msquebanh, 1 month ago to nature

For folks unable to #GetOutside today/this week, please enjoy some vicarious #NatureImmersion via my musical slideshow, from Mom & daughter nature walk, yesterday morning.

https://youtu.be/YHvt4pzZnW8?si=vvIhtH8CFTqI1PLv

#nature #PeacefulPlaces #birds #wildlife #VictoriaBC #estuary #marshes #wetlands #VancouverIsland #Saanich #PNW #Environmental #ecosystem #ecological #Greenspace #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #waterfowl #Wsanec #NaturePreserve #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary #UrbanWildlifeSanctuary #WorldInMyEyes #NatureLovers

msquebanh, 1 month ago to nature

#SwanLakeNatureSanctuary scenery - from their main viewing platform.

Enjoy some vicarious nature, if you're unable to access the great outdoors today:
https://youtu.be/hKlS4TOlDLE?si=O6I2RVjut1z0a8FA

#nature #victoriabc #estuary #marshes #wetlands #VancouverIsland #Saanich #PNW #Environmental #ecosystem #ecological #Greenspace #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest

msquebanh, 1 month ago to nature

#Purple #Camas
#Yellow #Rocketcress
#Balsamroot
#Hawthorn

#Spring #blooms at #SwanLakeNatureSanctuary.

#nature #victoriabc #estuary #marshes #wetlands #VancouverIsland #Saanich #PNW #Environmental #ecosystem #ecological #bloomscrolling #florespondence #flowers #NativePlants #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #botanical #PlantIdentification

Yellow rocketcress flowers
Yellow balsamroot flowers
White hawthorn flowers

pogomcl, 2 months ago to random

Fungus-gnat, Mycetophilidae sp
Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/4 1/320 iso: 160 Celakovice-Jirina, Czech Republic 4/7/2024 #Diptera #FungusGnat #Gnats #midges #Flies #insects #invertebrates #macro #wetlands #marshes

SFBayTide, 3 months ago to random

March is #MarshMadness month! Share your baylands, swamp, slough, and other wetland photos. I love to boost SF Bay Area pics that include alt text descriptions. Here's an anonymously shared pretty-in-pink photo of Charleston Slough in Mountain View, CA. #marshes #LowTide #sunset

leapingwoman, 3 months ago to random

I fell in love with the mosses, tiny plants, and stunted trees of the muskeg (peat bogs) in Alaska. #MarshMadness #mosstodon #moss #wetlands #marshes

Moss-covered ground.

msquebanh, 3 months ago to nature

#birdwatching at the #GorgePark #estuary & nature conservation area. Lots of ducks & other waterfowl were out on this sunny afternoon.

It was a lovely time, in a nearby park 😊

Video:
https://youtu.be/sLX2shY05dE?si=Rg36Ai-ww-T_MNDs

#YYJwalks #nature #ducks #waterfowl #wildlife #Esquimalt #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #wetlands #marshes #ecosystems #ProtectNature

atthenius, 4 months ago to random

Jude Coleman at #NatureNews is #punny

“How do #otters protect salt #marshes from #erosion?

Shellfishly

Sea otters inadvertently protect the vegetation that binds sandy shorelines together.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00217-2

dustcircle, 4 months ago to climate

As #Saltwater Encroaches on #Farms, Solutions Emerge From the #Marshes

https://civileats.com/2024/01/15/as-saltwater-encroaches-on-farms-solutions-emerge-from-the-marshes/

In the #MidAtlantic, #sealevel rise due to #climatechange is already changing what #farmers can grow.