Wilderness Wanderer

First-year Little Blue Heron hopping among the rocks...
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings

Very focused as usual, a Great blue heron is #sunlit at the pond.

#birding #wildlife #photography #BirdOftheDay

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Here's something that's not talked about enough

The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year

1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A young wildcat with a thick fur coat sits calmly in a sunlit grassy clearing.

A further 18 wildcats have been released into the Cairngorms this year 🐾

That brings the total to 46 released by Saving Wildcats, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, since 2023.

This is a huge step towards restoring this species to our landscapes ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/2025releases 🌄

The green economy is contributing an increasing share to the European Union’s economy.

⚡ This growth has been driven by advances in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and waste management.

More info here: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

This in FT this morning 👇

A handful of wealthy people own more than tens of millions of us.

This needs to change and that’s exactly why people are joining the Greens in their thousands!

We are building a mass movement that fights to redistribute wealth and improve the lives of everyone.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds Japanese scientists have found between 6.7 and 13.9 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested.

Japanese scientists have found ~10 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested.

Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that are not yet fully understood.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/...

A bench with a view. Photo taken in the field at the base of Glastonbury Tor

Lunch

Starlings are one of Britain's most beautiful birds. With the right light and up close, the colours are amazing. Very underrated!

#ukwildlife #birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography

Solidarity - humans need take note. Over 150 Pygmy Nuthatches will huddle together in a single tree cavity during cold nights. They're also the only bird that forages upside down.
#birdsoftheworld #birds #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nuthatch #wildlife

Save Our Hospices Back our campaign to protect hospice services and ensure they always have the funding and staff to care for anyone who needs their support.

www.libdems.org.uk/hospices

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker this weekend camping in Pennsylvania #birds #nikon

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
#climatecrisis #tippingpoint #auspol www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Oh.

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

No place to run
We are so deep in a climate crisis that has not happened in millions of years and has not yet fully manifested in reality, that no amount of renewable energy will solve it.
We need to save all existing forests and wetlands and restore degraded areas and stop economic growth

Remember that plane Trump was given? Now we know why. He's been bought.

#peace #humankind #love

Sometimes you just need a basket full of baby otters to make your day complete. Oh, look what I found! You can thank me later...

My understanding is he hasn't vetoed the gender education bill, he's asked for more information first. And also:
Editor’s Note: The original version of this story mistakenly stated Newsom has chosen not to sign trans protections. It has been updated to say he has until the end of the week to act.

Thinking of those who have lost loved ones in the Hamas attack, and the tens of thousands of Gazans who have been killed too. Violence is no answer.

A terrible attack by Hamas. Both Hamas and Netanyahu's government are terrorists. Neither should be allowed to govern. And we should all call out the atrocities that happened in Israel, and the ongoing ones in Gaza, if we are human and have compassion.

Scientists have developed a scalable “holdfast-graft” method to reseed Tasmania’s lost giant kelp forests. By binding hatchery kelp to other seaweed stubs, divers achieved 40× higher survival. Within a year, the grafted kelp began reproducing—kick-starting self-sustaining forests. #GreatSouthernReef