In two years, a 90-acre plot in Scotland has gone from a count of 35 bumblebees to over 4,000. They've also doubled their species diversity.

Rewilding and habitat restoration can work, and can work fast, especially for quickly breeding species.

#wildlife #rewilding #GoodNews

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Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project

‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’

^{Katharine Hay (The Scotsman)}

#WildlifeWednesday

While waiting for the ferry, I spotted this gull eating a starfish, looked like chocking at first…

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King 5: "Poulsbo woman calls authorities after finding over 100 raccoons outside her home demanding food

The woman told deputies she started feeding raccoons around her house about 35 years ago without any problems. Six weeks ago the population of raccoons "exploded.""

😂 😬
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#animals #raccoons #wildlife

Did you know elephants are helping shape robot design?

Their trunks' precise movements have been inspiring new tech innovations for 20 years. Researchers are using the insights to create robotic limbs with precise grips that can work to pick up objects in the unpredictable real world:
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#tech #research #wildlife

Elephants use the tips of their trunks to grasp things with great precision – how this can help robotic design

New research has found that the two ‘fingers’ on the tip of an elephant’s trunk exert different forces. The finding will be used to improve the abilities of bio-inspired robots.

^{The Conversation}

Phantom wing

#birds #wildlife #nature #photography

The key to a good band picture is for each member to pensively look in a different direction.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #shetland #unst #hermaness #puffin #atlanticpuffin

Manatees manage their buoyancy through consistent farting. I wish I knew that trick when I was scuba diving

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#Nature #Wildlife #FunFacts

Can Manatees Control Their Buoyancy by Farting?

Scientific evidence exists that manatees can regulate their underwater buoyancy by expelling gas. This helps them control their rise and fall while underwater.

^dcmp.org

Como segunda parte del hilo, recupero las dos fotillos de antes de la migración

Unas cabritillas montesas y un buitre leonado.

#photography #fotografia #naturephotography #mountain #wildlife #animals #animales #madrid

Pues... ¿inauguramos? hilo de fotillos con ave desconocida

Editado: Roquero solitario.

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A barn swallow delivering a meal to one of its hungry nestlings.

Or perhaps conducting a choir?

From a recent photography workshop I was running on Mull.

Canon R7 RF100-500mm, f/5.6, 363mm, 1/1250th, ISO 12800

#swallow #photography #wildlife #birdphotography #workshop

A swan on what looks like a collision course – taken as I was standing, apparently in a good spot for flying over, on a hill next to the lake it took off from. It was gaining altitude faster than it was closing the distance, so this didn't feel quite as perilous as it might appear!

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Polar Bear lying in a field of purple lupine.

Martin Gregus, Jr
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Firstly, I'd just like to say thank you to all the people who have liked, boosted and commented on my images, and to all the new followers I have. It's rather humbling. 😊

Today's shot comes from a magical day in the Scottish #Highlands, a few years ago, when I was photographing red squirrels.

These charming characters are incredibly agile and can jump great distances between trees.

Here I managed to capture one as it appears to be flying down my lens.

#redsquirrel #scotland #wildlife #fun

Like this hummingbird, I can see the weekend from here, and it is bright and warm and shining with potential. Hope you have something awesome planned. My agenda is to read a thick book. What's yours?

This wee cuteness was captured in Tucson, Arizona, in September. #hummingbird #Wildlife #birds #NaturePhotography #nature

"I build little people out of acorns and sticks, then photograph them in the wild with real animals.
Join me as I share my process of building and photographing.
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