#wildlifewednesday — Public Fediverse posts

#Photography :blobcatcamera: "Special Topic Days" tag list! 📍

Together with awesome folks, I am working on making a list with all the special tags for photography.
Not "just" all the tags, but the ones that have a special topic-day.
When you see the list, you (probably) will understand what I mean... :ablobcatangel:

If you know any of these kinds of photography tags that are missing, do let me know, and I will try to add them all to the list! ✅

This is what we have collected so far:

Monday:
#MonDog
#MountainMonday
#MonochromeMonday
#FotoMontag (new pix only!)
#MacroMonday
#MinimalismMonday
#Mohntag
#MallardMonday
#MuscovyMonday
#MushroomMonday
#MotoringMonday
#BumDayMonday

Tuesday:
#TongueOutTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday (or Thursday)
#MardiPatisserie (tasty treats)
#TextureTuesday
#ChickenChoosday
#TakoTuesday
#ToesOutTuesday 🐇
#ToeBeanTuesday
#TreesOnTuesday / #TreeTuesday
#TrainTrackTuesday
#TurtleTuesday
#Entendienstag / #DuckTuesday
#TilesOnTuesday
#Toothday
#TabbyTuesday
#Bienstag
#PawTuckTuesday

Wednesday:
#WaterfallWednesday
#MeerMittwoch / #SeaWednesday
#MERcredi
#RoseWednesday
#WaterwayWednesday
#WoodlandWednesday
#WhiskersWednesday
#MähMittwoch / #DefaidodonDay / #DyddDefaidodon / #Defaidodon / #Ewesday
#WildlifeWednesday
#WaterWednesday
#WavyWednesday
#WildflowerWednesday
#FluffyButtWednesday
#MacroMittwoch
#Wrensday
#WolfWednesday
#Wedsneigh
#WoodslandWednesday

Thursday:
#ThickTrunkThursday (or Tuesday)
#Doorsday
#ThrowbackThursday / #TBT
#ThursdayBins
#ThistleThursday
#Birdsday / #Birbsday

Friday:
#FensterFreitag / #WindowFriday
#FootpathFriday
#ForestFriday
#FlowerFriday
#FungiFriday / #Mushtodon / #ShroomScrolling
#FernFriday / #FernsOnFriday / #Feniverse / #Farnsehen
#FrüchteFreitag / #FruitFriday / #FruitsFriday
#FingerPostFriday
#FencepostFriday
#StaircaseFriday

Saturday:
#Caturday
#InsektenSamstag / #InsectSaturday
#SchiffSamstag / #SchiffSamstag / #ShipSaturday
#StatuenSamstag / #StatueSaturday
#SpookySaturday
#SaturdaySinage
#SquirrelSaturday
#SaturdayScenery

Sunday:
#SilentSunday / #StillerSonntag
#StandingStoneSunday
#CemeterySunday
#BunDay 🐇

Please, if I missed any, do let me know! I hope to make this list as complete as possible. 📸

Edit: this Toot will get edited when new tags are shared. :ablobcatwink:

📰 WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

🌍 Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.

💰 The effort had to overcome a high economic motivation to pull and dry the regulated fish illegally for the black market. The rate of extraction was projected to eliminate all seahorses within a decade.

🤿 The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.

💪 The community protects the seahorses now as central to their livelihood.

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/seahorse-conservation-mozambique

#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Wildlife #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Seahorses

"Oh, you again, Daddy mentioned you! Well, looks like you don't have a choice this time - the unimaginable is coming right this way!! HOW FAST CAN YOU RUN?"

This time seen near the #RiverLea between #Hertford and #Welwyn

#Fox #NaturePhotography #wildlifewednesday #RiverLea #TellingStories #wildlife #wildlifePhotography

🪂 PARACHUTING BEAVERS
Save the Day 🦫🥇

After WW2, beavers in conflict with human neighbors had to be moved from suburbs to an Idaho mountains river basin.

✈️ No usual method of transportation worked in the dense slopes, so they attached spring-loaded boxes to parachutes, put in 76 beavers, and chunked them out of a plane.

It worked. There is video.

😲 Recent imaging of the beaver reintroduction landscape shows
🔥🧯 wildfire impacts were reduced
🌳 🌲 vegetation level was also higher

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/beaver-drop-idaho-1948

#WildlifeWednesday #SolarPunk #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Ecology #Thrutopia #Habitat #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation

#WildlifeWednesday

🦉 Toxic Wastelands and Former War Zones Are Accidentally Becoming Some of the World’s Most Successful Wildlife Sanctuaries

🔸 Some "involuntary parks" have been designated especially for wildlife
🔸 Fish, birds, and sea mammals are among the wildlife supported by these areas
🔸 Endangered species are reappearing

#SolarPunk #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Thrutopia #Habitat #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/involuntary-parks

#handsoff2025 Protest today!!!!! Join up with others to say #HandsOff our democracy and fight for your freedom!!!! Find Your LOCAL PROTEST HERE; https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/

