nature

📍 Irvine, California<br>🗓️ October 24, 2025<br>📷 Sony a7iii, Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/3.5 Macro with Extension Tube 25, 1/1000th, ISO 320<br><br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="/tags/flower/" rel="tag">#flower</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/pricklypearcactus/" rel="tag">#PricklyPearCactus</a> <a href="/tags/opuntia/" rel="tag">#Opuntia</a> <a href="/tags/ant/" rel="tag">#ant</a> <a href="/tags/ants/" rel="tag">#ants</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/macro/" rel="tag">#macro</a> <a href="/tags/macrophotography/" rel="tag">#macrophotography</a> <a href="/tags/vintagelens/" rel="tag">#vintagelens</a>

<p>Please leave the leaves. And make a vow: no more leaf blowers!</p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#Bees</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#Biodiversity</a></p>

Arrowhead Marsh <a href="/tags/indiana/" rel="tag">#indiana</a> <a href="/tags/allen/" rel="tag">#allen</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/burn/" rel="tag">#burn</a>

<p>I painted this watercolor painting of happy wildflowers - daisies and poppies - some years ago, but I still like it. So I thought I share it with you here today...</p><p>--&gt; <a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/daisies-and-poppies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/daisies-and-poppies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/daisies-and-poppies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="/tags/florespondence/" rel="tag">#florespondence</a> <a href="/tags/aquarell/" rel="tag">#aquarell</a> <a href="/tags/aquarelle/" rel="tag">#aquarelle</a> <a href="/tags/natur/" rel="tag">#natur</a> <a href="/tags/blumen/" rel="tag">#blumen</a> <a href="/tags/wildflower/" rel="tag">#wildflower</a> <a href="/tags/wildflowers/" rel="tag">#wildflowers</a> <a href="/tags/nomowmay/" rel="tag">#noMowMay</a></p>

<p>Enjoy your day with my handmade watercolor painting &#x27;Smiling Robin&#x27;!</p><p>Find it here:<br><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/smiling-robin-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/smiling-robin-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/smiling-robin-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/bird/" rel="tag">#bird</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/birdsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/birdart/" rel="tag">#BirdArt</a> <a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#birding</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturelover/" rel="tag">#NatureLover</a> <a href="/tags/birdwatching/" rel="tag">#BirdWatching</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/vogel/" rel="tag">#vogel</a> <a href="/tags/cute/" rel="tag">#cute</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/handmade/" rel="tag">#handmade</a> <a href="/tags/robin/" rel="tag">#robin</a></p>

<p>🧵 1/8 Why you have to wait for another episode of my <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/naturematchcuts/" rel="tag">#NatureMatchCuts</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naturematchcuts/id1630784381" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naturematchcuts/id1630784381"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">naturematchcuts/id1630784381</span></a></p><p>No one has yet dared to ask where the next episode is. I already have a guilty conscience. But it&#x27;s not working yet. Why?<br>I try to summarise the causes as briefly as possible. I like the word &quot;turmoil&quot; for this.</p><p>First, the star of my podcast had died. Even though I&#x27;m over it now (I still miss him a lot): I&#x27;m missing something fundamental</p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturelovers/" rel="tag">#naturelovers</a> <a href="/tags/reconnectwithnature/" rel="tag">#reconnectWithNature</a> <a href="/tags/ecogrief/" rel="tag">#ecogrief</a></p>

Dry wetland near campus <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/indiana/" rel="tag">#indiana</a> <a href="/tags/fortwayne/" rel="tag">#fortwayne</a>

<p>Wild Radish</p><p><a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a></p>

<p>This is perfect. We humans tend to center ourselves in everything. This is true with animals, land, and even other people.</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@anna_lillith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anna_lillith</span></a></span> (posted fresh to include full alt text).</p><p><a href="/tags/humans/" rel="tag">#Humans</a> <a href="/tags/humanity/" rel="tag">#Humanity</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#Animals</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/silentsunday/" rel="tag">#SilentSunday</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#Japan</a></p>

