Where the companion plantings at?? Tuck some basil and marigolds in there my dude. But your tomates do look fab!

A large brown butterfly with orange lines and white splotches on the wingtips

I have a tiny yard but I grow vegetables and flowers and it’s always a delight to see what that brings in. Red Admiral. #davisca

I just taught another middle-aged woman how to play a video game and she was immediately like “when can we play again”. 10/10 excellent temp escapism.

Spiraled lavender scorpionweed flowers with a black and yellow bumblebee feeding on top them.

Black-tailed Bumble Bee feeding on Distant Phacelia for #InsectThursday. 💚

Plant info. here...
calscape.org/Phacelia-dis...

#NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #NativeBees #WeekPforPurple #AlphabetChallenge #NaturePhotos #iNat #Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers 📷🌱🐝

Solidly team bird here with “reason 4,712,124 why not taxing the hell out of rich people is stupid”

Disapproving bald eagle portrait.

The alt theme today is #RestingBeakFace and nobody captures that like our country's national symbol, the bald eagle. 🪶

A four panel comic. In panel 1, there's an image of a closeup on the head of a yellow morph timber rattlesnake, with text above it that says "Behold the snake: Cunning, cruel, and bloodthirsty, it embodies evil and sin. Who knows what malevolent thoughts lurk in its mind?" In panel 2, the snake is zoomed out slightly, and a thought bubble rises above its head with three dots inside it. In panel 3, we're zoomed out more to see the whole snake curled up on a rock with a colorful background behind it, and there's a thought bubble rising from its head that says "Mmm warm sun." In panel 4, we're zoomed out even more, and the snake is sitting on a rock at the top of a hill with green grass and trees, a vibrant background of mountains and lakes behind it, and a bright blue sky with a golden cloud and birds flying. The snake is thinking "Nice day."

Behold the snake.

Baby rattlesnakes don’t pack more venom than adults Researchers have ‘defanged’ a myth about the power of serpent bites

Let go of the mythology…. #herps

wildlife.org/baby-rattles...

I absolutely adore little libraries 🥲📚

a drawing of a person holding a compass with the letters ec on the bottom right Alt: a drawing of a person holding a compass that is spinning freely

The ethical compass they are using…

a cartoon character is holding a newspaper that says " old man yells at cloud " Alt: a cartoon character is holding a newspaper that says " old man yells at cloud "

But, fair.

Three sunshine yellow lily flowers in front of my palm. They are huge for glacier lilies.

I know I bombard you with photos of glacier lilies, but like...this is a WILDFLOWER, no cultivation at all. It's so gorgeous I just can't get over it.

HAPPY EARTH DAY! May we unitedly overwhelm the wishes of those whose only relationship with nature is a financial transaction.

#nativeplants 🌿🌱

In chronically online world, young people turn to radical alternative: birding | Cascadia Daily News Bellingham millennials, Gen Z build in-person community by observing nature

I want to inject this headline right into my bloodstream
www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/apr/18/...

Close-up of a mature pond turtle who was sunning on the bank of a creek.

Wonderful to meet this Northwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) on Sonoma Mtn. last Saturday. These native turtles have a Vulnerable conservation status.💚
Happy Earth Day!
#WildlifeWednesday #EarthDay #NaturePhotos #iNat 📷🐢

Looking pretty good (and not too banged up) for a creek WPT! What a beaut!

Pedicularis are such delightful weirdos.

Is this supposed to be an interview or a debate? I mean, either way…. Team Liz.

How it feels when you first get out of bed and you’re middle-aged.

Tap dancing Snowy Egret, dancing for its breakfast. 🪶

Fairy Shrimp, Fairy Shrimp ….. Do whatever a fairy shrimp do 🎶 Linderiella occidentalis #inverts

Predacious Diving Beetle Larva (aka Water Tigers) terrorizing the copepods. #inverts

Peak body style. Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp. 🦐

“Those were the times I carried you”. I mean, I don’t think this is what the Bible saying was about, but maybe it should have been. Newtists 4:22. #herps

Swainey is having a good look around. 🪶

Have a moment with a Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas). #herps

Western Spadefoot Toadpoles doing a swim. #herps

He’s just not that into you. 🐍

Happy Earth Day. Show me your vids.

Cedar Waxwing having brekky. 🪶

Two Wilson’s warblers bathing for the #SplashingAround theme of #BirdOfTheDay picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social

#birds #birdvideo #nature #ECK

Burrowing owl peeking out of her burrow, watching the sun set.

Good morning! 🪶