live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 2hSharing another photo of last month's magical barred owl encounter for Atlantic Birding's alt #birdoftheday theme of #lookingup - in this case at chattering squirrels out of frame. #nature #birds #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky 1110
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialHeather Physioc / HP Conservation @heatherphysioc.bsky.social · 23hTop-down conservation failed critically endangered Bali starlings; community-led customary law saved them. Indigenous-led conservation improved anti-poaching compliance and transformed former trappers into guardians. Read it at @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi... #IndigenousPeoplesDaynews.mongabay.comIndigenous-led protections spark Bali starling’s recovery in the wildNUSA PENIDA, Indonesia — Two young conservation workers rattle up on a motorbike and dismount at the edge of a coconut grove. Picking through husks, fallen fronds and stray plastic bottles, they scan ... 02115
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 9hCutie. Western fence lizards seem skilled at getting all up in people's patio business. 000
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 15hThank you for the kind words and repost, Rob. 010
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 23hBeautiful phot of a beautiful bird. I'm a bit sad we don't have chaffinches where I live. 110
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialBirding Fella 🐦🇺🇦🐦 @birdingfella.bsky.social · 16/09/2026USA friends: please speak up for wildlife by opposing Trump's plan to open up more forests for logging by repealing the roadless rule. Keeping this rule in place is extremely important for saving our #birds and other wildlife!abcbirds.orgThe Rollback of the Roadless Rule Puts Birds at Risk - American Bird ConservancyThe Roadless Rule conserves millions of forested acres for a quarter of all Endangered animals in the U.S. Submit a comment to prevent its rollback. 9265157
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialBilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Good news: A record year for the piping plover at Sleeping Bear Dunes! 99 pairs established 101 nests in the Great Lakes in 2026, up from 88 pairs in 2025, the largest increase in 20 years. There were only 17 breeding pairs when the Great Lakes piping plover was listed as endangered in 1986. 🪶 🌿friendsofsleepingbear.org2026 Piping Plover Success at Sleeping Bear Dunes — Friends of Sleeping Bear DunesGreat Lakes piping plovers are making progress toward recovery. Learn how Sleeping Bear Dunes conservation efforts helped 32 pairs fledge 60 wild-born chicks in 2026. 1417
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 23hSandhill cranes migrating north like they have for millions of years are one of my favorite things about autumn. You hear their unmistakable calls, rush out to look overhead, and there they are. #nature #birds #magic 050
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026#coloraday #pinkmon #bloomscrolling #flowers 091
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Happy Monday. Here are harlequin ducks barely sharing a log at Drayton Harbor for Rob's #birdoftheday theme, #Brown, any bird with brown in its plumage, or alt theme of #Blue in its plumage. These had some of both. After this shot, the one on the end got kicked off. 1323
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The NIH proposal to conceal reviewer scores from program officers, investigators, and advisory councils is ill-conceived, introduces disproportionate weight to small percentile differences, diminishes the role of scientific peer review, and should be withdrawn in its entirety. a 🧵joshuasweitz.substack.comWhat is NIH Leadership Trying to Hide from Researchers & the Public?A NIH proposal to conceal reviewer rankings of investigator-initiated research grants is ripe for misuse & demands a collective response (by October 13). 416998
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialAmber Ying 應 緣 @amberying.com · 05/10/2026There’s an update at the link that if the museum can raise enough money, they can stay open for another year. Click the link in the OP to learn more or donate here: foundation.fhsu.edu/save-sternbe...foundation.fhsu.eduSave Sternberg - Fort Hays State University Foundation 02116
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Wishing this huge wall of moss was our bedroom wall! Love all the green when we visit the PNW, especially the moss. #scapes #nature #moss #mossfriends 0110
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Beautiful portrait. So handsome 110
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#fungifriday #fungifriends #mushrooms #mycology #nature #fungi #biology #photography Chunky fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom looking ready for a fairytale 0200
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They really are. So mysterious, and so much better at staying up late than I am! 001
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wow, you're right. We've found ourselves a very well-dressed owl here! 000
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I love a good mossy rock, especially one with wild hair. #moss #nature #landscapes 1293
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@franceflo.bsky.social thank you! And yes, so exciting! I get all mushy inside when I see one up close :) This one was not worried at all about us passing by. 110
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If I had an edit button: *this barred owl 000
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#fungifriends #mushrooms #mycology #nature #fungi #biology #photography So fun to see fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) on the forest floor. 0264
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Rob chose #BestOfTheMonth as #BirdOfTheDay theme; your best shot for September. Trading glances with his barred owl along the trail was my favorite birding moment this month. #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky 1042746
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Lovely jay, and that's a great point about functional art 110
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Me? Just having a snack in my maple tree. Why do you ask? #squirrelsunday #nature 0111
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Thank you! :) We got to be in the right place at the right time to enjoy the rainbow while we drove down a canyon yesterday. Best drive home ever. 111
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Good morning! A mountain rainbow for #stunday - #nature #landscapes 2171
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialMongabay @mongabay.com · 10/09/2026Migratory birds require a borderless safety net, but critical gaps in scientific knowledge hamper flyway conservation. In an interview ahead of the Global Flyways Summit, BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari explains how missing data threatens species amid climate change. Story by Wilson Odhiambo.mongabay.cc‘Birds know no borders’: Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex NgariEvery year, twice a year, millions of birds belonging to hundreds of species fly between breeding grounds in Europe and Asia and their non-breeding habitats in Africa. Scientists have surprisingly… 0176
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialMongabay @mongabay.com · 11/09/2026In Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous lands without formal contracts saw the highest long-term gains in forest greenness, performing as well as state-protected areas. The findings highlight local community management as key to long-term forest resilience. @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.mongabay.ccIndigenous territories maintain Amazon forest just as well as protected areas, study findsA new study has found that in Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous territories without formal conservation contracts maintained forest conditions just as well as formal protected areas. Ecuador has three… 02312
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Legs for days! Lovely picture:) 001
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My favorite sky color: alpenglow 070
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Our senior citizen peach tree produced exactly one peach this summer. It was sweet, soft, and delicious! 050
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026How wonderful. And what a great capture. Congratulations - well deserved! 000
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A bombshell whistleblower report warns of serious flaws in the rush by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order before November, including the potential for thousands of ballots to be rejected due to a single error. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.com‘Unforgiving’ new USPS portal could reject 10,000 mail ballots due to a single error, whistleblower warnsAn anonymous whistleblower warned how "potentially millions" of voters could be disenfranchised under a rushed USPS portal. 551137546
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Adorable portrait of one of the most magical birds; 110
Reposted by @live-and-learn.bsky.socialMike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdsUpClose Here's a male Snowcap Hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #hummingbirds #birds #nature 26953161
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Love this. I'll never get tired of your snowcap pictures. 010
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Squeezing in a #birdoftheday before Sunday ends. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social selected today's theme - #Parenting: nesting feeding etc. Here is the merganser family we watched grow up this summer. Mom did a great job. Some are bigger than her now. But they still follow her in a row. 0211
live-and-learn.bsky.social @live-and-learn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Blanket flowers give such nice pops of color on the trails this time of year. #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #nature 0101