<p>Christian Spencer&#x27;s rainbows in the sky 🐦 </p><p><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07</span><span class="invisible">/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>

<p>A moss jungle on a rock 🌴 🌲 </p><p><a href="/tags/moss/" rel="tag">#moss</a> <a href="/tags/mosstodon/" rel="tag">#Mosstodon</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>

<p>As the longest night ushers in a new day, we look inward to reflect on the past year- let go, and look forward to the new one. 💫💖</p><p>May you always be blessed with light to illuminate the world with your LOVE.<br>🌞❤️Happy Winter Solstice! 🕊️🙏🏼❤️</p><p><a href="/tags/wintersolstice/" rel="tag">#WinterSolstice</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

<p>Do you like hedgehogs? Artist <span class="h-card"><a href="https://socel.net/@KarenKasparArt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarenKasparArt</span></a></span> and I certainly do! We have created two designs of <a href="/tags/haikuart/" rel="tag">#haikuart</a> with them, from T-shirts and throw pillows to cards and prints. Now with a 25% discount at Redbubble!</p><p>For Europe: <br><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Hedgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Hedgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/He</span><span class="invisible">dgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pill</span><span class="invisible">ow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&amp;size=45x60&amp;var2=0&amp;var3=2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&amp;size=45x60&amp;var2=0&amp;var3=2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel</span><span class="invisible">-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&amp;size=45x60&amp;var2=0&amp;var3=2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-</span><span class="invisible">Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230</span></a></p><p>For ao The US :<br><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> <a href="/tags/haikuart/" rel="tag">#haikuart</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#ayearforart</a> <a href="/tags/faa/" rel="tag">#FAA</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/hedgehog/" rel="tag">#hedgehog</a> <a href="/tags/hedgehogs/" rel="tag">#hedgehogs</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a></p>

<p>Have a colorful day!</p><p>Colorful deer portrait - hand-painted acrylic painting</p><p>Find it here:<br><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/colorful-deer-portrait-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/colorful-deer-portrait-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/colorful-deer-portrait-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/deer/" rel="tag">#deer</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/outdoors/" rel="tag">#outdoors</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#ArtForSale</a> <a href="/tags/artmatters/" rel="tag">#ArtMatters</a> <a href="/tags/humanartist/" rel="tag">#HumanArtist</a> <a href="/tags/artcollector/" rel="tag">#ArtCollector</a> <a href="/tags/natur/" rel="tag">#natur</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/colorful/" rel="tag">#colorful</a> <a href="/tags/colors/" rel="tag">#colors</a> <a href="/tags/portrait/" rel="tag">#portrait</a> <a href="/tags/gifts/" rel="tag">#gifts</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a></p>

<p>Happy Winter Solstice to you and yours. Yesterday, watching snow fall from the Heavens. What a beautiful sight.</p><p><a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/snow-falling-from-heaven-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/snow-falling-from-heaven-renata-natale.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">renata-natale.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/snow-falling-from-heaven-renata-natale.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/snowfall/" rel="tag">#snowfall</a> <a href="/tags/wintersolstice/" rel="tag">#WinterSolstice</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/heavensent/" rel="tag">#heavensent</a> <a href="/tags/snowing/" rel="tag">#snowing</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a></p>

<p>Lupines, in anticipation of spring <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

<p>I just can&#x27;t resist beautiful wildflowers! They grow in every corner of my garden and are always a source of inspiration for paintings.</p><p>Here is one from a few years ago - enjoy!</p><p>--&gt; <a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/daisies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/daisies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/daisies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="/tags/florespondence/" rel="tag">#florespondence</a> <a href="/tags/handmade/" rel="tag">#handmade</a> <a href="/tags/aquarell/" rel="tag">#aquarell</a> <a href="/tags/natur/" rel="tag">#natur</a> <a href="/tags/blumen/" rel="tag">#blumen</a> <a href="/tags/wildflowers/" rel="tag">#wildflowers</a></p>

