Great BIG Nature

Explore the Wonders of Nature!

[Brian Keating @GoingWildTV]

Remarkably, it weighs about as much as a penny! Only the Bee hummingbird of Cuba is smaller. This Mexican beauty is called the Bumblebee hummingbird, of course!
Where did I find it? Here is the story.: (7min listing time):
https://t.co/UNAwLwQfce

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https://t.co/sUJMA01xia

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The Marvelous spatuletail hummingbird is only found in a small area in the Andes of northern Peru

📹 alvarowildlifephoto / Alvaro Cubero

[Brian Keating @GoingWildTV]

They can be obnoxious, sometimes very painful, but always fascinating! Here’s the story of 3 species & how they have evolved to use animals (& people) to colonize new places: (~8min) https://t.co/pYqusdXDVG

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Maybe its time for a haircut?

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Antarctic rush hour.. 😅

[Mammal Society @Mammal_Society]

Pine martens caught on camera playing on children's swingset in Ardnamurchan, Scotland. The owner of the video, Les Humphreys, tells us this is a nightly occurence in his garden.

Credit: Les Humphreys, Ardnamurchan Wildlife Watch Facebook Group

#pinemarten #wildlifephotography

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Trunk of a palm tree!
Connect with Nature!

[Brian Keating @GoingWildTV]

My newest photographic adventure, and how trail cams are used in wildlife research and conservation! (8min listening Time) https://t.co/LFgM6io2fr

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Have you ever seen bee poo?
Sometimes it looks like tiny lines of mustard forming a trail behind the bee. Other times, it looks like small ‘splats’ of yellow.
Connect with Nature!

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The moment of attack!
Snowy Owl vs. Merganser. Shores of Lake Erie, NE Ohio USA
Connect with Nature!
Photo: Coeli Ingold

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Camel climbing a sand dune https://t.co/55HXFK5vHR via @YouTube

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The Chase!
Connect with Nature!
Photo: Johnny Kruger

[Brian Keating @GoingWildTV]

How do you capture & move 600 wild elephants? You need an ultralight, “dragonfly “ helicopter, big trucks & flatbeds, several modified containers, 45 strong men, and a month of time.
Here’s how it all started: (8 min listening):
https://t.co/l0KOMhKPng

[Brian Keating @GoingWildTV]

This is their magic time of year! If you’re ready for it, it’s all described here (8 min listening time) https://t.co/5Gm0mIq5JO

[Brian Keating @GoingWildTV]

Ready for 3 amazing “nature” Christmas gifts? Here’s my year end choices to highlight: https://t.co/05DFIgD6qX

[Great BIG Nature @Greatbignature]

When we think of natural landscapes, we don't often consider the world below. But in this case, photographer Martin Broen captures a gorgeous shot of a diver exploring an underwater world few seldom see. Seems straight out of a Jules Verne story.
Photo: Martin Broen

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The defensive display of a dead leaf mantis, a giant mouth with huge spiked teeth

But this is an illusion

What you are looking at is the front spiny legs folded to create this intense deception

This is called Deimatic behaviour

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Naturalist hopes a loon's fatal fight with fishing gear draws awareness to harms of litter | CBC News https://t.co/ltoOxnRgxQ