Sacha Vignieri

Naturalist, biologist, observer, mother, editor at @sciencemagazine; opinions posted are mine alone

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[Will Wilson @2wsphotography]

A Western Citril in ‘rocket mode’… Photographed @golf_kigali in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[Will Wilson @2wsphotography]

Really looking forward to going home to #Rwanda next week. Until then I will be posting images to highlight the country’s stunning avian diversity. I’ll start with one of my favourites, the Malachite Kingfisher. Photographed @golf_kigali #visitRwanda #TwitterNatureCommunity

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[Will Wilson @2wsphotography]

A Ross’s Turaco on the move… Photographed in Nyarutarama, #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[Jane Melville AM @MVLizards]

One of the best moments in my career. The rediscovery of the Victorian Earless Dragon. In 2019 I undertook the taxonomic research to show this little lizard was a unique species, different to those in the ACT & NSW. So, so pleased it is not extinct! @museumsvictoria

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

The world’s 1st octopus farm would cram a MILLION of these smart and sensitive creatures into tiny tanks before painfully freezing them to death – but a massive public outcry can help stop it. Sign and share now! #BanOctopusFarming https://t.co/e1iWTnNXCO

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

Ha! I once warmed up a torpid ermine inside my shirt... no attack, lucky! #besidesus

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Did you know if you hold an ermine up to your ear, you can hear what it’s like to be attacked by an ermine?

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[stormcabbirds @stormcabbirds]

Laughing Dove ✅. Agadir Morocco

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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House Bunting. Agadir Morocco

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[lin hillside @linjianyangbe]

Courtship tail-fanning of Himalayan Monal (棕尾虹雉,Lophophorus impejanus), in SW China's #Tibet region.
It is under top-class state protection in #China, and is national bird of #Nepal.
credit 东哥

#Chinese #nature #peace
#wildlife #photography
#birds #BirdsSeenIn2023

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[stormcabbirds @stormcabbirds]

Crested Lark. Agadir Morocco

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Groundhog
Whistlepig
Woodchuck
Shadow Slayer

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[Will Wilson @2wsphotography]

A stunning male Regal Sunbird, this Albertine Rift endemic was photographed @NyungwePark in #Rwanda #RwOT #VisitRwanda #BBCWildlifePOTD #nature

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[Daniel Bastaja @kupac1]

Common Crane (Grus grus) is a passage bird in Hungary, usually wintering in Spain, North Africa and Asia Minor. So I was delighted today to find a single flock of 433 birds. A bit unusual for mid-winter. Many were practising their mating dance. #birdinghungary #BirdsSeenIn2023

[Sacha Vignieri @svignieri]

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[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

"I'm not a beaver!" - Muskrats

[Hugh Possingham @HugePossum]

Exciting and attractive senior #conservation planning #job with wildlife conservation society @TheWCS https://t.co/Rj1r0yEGFo

[Sophus zu Ermgassen @sophusticated]

The UK government's biodiversity expenditure data released - & it's grim. For all the rhetoric of financing nature recovery - here's how spending has actually changed over time - still ~40% lower than in 2008 in real terms
https://t.co/MbcdccZmx6 /1