Quite the morning 😀

Anja advises connecting with nature. An oak flower is tiny yet it leads to amazing nature changing growth. That’s inspiring to me #lovenature #wildembrace

The other swans aren't gonna believe this ✨😎✨

Today is 2024-12-24, the sun sets at 16:09:40 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 03 mins and 57 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

Two fieldworkers sit on a clifftop amongst the grass and wildflowers watching seabirds with a telescope and binoculars. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the sea is shimmering turquoise, and all is good!

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Finely frosted cow parsley in a hedgerow

Frosty and cold this lunchtime 🥶

Ireland seen from space

‘Seal finger’ warning over infection if bitten by sea mammal There are around 400,000 grey seals worldwide, with about 120,000 living off the coast of Britain.

Do not approach seals 🦭 ! You can enjoy watching them from a distance

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The UK has over 170 marine protected areas and the one covering this area has really allowed it to come alive! If you happen to be in the UK and haven’t dived this area, it’s well worth the trip!

#scubadiving #marinelife 🦑 #ukdiving #cornwall

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) License: CC BY 4.0 (attr Marina Vingiani) https://www.phylopic.org/images/44d148c3-ee6a-495e-bd60-c113975e2c2c/cetorhinus-maximus

PhyloPic of the Day: Cetorhinus maximus

C. maximus, the basking shark, is the 2nd largest extant shark after the whale shark, with an average adult length of 7.9 m. It is 1 of only 3 living plankton-eating sharks.

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Richard Nairn shows the challenge and enormous opportunities for Nature Restoration #nature #ireland