Saw a big snail so of course it had to be observed up close 🤓🐌💚

Gay USA (1977) dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

Vull moose photographed in Grand Teton National Park on a snowy day.

📷 Harry Collins

Mark Churchill

Grants Gazelle at sunrise. Samburu National Reserve

Tofu Satay with Peanut Sauce

Deer and jackdaws.

The birds feed on ticks from the deer, and also assist in removing velvet from growing antlers.

Among wildflowers and green grass, a robin spends its day in a springtime paradise.

A White-capped Sparrow passes through the garden on its way to Canada, where it will find a mate, and raise it's young.

It is a welcome and rare varistor, in this part of the American Midwest.

Are you team Kohlmeise poser or team Kohlmeise mid nom?

Kohlmeise (great tit) im Uni Pfaffenwald, Vaihingen.

For #WhoopingCraneDay :

N.C. Wyeth (American, 1882-1945)

The Dance of the Whooping Cranes, 1939

oil on panel, 30 x 22¼ in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm);

printed as a plate in the illustrated edition of The Yearling (1939)

Time to eat

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Laura Findlay (Canadian, b. 1984, Montreal, Canada, based Toronto, Canada) - Reflected Night Bat, 2017, Paintings: Oil on Board

Fish of the Day

Today's fish of the day is the arctic grayling trout!

The arctic grayling trout, scientific name Thymallus arcticus, was requested by Rion! I am always taking fish suggestions, so feel free to message with them! Native to North America, and other areas in the arctic. This fish can mostly be found in Alaskan rivers, branching further into Canada, and across the arctic. Some populations have found their ways into rivers and lakes across the rocky mountains and into the Great Lakes of Michigan. And although this fish is not native to the Columbia basin, or the Mississippi, but has been found in both in the past. They can be found only in cold, clear water, and although coloration changes from population to population, they can be identified by the red fringe across the dorsal fin.

Arctic graylings can be found only in cold, clear water, and although coloration changes from population to population, they can be identified by the red fringe across the dorsal fin. The arctic grayling's diet consists of small fish and insects. Although, they're not picky and will eat anything that will fit in their mouth. This diet supports them reaching around 30 inches in length, and about 8 pounds. They are predated on by fish eating birds, larger fish, and mammals that catch them.

Spawning takes place in the spring, and only in areas with a fine sandy bottom, and a slow to moderate current. Courting is done by flashing the dorsal fins, and mates are chosen often by the starkest color. Eggs are then left behind, and will hatch within 2 weeks. Arctic graylings grow up quickly, and will reach sexual maturity within 2 years of hatching.

Have a good day, everyone!

Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) dusted in snow, head portrait, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.

Photographer: Nick Garbutt

Wildebeast

By Nick Garbutt

Spirit Bears and Grizzly Bears at home in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada

Photographer: Nick Garbutt