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Michael Hawthorne @scribeguy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

"In areas densely packed with tall cattails," @adrianaperez.bsky.social reports, "muskrats create a 'patchwork' of small openings that allow plants of different heights to grow. That, in turn, creates habitat for diverse native wildlife."

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Muskrats fight invasive cattails and help restore biodiversity in Great Lakes wetlands, Loyola study finds

Dam-building beavers are known for changing their ecosystems; muskrats can substantially alter vegetation structure.

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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

A Western White (Pontia occidentalis) snacking on a flower 🦋 🌼 #invertebrates #butterflies

A western white butterfly sitting in a large flower feeding on the pollen. The flower has a large yellow center and thin light purple petals

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Danae Wolfe | Chasing Bugs @chasingbugs.com · 17/09/2025

This week, migrating monarchs stopped to roost in large clusters among the branches of silver maples and spruce in rural Ohio. It was a spectacular sight! #monarchs

Dozens of monarch butterflies congregate amongst the green leaves of a silver maple tree.

Hundreds of monarch butterflies congregate amongst the green leaves of a silver maple tree.

A single monarch butterfly rests atop the branch of a spruce.

A single monarch butterfly with outstretched wings rests amongst the tangled branches of spruce trees.

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Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Gracklepalooza continues with no signs of slowing! This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily! #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶

A male Common Grackle flys from a green spruce tree. His head and neck show its vivid blue iridescence!

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2025

Ok large format folks I need help. What’s a good large format camera to consider? I prefer something portable (I can walk with it in a backpack) and well made. Would it be a Chamomix or Linhof? I want to take large format nature photos. #BelieveInFilm #Photography

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loren @loren.wiki · 08/08/2025

little heron has no idea what you did

a young green heron stands on a lichen covered branch and stares face on at the viewer. they have just grown out of most of their long wispy grey baby fluff aside from the bit on the very top of their head which is being blown to the right in a lovely comb over. their chest is a mix of reddish brown and light colored feathers forming streaks. their belly is fluffy and bright white. their legs are a pale yellow. they stare with bright yellow eyes on either side of a long orange beak

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loren @loren.wiki · 08/08/2025

little heron has no idea what you did

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loren @loren.wiki · 28/07/2025

“let me sing you the song of my people”

5 green herons in a nest as the sun rises. there are 2 adults and 3 fluffy grey chicks. the front chick has their beak wide open and neck extended so you can see in there. it looks like they are singing or perhaps yelling (they were yawning). parents look bedraggled from just getting chomped on a bunch. the other two chicks are just sitting on the left side of the neat looking small. they are surrounded by green leaves and warm light

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loren @loren.wiki · 28/07/2025

“let me sing you the song of my people”

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Dan Killam @dantheclamman.blog · 22/07/2025

One like, one clam fact

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loren @loren.wiki · 23/07/2025

dont bite the leg that feeds you, or whatever they say

a side view of the green heron nest, with big heron turned away from the camera and one baby sitting upright front and center. behind the front chick the another can be seen chomping their yellow beak onto moms yellow leg (i think, its kind of hard to tell whos leg it is)

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loren @loren.wiki · 21/07/2025

it looks pretty tough raising 3 tiny monsters set on stabbing you in the face at any opportunity

an adult green heron sitting on their nest made of lichen covered sticks in a scruffy tree covered in bright green leaves as seen through an opening in the leaves. under them are 3 fluffy grey chicks. ones face can be seen squished on the left side, one has their back to the camera and is sitting up and the thirds yellow beak is just visible under parent heron wings on the right. parent heron is mostly loafed with their beak wide open and pointed upward in what may be an exasperated yell from dealing with 3 tiny fluffy terrors or perhaps it is just a yawn. hard to say

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loren @loren.wiki · 22/07/2025

hey whats going on back there??

