Made a waddle in another part of Amsterdamse Bos than usual for the #BioBlitz. Came across a couple of mating green dock beetles.

#nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #Natuur

Samen de natuur ontdekken: doe mee aan landelijke Soorten Challenge van Nationaal Park Zuid-Kennemerland: Op 24 mei vieren we de Dag van het Nationaal Park. Ter ere van deze dag organiseren alle Nationale Parken in ons land van 9 t/m 31 mei 2026 de Nationale Parken Soorten Challenge (Bioblitz): een grootschalige zoektocht voor wie benieuwd is naar wat er daar zoal groeit, bloeit, kruipt en rondvliegt.… https://www.haarlemupdates.nl/2026/05/11/samen-de-natuur-ontdekken-doe-mee-aan-landelijke-soorten-challenge-van-nationaal-park-zuid-kennemerland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #zoektocht #Haarlem #natuur #NationaalParkZuidKennemerland #Bioblitz

I sent in 5 photos for small temporary #BioBlitz expo at Amsterdamse Bos. 4 are used (because the bluethroat was also sent in by another photographer I guess).

https://stilnes.eu/featured-work/2026-bioblitz-expo/

#Bird #Birds #Featherverse #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdWatching #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

Goal voor the Amsterdamse Bos #bioblitz 2026 is 1000 species in 1 month. A flying start with 55% after the first days.
https://waarneming.nl/bioblitz/22578/amsterdamse-bos-bioblitz-2026/

I've just been deleting the #BioBlitz photos from my phone... but weirdly I can't bear to part with these two... The camera on my phone is really unpredictable... and often takes terrible pictures... but these 2 tiny slugs... less than an inch long... look amazing... also these spider babies...

Has anyone else noticed that there are hardly any ants this year?... Our #Sheffield garden has always been full of them... but this year there are so few... that I've been struggling to photograph one for the @[email protected] #BioBlitz... they aren't even in the water meter... 🐜🐜🐜

I have started my #BioBlitz #Sheffield recording... taking photos of wild plants on the way home... & in our garden... I concentrated on plants first... and used a plant app to make sure I identified them correctly... I now have 43 records to upload... it's taking ages... but it's very satisfying...