Little Leaf beetle around 3-4mm #leafbeetle #beetle #insects #nature #macro #Springwatch BBC Earth BBC Springwatch BBC Wildlife

Plant bug around 7mm long #plantbug #capsidbug #bug #insects #macro #SpringWatch BBC Earth BBC Wildlife BBC Springwatch

Baby Grasshopper around 4mm 🦗 #Grasshopper #Hopper #insects #Insecticonsweek2023 #insectphotograpby #nature #macrophotography #Springwatch BBC Springwatch BBC Wildlife BBC Earth

Baby cricket around 3-4mm playing peek-a-boo #babycricket #cricket #insects #Insecticonsweek2023 #NaturePhotography #nature #macrophotography #macro #Springwatch BBC Springwatch BBC Wildlife BBC Earth

A recent commission for @CWMillerLab , so glad that I can have a chance to work on leaf-footed bugs!

Collared Doves will nest in every month of the year, though they prefer the warmer months. Look for their simple stick nests on lamposts, windowsills and train stations and report them to Nesting Neighbours - bto.org/our-science/pr… BBC Springwatch 📸 @tomcadwallender/BTO

Silbury Hill with West Kennet Long Barrow in the distance. HedleyThorne.com

Millions of bees are dying, but the EU is considering a law that could rebuild their habitat, #restorenature, and set an example for the rest of the world. Powerful interests are trying to kill the bill -- let’s not let that happen! Sign&RT fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/na…

#Motonormativity*: the double standards we apply to the car-dominated status quo in the face of potential change. Also known as #CarBrain (* by Ian Walker: psyarxiv.com/egnmj/download…)

A return to Coll this morning to look at this lovely cinnabar moth. Moths can be very colourful and striking, and extremely interesting to study. This superb page from the Natural History Museum looks at moths in more detail @ nhm.ac.uk/discover/uk-mo…

Blue-tailed Damselfly 'hiding' behind the blade of grass it was resting on.

Octopuses are intelligent, sentient and fascinating creatures. They should not be confined in small barren tanks. Sign our petition to end factory farming for octopuses and all animals: bit.ly/3URkyue sentientmedia.org/hawaii-octopus…

“Ooh, you’ve caught the sun” - Translation: You should seek medical attention.

The plants in our garden are covered in aphids at the moment - and that's a good thing because it helps feed ladybird and hoverfly larvae amongst other things. Here's a Harlequin working its way through the aphids on our apple tree.

Hats off to Powys County Council for not cutting the verges around the Welshpool by-pass. Vipers’ bugloss, yellow rattle, knapweed and a sea of oxeye daisies were buzzing with bees. Ardderchog!

Japanese artist Nana Akua photographed her grandmother's embroidery - a folk artform known as Temari, meaning ‘hand ball’ and given as special gifts #WomensArt

Family portrait , shared by @keithhumphreyphotography and today's #FoxOfTheDay

Cecilia Payne (1900-1979), unlike celebrated men like Newton, Darwin or Einstein, Payne, a UK-born US astronomer and astrophysicist who discovered what the universe is made of and more, is hardly recognised. Portrait right by US artist Patricia Watwood #WomensArt

Aquavista Such a wonderful display of wild flowers #Cropredy marina! So happy to see that #wildflowers have not been mown yet 💚..Thank you!