a green heron sitting on a nest filled with two visible fluffy grey potatoes (baby herons). mom heron is turning over her shoulder as if to see what mischief the tiny gremlins have gotten up to. one of them is nuzzled up against her with their bright yellow beak tucked into her feathers. the other is front and center with beak wide open presumably causing a ruckus

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loren @loren.wiki · 21/07/2025

it looks pretty tough raising 3 tiny monsters set on stabbing you in the face at any opportunity

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/07/2025

im working on it lmao! im out of storage space again so i gotta deal with that first

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 11/07/2025

shrewtabaga

a proud father of an enormous rutabaga. brother shrew's gonna win so many awards at the annual monastery garden festival

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A. Faë @anaisfae.art · 08/07/2025

Hi #PortfolioDay, have some cute little animals~ Site & shop: anaisfae.art

watercolor painting, a cute vole sitting in moss under clover leaves, hiding from the rain.

watercolor painting, a cute chickadee on a branch surrounded by greenery. There's a star shining in the background, above the bird's head.

watercolor painting of a cute stoat standing in a pile of fallen leaves, looking up at a blob of light floating above. The stoat has two tiny horns and a very boopable snoot.

watercolor painting, a cute ermine running happily on snow, with snowy pine branches in the background.

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loren @loren.wiki · 08/07/2025

looks like its #PortfolioDay again! i’m Loren, a nature photographer and artist in northern illinois looking for work. i love taking pictures of #birds, #bugs, #mushrooms, #flowers and more! i have prints available at www.loren.pics/store/ or you can support my work at ko-fi.com/loren_nature

a green heron with wings spread wide as they stand on some bright green lily pads in a pond

an iris weevil looking up over the edge of a purple tipped iris bud that is perpendicular to the ground. only their front half is visible so they look like they’re standing behind a matte green bar in some sort of extremely green drinking establishment. their head and long snout are black with large black eyes protruding from the sides of their head. their body is comparatively large and light brown. the bottoms of their two feet sat up on the bud/bar are bright white

a single white flower hangs down from from a curved pink stem. the center is bright yellow and the leaves are green with splotches of red making them look like the patterning on a trout. they are nestled among some other low plants and trout lilies, all green though, it is the only flower visible

a bright yellow pine warbler stands on a smooth barked tree limb surrounded by green needles. they have a tiny black beak that is pointed up slightly as they take in their surroundings. their head and chest are almost entirely yellow with flecks of black. they have black and white banding on their wings. the bottom of their feet are slightly visible and are yellow while the rest of their leg is black

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loren @loren.wiki · 30/06/2025

green heron will not comply

a green heron looking directly at the camera with an intense expression. their dark beak which appears to be frowning from this angle has a bright yellow eye on either side of it. under their beak is a capital i shape in white feathers. their round body is mostly a deep reddish brown with wings. they also have a little blue cap on top of their head. they are standing in front of some green foliage with both large orange feet on a lichen covered branch. there is a stick slightly out of focus in the foreground. i believe they were looking at that and not at me since they had just spent quite some time trying to pry other sticks off the branches

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loren @loren.wiki · 29/06/2025

red winged blackbird

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loren @loren.wiki · 29/06/2025

red winged blackbird

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loren @loren.wiki · 28/06/2025

going to Crepe Cod to give some crepes to cod

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I told the mycelia about you and it wanted me to tell you to not worry about today. They said “just absorb nutrients for now, you’ll grow big mushrooms later when the weather is right and your roots are ready”

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loren @loren.wiki · 23/06/2025

i watched this pair of green herons build a nest together and it was absolutely adorable. the one would stand nearby as the other walked through the branches testing various sticks to see if they would break loose with a bit of determined chomping

a green heron stands on a scraggly bare branch and reaches towards a twig at the end of the branch. their beak is open and long reddish brown neck fully extended. their orange legs grip onto the branch. on a farther back branch another green heron stands with back turned showing only their iridescent blue wing feathers and their orange legs beneath them. there are many green leaves on neighboring trees

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loren @loren.wiki · 23/06/2025

it absolutely was!

