I’m excited to have re-released my 2010 book, Paddling with a Naturalist. If you’re interested in the natural world I think you’ll enjoy it. Have a look.
https://hodnettcanoeguides.ca/paddling_with_a_naturalist.php

#WhatToRead #BookBlog #Readers #BrettHodnett #WritersOfMastodon #Science #Author #Writer #Writers #Books #Livres #Bookstodon #BookCover #Evolution #EPUB #Ebook #FreeBook #FreeBooks #GiveAway #FediHUMAN #Nature #Wilderness #Outdoors #Summer #Canoe #Canoeing #Paddling #AlgonquinPark #Travelogue #Ontario #forest #trees #Naturalist #Outside #Outdoors #Wildflowers #Wildflower #Flora #Fauna #SilentSunday

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#DavidAttenborough celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday, a milestone in a remarkable life that has taken him from hunting fossils as a boy to becoming perhaps the world’s most celebrated #naturalist.

#environment #science #nature #wildlife #film #documentaries #DocumentaryFilm #NaturalHistory #conservation #ClimateChange
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/david-attenborough-100-birthday.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hVA.q8_f.6gG-zJJ0IW6A&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#WellsME - Beavers of the #WellsReserve

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Reservations Required

Pricing
Members: $8.00
Non-Members: $10.00

"Join #Maine Master #Naturalist, Certified Interpretive Guide, and Reserve Executive Director Emeritus Paul Dest to learn about nature’s engineer, the #NorthAmerican Beaver. A self-described 'beaver believer,' Paul will cover the life history and ecology of this fascinating rodent. Participants will take a short walk along the #MerrilandRiver to see a #BeaverLodge, dam, and other visual signs of the beaver’s presence in the adjacent forest."

FMI and to register:
https://wellsreserve.org/event/87367/beavers-of-the-wells-reserve

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #SpendTimeInNature #Laudholm #WellsReserveAtLaudholm #NaturePreserve

On the final botany class field trip for the semester, I caught chaparral whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis) with fresh flowers and fruits on the same twig

#naturalist #photography #fruit #flower #California #phenology

https://flic.kr/p/2saJMn5

⚡️BALL x PIT just got the The Shadow update, two new characters and a reworked respec. NICE

Solo dev Kenny Sana and publisher Devolver Digital dropped a trailer and a 20% sale until May 4. The patch adds Prokhodchik and Tikhonya, 11 new balls, 4 passive skills and a new town hall to reassign abilities. Next big update, The Naturalist, is planned for July.

#SteamAndEpic #Prokhodchik #Naturalist #Devolver #Tikhonya #Digital

🎮 Roguelike BALL x PIT just got its second major content update, The Shadow.

The patch adds two playable characters, Prokhodchik and Tikhonya; 11 new balls with unique effects, 4 passive skills and a Town Hall that unlocks respec. Publisher Devolver Digital released a trailer and a 20% DISCOUNT until May 4. Next big update is The Naturalist (due in July). Available on PC, consoles and mobile; Steam sits at 95% from ~24...

#SteamAndEpic #Prokhodchik #Naturalist #Roguelike #Publisher #Available

This Earth Day, I'm grateful for the many different ways I get to encounter the living world, from wild landscapes to manicured gardens, from trees by the sidewalk to protected green spaces

Mt Roosevelt over Snow Lake; the Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum; a robin in New Haven; a lupine at Sepulveda Basin

#naturalist #photography #landscape #wildflower #bird #mountains #garden #WashingtonState #California

Holly-leafed cherry, Prunus ilicifolia, flowering all over the place in Placerita Canyon this past weekend

https://flic.kr/p/2s8aBXB

#naturalist #wildflower #photography #LosAngeles #California #pollination

Golden currant, Ribes aureum, at Sepulveda Basin 🌿

https://flic.kr/p/2rW9vTW

#naturalist #wildflower #photography #LosAngeles