The war in Ukraine has now gone on for so long that, birds in the Donbas region have adapted and are using strains of Drone control fiber optic cables to build their nests.

A post from Ukraine claims that this half-finished nest was found after a tree fell during a Russian glide bomb bombing.

Let us make it our goal, that our children will inherit a world in which birds once again build nests out of twigs and stalks.

Hello all

I've not been well for the past few weeks, but what we saw last night was so special it gave me a real lift.

It had rained during the afternoon and everything was nice and wet. It was cold it should be noted, not a warm summer evening. After sunset, with the light fading, Steven looked out the window and saw this happening. It might be hard to see on a small screen (and all I had handy was my phone), but the trees in the centre distance here have their top branches strung with what looks like strings of fairy lights or big fireflies. With everything else so dark around them, it was extraordinary to see.

What an amazing, though fleeting experience!

EDIT: could this be St. Elmo's fire? I don't know... Thanks to @tutnich_zursache for suggesting this as I had never heard of it.
Interesting article here:
https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/science/trees-glowing-st-elmos-fire.html
EDIT 2: or fireflies (thanks @lfisk for the suggestion)

The crop shows it so you know what you're looking at.

#EllieKPosts #light

I’ve been trying to photograph this little houdini for a month now. You know… see it, grab camera, focus, tee-hee, fly off. Rinse and repeat.

Had to settle for “through the kitchen screen.” Will have to do for now.

[Black and White Warbler]

#Birds #Warblers