A starry sky is seen above two tree-covered mountains that slope up on both sides of the image. In the central valley the head of a comet is seen, with a long tail flowing nearly vertically upward toward the top of the tall frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
🔭 Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan Valley
Image Credit & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti & Samit Saha
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Tiny goats in tiny coats will boing away your Sunday sads.
An iridescent black bird sits atop the wheel of a cannon display
European Starling perched atop one of the display cannons in the fields at the end of the Tour Road at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026.
A long-tailed gray bird with black wings sits atop the wheel of a cannon display
Northern Mockingbird perched atop one of the display cannons in the fields at the end of the Tour Road at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026.
A antlerless brown deer stands in the woods next to a large tree, ears erect
A antlerless brown deer stands in the woods next to a large tree, ears erect
White-tailed Deer that had just crossed the Tour Road below the Eastern Overlook and bluffs at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026.
A white and gray bird darts up the underside of a lichen and moss covered tree limb
White-breasted Nuthatch near the Eastern Overlook at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026.
A small black-and-white bird with yellow patches sits in the crook of a lichen and moss covered tree
A small black-and-white bird with yellow patches sits atop a branch of a lichen and moss covered tree
A small black-and-white bird with yellow patches sits atop a branch of a lichen and moss covered tree
Some Yellow-rumped Warblers patrolling trees near the Eastern Overlook at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026.
I was hoping for more photos of the warblers, vireos and other critters I could hear and sometimes see - but either they flew off or were partially concealed by foliage
The underside of a red bird sitting atop a bare branch
Summer Tanager resting in the trees near the Eastern Overlook at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026
The underside of a yellow and black bird is visible through a mass of green leaves and branches
American Goldfinch in the tree tops above the Western Overlook at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026
Large blue bird with black markings and white belly standing among fallen leaves and the newly growing green grass
Blue Jay foraging along the side of the Tour Road at the Pea Ridge National Military Park on April 19, 2026
The image shows land on the left and a star filled sky on the right. Prominent in the sky is the band of our Milky Way Galaxy. On the left is a small circular lake that reflects some of the stars in the sky. Together, the land and lake look like an eye lookout out at the Milky Way. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
🔭 Eye on the Milky Way
Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva)
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A gray bird with a black head and orange bellow holds something that it just dug up from underneath some dead pine needles in its beak
American Robin that just dug something up to eat outside of my apartment in Rogers, Arkansas on April 18, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A large gray bird with black spots and reddish feet walks among fallen brown pine needles and young shoots of grass
Mourning Dove grazing in the fallen pine needles for something to eat outside of my apartment in Rogers, Arkansas on April 18, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A brown and gray bird with distinct brown head stripes and a yellow splotch just above the eye sits on a lichen-covered branch
White-throated Sparrow (one of the tan-striped variants) watching me take photos of it from my apartment window in Rogers, Arkansas on April 18, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A brown-gray finch with reddish face and brown-streaked belly sits among green leaves
A gray finch with brown wings and a faint head stripe sits on a bare branch near me green leaves
Pair of House Finches hiding among the foliage outside of my apartment window in Rogers, Arkansas on April 18, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A red bird with a black mask and orange beak sits among young green leaves on a branch
Northern Cardinal waiting for me and my cats to move away from my apartment window so it can raid the bird feeders in Rogers, Arkansas on April 18, 2026 #wildlife #birds
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🔭 PanSTARRS and Planets
Image Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot (TWAN)
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Friday is Bat Appreciation Day, so this week, we’re honouring Canada’s bats 🦇
Of the 1400+ species of bats worldwide, about 17 occur in Canada. Meet just a few of the airborne cuties that call Canada home 💚
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A bat. Big ears, beautiful wings… the whole nine yards
It is International Bat Appreciation Day. Please take some time to appreciate a bat
A black bird with red-and-yellow wing patches sits atop a chain-link fence while singing
Red-winged Blackbird singing from atop a fence surrounding one of the solar farms at the Woolsey Wet Prairie between Fayetteville and Farmington, Arkansas on April 16, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A small brown-and-gray sparrow sits on some dead field twigs
A small brown-and-gray sparrow sits on some dead field twigs
Lincoln's Sparrow hiding in the foliage at the Woolsey Wet Prairie between Fayetteville and Farmington, Arkansas on April 16, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A black-gray bird with an orange belly stands atop short-cut grass
American Robin patrolling a mowed pathway in the Woolsey Wet Prairie between Fayetteville and Farmington, Arkansas on April 16, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A gray bird with black wings, salmon-colored side patches and a very long black tail is sitting among the grasses and leaves of a field
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher relaxing in a Farmington, Arkansas field on April 16, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A black-and-white striped small bird with a noticeable yellow spot on its rump just above the tail is framed by various green leaves and branches
The backside of a Yellow-rumped Warbler spotted in a tree outside my apartment in Rogers, Arkansas on April 16, 2026 #wildlife #birds
A small gray bird with a darker head and wings/tail sits on a wooden sign
Eastern Phoebe on a sign next to the restrooms at the Brentwood Community Park on April 16, 2026. #wildlife #birds
Tiny blue blossoms emerge from a patch of green grass and leaves
Bird's-eye Speedwell blossoming in the picnic area at the Brentwood Community Park on April 16, 2026 #flowers #wildflowers
Tiny white blossoms emerge from a patch of green grass and leaves
Carolina Geraniums blossoming in the picnic area at the Brentwood Community Park on April 16, 2026 #flowers #wildflowers
Multi-petaled pink blossoms atop thin reddish stalks grow from a dense carpet of green foliage and dead leaves in the center of the image. Along the lower edge of the photo, different tiny pink blossoms grow from various plants
Some more Common Stork's-bill (center), Field Madder (lower right) and possibly Carolina Cranesbill (lower left) blossoming in the picnic area at the Brentwood Community Park on April 16, 2026 #flowers #wildflowers
A view of a river bend as it curves around a gravel bar then runs alongside an outcropping of limestone through a wooded area
The bend of the West Fork of the White River as approaches and runs alongside the Brentwood Community Park on April 16, 2026. #landscape
Sadly it was a damp overcast late morning and despite the constant bird calls, everything was hiding the underbrush and other foliage
Multi-petaled pink blossoms atop thin reddish stalks grow from a dense carpet of green foliage and dead leaves
Believe this is Common Stork's-bill blossoming in the picnic area at the Brentwood Community Park on April 16, 2026 #flowers #wildflowers