Photo of a hummingbird hovering next to a coral tree flower, which has long red spikes that the hummingbird is feeding from.

Another photo of the same hummingbird and flower, now poking its beak into the flower spike.

Always loved the long red spiky flowers of the coral trees here in Mexico and thought "I bet hummingbirds are into it". Got lucky and caught one in the act 🌺🐦

📍Peña de Bernal, #Querétaro, #Mexico
#Birds #Hummingbirds #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography […]

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A white bird with black markings starting at the eye and extending to the back of the neck. Its beak is black, short and sharp. It is flying over the surface of the river. The outer edges of the wings are darkened. In this shot, the wings are stretched upwards and slightly swept back.

In this shot, the wings are now horizontal to the body, with the edge of the wings swept back more.

In this shot, both wings are now below the body. The left wing is further down compared to the right wing.

In this shot, both wings are now stretched out below the body.

Part of a sequence of shots of a Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) taken at Kuala Sepetang, Perak, Malaysia on 3 April 2026.

Full sequence of shots on iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Birds #Aves

Stop touching the trilliums in your #inaturalist photos! Bring back shame.

Donuca rubropicta Donuca rubropicta is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Queensland and north-east New South Wales. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donuca_rubr...

www.inaturalist.org/taxa/513936 #inaturalist

Top view of a moth with forewings that are generally black with a large band of brown across the middle and various patches of raised tufts that appear white. The moth is around 15mm in length

Mystery moth...🔍🦋

We spotted this moth in March 2025.

Even though it's quite striking with those lovely white wing tufts, I haven't yet been able to ID it. So if anyone has any suggestions on what it might be... let me know

#teammoth #mysterymoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Swifts come back! Swifts are iconic birds in our cities. They appear every spring, fulfill the skies with life and sounds, and show their majestic falcon-like crescent silhouette. This project is aimed to gather the fi...

There's a new project on #iNaturalist called 'Swifts Come Back':

• This #project is aimed at gathering first sightings of #swifts returning from #migration.

NYC, by 13Apr’26, has yet to record a #migrant on either #iNat or #eBird.

#ChimneySwift #ChimneySwifts

www.inaturalist.org/projects/swi...

A golden-yellow medium-sized bird with a broad black band across the eye and the back of the head, with a pink beak. Parts of the wings are black.

A Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore on 11 April 2026. It looked agitated, judging from the ruffled feathers and alert poise.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves

Japanese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus) Japanese Raccoon Dog from 日本、〒662-0827 兵庫県西宮市岡田山 on April 7, 2026 at 07:50 PM by ToshihitoTAKAGI

グラウンドの芝の再生エリアでめくり被害がでるということで、自動撮影カメラを設置するものの、カメラ設置後に被害がやむ...よかったけれどなんか悔しい...

こちらは一般通過タヌキ　#iNaturalist
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Naturinventur per App: Fürth erstmals bei der City Nature Challenge dabei

fuerthaktuell.de?p=9886

#nürnberg #fürth #erlangen #mittelfranken #citynaturechallenge #inaturalist #naturinventur #artenvielfalt #bürgerwissenschaft #flora #fauna #naturbeobachtung

Account creation page of inaturalist. email, username etc. I'm not a robot confirmed. All 'I consent to' checkboxes checked except "I consent to allow my personal information to be transferred to the United States of America"

No inaturalist for me. It won't let me proceed without that one.

Nice of them to at least ask 🙂

#dataSoverignty
#America #iNaturalist

Invertebrates from vertebrate nests Invertebrates reared from or found in nests from vertebrates. Please mention the identity of the nest builder to the finest degree possible (might just be bird or mammal). Nests can be old, abandoned,...

Hey #iNaturalist people! I created a new "traditional project" for invertebrates found in or reared from vertebrate (mostly bird) nests. Please add your observations if relevant!
www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...

An animal with brown fur clinging to the side of the tree with its limbs, facing upwards. A flap of skin stretches from the tips of the hands to the toes of the legs.

In this image, the colugo has turned its head to the side to groom its lower back.

Here, the colugo has moved to the other side of the tree and has turned its head to look at the camera sideways. it's mouth is open in a yawn.

The colugo has turned its head to look directly at the camera, showing its large eyes.

A Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) spotted at Windsor Nature Park, Singapore on 12 April 2026. It started grooming itself, and gazed curiously at the humans taking photos of it. :-)

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Mammals #Mammalia

You Never Know What You Might Find! - Returning to West Cowal's Rainforest. _The Kyles of Bute core area of rainforest, West Cowal. credit:_ @ian_dow Since the __Argyll Countryside Trust (ACT)__ launched the West Cowal Rainforest Habitat Regeneration - Biological Recording Pr...

What have we been finding in West Cowal? Lots of groovy things. Here's the report:
www.inaturalist.org/posts/127579...

#biologicalrecording #inaturalist #temperaterainforest #cowal #argyll #naturephotography

Dasineura epilobii Dasineura epilobii is a species of insects with 131 observations

Species page on #inaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/888916-...

Side view of a brown weevil with a long snout. At the back, you can see a tiny Pseudoscorpion hanging into the weevil’s leg

Here’s the Cycad Weevil (Tranes vigorsii) that the Pseudoscorpion hitched a lift with… you can just see it hanging onto the weevil’s back left leg.

The weevil seemed pretty unconcerned by his passenger.

