Citizens in Albania's Vjosë-Nartë Delta Bay successfully repelled Israel First backed security forces today, as they attempted to shield construction in the protected wetlands, where endangered flamingos nest along with the last 300 endangered Mediterranean monk seals, coral reefs, and turtles ✊ 🇦🇱

#FlamingoRevolution #ClassWar #Nature

Daisy Flower Dance - Available Here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/daisy-flower-dance-lisa-s-baker.html

#Daisy #daisies #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #nature #spring #summer #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativetoots

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Graceful white daisies seem to sway across a layered abstract background filled with soft blues, golden yellows, and muted neutrals. Expressive line work and painterly textures add movement and spontaneity while keeping the composition light and elegant.

Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson

“I hope I have made clear tonight that a new spirit is abroad in this land.”

by Carla Baricz

https://lithub.com/silent-springs-windswept-seas-on-the-environmental-vision-of-rachel-carson/

Environmental Issues at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/685

#Books #Nature #environment

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Cover of the first edition of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.. It is depicted here in its original hardcover edition with a dark green jacket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring#/media/File:SilentSpring.jpg

What paths awaken before you when the morning light shines through?

Walks of Light-> https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/walks-of-light-chrystyne-novack.html

#AYearforArt #Monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #nature #tree #light #explore #sunrays #BuyIntoArt #sunlight #homedecor #outdoors #QuietMoments #morninglight #fedigiftshop #morning #eastcoastkin #walk

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A black and white photo of a nature walk. Nestled between road and walkway, a tree captures the misty, morning light as it spills through the leafy canopy creating an ephemeral path of light rays.

Pink rose spiral - a handmade acrylic painting from my collection of rose paintings for you - enjoy!

--> https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/pink-rose-spiral-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #garden #floral #nature #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #natur #blumen #rose #pink #spiral

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Pink rose spiral is an acrylic painting in landscape format hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar. A close-up view captures a vibrant pink rose with its petals softly unfolding in a spiral. Shades of pink create depth and dimension within the bloom, highlighting the natural beauty of the flower.

Pink rose spiral - handgemaltes Acrylgemälde

https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Pink-rose-spiral/1424021/132

#art #painting #flowers #garden #floral #nature #rose #pink

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Pink rose spiral ist ein Acrylgemälde im Querformat handgemalt von der Künstlerin Karen Kaspar. Eine Nahaufnahme zeigt eine leuchtend rosa Rose, deren Blütenblätter sich sanft spiralförmig entfalten. Rosatöne verleihen der Blüte Tiefe und Dimension und betonen die natürliche Schönheit der Blume.

Anna’s Hummingbird feeding her 9-10 days old chicks. Such a caring Mother and wonderful to see them growing!

Prints, Cards etc. https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/annas-hummingbird-feeding-chicks-in-the-nest-ez-lorenz.html

#Mothersday #GreetingCards #Washington #PNW #Birds #BirdsOfmastodon #Hummingbird #Nest #Chicks #Nature #NatureLover #Mother #Photo #PhotoOftheDay #Wildlife #ArtForSale #ArtShop #WallArt #Prints #ArtPrints #Gifts #Giftideas #FediGiftShop #Birthday

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Nesting season is here! Peeking through the evergreen branches in the breeze, it's a treat to see these adorable, 9-10 days old Anna's Hummingbird chicks in their tiny nest, in their natural habitat with their protective, caring mother perched at the edge of the nest and even more special to capture their feeding. The nestlings are growing strong day by day. Their eyes are already opened and can regulate their body temperature, so mom spends more time away from the nest, looking for insects for her babies as a great protein source. She usually returns and feed them in every 45 minutes. Taken from a distance with a telephoto lens at an undisclosed location in Edmonds, Washington on April 20th, 2026.

Inspiriert von der Vielfalt der verschiedenen Formen und Farben der Wiesengräser, die im Moment blühen, habe ich eine Serie von abstrahierten botanischen Bildern mit dem Thema "In der Wiese" kreiert.

Die warmen Farben bringen gleich gute Laune!

Ein sonniger Tag in der Wiese - Acryl
--> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Ein-sonniger-Tag-in-der-Wiese/1931266

#art #painting #sun #colorful #meadow #nature #MastoArt #abstract #contemporary #goodvibes #energy

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Ein sonniger Tag in der Wiese ist ein Acrylgemälde im Hochformat der Künstlerin Karen Kaspar. Kräftige Rosa- und Orangetöne vermischen sich zu einem lebendigen abstrakten Hintergrund, aus dem verschieden Gräserformen und -silhouetten in leuchtendem Gelb und Orange hervorleuchten. Die Komposition und die frischen Farben strahlen eine Atmosphäre von Wärme und Lebendigkeit eines sonnigen Tages aus. Hole dir die Sonne und gute Laune in deine Räume. Im Frühsommer blühen die Gräser in den Wiesen. Inspiriert von der Vielfalt der verschiedenen Formen und Farben der Wiesengräser habe ich eine Serie von abstrahierten botanischen Bildern mit dem Thema "In der Wiese" kreiert. Entstanden ist eine Serie von farbenfrohen abstrakten botanischen Kunstwerken, die sofort gute Laune und Lebendigkeit an jede Wand zaubern. Zahlreiche Farbschichten aus Acrylfarbe erzeugen einen natürlichen frischen Look.