#UnplugTrump #PuckFutin #democracy #freedom #freespeech #life_liberty_happiness #betheblizzard #theavalancheofjustice #capitalism #CapitalismIsADeathCult #CapitalismKills #SurveillanceCapitalism #deforestation #DrillBabyDrill #deforestation #DefundDeforestation #DefundExtinction #progressive #TransRights #FreeSpeechTv #america #americans #americana #defiance #truth #TruthToPower #truth2power #protest #protests #theflagisforthepeople #eagle #pollution #corporations #corporations_are_not_your_friends #NoisePollution #ClimatePollution #thereisnoplanetb #fiftyfiftyone #VoteWithYourWallet #boycott #boycottusa #UnplugTrump #ElonMusk #elonmuskisanazi #gofuck_elonmusk #PutinIsAWarCriminal #PutinWarCriminal #putin #enviroment #enviromental #TheEnviromentExcuse #FreeMedicareForAll #peace #PeaceNow #PeaceTalks #PeaceLink #PrayForUkraine #fascism #NoFascism #fascismo #fascisme #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #_ukraine #Russia #russian #russiaToday #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #greed #CapitalistGreed #PharmaGreed #FearandGreedIndex #bigpharma #peaceonearth #tariffs #tarrif #Tariff #slavery #minimumwage #minimumwageraiseplz #Aristocrat #RunawayAristocrat #aristocrat #HumanRights #HumanRightsDay #media4humanrights #portugal4humanrights #usa #usa2025 #ușa #northcarolina #northcarolina1stcongressionaldistrict #northcarolina8thdistrict #northcarolina1st #DonaldTrump #UkraineIsOurFriend #trump #trumptariffs #newyork #rejectproject2025 #project2025 #project_2025 #project2025cansuckit #2025project #2025reads #election2025 #revision2025 #eatthe1percent #EatTheRich #EatTheRichs #eatREADsleep #bird #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #birding #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLovers #NatureArtist #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeMurals #mouse #reptiles #MarineReptiles #SquamateReptiles #reptile #ReptileWorld #ReptileLovers #ReptileDatabase #boycott #Boycott4Wildlife #boycott4widlife #BoycottGold4Yanomami #boycott4palestine #ChildLabor #freespeech #freespeech4all #freespeech2 #tree #trees #tree_magic #TreeTime #déforestation #DefundDeforestation #amphibians #amphibian #AmphibiansOfInstagram #instagram #_instagram #facebook #FacebookFeed #FacebookFeed #twitter #TwitterMigration #twitter2 #Hippie #beachHippie #beach #BeachTown #BeachTravel #BeachCamping #google #degoogle #GooglePixel #GooglePlay #GoogleGo #yahoo #exclude_applenews_and_yahoo #degoogling #degooglenow #diversity #BioDiversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DiversityMatters #censorship #Queer #QueerRights #QueerInkSquad #QueerWriters #NeuroDivergent #NeurodivergentWellbeing #NeurodivergentMood #NeurodivergentThinking #autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder #AutismPride #neurospicy #neurotypical #disabled #DisabledArtist #DisabledMastodon #lgbtq #lgbtqia #LGBTQIA2S #lgbtq_plus #lgbtqAlly #StraightAlly #lgbtqia2 #lgbtqia2a #straight #gardener #GardenJoy #forest #ForestTrails #ForestWhitaker #forest_deepness #forest #foresttherapy #therapy #leaf #leafLitter #sexuality #gender #GenderEquality #GenderPayGap #GenderVerbot #dirt #cloudflare #FascistGOP #gop #native #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericans #NativeBirds #insectpopulationdecline #insect #insects #InsectID #bug #bug2038 #black #peopleofcolor #eatlocal #macdonalds #camp #camping #ElderAbuse #elder #old #OldBuildings #conservation #OceanConservation #science #ScienceMastodon #OpenScience #OpenSource #mastodon #mastodonsocial #MastodonTips #lake #LakeErie #LakeCity #river #HudsonRiver #RiverSoul #river_plate #prairie #PrairieLife #pinetree #oldgrowthtree #ocean #OceanBeach #OceanHealth #flowers #WildFlowers #DailyFlowers #sky #SkyTonight #skype #discord #FuckDiscord #DiscordServer #DisneyboundingDiscord #ubuntu #UbuntuLinux #linux #linuxmint #linux_gaming #linuxgaming #GreenwashingKills #GreenWashing #furry #FurryArtist #furryart #furryfandom #totoabafish #VaquitaCPR #vaquita #fish #fishing #FishArt #FishCrow #MarineMammal #NativeMammal #mammal #StopPrimateShipments #primate #animalrights #NaturesRights #transrightsarehumanrights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #transrightsreadathon #transrights #lesbian #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianArt #SydneyGayandLesbianMardiGras #gay #gayMAN #GayPride #GayMastodon #intersex #IntersexRights #IntersexAwareness #TransAndIntersexPrideDublin #asexual #AsexualPride #pride #asexuality #BoycottExxon #verizon

Umkumbe Safari Game Drive Highlights

https://youtu.be/Ugw5IA1rXvQ

Our first South African safari at Umkumbe Safari River Lodge was an unforgettable adventure. The lodge is nestled near Kruger National Park in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, where the wild roams free due to the unfenced boundaries. Over three thrilling days, we witnessed all of the Big 5—lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo—and I captured three of them on video. The rest of the Big 5 were immortalized in images at our next camp.

Getting to Umkumbe was a breeze, thanks to a quick flight from Joburg to Skukuza Airport and a seamless transfer to the lodge. During our transfer, we spotted a wide variety of animals, from elephants to lions, thanks to our driver’s sharp eyes and willingness to stop so we could take photos and videos. Our timely morning arrival allowed us to enjoy a delicious lunch before embarking on our first afternoon game drive.

The lodge’s riverside location provided a front-row seat to a procession of wildlife quenching their thirst and grazing on the riverbanks. From our room’s patio, we were mesmerized by the parade of elephants, giraffes, impalas, monkeys, and hyenas, setting the tone for an extraordinary trip.

After our exceptional stay at Umkumbe, we moved on to our next camp (nThambo Tree Camp), which I’ll detail in upcoming posts. Then, we ventured towards the water for the highly anticipated annual Sardine run. Trust me, I’ll get back to my underwater images soon!

Highlights from the Logbook

• World Elephant Day in 10 Frames

• Graceful Giants of the Savannah – Giraffes

• A Few More Lion Images