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Diane Matsakis

@marshcottage

Fine Artist, Naturalist, Environmentalist, Treehugger, Citizen Scientist and Proud Dyslexic. she/her www.dianematsakis.com

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It’s much too early for nesting, this pileated woodpecker is preparing for the coming storm, by building a winter roost to shelter in. #comingstorm #winterstorm #snowstorm #shelterfromthestorm #staywarm #snowandice #winterwildlife #beprepared #naturewatch #winterwatch

24.01.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s too early for nesting, this pileated woodpecker must be sensing the coming storm and building a roost to shelter in. #woodpecker #winterroost #comingstorm #snowstorm #winterwildlife

22.01.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox of the snowy day! #foxoftheday #redfoxrunning

18.01.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some timelapse of the Boxing Day storm before the snow started to taper off. ❄️❄️❄️

27.12.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

19.12.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ‘

04.12.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, I think you underestimate how hate filled Rowling is. Let's hope it will have a good outcome though.

02.12.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
colourful striped rosette mushrooms that look like a turkeys tail

colourful striped rosette mushrooms that look like a turkeys tail

Turkey tail mushrooms for Thanksgiving!

29.11.2025 02:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A bonanza indeed! So beautiful.🧑

14.11.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

It would be important to include meat and dairy in the campaign: the industry doesn't just emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases but it also impacts the environment, animal lives and human health in many other ways www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@andrewsimms.bsky.social

10.11.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
White/ tabby mix short haired cat siting on a couch.

White/ tabby mix short haired cat siting on a couch.

Your cat looks so much like my cat Darcey - after she’s licked all her body markings away!😸

08.10.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not sure if our little raccoon friend here lost its tail in a fight, or if it was born that way - apparently it can be a genetic trait. Either way, he or she seems to get along fine without it.

03.10.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Jane Goodall embracing a young gorilla, with the text "Let us develope respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And Love."

Photo of Jane Goodall embracing a young gorilla, with the text "Let us develope respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And Love."

Relevant now more than ever.

03.10.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the azure blue Aegean sea off the coast of Karpathos

Photo of the azure blue Aegean sea off the coast of Karpathos

And Karpathos is the jewel in the crown!

30.09.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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20.09.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 1066 πŸ” 265 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 15

It's still the main headline on the BBC News Homepage. Articles and updates about what is currently happening in the UK and what our elected PM is doing, are placed off to the side.

26.08.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, they do all appear to be the same - so a school 🐟🐟🐟🐟Had they been a mix of species (and not so well behaved πŸ˜‰) it would have been a shoal.

31.07.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh, those are nice mushrooms! πŸ’š

31.07.2025 00:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mousehole?

21.07.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's my kind of day! β™₯️

13.07.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exquisite!

10.07.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I do most of my shopping at a local refillery and barely use any plastic now. I feel really terrible though when I do have to use single use plastic. Sometimes there is simply no alternative. 😞

07.07.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love it! β™₯️

15.06.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely!

15.06.2025 11:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, spectacular! β™₯️

12.06.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut a Major Ecology Program

The USGS ecosystems research program doesn't just study wildlife. Its researchers work on rangelands and forests, fisheries and aquaculture, and critically, wildfire.

Trump's proposed budget eliminates this program entirely, allocating $0 for 2026.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/c...

02.06.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 232 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5

Wonderful news!

10.06.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, it's me too!

21.05.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œn'er cast a clout till May is out” I only recently discovered that this is in reference to hawthorn blooming, rather than the month of May has ended.

19.05.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0