Inspired by the variety of shapes and colors of meadow grasses -

A sunny day in the meadow - acrylic painting
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/a-sunny-day-in-the-meadow-karen-kaspar.html

#meadow #nature #grass #art #painting #artist #arte #contemporaryArt #colorful #abstract #abstractart #abstractpainting #colors #InteriorDesign #TraditionalArt #kunst #ArtForSale #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots

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A Sunny Day in the Meadow is a portrait-format acrylic painting by the artist Karen Kaspar. Vibrant shades of pink and orange blend together to form a lively abstract background, from which various grass shapes and silhouettes stand out in bright yellow and orange. The composition and fresh colors radiate the warmth and vitality of a sunny day. Bring sunshine and good vibes into your home.

#photographie #photography #nature #reflets #gouttesdeau
Après la pluie

Male Red-breasted Merganser

See it bigger or get it here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/male-red-breasted-merganser-jan-luit.html

#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Duck #Funny #BadHairDay

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The head of the bird is just right and below the middle of the photo

Enjoy a colorful day!

Rainbow sunflower - hand-painted watercolor painting
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#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #sunflower #sunflowers #colorful #colors #happy #aquarell #aquarelle #watercolour #garten #natur #rainbow #FirstFridayArtWalk

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Rainbow sunflower is a watercolor painting in vertical format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. A happy yellow and orange sunflower is growing on a colorful background in vibrant shades of pink, purple and blue.

#FlyFishingFriday

I love this sign 😊

No trespassing… but I can enter for fishing 😉
The property owners are very generous to allow us access to fish here, always appreciated 🤩

#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #Photography

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A sign surrounded by bushes and trees with lush green foliage reads, “No Trespassing, Fishing Permitted In Season.” The scene is under a partly cloudy sky, with nature surrounding the sign.

Tempestuous (2026)

#Photography #Nature #Sky #Clouds #Cloudscape #Outdoors #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome

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Black-and-white view of large, dramatic clouds filling the sky, with bright sunlight diffused behind them and darker cloud shadows adding contrast.

Beluga whales keep switching mates and it may be saving their species

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260603023921.htm

#nature #wildlife #belugawhales

Stunning Beach Sunset at Costa Caparica https://fineartamerica.com/featured/stunning-beach-sunset-at-costa-caparica-marco-sales.html

#sunset #landscape #skyline #paradise #beachsunset #sky #nature #sunrise #summer #ayearforart

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June 2, 1983, 43 years ago today: The trail was rough. The mile from the shelter to the cliffs on Little Rock Knob was straight uphill.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #mountains #Tennessee #AppalachianTrail

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Beneath a soft blue sky streaked with hazy clouds, we are standing high atop a mountain, looking down at a rural two-lane road winding through a narrow valley in the mountains filled with farm fields and pastures. Across the valley rises another mountain, somewhat lower in height than ours. A patchwork of terraced fields and green pastures climbs partway up the otherwise forested slopes. A series of lower green flat-topped ridges and narrow valleys cascade to the horizon.

Post by Everest Today:

This is Camp IV on Mt Everest (~7,900 m), the highest campsite on Earth and the final stop before the summit.

What should be one of the most extraordinary places on the planet has, in many ways, become one of the ugliest faces of Everest's commercialization.

Abandoned tents, empty oxygen bottles, food cans, torn gear, and other waste are scattered across the South Col, turning the world's highest campsite into a graveyard of climbing equipment.

The mountain deserves better.

📹 Angelina Angelova

#MountEverest #Nature #Environment

🐒🐒🐑🐗🐃🐅🐩🐕🐶💁🏼‍♀️*One of the world’s rarest animals, photographed for the first time in over 20 years👉

#Nature

Nature is Amazing ☘️ on X: "One of the world’s rarest animals, photographed for the first time in over 20 years The critically endangered Ili pika was rediscovered in China in 2014 by conservationist Li Weidong after more than two decades without a documented sighting. https://t.co/WMOspSxS2f" / X
https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/2061129902846529557

Good morning. ☕☕☕

30 May 2026

I remember when telephones with push‑buttons started showing up. They looked so modern, so futuristic, like something out of a science‑fiction movie. If you had one sitting on your desk, you must have been somebody — even though, at first, they didn’t really do anything the old rotary phones couldn’t do. I still wonder why we started with a dial instead of buttons in the first place. I don’t wonder long, though. It had to be whatever the technology of the time could manage.

