Purple hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) at Mystery Bay, NSW. Only one plant out and only just starting to flower in late February near the ocean. I usually see this species flowering nearby from late November - this is probably the latest flowering I have seen (although it can apparently flower into March at some locations).

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium

Purple hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) at Mystery Bay, NSW. Only one plant out and only just starting to flower in late February near the ocean. I usually see this species flowering nearby from late November - this is probably the latest flowering I have seen (although it can apparently flower into March at some locations).

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #india for #FungiFriday:

Cuphophyllus aureus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5400917-6B24-611A-37B7-FF77C1A8FEDD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.721.3.6
#Phytotaxa #CuphophyllusAureus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #india for #FungiFriday:

Cuphophyllus aureus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5400917-6B24-611A-37B7-FF77C1A8FEDD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.721.3.6
#Phytotaxa #CuphophyllusAureus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

‘What the actual f**k?…you promised no rain today Mr. Weather Forecast Man!’

Greenfinch pissed and asking some serious questions here on World Bee Sanctuary this afternoon.

#rain
#birds
#nature
#greenfinch
#biodiversity
#birdsofmastodon
#BirdsOfFediverse
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography

**Image courtesy Mrs. The Bee Guy.

‘What the actual f**k?…you promised no rain today Mr. Weather Forecast Man!’

Greenfinch pissed and asking some serious questions here on World Bee Sanctuary this afternoon.

#rain
#birds
#nature
#greenfinch
#biodiversity
#birdsofmastodon
#BirdsOfFediverse
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography

**Image courtesy Mrs. The Bee Guy.

"i am king of this forest & u will not pass" -- bossy antpitta

#Bird #Birding #Antbirds #Antpitta #Neotropics #Biodiversity #Photograph #BirdPhotography #Forest #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeWednesday

"i am king of this forest & u will not pass" -- bossy antpitta

#Bird #Birding #Antbirds #Antpitta #Neotropics #Biodiversity #Photograph #BirdPhotography #Forest #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeWednesday

Gary Tabor’s career traces a shift in conservation from isolated “island” parks to vast, connected ecological networks.

Shaped by time in the Adirondacks and East Africa, he argues wildlife survival depends on the “connective tissue” between protected areas.

Through the Center for Large Landscape Conservation, he brought connectivity into the mainstream, advancing wildlife crossings and community-led solutions.

by Rhett Ayers Butler
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-hundred-year-vision-gary-tabor-on-the-rise-of-large-landscape-conservation/

#news #biodiversity #conservation

We watched the new documentary "The Extraordinary Caterpillar" yesterday & now have a new level of appreciation & wonder for these tiny superheroes!

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/extraordinary-caterpillar/
https://www.thecaterpillarlab.org/registration

Watch it! You won't be disappointed!

#TheExtraordinaryCaterpillar #HomegrownNationalPark #MeritMotionPictures #TheCaterpillarLab #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birder #Birdwatcher #Birdwatching

We watched the new documentary "The Extraordinary Caterpillar" yesterday & now have a new level of appreciation & wonder for these tiny superheroes!

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/extraordinary-caterpillar/
https://www.thecaterpillarlab.org/registration

Watch it! You won't be disappointed!

#TheExtraordinaryCaterpillar #HomegrownNationalPark #MeritMotionPictures #TheCaterpillarLab #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birder #Birdwatcher #Birdwatching

‘If #climatechange is the only relevant issue you see, it’s easier to put your faith in cleaner tech and market incentives.

If you also see #biodiversity loss, chemical pollution and land system change as problems, it no longer looks like an engineering issue.

It starts to look like lots of connected pressures that need changes in how we produce, consume and organise the economy.’

We need scientists to collaborate more with economists and interdisciplinary research funding to enable this.

Biophobia: people’s aversion to nature

"Evidence suggests that biophobia is a growing trend in many parts of the world. Ironically, this trend has emerged during a time when increasing people’s biophilia has become a critical challenge for ensuring the sustainability of the human relationship with nature. As highlighted in this review, biophobia can harm public health and undermine conservation, but lacks unified research. Although foundational theories and concepts have been established, a deeper and interdisciplinary understanding of the manifestations, drivers, and feedback loops associated with the human aversion to nature is urgent." >>
Toward a unified understanding of people’s aversion to nature: biophobia >>
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70019
#nature #biodiversity #conservation #phobias #BioPhobia #NatureAnxiety #wildlife #climate

Biophobia: people’s aversion to nature

"Evidence suggests that biophobia is a growing trend in many parts of the world. Ironically, this trend has emerged during a time when increasing people’s biophilia has become a critical challenge for ensuring the sustainability of the human relationship with nature. As highlighted in this review, biophobia can harm public health and undermine conservation, but lacks unified research. Although foundational theories and concepts have been established, a deeper and interdisciplinary understanding of the manifestations, drivers, and feedback loops associated with the human aversion to nature is urgent." >>
Toward a unified understanding of people’s aversion to nature: biophobia >>
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70019
#nature #biodiversity #conservation #phobias #BioPhobia #NatureAnxiety #wildlife #climate