Aurora Dawn

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[98ae73]

33 · it/they

i use the queue sometimes

i also post rarely to @video-feed. dm me for my inaturalist

[zedtron774]

Kawanabe Kyosai, White Heron in the Rain, colour woodblock print, Japan, 1880

[snototter]

A lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province

by Leon Molenaar

[fish-i-imagined]

majestic sturgeon stamp post for my sturgeon lovers

(top left to bottom right): Starry Sturgeon Stamp from Romania (1957), Chinese Sturgeon stamp from China (2000), Siberian Sturgeon stamp from Mongolia (1965), European Sea Sturgeon from USSR (1959)

[milksockets]

patriciu mateescu - simetria bucharest 2016

[ttotbs]

My babies 🥺🤲

[isopresso]

ウミエラ

Sea pen

[tigerleopardlion]

Every day we spend with pumas is incredible. Even simply sitting quietly with these cats as they rest is special—it’s a privilege just to be in their presence. But every so often, something truly unexpected happens. After walking with the puma Petaka for quite some time as she traveled in search of her next meal, she began to slow down, clearly looking for a place to settle for the night. As she moved casually across the landscape, she came upon a gray fox—known locally as a zorro gris—busy hunting in a small clearing. Petaka instantly dropped flat, crouching as low as she could. The fox, sensing movement, startled and trotted a short distance up the hill. After looking back and seeing no obvious threat, it returned to hunting, slowly making its way back toward the clearing, completely focused on the grass and any rodents hidden below. As the fox wandered closer and closer, Petaka showed remarkable restraint, lying perfectly still and nearly invisible in the grass. Then, with the fox only a handful of meters away, she exploded into action. She charged across the clearing, sending the fox racing into the nearby bushes. After several frantic circles around a large shrub and a quick back-and-forth chase, the nimble little fox managed to escape. It was a thrilling few moments and an unforgettable display of Petaka’s speed, power, and precision.

South American Cougar | KAR Photography

[fishyy-stims]

Walking sand dollar | source

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Think all eels live in water? Think again! In 2018 scientists described a new species of swamp eel which they believe resides almost entirely on land. The eel, dubbed Rakthamichthys rongsaw, is bright pink and has extremely tiny, almost non-functional eyes; a result of its subterranean lifestyle depriving it of the need for sight or pigment. Only one individual has been found in north-east India, so the extent of its distribution is currently unknown.

(Image: The only known specimin of Rakthamichthys rongsaw by Rachunliu G Kamei)

[dawatcher]

[moldspace]

dragon vase

[pjackk]

The crazy part about pain is that it actually hurts alot

[pjackk]

U may thinks its just bad dream but when im hit i really scream

[nemfrog]

Meteor shower observed from the coast. The Romance of Our Wonderful World. 1926. Cover detail.

Internet Archive

[probuccalfat]

dating suffers, i think, from the desire that somebody will come to us fully realized so that we can be treated and loved the way we deserve. that’s a very tall order. it’s a frankly insane thing to ask of someone. you hold them to the expectation that they should know, from get, how to communicate hard things to you or how to handle your worst days or know what you need before you need it… who have you met that can do that? even our parents can’t do that. every relationship you have in life necessitates learning the wholeness of another person as best as you can and as it changes so that you can show up for them in the way they deserve. you will never have the love you desire until you learn to wait for somebody to build it, piece by piece, from the ground up with you. you want somebody to come to you fully realized when the person you’d spend the rest of your life with is somebody who’s simply willing to do the work with you.

[pardalote]

A small family of stones flying North for the Winter.

[denmawk]

[denmawk]

girl whatever