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Going outside in the rain

by Sigrid(she/her) near Ockelbo kommun, Gävleborg County, Sweden — August 21, 2026

Found some trash and put it where it belongs

All of this came in like fiftten minutes

Saw that it was pouring rain outside and decided to go outside for fun. I was soaked afterwards tho.

Produce, pollinators and pretty sunsets

by Amy (londonbrolly) — August 21, 2026 — Gave 2 Hours for Earth

Picked up a pretty bouquet and a few vegetables from my local community garden stand and also spot our new honeybee friend in the coneflowers. Camden really enjoyed the sunset at the beach afterwards.

divas litter pick

by kamithedeus(she/her) near England, United Kingdom — August 21, 2026 — Gave 2 Hours for Earth

did some cheeky litter picking on a walk and when on holiday innit this is the haul slayyyWa wawa

Invasive tree removal and bugs

by Roxorzboxorz — August 21, 2026 — Gave 4 Hours for Earth

One of the many hauls of invasive trees, mostly privet and chinaberry.

Female blue dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis

Guinea Paper Wasp, Polistes exclamens, eating some caterpillar remains

Black Leaf-Leg, Phylloscelis atra, as featured on the Pollinator Census

Spined stilt bug, Jalysus wickhami, and a tiny little aphid that they feed on below it.

A stilt bug nymph on the same plant, these are very under-documented, wish I got a better picture.

Eastern Leaf-footed bug nymph, Leptoglossus phyllopus, one of our shinies from the pollinator census.

Brochymena arborea, they were extremely interested in the camera and me seemingly

Large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, on a pearl milkvine

Bird dropping moth, I'm pretty sure the Exposed bird dropping moth, Tarache aprica.

Blackbeard Micropanther, Atomosia melanopogon, a robber fly with a very cool name, doesn't look like other robber flies either.

A sweat bee on diamond flowers, I think this is Lasioglossum

A leafhopper, I think in the genus Prairiana, on frog fruit

A Mallow scrub-hairstreak, Strymon istapa, on Texas kidneywood

A lucifer bee fly, Poecilanthrax lucifer (good luck), on frog fruit

A checkered skipper with very beautiful wings, I could not find the species for this one.

Last weekend I stumbled upon people cutting down invasive trees near my home, asked if I could join and they let me help out. Made some great connections for future volunteer opportunities helping local nature as well. Also featuring the bugs from the week.

Zoo frenns, nature center, and farmer’s market meal

by kenderroni(she/her) near Tacoma, Washington, United States — August 21, 2026 — Gave 6 Hours for Earth

NW Trek Wildlife Park & Pt Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Happy Show and Tell day! I took a couple friends to local AZA facilities when they were visiting from out of town. I also explored a new-to-me nature spot and picked up some farmer’s market produce for a vegan meal.

aminals i saw today and photos i found in my cameraroll

by Theis — August 21, 2026

my dog Monti he is a eastern european village dog from bulgaria

i think it is a flesh fly im probably wrong tho

a arctic fox chilling in rostock zoo i think

not sure exaclty what species but it think it might be a musvåge not sure what its called in english

just some photos i took of birds and my dog today and some from zoos and my old crib

National marine aquarium

by Leila(She/her) near Plymouth, England, United Kingdom — August 21, 2026 — Gave 4 Hours for Earth

I went to the aquarium to feed a zebra shark and learn all about the conservation work that is being done by the charity think ocean which house Plymouth aquarium .

Royal Tyrell Museum and the Hoodoos in Drumheller Alberta

by Phoongler near Drumheller, Alberta, Canada — August 21, 2026 — Gave 5 Hours for Earth

I only was able to go on one trip this summer which was to Drumheller Alberta. The last time I visited was when I was 8. I’m a big dinosaur fan and plan to major in palaeobiology. In Drumheller, we got to visit both the hoodoos and the museum, which were both amazing! I hope to come back here again.

A week with Case the condor

by Pluto(They/Them) — August 20, 2026

This was Case's first adventure in the backpack to go bug hunting

It was really hot so we were only able to find what I think is a grasshopper

I made him a badge with his name on to make it official

Instead of my weekly chicken slop bowl I decided to try a tofu slop bowl, it was really yummy.

Finally celebratory breakfast cheesecake as I got some good grades I wasn't expecting

Unfortunately last week Case was correct when he said that Case was an amazing name for my California Condor stuffie so everyone meet Case the condor, Case Jr for short

Human Case did ask for an update last week so here's what Case and I got up to this week!

Releasing seals

by MakerofCritters(She/her) near Netherlands — August 20, 2026 — Gave 4 Hours for Earth

The first careful galumph out of the crate

I visited the seal rescue in the Netherlands. After walking around the educational centre and rehab enclosures, we went along to release two young seals back into the wild. One was found abandoned in a busy harbour, the other had a serious eye infection. It was an amazing experience.

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