A stoic red fox gazes up at his old friend the owl flying overhead, to say hello -in a lush and blooming green field surrounded in flowers, budding trees, butterflies, and another animal in the far distance, possibly a horse, grazing, or a larger fox looking down. A dark blue sky is blanketed in beautiful stars and a crescent moon shines warmly overhead.

Wishing you all a peaceful night with our old friends, the fox & the owl. Sweet dreams, everyone ♥️ (art Jo Grundy)

It's Earth Day tomorrow [read: every day] ~ a chance to preserve, protect, celebrate our planet and every being we share her with. Hike, plant a native tree, tend a garden, write a letter to support trees & wildlife, clean up your area, spread peace 🌲 🦎 🌿

#animism #nature #EarthDay #peace

A male Wood Duck shakes his colorful crest while perched up in the tree tops, waiting for his lady to choose a nesting site.

Bluebells at Worfield.

A carpet of bluebells in Chempshill Coppice, Worfield. The fragrance was almost overpowering as I followed a footpath through this woodland near Bridgnorth, which I make a point of visiting every spring. Half the world’s bluebells are to be found in the UK, with... #Shropshire

Here's a Cumbrian inspired 'Wind in the Willows': broc (badger) as Badger mowdiwarp (mole) as Mole paddock (toad) as Mr. Toad watter-moose (water vole) as Ratty art: Bluebells in the West Wood by Chris Dunn

Here's a Cumbrian inspired 'Wind in the Willows':

broc (badger) as Badger
mowdiwarp (mole) as Mole
paddock (toad) as Mr. Toad
watter-moose (water vole) as Ratty

art: Bluebells in the West Wood by Chris Dunn

Four miniature watercolour paintings of autumnal woodland landscapes on a white sheet.

Watercolour wonders. 🎨

A tightly cropped Hubble view of a vast star-forming region known as the Trifid Nebula. The top left is bright blue. Brown and amber colors run from top right through the center in irregular, overlapping lines to the bottom-center. At bottom right, the view is almost black. Tiny, amber-colored stars appear throughout the scene. Toward the left there is a prominent brown shape that looks like a head with two horns. The left horn points left and is wavy. The right horn is triangular and points up. The brown dust continues, flowing down, as if along a back, and up toward the top right. A prominent line, about the same length as the left horn, appears below the middle of the body, and changes from orange to red. A small, separate semi-transparent pillar is left of the head. A few slightly larger, blue foreground stars with four diffraction spikes appear sprinkled throughout.

Hubble marks its 36th anniversary with a shimmering close-up of star-formation in the Trifid Nebula! Tiny, actively forming stars are eating and spewing material all around. (One at top left in brown, and two fiery red jets.) Explore it all: https://news.stsci.edu/4cvi5jL

Collage of spring wildflowers against a soft green background: crab apple blossom on a branch; orange-tip butterflies on hedge garlic flowers; a single nodding bluebell; a vetch stem with a fuzzy gall; greater stitchwort; pale pink cuckoo flower; and a cluster of white honesty blooms.

Wildflowers found on a beautiful spring walk this afternoon: crab apple blossom, hedge garlic with two orange-tip butterflies, bluebell, vetch, greater stitchwort, cuckoo flower & white honesty. Hedge garlic, honesty & cuckoo flower are all in the #CabbageFamily. #WildflowerHour

An English Bluebell

One of approximately half a million English Bluebells in our woodland

Each one is different. Each is special

This male Pileated Woodpecker was drumming on this tree to announce that this was his territory. However not much noise was being made – maybe the branch wasn't hollow – so only quiet tippy-tappys were heard. He soon flew off to another spot in the woods (maybe looking for a better branch.)

Eastern Kingbird, by Greg Neise

Today’s Migrant: Eastern Kingbird

Weird fact: Despite the name, Eastern Kingbirds breed across much of the U.S. and Canada, including well into western North America.

Have you seen your first Eastern Kingbird this year?

Four watercolour paintings of woodland scenes in autumn on a white sheet.

Miniature watercolour paintings, pretty small but full of colour.

