Michal M

The primary threat is the consumption of diclofenac-tainted carcasses. Diclofenac, used to treat livestock, is highly toxic to vultures, causing kidney failure and death. White-backed vultures are sometimes hunted for traditional medicine and belief practices, and they are also victims of illegal trade. Climate change and potential food scarcity due to habitat loss and other factors also contribute to the decline. The White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) is a Sub-Saharan African vultures species occurring from Mauritania east to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to northern and eastern South Africa.

The White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) is classified as critically endangered. This is due to a rapid and severe population decline primarily driven by poisoning from diclofenac, a drug used in livestock.They are also victims of illegal trade.

The image shows a 'Maya Double' Rudbeckia, also known as Black-Eyed Susan.

Here's one for my #bloomscrolling friends and for the #ColorADay theme #YellowThu! 💛🌼😍🫶🏵💛

"How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun."

- Vincent Van Gogh

#flowers #eastcoastkin #sunshine #photography #nature #garden #beauty #petals #colorful #VanGogh

A tall tree grows in the forest of Vancouver Island. Sunlight beams through the canopy, illuminating the forest below.

A contribution to the #smArtist theme #sunshine! Sunbeams lighting up the trunk of a beautiful tree!💚🌲☀️🌲💚

"Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows."

- Robert Green Ingersoll

#trees #sunbeams #eastcoastkin #green #beauty #photography #nature #westcoast #islandlife

big old gnarly trunk of a tree in merrion sq

gnarled #thicktrunktuesday

#pontedeume #galiza #galicia #miñaterragalega #nightfall #photography #fotografia #googlepixel9

Nahaufnahme magentafarbener Blüten an einem dunkelgrünen Busch, wobei die Hauptblüte im Fokus zum Himmel zeigt, während das Sonnenlicht direkt darauf scheint.

Guten Morgen, happy day 🌞
#MagentaMonday #bloomscrolling #flowers #scape #gardening #nature #flowerfeed #FlowersOfBluesky #photography #ColorADay #PinkMon

Nahaufnahme dunkelblauer Beeren an dünnen Zweigen mit kleinen grünen Blättern. Die Sonne scheint von rechts und erhellt das Bild.

Schönen Dienstag, happy Tuesday 💙🌞
#ColorADay #BlueTue #scape #nature #photography

Fantastic, Olga 👌🙋‍♂️🤗

This is not the end of the day, but the brave beginning of the night

#Photography #Art #Twilight #Harbor #Boats #Reflections #Night #NewBeginnings

Solitude isn't emptiness - it's the beauty of being alone and at peace

#Art #Landscape #Painting #Acrylic #Nature #Cabin #Moonlight #Night #Lake
#QuietEscape

Fantastic 💚💚😍🙋‍♂️

A narrow stream through tall green reeds, surrounded by trees the sky is blue.

Good morning and happy Monday, BS 🦋👋… wishing you a wonderful day and new week ahead ☕️🌿☀️🌳💛🌱✨

Sunlit woodland path through tall trees. Shadows casted on path bits of blue sky can be seen through leaves.

Good morning and happy Tuesday, BS 🦋👋… have a great day! ☕️🌿☀️🌳💛🌱✨

Boa noite!⭐️⭐️⭐️
Um bom descanso para todos.🤍🤍🙏

Boa noite!🌟🌟🌟
Um exelente começo de semana, um bom retorno para casa e um ótimo descanso para todos. 🌿🌸🌿

Blauer Himmel mit weißen Wolken

Hallihallöchen liebe Himmelsbewohner. Ich wünsche euch einen schönen Abend. 🫶🏻💫🤗

Abendhimmel mit Sonnenuntergang und Bäumen.

Good night dear ones. 🫶🏻💫🤗
Gute Nacht ihr Lieben. 🫶🏻💫🤗

A breathtaking dusk scene featuring the silhouette of a large bird soaring gracefully through the deepening blue twilight sky. The bird's wings are perfectly extended in flight, creating a dramatic black outline against the rich azure backdrop of the evening sky. A luminous half moon glows softly in the distance, adding an ethereal quality to this magical golden hour moment. The composition captures the serene transition from day to night, when both earthbound creatures and celestial bodies share the same canvas

Blue Hour Soaring
(Hot off the press)
8-3-2025
#BlueSkyMonday #minimalist
#moon #crescent #lunar #EastCoastKin #silhouette #twilight #minimalism #contemplative #dusk #photography #bird #Scape #bluehour #Art #ArtYear #写真 #風景 #Foto #Fotografia #nature #photography #SonyAlpha

The majestic Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest photographed from across the Danube River on a clear day. The Neo-Gothic architectural masterpiece features a prominent red dome flanked by symmetrical wings with intricate stone facades, pointed spires, and countless Gothic Revival details. The limestone building's pale exterior contrasts beautifully with its distinctive red-tiled roofs and copper dome, while the calm waters of the Danube reflect the structure under a partly cloudy blue sky

Gothic Grandeur: The Hungarian Parliament Building
Budapest, Hungary
2015

#UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #PalacesandGardens #Budapest #Architecture #NeoGothic #Danube #Travel #Europe #Heritage #Gothic #Landmark #Photography #River #Capital #Historic #Culture #Eastern #Europe #Spires #Dome #Stone

Wonderful 😍😍

Close-up of an orange monarch butterfly on a green plant

I was very happy when I saw this monarch #butterfly in Spain 🌱🌿

#ButterflyWeek #Butterflies #BugSky #InsectThursday #photography #scape #MacroMonday #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #ArtYear #nature #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin

🙏🤗🤗

Downtown #Chicago
#Architecture #Urbangaze #urbanscape #cityscape #streetphotography #photography #fotografia #foto 📷 #EastCoastKin
#ClassicMono #bw #BnW #blancoynegro

A view from the gardens of the Royal Palace in #Caserta #Italy.
#PalacesandGardens #Exterior
#Photography #Fotografia #Foto
#arquitecture #landscape #garden #palace #EastCoastKin

#AdoorableThursday #ThursdayDoors
#Thursgate #IronworkThursday #door #ironwork #architecture #art #classicMono #bwn #bn #fotografia #foto #photography #EastCoastKin

Sunset
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#SensoryArt #smArtist #AlphabetChallenge #Outdoors #Plant #Cloud #Nature #Sky

a mesmerizing view of sandy beach path viewed through rows of stately palm trees -- a riveting tropical coastline replete with numerous islands, a standard of the south pacific, in stark morning light

'Morning Light in Aquamarine' (2024) -- Intense, Morning Light Breaks Over a Stunning Coastline, Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia

#BlueSkyArtShow #Gratitude

#Photography #ClassicMono
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

an image of the frozen 'wasteland' of the Harraseeket River delta taken from the icy shoreline strewn with large boulders, the chunky ice extends far into the distance where the opposite shoreline is a thin strip of shadow, above a cold and fiery sky

'Fire in the Sky' (2025) -- Illuminated, Sci-Fi Skies Along the Banks of the Frozen Harraseeket River in Winter, Porter's Landing, Freeport, ME

Hooray for #BlueSkyMonday ✨

#Photography #ClassicMono
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

an image of the still surface of a pond framed by shrubs and bushes of a famous botanical garden. the perfect reflection features the clear sky and white clouds along with bushes and trees branches

'Mirrored Gardens' (2023) -- the Asticou Azalea Gardens, a Gem of Mount Desert Island, North East Harbor, ME

#Photography #ClassicMono
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

Fantastic 🙋‍♂️😊