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Create your own amazing moth illustrations in watercolour with Anna Voytsekhovich!

Date: 11 May 2024
Days/Times: Saturday 10.00am – 12.00noon
Online tutorial: Participants will receive a Zoom invitation with login details prior to the workshop.

Learn new and interesting …facts about moths, their anatomy, ecology and morphology, observe different painting techniques and learn how to paint the colour and complex textures of moths and learn how to produce a scientifically accurate sketch and a beautiful watercolour illustration of a moth of your own choice! All in the comfort of your own home.

Book now via our website or the shop link!

#citsci #nature #arttherapy #natureart #natureartlab #education #watercolor #watercolourclass #watercolorclass #watercolorpainting #illustration #onlinecourses #onlinelearning #onlineartclasses #moths

Did you know you're taking part in #CitizenScience every time you report a crime against badgers to us?

You can either complete our crime report form or download the Badger Watch App from our website (link in bio 👆 ) to report a crime or suspicious incident.

Your help …saves badgers and their setts. Thank you ❤️

📸 lewisnewgram

Happy #weevilwednesday!

Here's a cool little Exapion fuscirostre I found a little while back, this little one was super tiny! Got a few quick stacks and am pretty happy with the result, although it's quite heavily cropped.

📸: Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f/2.8, flash …with #cygnustechdiffuser

🔧: 30 image focus stack at iso 200, f/5.6, 1/125 second

#weevil #curculionidae #rüsselkäfer #beetle #coleoptera #käfer #insect #insectphotography #macrophotography #makrofotografie #cupoty #wholelottabugs #insectguru #fujifilmxh2 #fujixh2 #fujifilm #laowa65mm laowa.deutschland venuslaowa #laowa #macro #focusstacking #inaturalist #citizenscience

Science is a critical part of our work to defend native forests and Takayna — over the past six months, we have been making significant threatened species finds and engaging citizen scientists in the field.

In February, our recordings of Swift Parrots secured an injunction to temporarily… halt logging in one area of forest in Southern Lutruwita / Tasmania. 🦜 In the same month, we recorded Masked Owls breeding in forests being logged, and after alerting Forestry Tasmania, the logging machines left just days later.

Our team of scientists and dedicated volunteers are hard at work documenting protected species in at-risk areas 🔎 Here are some of the species they encountered over the recent warmer months.

Join us to protect native forests by pledging towards our urgent crowdfunder to end native forest logging. Pledge now at the 🔗 in our bio.

#SwiftParrot #CitizenScience #MaskedOwl #FightForForests

Join Dr Hannah Trayford as she explains how our citizen science 'State of the Badger' survey is critically important to the badger's ongoing survival and protection.

Hannah also shares her favourite part of our volunteer field training day.

https://buff.ly/3TUZjJh

A kestrel project has been taking place in Vienna since 2010, which examines the adaptability of birds in large cities. The project thrives on reports from citizens. Anyone who has seen a kestrel and can clearly distinguish it from other birds is asked to report it. Two weeks ago I found his …breeding site 🥹 not far from me and reported it. Such citizen science projects are important and automatically connect us with nature and its living beings.
Do you have kestrels near you in #vienna or even a direct view of a nest? Then please report your sighting to turmfalkeninfo@gmx.at🦅

#citizenscience #kestrel #machmit #mitmachen #natur #naturelovers #wildlife #wildlifeplanet #wildlifevienna #wildtiere #brutplatz #stadtvögel #citybirds

Just 5 more days to go 🥁

Checkout the website now! 🥳

#CNCIndia

Blackspotted Longhorn Beetle (Rhagium mordax)

I was really excited to get this in-flight shot of this cool Longhorn Beetle a few weeks back, definitely one of my favorite photos I've taken in a long time! I took this while filming for my latest YouTube video, check out the video for …more of the story behind the shot 🙂

📸: Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f/2.8, flash with #cygnustechdiffuser

🔧: single shot at iso 200, f/8, 1/200 second

#beetle #coleoptera #käfer #insect #insectphotography #macrophotography #makrofotografie #cupoty #wholelottabugs #insectguru #fujifilmxh2 #fujixh2 #fujifilm #laowa65mm laowa.deutschland venuslaowa #laowa #macro #focusstacking #inaturalist #citizenscience

Carrhotus xanthogramma

I haven't had a chance to photograph any jumping spiders for ages, but while out in the forest last week I found three individuals of this cool species, along with another species that I had never seen before! I hadn't gotten around to editing the photos …yet, but thought I would put together this stack quickly for my first #salticidsunday of the year!

It seems like one of this spider's pedipalps is much smaller than the other, I'm guessing it lost that one previously and it's regrowing?

📸: Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f/2.8, flash with #cygnustechdiffuser

🔧: 14 image focus stack at iso 320, f/5.6, 1/200 second

#jumpingspider #salticidae #springspinne #araneae #spinne #arachnid #all_arachnids #makrofotografie #cupoty #wholelottabugs #insectguru #fujifilmxh2 #fujixh2 #fujifilm #laowa65mm laowa.deutschland venuslaowa #laowa #macro #focusstacking #inaturalist #citizenscience