This is a nightmare radar setup for a meteorologist to warn for! The velocity field is so dirty; high velocity signatures don't necessarily line up with other fields in a way that suggest tornadoes. Some of it is probably sidelobe contamination; debris ball lookalikes popping up left and right! 😱

Solitude at sunrise. There is something so peaceful sitting on the edge of Glastonbury Tor looking down over the Somerset Levels bathed in golden light.

“I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things.

Dance in your kitchen.
Laugh too loud.
Buy the ridiculous thing that brings you joy.

Feed the cat extra treatos

Life doesn’t have to be so serious all the time.”

#FaerieFriday Ghillie Dhu is a male Fairie and forest guardian disguised under foliage and moss, living amongst birch trees. He will come to the aid of lost children. more in my new: 'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #scotland #booksky

#FaerieFriday Ghillie Dhu is a male Fairie and forest guardian disguised under foliage and moss, living amongst birch trees. He will come to the aid of lost children.

more in my new: 'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror'
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #scotland #booksky

The night sky was meant to be seen, shared, and quietly respected.

Good lighting is simple. Use only what you need.
Aim it down. Keep it soft. Let the dark exist where it should.

We don’t need more light. We need better light.

#DarkSkyWeek #SaveTheStars #LightResponsibly

White morph Reddish Egret showing off its bicolored beak.

This dark morph Reddish Egret shows off its multi colors and bicolored beak.

This dark morph Reddish Egret shows off its multi colors and bicolored beak as it is on the hunt.

This dark morph Reddish Egret shows off its multi colors and bicolored beak as it is on the hunt.

I always enjoy watching Reddish Egrets on the hunt, especially when they do their unique dance. iykyk. 😘. Reddish Egrets come in two colors - or morphs. Here are both versions from the other day. #CorpusChristiTX #Birds #Nature

This multicolored Heron was sailing over the water in its blue, red, yellow and white outfit.

This multicolored Heron was sailing over the water in its blue, red, yellow and white outfit.

This Tricolored Heron was flying low above Oso Bay and readying a landing onto a sand bar where other shorebirds were congregating. #CorpusChristiTX #Birds #Nature

Trees are my friends 🌲 🦎 🌿

#greenwitch #animism #nature #forest #trees #peace

A Breath of Fresh Air
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
2024

A male Pileated Woodpecker giving me a look to make sure I was not going to intrude on his tree that he was hammering away at. I had no interest in the ants and grubs, and soon he turned back to the tree.

The top right asterism in the #comet sequence shared below can be used for comparison with my today's 8 min. images with #S50. The bar in the 2nd image is 20 arcmin wide, indicating the telescope field of the animation. Details & update @es.theconversation.com
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A bald eagle in flight, leaving the nest. A second adult eagle is visible in the nest.

Bald eagle rotating off nest duty. Ohio USA.
#Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Nature #Photography #WildlifePhotography #BirdsInFlight

A lesser goldfinch is perched on a branch, frames by out-of-focus green leaves in the sunshine. It has bright yellow underparts and a black cap.

A lesser goldfinch is perched on a branch, rubbing its beak on the branch. Known as feaking, this behavior is primarily to clean food debris off the beak, sharpen the beak, and maintain the beak's shape.

Leaves are just buds here, so drawing from a recent trip to Arizona USA for this lesser goldfinch for #LeafAndLight, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Fun fact: This is the smallest North American #goldfinch.
#Birds #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Nature #Wildlife

An small brown-and-white Arizona woodpecker is perched on the side of a wooden suet feeder.

An Arizona woodpecker makes a stop at the suet feeder in Madera Canton, Arizona USA. #WoodpeckerWednesday #Birds #Woodpeckers #Lifer #BirdPhotography #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Wildlife

Peak spring migration is fast approaching & with it comes a serious threat to birds. By making simple changes to your home or building, you can help protect birds & support their incredible journeys. Visit www.stopbirdcollisions.org to learn how to make glass safer & reduce light pollution.

Sector 8 Templeuve – Moulin-de-Vertain GoPro view you can really see the high center, Wout van Aert
Team Visma Lease a Bike Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates- XRG
#ParisRoubaix

Night night, sweet dreamies 🐈🧡
We all stumble, it’s part of being human. What matters is getting back up, learning, and moving forward.
Be kind to yourself. Carry your past lightly, stand gently in your present, and trust what’s ahead.