Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)...the red patch on the back of the neck identifies this bird as a male...Europe and Northern Asia. #birds #nature #birdsofmastodon #photo #wildlife #woodpecker
D C Fitzgerald
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
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“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
A New York State cemetery may be home to nearly 5.6 million ground-nesting bees, according to a new study.. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-discovered-5-6-million-bees-under-a-new-york-cemetery/ #bees #wildlife #science #ecology #insects #discovery #nature
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
A Lanternfly, Elephant-nosed Lanternfly (Pyrops)... Southeast Asia...phloem-feeders, they use a needle-like proboscis to pierce the bark of specific trees & suck out the sugary sap. #nature #biology #science #insects #wildlife #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Male Fiddler Crab (genus Uca, Austruca or Tubuca). They have an unusual diet, they're detritivores. They use the small claw to scoop up mouthfuls of sediment, sift out the algae and microbes, and then spit the sand back out in little pellets. #wildlife #nature #biology #crustaceans #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Oxbow Bend, the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park,
Wyoming, USA. #parks #nature #landscape #geography #photo #conservation
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Lavender garden...lavender belongs to the Lamiaceae family, making it a close relative of mint, sage, rosemary, and basil. #flowers #nature #garden #plants #botany #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Thoracic and cephalic horn of a male beetle (Golofa porteri). Michael Parra Puentes. Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.. 3.7X (Objective Lens Magnification). #science #biology #wildlife #photo #nature #microscopy
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Quang Lang beach in the Thai Binh Province, Vietnam...as the tide goes out, it leaves a layer of water a few centimeters deep, which, in the absence of wind, creates one of the most perfect natural mirrors in Southeast Asia. #geography #nature #photo #asia #tradition #landscape #sunset #fishing
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)... African savannas…like some other Rollers, they’re actually drawn to the edges of bushfires to catch the insects trying to get away from the fire. #birds #nature #ecology #birdsofmastodon #photo #wildlife
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Tansy Beetle (Chrysolina graminis)...shimmer with copper or gold highlights in the right light...feed on the Tansy plant & other mint-family herbs. #insects #biology #photo #nature #wildlife #science
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), probably a female...host plants are in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) and capers...southern US down to Central and parts of S. America. #butterfly #nature #insect #wildlife #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Golden eared tanager (Tangara chrysotis)…the Andes from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru into northern Bolivia…take berries, fruit & arthropods, making them seed disperses & insect controllers. #birds #wildlife #birdsofmastodon #ecology #nature
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Young macaques exhibit natural grooming and comfort-seeking behaviors like with the toy orangutan mirroring the physical touch (like grooming and hugging) they use to build trust and reduce stress within their social groups. #wildlife #nature #ecology #Reels #learning #psychology
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Small White or Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)...likely a female...from Europe, North Africa, Asia and introduced into North America. #butterflies #wildlife #biology #biology #photo #insects #nature
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Aoraki / Mount Cook and the Hooker Valley, New Zealand…Aoraki / Mount Cook is geologically active, the mountains are still rising quite rapidly due to tectonic pressure. #geography #geology #nature #newzealand #mountains #lakes #hiking #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Beautiful Demoisselle damselflies (Calopteryx virgo). The male has that striking iridescent blue body. The female is a more metallic green or brownish-bronze with clear, greenish-tinted wings. #insects #nature #wildlife #biology #damselfly
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Seceda ridgeline in the Italian Dolomites, within the Puez-Odle Nature Park in South Tyrol. #geography #landscape #nature #photo #parks
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
https://electrek.co/2026/03/19/the-world-added-a-record-814-gw-wind-solar/ “Solar made up the bulk of new additions in 2025. Globally, nearly 4 GW of solar was installed for every 1 GW of wind… Solar, wind & batteries give importers a genuine path to energy security, one that is cheaper, faster to deploy, and doesn’t come with geopolitical strings attached.” #environment #climate #energy #technology
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Red-tailed black cockatoo, Banksian or Banks' black cockatoo, (Calyptorhynchus banksii)...drier parts of Australia...while they eat a variety of grains, their favorite is eucalyptus seeds. #birds #wildlife #nature #biology #photo #birdsofmastodon
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
"Sword Peak" (Jianfeng) located in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in Hubei Province, China.
