Two lizards (one colourful red blue and brown lizard and one striped brown and cream) sitting amongst rocks and grass.

"As regards coloration, the species is one of the most beautiful." The Peloponnesian Lizard, Lacerta peloponnesiaca, illustrated by James Green in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1911). www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251864

Snail kite with snail on a branch

I went outside this morning

A snail kite with a snail

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‘Wind-pollinated’ sweet corn

A photo down a white pvc pipe showing two bobtail skinks on top of each other looking back up the pipe

Social bobtails - a pipe in the garden makes a snug home for two #urbanecology #wildoz

Over-the-counter pet flea treatments could be banned under new UK rules Exclusive: ministers consider restricting pesticide-based treatments, which can get into waterways and harm wildlife

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Great tit perched on a branch, with beak slightly open. Photo credit: Alizée Vernouillet

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Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.]: Published for the proprietor [etc.], 1835-1840. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665323

Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.]: Published for the proprietor [etc.], 1835-1840. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665323 #nature #illustration #art

Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.]: Published for the proprietor [etc.], 1835-1840. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665265

Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.]: Published for the proprietor [etc.], 1835-1840. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665265 #nature #illustration #art

Innovative Behaviour Is Associated With Increased Collision Incidence in Birds Collisions with human-made structures cause billions of bird deaths annually, yet risk factors remain unclear. By analysing large datasets of collision incidence and innovation rates, we show that, b...

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Stole a chip the thieving bastard and now doesn’t know what to do with it. Kookaburra #birdsseenin2026

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo not happy with a Lace Monitor - at Royal National Park, just south of Sydney #Australia #birding #nature #wildlife

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Are Urban Coyotes Actually Bolder? A Scientific Comparison YouTube video by Wild Animals

Are Urban Coyotes Actually Bolder? A Scientific Comparison based on our recent paper led by @DrJulieKYoung
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Thank you! It's interesting; I don't think they are as visible as in European cities: never had them raiding my bins though I hear them in local bushland

Foxes at your front door? Habitat selection and home range estimation of suburban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) - Urban Ecosystems The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is one of the most adaptable carnivorans, thriving in cities across the globe. We used GPS-tracking of five suburban foxes across high-density residential suburbs of Perth,...

Oh they're there: they use green spaces as corridors. They are good at being invisible! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Abbildungen zur Naturgeschichte Brasiliens Weimar: im Verlage des Grossherzogl. Sächs. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1822-1831. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109538

Abbildungen zur Naturgeschichte Brasiliens Weimar: im Verlage des Grossherzogl. Sächs. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1822-1831. (source: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109538 #nature #illustration #art

Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer

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Long billed corellas doing some lawn work #birds #urbanecology #birdsseenin2026

Australasian Raven Corvus coronoides wondering if I have any food I’d like to share #birds #birdsseenin2026

Today we just need a lizard to hug, so here's a monitor at Karijini. Going by the yellow spots, it is the Yellow-spotted monitor (Pilbara variant) (Varanus panoptes rubidus).

Grumpy, moulting, just wants to hang out by the pool and be left alone.

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Applications for student travel grants for the 2027 Australasian Ornithological Conference #AOC2027 in Auckland are now open, closing March 31. Three travel grants to the value of $300 each will be offered. Criteria and application forms are available at www.birdsnz.org.nz/awards-and-p...

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The forest and water supply disaster that is Alcoa in WA is brilliantly summarised by @thejuicemedia.com
After 3 years covering Alcoa's misdeeds great to see it get the national attention it deserves (and very happy to see 3 headlines and two FOI documents of mine featured).
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Kunstformen der Natur Leipzig und Wien: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1899-1904. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47388269

Kunstformen der Natur Leipzig und Wien: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1899-1904. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47388269 #nature #illustration #art

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Bless the librarians of Aberystwyth University for sending this blog out to their students: "Wait a Minute…What If I Don’t Want to Use AI?"

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thanks @michcampbell.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy for pointing this out. There's been a little discussion but not much (enough). Comments/feedback close by 20 March! swanengage.swan.wa.gov.au/da-62026-dat...