#ausinverts #wildoz #weevils #arachnids #inaturalist

Top view of a tiny invert with 8 legs and pincer-like pedipalps that resemble those of scorpions

Side view of a tiny invert with 8 legs and pincer-like pedipalps that resemble those of scorpions

Unexpected visitor at our moth light in the Perth Hills last night… a Pseudoscorpion (possibly Chernetini sp.)

This guy was small, only ~4mm long, and was hitching a lift on the back leg of a Cycad Weevil, a behaviour known as phoresis

#inverts #ausinverts #wildoz #arachnids #inaturalist #bugsky

A reddish brown branch of a tree features a tangle of stringy, pale, sea green lichen with little intricate lacy bits that hold onto sparkly raindrops. There’s a tangle of blurred-out reddish brown branches and green foliage and moss in the background.

And for #HotStickSaturday, a thin tree branch draped with some kind of lace #lichen (if my #iNaturalist choice is correct, dripping with raindrops. #Fungi #FungiFriends #PNW #OregonCoast #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing

A very close-up image of two termites in reddish chewed-up wood, with a third termite appearing near the bottom of the frame. The central termite has a tiny white arthropod on its back, a springtail, which is dwarfed by the termite.

A very cool find! I spotted this termite (Zootermopsis spp.) with a little springtail (Cheirotoma spp.) riding on its back. Apparently Cheirotoma are known hitchhikers on termites.

#springtail #termite #arthropod #invertebrate #macro #inaturalist #bowenisland #canada #britishcolumbia

A bird with a black head and upper breast, a red-bill with a black tip. It has red skin in front of the eyes, and a white patch on the ears. The upperparts are a sandy greyish-brown while the underparts are white. It has long yellow legs. In this shot, it is standing in profile, looking to the right.

The same bird shot from the same angle. Here, the bird's head has turned slightly towards the camera.

In this shot, the bird has now turned its head to face the camera directly.

In this shot, the bird has now turned its head to face away from the camera, showing the blank band on the back of the neck.

Two Red-wattled Lapwings (Vanellus indicus) spotted in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia on 3 April 2026. They kept calling, while keeping a suspicious eye on us from nearby.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Birds #Aves

A photo of a stylish fly sitting on a leaf. It's a mostly black fly with orange legs, a black and yellow striped thorax, and a black abdomen with two large bright yellow blotches on it.

Of the flies I saw today, this one is my favourite. It's the ngaro tara or three-lined Hover Fly (*Helophilus seelandicus*), a New Zealand endemic species.

I like the sleek colour pattern. It would not look out of place on a coverable sports car.

While the […]

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A woodpecker peeking out of its tree hole

An acorn woodpecker peeking out of its cavity nest in an old tree surrounded several smaller holes used by its ancestors as a grainy to store acorns. San Jose, California, April 2026

#inaturalist #birds #Woodpecker #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon #SanJose #California #sfba #ALT4you

Also, a Pheasant Coucal doing its weird, skulky thing on my street. Love them. Weirdos. www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1692 #auswildlife #inaturalist

Pacific Baza in my hood the other day. A lovely bird of prey. www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5261 #auswildlife #inaturalist

A medium-sized bird with yellow-green feathers. It has a long, curved black bill and black streaking all along its body. The wing feathers are olive.

Another view of the bird.

Another view of the bird.

Another view of the bird.

A Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) spotted at Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on 2 April 2026. It was busy feeding, giving me time to get some lovely shots.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Birds #Aves

A light cream colored butterfly on pink flowers on a bright day

White Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, San Jose, CA, April 2026

#inaturalist #butterfly #bloomscrolling #nature #wildlife #SanJose #California #sfba #ALT4you

Top view of a moth with wings that are generally an emerald green and which have a pattern of brown and white markings around the wing border

Eucyclodes buprestaria - Bordered Emerald

An Australian Emerald moth found across the southern half of Australia.

The caterpillars of this species are known to feed on the delightfully named Slender Snotty-Gobble (Cassytha glabella)

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Dragonfly perched on a brown stem, has mostly transparent wings with dark patches at base of hind wings, black body with orange marks, some brown and white fuzz on thorax.

Black fly on a piece of dead plant matter, small head that is mostly round black eyes, antennae about the length of the head, cigar shaped body.

I love #iNaturalist. How else could I learn:

-this lovely #dragonfly visiting my yard is a Epitheca cynosura, Common Baskettail

-I last saw one in 2020

-the swarms of black gnats it’s hunting are minute scavenger flies, Family Scatopsidae, Tribe Swammerdammelini - magnificent name! #insects

Top view of a moth with satin white wings that have thick reddish orange lines down and across them

The change of the season was marked this morning by the arrival of the first Angled Satin Moth (Thalaina angulosa) of the year.

We see these stunning moths in the Perth Hills between April and June.

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Just over a year on from the bushfire that burnt through 5,300ha of bushland north of Perth, regeneration of the area is continuing. Autumn flowers are starting to bloom and butterflies are visiting 🦋

#ozflora #ausinverts #wildoz #butterflies #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

An extreme close-up of a jumping spider, staring directly at the camera while holding a dead ant. The spider is mostly fuzzy grey, with fuzzy pale brown palps, greenish black eyes, and red markings just visible on its abdomen.

I used to be very scared of spiders; nowadays I'm fine with most of them, and I actually love jumping spiders. They're just so cute. This little one (Phidippus johnsoni) checked me out while I was out doing photography the other day.

#spider #invertebrate #phidippus #macro #inaturalist #canada