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Every Day Should Be Earth Day!! The Ribbon Eel is a striking Eel found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. About 51 inches long, they have high dorsal fins, flared nostrils used to sense movement, breathing through an open & closed mouth to pump water over their body. Diet of small fish, shellfish. See Alt 👇

The Ribbon Eel, or Moray Eel with its striking colors is known for its vibrant color changes and unique reproductive biology. It has a long slender body, high dorsal fins that run the length of the body, flared nostrils to sense movement and breathe with their mouth open in an open and close manner to pump water over their body. Start life as males and transform to females as they age with colors changing with their transformation. Found in Sandy burrows or along coral reefs they will be under the sand with only their head sticking up to hunt and ambush its prey. Diet includes small fish and shellfish. They swim in a slow undulating motion . Listed as least concerned that status is rapidly changing with the climate change. Lives 20 years in the wild. Does not adapt to aquarium conditions and usually only lives a month in captivity.

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dawn of the debb @debbshock.blue · 28/09/2026

Monday is scary here, take this teeny tiny owl

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simmcewen.bsky.social @simmcewen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I found the smallest mushroom yesterday, growing on a Douglas fir cone. #MacroMonday #MushroomMonday #FungiFriends #Mycology #NaturePhotography

A color photograph of a tiny mushroom (the size of a grain of rice) in a Douglas fir cone in moss.

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PacBirds @pacbirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An Anna’s hummingbird for the #BokehBirds theme of #BirdOfTheDay Water drops left by a recent rain shower are creating striking white bokeh balls. #birds #nature #photography #ECK #bokeh #hummingbird

A male Anna’s hummingbird is perched on a down curved twig, and on the lookout for rival males with his long bill facing up. In the background is an out of focus vertical branch of a coral tree (Erythrina) with red flower buds and white bokeh balls caused by rain drops.

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #Seabirds, any bird found by the sea or coast. That's where I photographed this tricolored heron, this ballerina, this stunning avian. It danced while feeding. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #herons #conservation #nature #biodiversity #nature

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yes it will be raining cats and dogs. Yes we are doing this anyway.

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No Planet B Photography @noplanetbphoto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Earlier this summer, I got to spend sometime with a Northern Gannet breeding colony or several thousand #seabirds #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #birds #bird #nikon #birdlovers #birdlife #photography #art #animal #🪶 #ukbirding #ECK #noplanetbphotography #Scotland www.noplanetbphotography.art

Large seabird of the Atlantic with long, pointed bill, wings, and tail. Adults bright white with cream-colored head and black wingtips. Takes several years to reach adult plumage; juveniles are all sooty-brown and slowly acquire more white as they mature. Nests in enormous colonies on cliffs in the North Atlantic. Spends most of its life at sea, although often fairly close to land, so they are often visible from shore or on whale watching boats. Dives torpedolike into the ocean for fish. Gathers in large feeding flocks, but sometimes solitary.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Canyon wrens 12-15cm rocky habitats from southern British Columbia W USA and Mexico. Canyon Wren does not drink water, getting all necessary moisture directly from its insect prey. nest build inside cliffs, female incubates 18 days, male feeds her parents feed 17 days in the nest, 14 days after

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Megan O’Connor 🍁 @meganoconnorart.ca · 17/09/2026

I finished “Monty” today — the male of the pair of Cooper’s hawks I watched this year. He is smaller than his mate (“Capulet”) and in adult plumage. He was a great dad: he built the nest and fed everyone! Coloured pencil on cotton paper. #BirdArt #Birds #SciArt

A crow-sized bird with slate blue wings and a white and rust-patterned breast, perched on a lichen-covered branch.

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hello my wonderful bird friends! The alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown, any bird with brown plumage. Here is a lovely Northern Spotted Owl exhibiting a pleasingly wide range of brownism.

View of an adult Northern Spotted Owl with face turned towards camera. Plumage is a rich palette of browns interspersed with bits of white. Owl is standing on a broken branch, which is light brown. Background is green shrubbery.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rock wren, extra floofy edition. #birds #wildlife #nature 🐡📷

A photo of a small song bird with a slender beak and long tail, perched on a rock. The bird has its back to the camera, with its head turned to the right. The feathers on its wings are fluffed up.

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Solitary Eagle found in Mexico and Central and South America listed globally as Near Threatened, with local populations considered endangered due to habitat loss and hunting 📷: Steve Sánchez Calle Photography #birds

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For #TheDivers theme of #BirdOfTheDay, here is a sequence of images for a Horned Grebe diving and coming up with a piece of something(?) in its beak. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsky #grebes #hornedgrebe.

