Pine, BC See the full find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Harvestman (Opiliones), spotted in British Columbia.

A photograph of Harvestman (Opiliones), spotted in British Columbia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This butterfly actually wants your messy lawn unmowed. Its caterpillars eat lawn grass, so this is one of the few butterflies that genuinely thrives on a suburban lawn. Found by Willow, Missouri The card is in the link. everwild.uk #FierySkipper #Insects #Invertebrate

The EVERWILD Codex card for Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), spotted in Missouri.

A photograph of Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), spotted in Missouri.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Look closely at a White Campion and the story changes The flowers save their perfume for the night shift, opening as the light goes and calling in moths that a daytime bee never competes for. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #WhiteCampion #Plants #NaturePhotography

The EVERWILD Codex card for White Campion (Silene latifolia), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of White Campion (Silene latifolia), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Everything about the Leafhopper is a solution to a problem A leafhopper can spring away at a couple of hundred times its own body length per second, and it steers mid-jump using its hind legs like tiny oars. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #Leafhopper #Wildlife

The EVERWILD Codex card for Leafhopper (Cicadellidae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Leafhopper (Cicadellidae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There is nothing accidental about the Rock Pigeon It finds its way home over hundreds of miles and carried messages through both world wars, and one pigeon earned a medal for gallantry. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #RockPigeon #Birds

The EVERWILD Codex card for Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There is nothing accidental about the American Red Squirrel Red squirrels can carry their own body weight in seeds in their cheeks and create middens of thousands of cone scales, which can grow into substantial heaps. Found by Pine, Alberta The card is in the link. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), spotted in Alberta.

A photograph of American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), spotted in Alberta.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Meet the House Sparrow, nature's flex you never noticed One of the most widespread wild birds on Earth, the House Sparrow followed people onto nearly every continent and will nest in anything from a barn eave to a traffic light. Found by Pine, Alberta The card is in the link. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), spotted in Alberta.

A photograph of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), spotted in Alberta.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Fieldfare does something that honestly shouldn't be possible Fieldfares nest in loose colonies and defend them together, mobbing a crow or a cat as a group and driving it off with well aimed droppings. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #Fieldfare #Birds

The EVERWILD Codex card for Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You have almost certainly been near a Thimbleberry this week It is a bramble with no thorns anywhere on it, and the fruit is not a ball like a raspberry but a soft shallow dome that slips off the plant like a little thimble, which is where the name comes from. 1/2

The EVERWILD Codex card for Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), spotted in British Columbia.

A photograph of Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), spotted in British Columbia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ask anyone about the Brown Rat and they will miss the best part It swims and dives well enough to hunt, can tread water for days, and its tail is shorter than its body, which is the quickest way to tell it from the black rat. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #BrownRat

The EVERWILD Codex card for Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You have almost certainly been near a Green Lacewing this week The larva is nicknamed the aphid lion and can clear hundreds of aphids before it pupates, and some kinds pile the drained husks of their prey on their own backs as a disguise. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Ant is worth the second look almost nobody gives it Those pale grains rushed underground when a nest is opened are the brood, not eggs: they are grubs and cocoons, and every worker carrying one is a sister of the queen. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #Ant

The EVERWILD Codex card for Ant (Formicidae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Ant (Formicidae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The interesting part of the White-breasted Waterhen is not the part you can see It is far noisier than it is visible: through the breeding season it calls in loud repeated croaks and grunts for hours, often through the whole night. Found by RodYur, Sri Lanka The card is in the link. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), spotted in Sri Lanka.

A photograph of White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), spotted in Sri Lanka.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Give the Changeable Lizard thirty seconds and it will change your mind In the breeding season the male head and shoulders turn bright red and the throat goes black, which is why it is often wrongly called a bloodsucker. Found by RodYur, Sri Lanka The card is in the link. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor), spotted in Sri Lanka.

A photograph of Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor), spotted in Sri Lanka.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Give the Giant African Snail thirty seconds and it will change your mind It is one of the largest land snails in the world, can live for nine years, and rasps at plaster and concrete to get the calcium its huge shell needs. Found by RodYur, Sri Lanka See the full find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica), spotted in Sri Lanka.

