Early morning Costa Rican vibes.

Two people staring up at the night sky with the Northern Lights overhead lighting the sky with green and pink stripes

Northern lights in green and pink light up the sky above a frozen lake and forest

Lines of bright green Northern Lights cross the sky over a frozen lake and forest

Absolutely incredible show last night

Hen Harrier killing continues on England’s #grouse moors in 2025. A parliamentary debate back in June did not generate a step change.

Blog: markavery.info/2026/01/20/r...

Photo: Dynamo/Ivan Ellison

@rspbinvestigations.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.org.uk @forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
#Defra

A band of green aurora with a large band of pink aurora above it in the night sky. At the bottom of the image a dark field with a bank of cloud sitting low in the sky.

It was worth staying up late last night. So rare to see this in Wiltshire, England.

📢Big Announcement!

#SkyDancerDay is back for 2025!

🗓️ 10th May, 2025
📍 Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales
⏰ 11:00 AM BST, Live on YouTube

Get ready for an action-packed show with exclusive wildlife footage, thrilling guests, and a few surprises!

➡️ www.henharrierday.uk/get-involved...

Neonic pesticide use has been denied for 2025/2026 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly_emergency

A river at sunset, with the orange glow of the sky reflected in the water.

Visiting my childhood home in Welney, Norfolk, and treated to this glorious Christmas Eve sunset with the wonderful background sounds of honking Whooper Swans.
Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas 🎄

Welsh Clearwing (Iain Leach)

All welcome at Butterfly Conservation’s free online UK Moth Recorders' Meeting (Saturday 25 January 2025 on Zoom). Reserve your place now bit.ly/3Z2MOzc There’s a fab line-up of speakers: bit.ly/3Z2MxfE #TeamMoth please repost to spread the word!

I grew up in Welney and WWT Welney was the first place I worked. Peter Scott’s paintings always remind me of home….looking forward to seeing the swans again at Christmas ❤️

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Love Annie Soudain’s work - I have her ‘Rising Mist’ on my wall. Brings me joy every time I see it.

Large Heath butterfly (Bob Eade)

📢 NEW PhD opportunity: Peatlands, plants, and pollinators.

This exciting project will use population genetics & landscape info to inform conservation management strategies for the endangered Large Heath butterfly across Scotland's peatlands.
👇🏼
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

It was worth joining Bluesky for that alone Amir! 😂

Red Admiral butterfly perched on a bridge over a cycle path and road

Hello! How could I not join when the icon is a butterfly?! 🦋