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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Welcome to our new #PlantsForMonarchs tool! Browse native plants by location, filter by plant type, growing conditions, & more, and find local or online suppliers that have those plants for sale! 🦋🌼👀 ➡️ plantsformonarchs.org

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

It’s much too early for nesting, this pileated woodpecker is preparing for the coming storm, by building a winter roost to shelter in. #comingstorm #winterstorm #snowstorm #shelterfromthestorm #staywarm #snowandice #winterwildlife #beprepared #naturewatch #winterwatch

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It’s too early for nesting, this pileated woodpecker must be sensing the coming storm and building a roost to shelter in. #woodpecker #winterroost #comingstorm #snowstorm #winterwildlife

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Some timelapse of the Boxing Day storm before the snow started to taper off. ❄️❄️❄️

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Sadly, I think you underestimate how hate filled Rowling is. Let's hope it will have a good outcome though.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Turkey tail mushrooms for Thanksgiving!

colourful striped rosette mushrooms that look like a turkeys tail

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

A bonanza indeed! So beautiful.🧡

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It would be important to include meat and dairy in the campaign: the industry doesn't just emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases but it also impacts the environment, animal lives and human health in many other ways www.theguardian.com/environment/... @andrewsimms.bsky.social

theguardian.com

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Your cat looks so much like my cat Darcey - after she’s licked all her body markings away!😸

White/ tabby mix short haired cat siting on a couch.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Not sure if our little raccoon friend here lost its tail in a fight, or if it was born that way - apparently it can be a genetic trait. Either way, he or she seems to get along fine without it.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

And Karpathos is the jewel in the crown!

Photo of the azure blue Aegean sea off the coast of Karpathos

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

It's still the main headline on the BBC News Homepage. Articles and updates about what is currently happening in the UK and what our elected PM is doing, are placed off to the side.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Yes, they do all appear to be the same - so a school 🐟🐟🐟🐟Had they been a mix of species (and not so well behaved 😉) it would have been a shoal.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Oooh, those are nice mushrooms! 💚

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I do most of my shopping at a local refillery and barely use any plastic now. I feel really terrible though when I do have to use single use plastic. Sometimes there is simply no alternative. 😞

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Becca Dzombak @rdzombak.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The USGS ecosystems research program doesn't just study wildlife. Its researchers work on rangelands and forests, fisheries and aquaculture, and critically, wildfire. Trump's proposed budget eliminates this program entirely, allocating $0 for 2026. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/c...

nytimes.com

Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut a Major Ecology Program

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

“n'er cast a clout till May is out” I only recently discovered that this is in reference to hawthorn blooming, rather than the month of May has ended.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I always know what my cat wants - it's food. If she ever did want anything else, as far as she's concerned, it could readily be substituted with - food! Also, with four loyal servants in the house, her other 'needs' have always been few.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Nest building is going well for this little chickadee - she’s very fastidious! #nestingseason #chickadee #nestcamera #birdlife

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 11/04/2025

Signs of spring, ranked.

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Anyway if you wanna know how this administration *actually* feels about carnivore conservation, you should probably read my recent @vox.com story about the potential torpedoing of the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

vox.com

Less than 20 red wolves remain in the wild. We had a plan to save them.

Then Trump got in the way.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Depressing beyond measure. What vile creatures humans are!

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Obviously 'bird brain' is a misnomer, birds are very intelligent creatures - thinking of when a bald eagle attacked Trump! www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7_O...

youtube.com

Raw: Bald Eagle Attacks Trump During Photoshoot

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Something calming to escape the madness. A roll cloud (volutus) at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. #RSPBBemptonCliffs #rollcloud #volutus #serenesky #BemptonCliffs #chalkcliffs

Photo of a roll cloud (a long tube shape) above the sea, following the chalk cliffs at Bempton in Yorkshire. There is sunlight on the water but the sun itself is mostly hidden by other clouds.

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Diane Matsakis @marshcottage.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The beauty of a male red-winged blackbird often gets overlooked, as they are seen as common. I'm filled with joy when I see one. Those striking epaulettes, wow! I love their calls too - always reminds me of spring. #InternationalBirdDay #BirdoftheDay #blackbird #redwing #birdlife #soakupthesun

North American red-winged blackbirds, perched on a log in a pond, wings outstretched, soaking up the sun.

North American red-winged blackbirds, perched on a log in a pond, with its beak open

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Appeal Court *very slightly* reduces sentences on some of the 16 peaceful climate protesters, jailed for total of 41 years. This isn’t justice. People desperate for climate action to save lives treated like organised criminals, while big oil & gas get away with ecocide @defendourjuries.bsky.social

bbc.co.uk

Just Stop Oil: Co-founder's sentence reduced in Court of Appeal

Sixteen climate protesters were jailed last year for their roles in Just Stop Oil demonstrations.

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