Truly awful 😣

Oil painting made en plein looking over towards Þórsmörk. Over the green vegetation in the foreground in the bright hazy distance you can see the mountains and glacier.

An old #pleinair sketch from a trip driving around Fljótshlíð. Looking owards Þórsmörk there was some some stunning light, illuminating the distant glacier and mountains in this warm hazy mist.

Entrance to Þórsmörk | Oil on toned paper

#landscapeart #oilpainting #iceland #landscape #art

Smuggler's Notchnin Jeffesonville Vermont

Lovely views of the first winter male Siberian Thrush as it feasted on elderberries at Asta, Shetland this afternoon.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables | Ember Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the elec...

"Spain’s wind and solar growth has reduced the influence of expensive fossil generators on the electricity price by 75% since 2019.... As a result, Spain’s wholesale electricity price was 32% lower than the EU average in the first half of 2025." 🔌💡
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The UK had by my calculations, per capita, twice the number of fatalities as the Republic of Ireland. Ireland wasn’t exactly gold standard. Experts were begging the UK govt & opposition to follow basic science, to no avail. The UK scientific establishment was silent. Only Independent SAGE spoke out

Such savage behaviour. They could have broken her hips.

Lviv region: a family of four killed by the Russian massive attack. A 15 year old girl is among the victims.

Four more people injured.

Private homes destroyed.

🇪🇺“Europe is preparing for a possible large-scale war with the Russian Federation — NATO has launched military maneuver and training operations in response to threats,” – BBC.

According to the outlet, the main likely direction of attack and assault is the Baltic states.

Yesterday, a pro-Ukraine rally took place in Idlib, Syria, opposing Syrian normalization with Russia.

📹: @thomasvlinge.bsky.social

House Sparrow in ink and watercolor. (Reference photo by Alan Wilson)

House Sparrow in watercolor

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. (All About Birds)

#birds #birdtober #watercolor

Light explosion from Norway….

#impressionism #natureart #sea #ocean #water #waves

A watercolour painting of a Boreal Chickadee found in North America, Alaska and Canada perched on a fir tree. The bird has a brown cap with white on the sides of its head with a black throat. The upper chest is white. It has mostly grey wings and an orange-brown belly with some grey feathers on the lower belly. The background is a light brown.

A Boreal Chickadee for Day 3 of #birdtober in watercolours. Was a lot quicker drawing/painting this today which was surprising considering I went to bed so late finishing off yesterday’s prompt 😂
#birdtober25 #art #painting #watercolour #artchallenge #beginnerartist #birdart #northamericanbirds

Initial sketch of a Boreal Chickadee perched on branch of a fir tree.

Initial sketch…
#birdart #sketch #birdtober

From her lifetime of pioneering work with chimpanzees to her
tireless advocacy for the environment...

Jane Goodall was a one-of-a-kind treasure to the world!

I was lucky enough to be able to thank her personally when our paths crossed not long ago.

Thanks again, Ms. Goodall. You will be missed. ♥️

Last night, fifteen unidentified drones flew in a swarm over the Elsenborn-Butgenbach military air base in eastern Belgium before entering German airspace.

A watercolour painting of a Venezuelan Troupial perched on a branch holding an oil palm kernel in its beak. It has brightly coloured wings- black and white with an orange/yellow/red underside, a black head with a blue streak around its eye.

A Venezuelan Troupial from a reference photo by Andrew Rodgers. I’ve never done such a quick drawing/painting 🤪
#birdtober #watercolour #painting #art #bird #birdart #nature

Quick sketch of a tropical bird and a watercolour painting that I hope to finish today
#art #sketch #birdart

Empathy + Action = A Better World

Thank you, Jane Goodall

🙏 💚

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall as a toddler in a knit swimsuit on a beach cuddling a stuffed chimpanzee.

My favorite image of Jane Goodall, seen here as a toddler. RIP my hero. Thanks for your service to our precious Earth and the vulnerable species inhabiting it.

(Image from Jane Goodall Institute)

Russia’s Repair Crisis As drone strikes cripple refineries and pumping stations - the ability and time-to-repair is deeply stressed. Beefy analyses the impact in detail.

Russia’s Repair Crisis

As drone strikes cripple refineries and pumping stations - the ability and time-to-repair is deeply stressed. Beefy analyses the impact in detail.

A free deep dive from Beefy.

Please share and support Beefy in his research!

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Regal Turkey Vulture perched on a tree branch, seen in side profile. The branch extends into the background and branches off in opposite directions. Description from Wikipedia: The body feathers are mostly brownish-black, more black around the head and neck, but the flight feathers on the wings appear to be silvery-gray beneath, contrasting with the darker wing linings. The adult's head is small in proportion to its body and is red in color with few to no feathers. It also has a relatively short, hooked, ivory-colored beak.

Calling all bird loving artists! This month's bird is the Turkey Vulture! 🩷 Draw! Paint! Sculpt! We hope you'll join us. Posting day is Oct 29th.

Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/

Free Use Photo: pixabay.com/photos/turke... #birds #BirdWhisperer #art

Wolf hunters in Spain allowed to keep heads as trophies La Rioja has become the first region to permit souvenirs from killing the animals, to the disgust of conservationists

Outrageous and unacceptable. La Rioja, Spain now permits hunters to take wolf heads and pelts as trophies. This small Iberian wolf population faces serious danger, and years of protection are at risk. #stoptrophyhunting #protectwolves

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Watercolor illustration of a moose with trees and sage in the background.

I am starting to work on painting all of #Alaska #nature state symbols. The #moose is the state mammal. I have just listed #prints and #stickers in my shop www.lkelderart.com

#watercolor #animalart #watercolour #fineart #traditionalart
#blueskynightmarket #artforsale #wildlife #artworkforsale

Watercolor Great blue heron with a fish in its mouth, has a pink background.

#birdtober Day 1!

Prompt: Favorite Bird

#greatblueheron #blueheron #heron #birds #traditionalart #blueskynightmarket #watercolor #wildlife #artforsale #birdtoberclub #artchallenge #birdpaintings #animalart

Looks amazing! 💙

A lovely female Ladder-backed Woodpecker, usually the shyest of the genders in this species, nonetheless poses for an intimate look for me with only a little anxiety showing in her raised crown feathers. Zen birding.

🌿 I already shared MY favorite male, so it's only fair that I hit you with my favorite female to wrap up another sweet #WoodpeckerWednesday! Thx for sharing all your cool birbs this week!! 🤘😶‍🌫️

📸 Dryobates scalaris, yes, ...I keep them in the same file 🪶

#Woodpeckers
#BirdLovers
#Photography