When I was a small child living with my grandparents — my parents were off at the Great Lakes while my dad went through Navy training — I had to memorize their phone number. To this day, it still doesn’t make sense to me. It was “Sycamore 5‑2453.” Try dialing that into a phone today. There have been a few changes since then.

And isn’t it funny that after all these years, after all the technical leaps that led to the cell phones we carry in our back pockets, we still say we’re “dialing” a number? I’m sure plenty of young people don’t even know what that means. I’ve seen clips online where teenagers are handed an old rotary phone and look as confused as I’d be if someone handed me a crank‑and‑jar churn. I wouldn’t know its purpose, let alone how to use it.

Makes you wonder what the next fifty years will bring. I’m certain of one thing: nobody will be running down to the telegraph office. And someday, even cell phones will go the way of buggy whips.

“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan

“Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.” — Doug Larson

“If you don’t like change, you’ll like irrelevance even less.” — General Eric Shinseki

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #technology #telephones #dial

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The Sparrow Who Looked Down "Three house sparrows perch together on a smooth metal pipe, silhouetted against a soft, open sky. Their tiny bodies form a loose row, but each bird’s posture — and each one’s imagined line of dialogue — gives them a distinct personality, as if they’re actors in a small, feathered play. The left sparrow stands upright and slightly angled toward the center bird. Its feathers are warm brown and softly patterned, and its posture feels calm, almost admiring. Hovering above it is a gentle thought: “He is so smart and brave.” The bird seems to be watching the one beside it with quiet confidence, as though impressed by a friend’s courage. The center sparrow, a male with a bold dark bib and a gray crown, stands tall and steady. His chest is puffed just enough to suggest pride or determination. Above him floats the line: “The trick is to not look down.” His stance matches the words — he looks like the self‑appointed leader of this tiny trio, offering advice with theatrical seriousness. The right sparrow leans forward dramatically, its head dipped and body angled downward as if peering over the edge of the pipe. Its feathers are soft brown, and its posture radiates sudden worry. Above it, a panicked thought bubble reads: “Oh no! I looked down! What happens now?” The bird’s body language perfectly matches the anxious humor of the line — a moment of comic regret perched on a narrow metal stage." - Microsoft Copilot

#nature #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #deutschland #monschau

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Op deze foto, gemaakt in Monschau, Duitsland, staat een riviertje, aan het riviertje vakwerkhuizen, en vooraan zijn diverse bloemen en planten te zien

🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎💁🏿‍♂️*Nano-chameleon is the world's smallest known reptile👉

#Nature #Nano #chameleon

Nature is Amazing ☘️ on X: "Nano-chameleon is the world's smallest known reptile The tiny species, found in Madagascar, measures just 13.5 mm in body length and is small enough to fit on a human fingertip. https://t.co/dPobL5lEU8" / X
https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/2060333443536601390

🍄‍🟫🏞️🏕️🌀🍃🍂🍁🍀🌿☘️☘️💁🏿‍♀️*“Nature’s Memorial”: 30 Landmarks Reclaimed By Nature👉

#Thirty #Landmarks #Reclaimed #By #Nature

“Nature’s Memorial”: 30 Landmarks Reclaimed By Nature - AOL
https://www.boredpanda.com/reclaimed-by-nature/

"As I put my compulsion into the world, and people began responding by texting me their own rabbit photos and tagging me in their posts, had I created my own deluded little bunny bubble?"

Nicholas Hune-Brown for The Local: https://thelocal.to/more-rabbits-in-toronto/

#Longreads #Toronto #Bunny #Rabbit #Animals #Wildlife #Conservation #Nature

This is the white coral. A companion to the black beauty!

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/soft-white-and-black-coral-reef-beach-art-sharon-cummings.html

#blackandwhite #art #artwork #nature #deepsea #diving #scuba #scubadiving #florida #floridalife #tropical #coastal #coastalliving

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Black and white coral in a bathroom by artist Sharon Cummings.

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Black and white coral in a living room setting by artist Sharon Cummings.

A female American Goldfinch on a branch with Lichens

See it bigger or get it here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/a-branch-with-lichen-with-a-american-goldfinch-jan-luit.html

#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Female #Spring

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The head of the bird is one third from the top and one third from the right of the photo

Watching Moon Jellies drift gives one a sense of calm.
...just noticed one tentacle 'waving' goodbye and can't help but hear "So long and thanks for all the fish"

Blue Harmony -> https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/blue-harmony-moon-jellies-chrystyne-novack.html

#nature #sea #jellyfish #AYearforArt #BuyIntoArt #Zen #sea #ocean #sealife #marinelife #art #artyear #mastoart #fedigiftshop #mentalhealth #calm #blue

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A single Moon Jelly ventures forth while many luminous, moon jellies drift elegantly under the deep blue ocean, showcasing their ethereal glow. Watching these floating jellyfish invokes a sense of calm.