A photograph of Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica), spotted in Sri Lanka.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A sneak peek at EVERWILD. Point your camera at anything wild and it names the species, then unlocks its own card in your Codex. Free, no app store, it runs in your browser. everwild.uk

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Common Puffball is not doing what you think it is doing A ripe puffball puffs out a little smoke cloud of spores when a raindrop or a passing foot taps its top. Found by Hei, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #CommonPuffball #Fungi #FungiFriends

The EVERWILD Codex card for Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There is nothing accidental about the Siberian Peashrub On a hot afternoon the drying pods twist and split with an audible pop, flicking their seeds well clear of the parent shrub. Found by walker redshaw, NWT See the full find. everwild.uk #SiberianPeashrub #Plants #NaturePhotography

The EVERWILD Codex card for Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens), spotted in Northwest Territories.

A photograph of Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens), spotted in Northwest Territories.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is a reason the American Black Bear is built exactly the way it is Black bears can smell a carcass from 30 km away and are excellent climbers even as adults, using their sharp claws to strip bark and access insects and honey. Found by Jscott, NWT See the full find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

A photograph of American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You can actually hear these beetle grubs eating wood from across a room. The grubs chew so loudly inside a dead trunk that you can hear them rasping from a few steps away, which is how this beetle came to be called a sawyer. Found by Jscott, NWT Tap through for the find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

A photograph of Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Give the Turkey Tail thirty seconds and it will change your mind Named for its banded, fanned shape, it is one of the most common and most studied woodland fungi. Found by Hei, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #TurkeyTail #Fungi #FungiFriends

The EVERWILD Codex card for Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Grasshoppers are composing the meadow's soundtrack with their legs. Most grasshoppers sing by scraping a row of tiny pegs on the hind leg against a ridge on the wing, and each species has its own rhythm, so a meadow can be identified by ear alone. 1/2

The EVERWILD Codex card for Grasshopper (Acrididae), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Grasshopper (Acrididae), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Arion Slug keeps a secret in plain sight Poke one gently and it contracts into a tough hemisphere and rocks from side to side, which is a defence no other slug group performs. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #ArionSlug #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

The EVERWILD Codex card for Arion Slug (Arion), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Arion Slug (Arion), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There is nothing accidental about the Bird Cherry The flowers hang in long spikes rather than sitting in tight clusters like other cherries, and the bark smells strongly and unpleasantly of almonds when scratched. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #BirdCherry #Plants

The EVERWILD Codex card for Bird Cherry (Prunus padus), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Bird Cherry (Prunus padus), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This tiny blue butterfly is easier to see than you'd expect. It flies very low and settles often, so it is one of the few small blues that can be watched properly without binoculars. Found by Willow, Missouri See the full find. everwild.uk #EasternTailedBlue #Insects #Invertebrate

The EVERWILD Codex card for Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), spotted in Missouri.

A photograph of Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), spotted in Missouri.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The False Solomon's Seal keeps a secret in plain sight The berries start green, pass through a freckled coppery stage and finish ruby red, and the true Solomon's Seal it is named after hangs its berries in ones and twos underneath the stem instead. 1/2

The EVERWILD Codex card for False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), spotted in British Columbia.

A photograph of False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), spotted in British Columbia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Nothing about the Hooded Crow is as simple as it looks Hooded crows drop shellfish and nuts onto hard ground from a height to crack them, and along some coasts they have learned to haul in fishing lines to steal the bait. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #HoodedCrow

The EVERWILD Codex card for Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This Hedgehog fact is about to live in your head rent-free A hedgehog carries five to seven thousand spines, and rolls into a ball by pulling a single ring of muscle tight like a drawstring bag. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk #Hedgehog #Mammals

The EVERWILD Codex card for Hedgehog (Erinaceus), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Hedgehog (Erinaceus), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Steller's Jay has one trick, and it is a very good one It is a fine mimic and will do a passable red-tailed hawk scream, which conveniently clears a picnic table of smaller birds. Found by Pine, BC See the full find. everwild.uk #StellersJay #Birds

The EVERWILD Codex card for Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), spotted in British Columbia.