Millions of years ago, this area was an ocean floor composed of thick layers of limestone. Earth's movements pushed these layers upward, creating vertical fractures. #geology #nature #geography #science
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia species). Zion National Park. #park #landscape #plants #nature #cactus
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Male Red-and-yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus)...fruit, seeds & the occasional small insects or lizards...Africa. #birds #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska...much of the park is permafrost so the black spruce often lean at odd angles (drunken trees") because roots can't go too deep, their roots can't penetrate the ice. #parks #nature #landscape #geography #photo #ecology
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Early Thorn moth (Selenia dentaria)...resting with its wings folded vertically over its back—like a butterfly...host plants include Hawthorn, Birch and Alder. #moths #insects #nature #photo #wildlife #biology
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)....workers and males often have a white tail with a subtle thin buff line separating it from the black abdomen...the most common bumblebee species in Europe. #insects #bees #nature #biology #wildlife #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda), silk moth family (Saturniidae). They live for about a week, focusing on mating before they just run out of energy and pass away. #moth #insects #biology #wildlife #science #Reels
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
"..we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right...sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield."
George Orwell, March 22, 1946. #quote #history #war #fascism #communism #religion #gop #conservatives #education
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Common Parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans)...native to Southeast Asia...like many dragonflies, they're perch hunters. They sit on tall vegetation until some tasty insect prey pass by. #insects #wildlife #nature #dragonfly #photo #biology .
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)…forests of Central and S. America. Frugivores with nesting habits of a woodpecker, they excavate nesting cavities in decaying trees. #birds #wildlife #nature #ecology #photo #birdsofmastodon
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Thistle Fruit Fly on a on a green, unbloomed thistle flower head. Thistle flies are often host-specific, spending their entire life cycle around thistles. #nature #insects #plants #ecology #photo #wildlife
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Winnats Pass, in the Peak District National Park, England...The limestone cliffs and grasslands provide a habitat for wildflowers like orchids and feather-moss, as well as nesting birds like peregrine falcons and ravens. #geography #parks #landscape #conservation #nature
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
"Lone Tree of Lake Wānaka", New Zealand. Local folklore suggests it began life in 1939 as a wooden fence post. It was a branch of a crack willow (Salix fragilis). #geography #nature #plants #newzealand #trees
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Giant Devil's Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)...in the photo, that pose, spreading its forelegs and revealing bright colors and patterns, its trying to look much larger & dangerous to potential predators....native to East Africa. #wildlife #nature #photo #biology #insects #mantis
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Male Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)...Southern & Southeast Asia...brilliant plumage is diet-dependent. , they consume pigments (carotenoids) from their food, otherwise the colors would fade significantly. #birds #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #biology #nature #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
https://www.sciencealert.com/venting-doesnt-reduce-anger-but-something-else-does-review-finds "Venting anger might sound like a good idea, but there's not a shred of scientific evidence to support catharsis theory." Avoid hate, your brain’s amygdala signals, cortisol & Adrenaline (Epinephrine). #science #psychology #emotion #education #politics
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Male American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)....takes grasshoppers, dragonflies, voles, mice...they're almost everywhere from Alaska and Canada all the way south to Tierra del Fuego at the tip of S. America. *this particular bird is either used for falconry or it's an 'ambassador' bird at a zoo. #birdsofmastodon #ecology #nature #photo #wildlife #biology #birds
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)....migratory within the Indian subcontinent...terrestrial foragers that flip over leaf litter to hunt for insects, earthworms, and snails. #birdsofmastodon #birds #nature #ecology #science #photo
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅
“We are made of stardust and water, cobbled together from the debris of exploding stars, and yet we dream of permanence." - The Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers. 🔭🔬🌿🦅