Sierra newt at the woodpile. It's just waking up in the terrestrial phase after our first autumn rain and was docile for transport to safety.
#amphibians #newts #backyardscience

A Cat, a Shrew, and a Hidden Virus: The Wild Story of a Backyard Discovery When a Florida virologist’s cat brought home a dead shrew, no one expected it to lead to the discovery of a previously unknown virus. But that’s exactly what happened. The shrew carried a new strain...

A Cat, a Shrew, and a Hidden Virus: The Wild Story of a Backyard Discovery #Science #Biology #Microbiology #WildlifeDiscovery #BackyardScience

A square-format photo showing a vivid arc of a rainbow created by mist from a red plant spray nozzle. The rainbow curves diagonally across the frame with defined colour bands, set against a soft garden background of blurred earth and green leaves.

Sunlight, water, and just the right angle. A garden arc made with a plant mister and a bit of luck.
#photooftheday #iphoneography #shotoniphone #iphone15promax #year2 #rainbow #backyardscience #summerlight #everydaymagic

Just used the stick and shadow method to measure the circumference of the earth out on our sidewalk. We calculated it at 40646km (true circumference 40075). Just 350 miles off. I couldn't believe it worked.

#backyardscience

The surface of a water filled birdbath is covered in ice. A triangular wedge of ice stands about two inches high above the surface. The sides of the berg are about 2 inches long.

Temperature dropped to about 26 F last night and look! My birdbath made an iceberg! #backyardscience

A tardigrade via a compound microscope

Hello from a Minnesota #tardigrade! #backyardscience

Backyard Bird Counts Begin this Fall; Pledge Your Pollinator-Friendly Land - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 22, 2021) It is the time of the year for backyard bird counts to begin. Birdwatching is the most popular form of amateur science. It takes little to get started. Birds are fun to watch and photogenic. Birdwatching may be practiced alone or in groups. Birdwatching is also a way to participate in science, and you can do it from home. Cornell Lab of Ornithology collaborates with other organizations to gather data collected at feeders and elsewhere. Cornell Lab’s eBird is one of the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects, with more than 100 million sightings reported annually. eBird and FeederWatch data document bird distribution, abundance, habitat use, and trends. According to Cornell Lab, “eBird data are stored across secure facilities, archived daily, and are freely accessible to anyone. eBird data have been used in hundreds of conservation decisions and peer-reviewed papers, thousands of student projects, and help inform bird research worldwide.” Data submitted to eBird are also used to support conservation measures. If birds aren’t your favorites, all kinds of citizen science programs that ensure that conservation decisions are informed by the best available data, which is a fundamental challenge in the face of rapid global environmental […]

Be a citizen scientist! #Birdwatching is the most popular form of amateur #science. It takes little to get started. #Birds are fun to watch & photogenic. Sign the #Pesticide-Free Declaration!#Science #backyardscience #biodiversity #conservation

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My battle with the squirrels is starting to feel personal. #backyardscience + my last standing sunflower (they killed all the others 😢)

It's a trap! For mosquitoes, that is. There's @UMaine research in my backyard! #umaine #backyardscience

Recycled plastic bottle mini-greenhouse #backyardscience #nofilter http://instagr.am/p/SFhPb/