<p>Forget me not - <br>flower still life in a blue vase handmade watercolor painting - a special gift for someone you love!</p><p>--&gt; <a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/forget-me-not-flower-stilllife-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/forget-me-not-flower-stilllife-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/forget-me-not-flower-stilllife-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/flower/" rel="tag">#flower</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturelover/" rel="tag">#NatureLover</a> <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="/tags/wildflower/" rel="tag">#wildflower</a> <a href="/tags/wildflowers/" rel="tag">#wildflowers</a> <a href="/tags/stilllife/" rel="tag">#stilllife</a> <a href="/tags/aquarell/" rel="tag">#aquarell</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a></p>

<p>🦝 Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication</p><p>City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#Wildlife</a> <br><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raccoons-are-showing-early-signs-of-domestication/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.scientificamerican.com/article/raccoons-are-showing-early-signs-of-domestication/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.scientificamerican.com/art</span><span class="invisible">icle/raccoons-are-showing-early-signs-of-domestication/</span></a></p>

<p>The Squirrel&#x27;s here were too brave, don&#x27;t eat a snack with them around or they will swarm you!</p><p>@squirrel_spotting_society </p><p><a href="/tags/sjsu/" rel="tag">#sjsu</a> <a href="/tags/sanjose/" rel="tag">#sanjose</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/bubonicplague/" rel="tag">#bubonicplague</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/taneggs/" rel="tag">#taneggs</a> <a href="/tags/squirrel/" rel="tag">#squirrel</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/2024/" rel="tag">#2024</a> by Month</p><p><a href="/tags/january/" rel="tag">#january</a></p><p>Oystercatcher </p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#Wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/naturecommunity/" rel="tag">#naturecommunity</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/birdsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/birdphotography/" rel="tag">#birdphotography</a></p>

<p>Celebrating the best of sunset 2024</p><p><a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-at-sunset-twin-lakes-pa-renata-natale.html?product=framed-print" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-at-sunset-twin-lakes-pa-renata-natale.html?product=framed-print"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">renata-natale.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/canoeing-at-sunset-twin-lakes-pa-renata-natale.html?product=framed-print</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/sunset/" rel="tag">#Sunset</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/beauty/" rel="tag">#beauty</a> <a href="/tags/serenity/" rel="tag">#serenity</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#prints</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/fotographie/" rel="tag">#fotographie</a> <a href="/tags/twinlakes/" rel="tag">#twinlakes</a> <a href="/tags/poconomountains/" rel="tag">#poconomountains</a></p>

<p>Kate Hildenbrand makes wonderful videos about gardening, the environment, animals, nature, cooking and other topics. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://video.katehildenbrand.com/accounts/kate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kate</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already 174 videos uploaded. If they haven&#x27;t federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://video.katehildenbrand.com/a/kate/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="video.katehildenbrand.com/a/kate/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.katehildenbrand.com/a/ka</span><span class="invisible">te/videos</span></a></p><p>You can also follow Hildenbrand&#x27;s general social media account at <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rootsandcalluses" rel="nofollow">@rootsandcalluses</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#Gardening</a> <a href="/tags/gardens/" rel="tag">#Gardens</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#Animals</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#Cooking</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>

<p>Happy FotoMontag, folks. I&#x27;ll post a real picture today, but I wanted to do the fun picture first. Bald Eagle and Crow being a pest .<a href="/tags/baldeagle/" rel="tag">#baldeagle</a> <a href="/tags/eagle/" rel="tag">#eagle</a> <a href="/tags/crow/" rel="tag">#crow</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturephoto/" rel="tag">#naturephoto</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/fun/" rel="tag">#fun</a> <a href="/tags/pest/" rel="tag">#pest</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/fotomontag/" rel="tag">#fotomontag</a></p>