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John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States. [1] The first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871.
Two long-horned bees balancing on a flower, a fossilized dinosaur bone viewed through a microscope and a scientist giving a bird drops of medicine were all captured in stunning photographs that ...
A life list, or life-list, is a list of all biological species seen by a person. The action of tracking which biological species you have observed is known as lifelisting. The phrase is particularly common among bird watchers [1] and fishermen, some of whom compete with each other to have the largest list with the most unique species. [2]
Matters are complicated by the fact that the words nature and natural have more than one meaning. On the one hand there is the main dictionary meaning for nature: "The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations."
Image credits: Nature Photographer of the Year (NPOTY) 2024 According to the organizers, among the other winners, runners-up, and highly commended entries, several notable names from the world of ...
A newt feeding on freshly laid frog eggs and a leaping wolf pack were among the winning images of the nature photography prize. ‘Photography shows us what matters’: The Nature Conservancy ...
National Geographic Pictures of the Year: As one of the most respected and well-known organizations for nature photography, National Geographic began its “Pictures of the Year” contest in 2023. It invites photographers, both amateur and professional, to submit photos to compete in one of four categories: nature, people, places, and animals ...
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