For #WorldPhotographyDay, I just had to post what is probably my favorite photo I've ever taken; a Rufous Hummingbird feeding from a bigleaf maple flower. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Oregon
Michael
@thecorvallisbirder.bsky.social
Fisheries biologist working with the Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife, monitoring coastal fall Chinook. Birder, forager, all-around amateur naturalist and photographer.
Yet more crimes against nature. More damage and destruction that will take centuries to heal, and will never be quite the same.
Center for Biological Diversity@biologicaldiversity.org · 8h ago“It was a scorcher,” McSpadden said, but it was the only way to find out for sure what was really going on at the 330,000-acre #NationalPark Service site 150 miles southwest of #Tucson. “That’s a treasured Sonoran landscape that has been bulldozed."
I cannot see a dead fish as a "conservation success". Bluefin tuna are still rare - they only avoid being technically endangered cos they stabilised at a tiny number. That's not a healthy population, just a stable one. Let them breed and really do well before you fish for them if you have to.
First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation
Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction
theguardian.com
Time to move away from the mountains and the wildflowers, and head to the beach; or, as we generally refer to it here in Oregon, the coast! Specifically, the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. Another trip with @sirisharmony.bsky.social. #Nature #Photography #thepeoplescoast #Oregon
For AB's #BirdoftheDay theme of #BirdInABush, here's a California Scrub-jay perched in a willow bush. Taken at my local park, which is chock full of both shrubs and birds! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #WillametteValley #Oregon
Atlantic Birding@atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 23h agoGood Morning & Happy Wednesday Everyone! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BirdInABush; any bird in a hedge/bush Alt. is #FlyingHigh; any bird flying high in the sky - juvenile Whitethroat amongst the brambles - Sub-adult White-Tailed Eagle flyover #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography
People are SUFFERING. We have to stop acting like everything is okay. It’s not okay. The conditions under which we ALL are living are killing us.
For AB's #BirdoftheDay theme of #50ShadesofGrey, here's one from June of a Fox Sparrow taken in Central OR. This is an interesting one for me, as it's the "Thick-billed" subspecies, very different in plumage from the "Sooty" group that I see more locally. #Nature #Photography #Birds #Oregon
Atlantic Birding@atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 5d agoGood Morning & Happy Saturday Everybody! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #50ShadesOfGrey; birds with grey plumage Alt. is #Fledglings; any newly fledged bird - a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher in the forest - a very fluffy looking young BullFinch #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography
From Madagascar’s golden-crowned sifaka to Mexico’s Charco Azul pupfish, 100 species facing extinction are getting a $200 million lifeline. The Phoenix Species Project will fund targeted conservation efforts across 30 countries to bring species back from the brink. Learn more! 👇️
100 species on the brink get a $200m conservation lifeline
Recovery projects for 100 critically endangered and extinct-in-the-wild species across the world are set to receive new funding under a conservation initiative announced Aug. 4. Re:wild and the Bezos…
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Well, with Rob's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Warblers, I could only go for my absolute favorite, the Townsend's Warbler! Seen here on a spruce tree at the #Oregon Coast. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #thepeoplescoast
Rob Crank Photography@robcrank68.bsky.social · 6d agoGood morning folks. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Warblers, any of the Warbler Species. The Alt theme is #Ducklings, any Duckling will do. Sadly no time for stories today. #birds #naturephotography #ECK #CanonR5mkii #photography #ukbirding #BirdLife #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlife
More summer #Flower photos... this time from Cone Peak and Iron Mountain. This is a magnificent summer wildflower hike in Oregon's Central Cascades that @sirisharmony.bsky.social and I try to do every summer. #Nature #Photography #Bloomscrolling #Oregon
Concrete and asphalt trap heat overnight in tropical cities, amplifying extreme heat. Solutions like urban tree canopies and green roofs can cool streets, but many lower-income megacities struggle to afford them ahead of projected record temperatures. Adam Litchkofski reports for #Mongabay.
Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them
Urban heat islands pose a growing global health threat. But in tropical cities, the peril is surging. Already burdened by hot-humid equatorial weather, global warming, intense poverty, rapid…
mongabay.cc
A study concluded that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live. (Published July 2025)
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
propublica.org
Finally catching up on some photos from the summer. These are from a trip to Mary's Peak, the highest point in Oregon's Coast Range, back in June. The peak is a spectacular spot for late spring wildflowers. #Nature #Photography #Wildflowers #Bloomscrolling #Oregon
Kids who get lots of vaccines miss out on a lot of things in life like measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, and polio.
From the Amazon to the Pampa, habitat loss is driving Brazil's wildcats into contact with domestic animals, exposing wild species to disease. Researchers explain that mass domestic pet vaccination and habitat protection are critical to their survival. @lucas-berti.bsky.social reports for Mongabay.
