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@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 36 minutes ago

The End of March

#MonochromeMarch
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#Nature #Photography

This black-and-white photograph captures the skeletal remains of a decaying Hydrangea, highlighting the intricate beauty found in nature's decline.

The translucent, lace-like leaf has withered until only its delicate vascular network remains. The light passing through it emphasizes its fragile, crystalline structure.

Above the skeletal leaf, dark, dried seed pods hang from thin, wiry stems. These pods provide a heavy, textural contrast to the lightness of the leaf below. — This black-and-white photograph captures the skeletal remains of a decaying Hydrangea, highlighting the intricate beauty found in nature's decline. The translucent, lace-like leaf has withered until only its delicate vascular network remains. The light passing through it emphasizes its fragile, crystalline structure. Above the skeletal leaf, dark, dried seed pods hang from thin, wiry stems. These pods provide a heavy, textural contrast to the lightness of the leaf below.

@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 12 hours ago

Featured story: Were it up to them, diamondbacks would pass their whole lives without making a sound. But trouble finds them anyway. https://www.texasobserver.org/consider-the-rattle/

#animals #nature #wildlife #Texas #culture #Photography

The Texas Observer

Consider the Rattle

In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ancient, slithering kin.

@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 3 days ago

From our magazine: Amid that automated hatred, a marked shift has occurred in scientists’ understanding of the rattler family. Increasingly, the folkloric entity and the living animal have little in common. https://www.texasobserver.org/consider-the-rattle/

#photography #nature #politics #culture #Texas #animals #history #wildlife

The Texas Observer

Consider the Rattle

In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ancient, slithering kin.

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 3 days ago

Green

#Mosstodon #Nature #Photography

A vibrant clump of green moss growing on the surface of weathered wood. It has a dense, feathery texture with tiny, individual leaf-like structures.

The background is a piece of aged wood. It features deep vertical grooves and a rich color palette of burnt sienna, dark brown, and hints of charcoal. — A vibrant clump of green moss growing on the surface of weathered wood. It has a dense, feathery texture with tiny, individual leaf-like structures. The background is a piece of aged wood. It features deep vertical grooves and a rich color palette of burnt sienna, dark brown, and hints of charcoal.

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@junipermonkeys@pixelfed.social · 4 days ago

A lil' newt bopping around in a forest near Angwin. #california #nature

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A little newt's face viewed from up-close. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

A little newt's face viewed from up-close. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

@JimsPhotos@ohai.social · 4 days ago

Always amusing. Love this little guardian of the pathway (Eurasian Robin)

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling

a small bird standing to attention on a fence post

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

@JimsPhotos@ohai.social · 4 days ago

Always amusing. Love this little guardian of the pathway (Eurasian Robin)

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling

a small bird standing to attention on a fence post

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 4 days ago

Polder

#Birds #Nature #Photography

A blue sky with a large, puffy cloud mass occupying the left side of the frame. On the right there are five Barnacle Geese flying in a loose formation.

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Juniper Monkeys

@junipermonkeys@pixelfed.social · 4 days ago

A lil' newt bopping around in a forest near Angwin. #california #nature

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A little newt's face viewed from up-close. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

A little newt's face viewed from up-close. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 5 days ago

Collectief Eemland

#MonochromeMarch
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#Landscape #Nature #Photography

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 6 days ago

Chaenomeles

#BloomScrolling #Nature #Photography

A flowering quince in vivid red detail against a soft, dreamlike background. The flower is positioned slightly off-center, attached to a slender, textured brown branch.

A few small, bright green leaves are just beginning to sprout next to the bloom, signaling early spring.

The image is dominated by deep crimson reds and lush greens, contrasted by the earthy browns of the branch and the muted, multicolored blurred background. — A flowering quince in vivid red detail against a soft, dreamlike background. The flower is positioned slightly off-center, attached to a slender, textured brown branch. A few small, bright green leaves are just beginning to sprout next to the bloom, signaling early spring. The image is dominated by deep crimson reds and lush greens, contrasted by the earthy browns of the branch and the muted, multicolored blurred background.

@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 6 days ago

Don't miss an article!

Catch up with everything we've published from the March/April 2026 issue of our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/march-april-2026/

#Texas #news #culture #journalism #nonprofit #politics #USpol #animals #wildlife #nature #books #Trump #environment #law

The Texas Observer

March/April 2026

The March/April 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine has a cover photograph of a coiled rattlesnake, its forked tongue tasting the air, against a stark bare background. Headline: In Defense of the Rattlesnake, Notes of a diamondback partisan, by Asher Elbein. Other headlines: The Hunt for Safe Military Housing by René Kladzyk. Time Comes for Castroville by April Maria Ortiz.

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 7 days ago

Espalier

#Nature #Urban #Photography

An espaliered apple tree trained against a brick wall. It features a central vertical trunk with several sets of branches trained to grow perfectly horizontally along a wooden trellis.

The tree is in early spring. It is covered in tight flower buds (white and pale green), with a few blossoms just beginning to open.

The red brick wall shows significant character, with patches of white and grey lichen or mineral deposits giving it an aged, rustic look. — An espaliered apple tree trained against a brick wall. It features a central vertical trunk with several sets of branches trained to grow perfectly horizontally along a wooden trellis. The tree is in early spring. It is covered in tight flower buds (white and pale green), with a few blossoms just beginning to open. The red brick wall shows significant character, with patches of white and grey lichen or mineral deposits giving it an aged, rustic look.

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