Flamingos: the Barbies of the bird world 💗

Their pink colour is due to pigments called carotenoids in the algae and crustaceans they eat. The carotenoids also impregnate the bird's tissues, skin, blood and even egg yolk!

#InternationalFlamingoDay

It's Friday! Here's a Chilean flamingo doing yoga.

#InternationalFlamingoDay

Nature is declining in the UK, but there is hope. And there’s strength in numbers.

Will you march with us? ✊🌱💚

#RestoreNatureNow

Polluted rivers, lost woodlands, overfished seas…

UK Nature is struggling, & it needs us to stand up for it🥀

Let’s unite for nature in London on 22 June, sending a clear message to all politicians📢 to #RestoreNatureNow

Find out more & sign up👇

restorenaturenow.com

👣 Estuary sand makes a perfect place for creatures to leave their mark. 👣

Pictured here are wader prints and molluscs tracks.

📸 David Pickett

#ScottishWildlife #Scotland #Footprints #LeaveOnlyFootprints

‘Though she be but little, she is fierce!'

Perfect words for the punky, pint-sized goldcrest - the UK's smallest bird.

#ShakespeareDay

PSA: Wetlands have the potential to save species from extinction, tackle climate change, and improve our lives. 🌊

📸 Bec Greenway

#EarthDay

There is no life on 🌍 without wetlands.

They cover only 6% of the planet, but support 40% of species on earth and store more carbon than all the world’s forests combined.

#EarthDay #EarthDay 2024

We only have one earth. Let's protect it 🌎

#EarthDay

Curlews fitted with GPS tags provide our researchers with vital data about their breeding habits and locations.

Can you help us name this female tagged by our field team? Drop your suggestions below 👇

#WorldCurlewDay

Happy World Curlew Day! Love them, protect them, celebrate them. 💚 ⁦Curlew Action⁩ 📷 Andrew McAlister

It's #WorldCurlewDay 💫
Here's hoping we see a few chicks fledging from our meadows this year! #SAVCurlews

Let’s flood the timeline with these beaky birds for #WorldCurlewDay

Have you see one in the wild?