Professional Nature Enthusiast

Exactly what it says on the tin!

[mo-nature-nerd-blog]

LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[adamendacott]

[classyhustleronline-deactivated]

jessfindlay x Fiery-throated Hummingbird portrait, Costa Rica

[uwhe-arts]

… a place like this … | uwhe-arts

[visitheworld]

Gwrych Castle / Wales (by Einir).  

[intellocgent]

Being white means never having to think about it.

James Baldwin (via intellocgent)

#which is why the term white privilege REALLY angers people #it’s the first time many people hear themselves categorized by race #suddenly they feel burdened by the idea their race defines them #just like the words straight and cis really anger people #because it makes them feel Othered for once #and it’s disconcerting #white privilege (skylikethat)

[wistfullycountry]

Olympic Natioanl Park Guide | Adventures in Cooking, Eva Kosmas Flores

[chrisburkard]

I’m gonna guess that “Adventure” is the most overused word on Instagram… maybe the world. But in some cases it just seems like the only way to describe an experience.

[mo-nature-nerd-blog]

Science Reveals Yet Another Reason Octopuses and Squid Are So Weird

They edit their RNA, a trick Mother Nature largely gave up in almost all other creatures.

They can edit their RNA, which means they can control what proteins get made, and how those proteins function, based on their environment.

If these guys survived past reproduction, and could pass their knowledge to their young, we would not be the dominant species on this planet..

[mo-nature-nerd-blog]

There is a planted aquarium forum I frequent, and one of the members has the best signature... "There are 2 types of people on this forum. Those that have algae, and those that lie and say they don't." 

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Short Eared Owl by JoseAlbero

[gifbro]

[4gifs]

Gimme dem snacks. [video]

[reimenaashelyee]

Girls&Owls Part 1 | (Shop Prints & Accessories)

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Downy Woodpecker Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

[nubbsgalore]

hypopigmentation in the wild. albinism is but one form of hypopigmentation, and is seen here in the kangaroo, dolphin, deer and racoon, where there is a complete absence of melanin. 

the rest, save the bear, are examples of leucism, another form of hypopigmentation, where the pigment cells in the eyes remain unaffected. unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin. and as with the zebra in this post, it can result in only partial hypogigmentation.

the kermode black bear here actually has dark skin, and get its white fur from a recessive mutation of the same gene associated with red hair in humans. (x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x)

[thiscountry]

This is my spot! I am not moving.

[ostdrossel]

Titmouse at its usual expressive self.