Brazil’s wildcats face multiple diseases due to habitat fragmentation
Every day, millions of Brazilians recall how rich the country’s feline biodiversity is when they reach into their wallets: Since entering circulation in 2010, the ‘50 real’ notes have carried a…
mongabay.cc
Ten Senate Democrats are accusing the Interior Department of using a routine-sounding policy review to lay the groundwork for stripping wilderness protections from nearly 200 million acres of public land. westernpriorities.org/2026/08/demo...
Democrats call Interior wilderness policy review a ‘ploy’ - Center for Western Priorities
Ten Senate Democrats are accusing the Interior Department of using a routine-sounding policy review to lay the groundwork for stripping wilderness protections from nearly 200 million acres of public l...
westernpriorities.org
Today is #WorldKrillDay! ✨ Krill are a large type of zooplankton, and plankton play a key role in keeping ocean ecosystems in balance. Without plankton, entire food webs would likely collapse. ⚠️ Learn all about how crucial plankton species like krill are for ocean health: https://bit.ly/4ctG4R3
Oregon passed it's record fire season a couple weeks back, and things are still going. Relief is unlikely to come until October at the earliest. The record will not just be broken, but obliterated.
Mongabay@mongabay.com · last wk.Canada's 2026 wildfire season torched 3.8 million hectares, with 94% burning in just five weeks. A @wwattribution.bsky.social study finds climate change doubled the likelihood of these conditions. Researchers warn that physical limits to wildfire adaptation are being reached.
Destroying the Earth and hiding the evidence. In the service of greed and power.
Zack Colman@zcolman.bsky.social · last wk.SCOOP: Trump is ending federal support for NOAA's Arctic Report Card, a major annual update shedding light on the effect climate change has on the Arctic. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
A yellow-faced bumblebee (I think) feasts upon a marigold in our garden. @sirisharmony.bsky.social is a huge fan of marigolds, as are a plethora of pollinators! #Nature #Photography #Insects #Bloomscrolling #Flowers
I took this photo in Big Bend in 2014. The blue land in the distance is Mexico. The only sounds were the wind and the calls of Chihuahuan Ravens. The borderlands between Texas and Mexico are beautiful, and destroying this ecosystem is a profound violation.
🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀@onefussyone.bsky.social · 2w agoMike Davidson, a tour guide in Big Bend, told Newsweek; "They might as well send a bulldozer through the graveyard where my parents are buried or something like that. It hits me very strongly." Soulless, wretched people are responsible for this. They have to go. www.newsweek.com/bulldozers-p...
Some more smoke pictures of the Wright's Spring fire... These were taken on our way out yesterday (from the road, but I wasn't driving). All closer to the fire, showing the absolutely massive plume being put out.
For Alan's #BirdoftheDay alt theme of #ASplashOfColor, I just had to go with one of the most brilliantly colored summer visitors to my part of the world, the amazing Western Tanager! Taken earlier this summer in Central Oregon. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Oregon
Alan H@alan678.bsky.social · 2w agoGood morning birders. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BestFootForward- any bird taking a step forward or standing on one leg. #ASplashOfColour- Celebrate vibrant plumage or colourful backgrounds that complement the bird. #birds #photography #ECK
Got chased out of the field by the smoke from the Wright's Spring fire, burning near Klamath Falls (and still growing, up to 34k acres since Thursday). Here are some pictures from our field site from yesterday afternoon, when the AQI was probably around 400.
Protecting primates like apes and monkeys can safeguard thousands of other species. A study in China’s Yunnan province found that protecting priority habitats for 16 primate species would cover 86% of local threatened animals. Fellow Muhammad Talal reports for #Mongabay.
Protecting primates could protect thousands of other species, study finds
As biodiversity on Earth faces rapid decline, scientists are advocating for a new conservation approach: Save habitat for primates and protect countless other species along with them. For long,…
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The entire horizon North of me is a wall of smoke from the Wright's Spring fire burning near Klamath Falls. This photo was taken from our field site on the Sprague River. In no immediate danger, but the smoke will be rolling in tomorrow.
It really should be this simple, at least for like 90% of everyone.
Shepherd@neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 2w agoI would rather have pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep and elk and purple sage and four wing saltbrush than data centers and so far no one in tech has presented a compelling vision for how to have all of those things, they just seize more resources for the plagiarism engine.
Dear Climate & Environment Donors, I have a proposal for you. Hundreds of smaller non-profits, academic centers, and community-based organizations are seeing their content and web presence get lost in and displaced by the Generative AI juggernaut.
Scientists sail to Greenland to study melting ice sheets www.bbc.com/news/article... 🧪 🦑 🌍️
Scientists sail to Greenland to study melting ice sheets
A Cambridge scientist is leading the pioneering study into the impact of melting glaciers on our oceans.
bbc.com