A lizard — side-blotched, Uta stansburiana, I think? — debating sunlight and shade under the leaves of a caniagre dock plant at Saddleback Butte State Park this weekend

https://flic.kr/p/2qW68qk

Virtual lake 3d – hello bird!

Hello! I am a bird. Welcome to the world of virtual 3d little animals. This is like multimedia disk. Pictures and text. In a virtual world, there are also a little animals. They are three dimensional! And they live in three dimensions of virtual space at the hard drive

Oyé oyé ! Les gravelots sont de retour pour nicher sur les plages de l’hémisphère nord ! Faites attention où vous posez les pieds à la plage, il y a des œufs ! Et quand ils vont éclore, le poussin le plus mignon du monde apparaîtra !

#ornithologie #oiseau #gravelot #aquarelle #illustrationnaturaliste
#artanimalier #croquis #biodiversite #natureillustration
#birdart #birdlover #wildlife #wildlifeart #watercolor #illustration
#naturalist #charadrius #shorebird #protectiondelafaune
#oiseauxdesplages #nidification #conservation

Good morning from Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge

My weekend trip to the desert included a stop at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve, where the poppies were finally out, if not in superbloom mode

https://flic.kr/p/2qW68n4

Had to purchase my first house sparrow trap today. They're bullying a robin for his nest!
Anyone have ideas on humane euthanasia besides freezing? These buggers must go unfortunately, they will kill a song bird for their nest.
#Nature #naturalist #birds #HouseSparrows #InvasiveSpecies

Just got word, city approved the Scout's Park Rehabilitation plans with my native pollinator garden design inputs. Such a great project! I've already set aside plants! Time to contact all my garden friends with the list of plants needed!

Edit* forgot to say, we're still waiting on the mayor's stamp

turkey vulture visited the other day.
#birds #birdsofprey #naturalist #rewilding #turkeyvultures #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

at rest. at flight.
turkey vultures.
#birds #turkeyvultures #vultures #naturalist #nature #wildlife #photography #birdsofprey

my best shots of the full moon, blood moon lunar eclipse near totality March 13th & 14th.
#moon #bloodmoon #fullmoon #lunareclipse #bloodmooneclipse #nightsky #naturalist #totality #nature

stoic
#cardinal #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #winter #ontario #naturalist #birds #photography #naturephotography

Oh, yes.... forgot to mention...
It's spring peeper time in Southern Ohio!

softness

You know what's great about not yet being an expert in #naturalist topics?

I was sure I heard a gull yesterday. Merlin informed me it's a red-shouldered hawk. It is crazy to me how birds you think you know (from media,) you really don't know.

Don't get me started on the bald eagle...

Anyway our RS hawks are out doing their thing this morning. Beautiful!

first red-winged blackbird of the season! spring is HERE, spring is HERE! (he looks a little cold)

I thought originally it was a small crow (he was very far away), nice surprise as I curated my SD card this afternoon!
#nature #birds #redwingedblackbird #spring #rewilding #naturalist #ontario