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Lori @lorilorikeet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🎶Some enchanted evening you may see a stranger you may see a stranger across a crowded room 🎶 #BirdOfTheDay #BirdStare

Green heron looking into my soul from across a pond and water treatment area

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graceyy @aceyy03.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

great catch! this is one of my favourite set of photos i've ever taken #birdoftheday #thedivers #birds #cormorant #ukbirding #photography #birdphotography #birdwatching #canon

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 24/09/2026

GREBELINGS ON TIMELINE 🪶 🐣

A western grebe with 3 babies on their back

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Enjoyed incredible views of this North American Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Eshaness, Shetland this morning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The American Black Tern throwing some shapes at Loch of Tingwall, Shetland today! #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hello my bird friends! #Birdswithberries is the #birdoftheday theme today. Here is a group of hungry Cedar Waxwings chowing down on some yummy red berries. #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsky #cedarwaxwings

image of a green shrub with numerous red berries and green leaves. The berries are in clumps along the branches. Three Cedar Waxwings are perched in the shrub, two of whom have berries in their beaks. A third bird looks on, slightly in the background. Cedar Waxwings have yellow-orange to brown plumage, with red tips to the tail feathers. Feathers on the head create a dark eye mask with fine white borders. Beaks are black.

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nice look at Omosudis lowii (Hammerjaw) during @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 637. Isn't this the fish that swallows prey whole & end up with the big belly? #sepacificseamounts #MarineLife

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Mark @msj99.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Red-necked Grebe with a #Mouthful for AB’s #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fishy Friday: Bathypterois sp., a tripod fish. Solitary and stationary, these deep-sea denizens perch above the seafloor using specialized fin rays and face into the current. When an unsuspecting copepod or other tiny crustacean drifts by, this animal is set to snack. #Doldrums, 2,040 meters

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona 📷: Stefan Liebermann Photography #Arizona #landscapes

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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#SciArtSeptember 4: Azure. The coelacanth, a long-extinct creature that was accidentally discovered alive. Though it may look like just another type of fish, it is more closely related to us than other fishy inhabitants of the ocean. #SciArt

An illustration of an azure blue coelacanth, a large lobe-finned fish on a dark green background.

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hello my bird friends! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Herons&Egrets. Here is a Green Heron in flight over a reservoir in Lafayette, CA. #birds #naturephotography #herons #greenheron

Side view of a Green Heron flying to the left. Wings are partially outstretched, beet are trailing underneath. Feathers on crest of head are black, neck is brownish red, eyes are yellow with a black pupil. Wings are brownish at the leading edge and more grey towards the rear. Sky in background is uniformly light grey.

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Emily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please tell him he's a good boy

A close up of a small lawnmower blenny fish. He's tan and white with iridescent blue spots.

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Christina Evans @christinae.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A happy Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) female for the alt #BirdoftheDay theme #SittingonWater. #birds #Florida #ducks

A Hooded Merganser female duck, facing right, swimming in dark brown water with her head, tail, and chestnut crest raised, looking quite proud and happy.

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hello my wonderful bird friends! The alternative #BirdOfTheDay them is #SittingOnWater. Here is a Horned Grebe floating near the shore in San Francisco Bay, surrounded by a ring of wavelets where it had just surfaced. #birding #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography #grebes #hornedgrebe

View of the left side of a Horned Grebe in non-breeding plumage. The eyes are bright red, the beak light with darker stripes. Plumage on the top of the head is dark brown, as is the back. Plumage just above the water line is light brown overlaid on white. Feet are under water but visible and dark. The bird is surrounded by a circular ring of water where it had just surfaced after diving. Water is dark grey-green.

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in Monterey Bay. Black dragonfish are built for life in the darkness of the deep ocean. Their ultra-black skin helps them stay camouflaged from prey like fishes and crustaceans. 🐉🖤⁠

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hello my wonderful bird friends! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Contrast - light birds against dark backgrounds. Here is a Great Egret in breeding plumage pictured against the backdrop of the dark pond water. #birding #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography #egrets #greategrets

View of a Great Egret facing slightly to the side against a dark background. Plumage is white and yellowish, with long delicate feathers as part of breeding plumage. Feet and legs are black. Eye and beak are pale yellow-orange.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I feel like I’m going to throw up

Screen shot of an Instagram post that says the academy of natural sciences is closing its museum after nearly two centuries

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Ipnops @orlops.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hello my bird friends. For the #BirdoftheDay #BirdsCloseUp here is a Snowy Plover in breeding plumage from Point Reyes, CA. #birding #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography

Image of the head and shoulders of a Snowy Plover. Feathers on top and on sides are brown to dark brown, shoulder patches are almost blak. Eyes and beak are black, and the remaining feathers are white. background is out of focus and brownish hues.

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Bathypterois atricolor w/ parasitic isopod. The one earlier was also atricolor but I mislabeled is as grallator. Grallator looks way diff. Taller, bit head fins, & diff color 2310m #OkeanosExplorer EX2606 dive 2 #MarineLife

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