A photograph of Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), spotted in British Columbia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Everyone knows the Pearly Everlasting. Almost nobody knows this. The papery white bracts hold their shape long after picking, which is why these were once dried for winter bouquets. 1/2

The EVERWILD Codex card for Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), spotted in British Columbia.

A photograph of Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), spotted in British Columbia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Fieldfare is far stranger than it lets on Fieldfares nest in loose colonies and defend them together, mobbing a crow or a cat as a group and driving it off with well aimed droppings. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #Fieldfare #Birds

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You have almost certainly been near a Goatsbeard this week The flower shuts around noon, which earned it the name Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, and the seed clock it leaves behind is one of the largest of any plant in the north. Found by Pine, BC The card is in the link. everwild.uk #Goatsbeard

The EVERWILD Codex card for Goatsbeard (Tragopogon), spotted in British Columbia.

A photograph of Goatsbeard (Tragopogon), spotted in British Columbia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Bumblebee is hiding a better story than you think A bumblebee can warm its flight muscles by shivering until its body runs far hotter than the air, which is how the group reaches further north than any other bee. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #Bumblebee

The EVERWILD Codex card for Bumblebee (Bombus), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Bumblebee (Bombus), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The crayfish that walks away from home on purpose. It breathes through gills tucked under the sides of its shell, and can walk overland on damp nights to reach another stretch of water. Found by Hei, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #EuropeanCrayfish #Wildlife #Invertebrate

The EVERWILD Codex card for European Crayfish (Astacus astacus), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of European Crayfish (Astacus astacus), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Fieldcap is a small piece of very good engineering Most fieldcaps arrive with the mowers, feeding on the clippings and chip that gardens and verges leave buried in the soil. Found by RodYur, Russia Tap through for the find. everwild.uk #Fieldcap #Fungi #FungiFriends

The EVERWILD Codex card for Fieldcap (Agrocybe), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Fieldcap (Agrocybe), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Eurasian Red Squirrel keeps a secret in plain sight The ear tufts grow long in autumn and are shed by summer, and the coat can be anything from bright ginger to almost black depending on where in its range you meet it. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The White Wagtail has one trick, and it is a very good one The tail never stops wagging, even while the bird stands still, and nobody has settled why: the best guesses are that it flushes insects or signals alertness to a watching predator. Found by RodYur, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The House Sparrow is not doing what you think it is doing One of the most widespread wild birds on Earth, the House Sparrow followed people onto nearly every continent and will nest in anything from a barn eave to a traffic light. Found by RodYur, Russia The card is in the link. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Once you know this about the Water Lily you cannot unsee it Each flower runs on a strict daily clock, opening and closing at the same hours for three or four days, and the tropical blue ones have been painted on tomb walls for four thousand years. 1/2

The EVERWILD Codex card for Water Lily (Nymphaea), spotted in Sri Lanka.

A photograph of Water Lily (Nymphaea), spotted in Sri Lanka.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One detail separates the Wild Red Raspberry from everything around it Its canes live two years, growing leaves the first summer and sweet red berries the second before dying back, and birds and bears carry its seeds far and wide. Found by Ryan Collier, NWT Tap through for the find. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

A photograph of Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

There is one thing about the Scentless Mayweed that nobody mentions It looks exactly like chamomile and is the plant people pick by mistake, but crush it and there is no scent at all, which is how it earned its name. Found by Hei, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #ScentlessMayweed #Plants

The EVERWILD Codex card for Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum), spotted in Russia.

A photograph of Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum), spotted in Russia.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nobody warns you how wild the American Red Squirrel really is Red squirrels can carry their own body weight in seeds in their cheeks and create middens of thousands of cone scales, which can grow into substantial heaps. Found by Jscott, NWT The card is in the link. everwild.uk

The EVERWILD Codex card for American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

A photograph of American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), spotted in Northwest Territories.

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everwilduk.bsky.social @everwilduk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Broadleaf Plantain looks ordinary right up until it isn't So faithful to human footpaths that early settlers called it White Man’s Footprint, it seemed to spring up wherever trails were worn. Found by Hei, Russia See the full find. everwild.uk #BroadleafPlantain #Plants #NaturePhotography

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