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loren @loren.wiki · 23/06/2025

i updated my print website and there you can see my favorite pictures from 2025 so far, as well as order a print if you really like any of them! be sure to keep scrolling down, they are in reverse chronological order loren.pics/store/

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loren @loren.wiki · 22/06/2025

look at this tall chicken

a green heron standing on some scruffy green grass spotted with little yellow and pink flowers. they have their head up and neck extended so they are quite tall. on their face they have two tufts of reddish brown feathers sticking out from either side. they are facing the camera showing off their white lines running down their reddish brown throat. they look a bit silly with their bright yellow eyes and little face tufts. i believe they were trying to intimidate a red winged blackbird haha

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

🚨🐝 shop update! 🦫🚨 all new prints from the last 6 months now available! many not posted anywhere else, so come check it out! loren.pics/store/

a green heron with wings spread wide as they stand on some bright green lily pads

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

just stompin

a green heron walking on large green lily pads with both wings up revealing long light blue feather. one yellow foot is raised and water droplets are falling from it. behind them is still green water

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Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · 20/06/2025

Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "December Storm 2" 5"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2024). Dark, moody seascape painting with big, white, textured cloud formations over a dark sea with a rocky shore.

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Drollbarracuda @barracudagames.ca · 20/06/2025

Trash panda Friday, I appreciate these cute and clever locals a lot. Raccoons use their dexterous hands to open just about anything. They are also opportunistic eaters, allowing them to adapt quickly to new environments. #raccoon #sciart

An illustration of a raccoon sitting in some grass.

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Ultragross @ritualacts.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Went on a walk

Wild potato vine. White flowers with maroon centers surrounded by green leaves

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

🚨🐝 shop update! 🦫🚨 all new prints from the last 6 months now available! many not posted anywhere else, so come check it out! loren.pics/store/

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

yep! later on in this set i saw them catch a fish! i also saw them scare a giant frog by accident lmfao. i got some shots with the fish but theyre not that great unfortunately

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

the fearsome hunter emerges victorious with their prize!

a green heron in some low green water with both wings up. in their beak is a large green lily pad which they have just bravely pulled up from the water, not a fish. their wings are a deep blueish green with each feather outlined in gold. their head has a little green slicked back crest. their eyes are lined in bright yellow that extends to the base of their long thin black beak. their neck is russet brown with white lines running down it. their reflection can be seen in the water

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

hello everyone!

an iris weevil peers out from between the petals of an iris flower. they are looking directly at the camera with their large black eyes. their long snout is obscured by the edge of a petal. they look like they are peaking out through the gap as if to see what i am doing. the petals are green on the bottom and light purple on the top, a yellow stripe runs down the center of one of them. the weevil is mostly light brown and one set of legs can be seen over the top of the petal

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Wurzelmann (Herbst era) @wurzelmann.at · 20/06/2025

Diese wunderschöne und riesige Krähe ist im Baum vorm Balkon abgehangen und hat Futter gesucht. 🥰 #KrähenContent #KrähenLiebe

Foto einer großen, grau-schwarzen Nebelkrähe, die nach links gedreht auf einem Ast eines Baumes sitzt. Hinter ihr ist der dicke Stamm des Baumes, rundherum grüne Blätter und kleinere Ästchen.

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

thank you so much for including me! i havent been on here much lately but i have lots of pictures ready to edit so will be posting again soon!

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Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · 10/06/2025

I'll be releasing several new paintings soon, including this Cape Cod inspired coastal marsh that's on my easel! My email list will find out about this shop update first - you can sign up on my website if you're interested! tishamark.com/subscribe Oil on linen 16"x20" #art #painting #bsnm

Photo of an original oil painting in progress by Tisha Mark, shown on an easel in her studio. This 16"x20" painting on stretched linen canvas has a summery light blue sky with atmospheric pink cloud formations over a peaceful coastal marsh. The textured marsh grasses are green and a calm ocean is visible in the distance.

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