I mentioned the hummingbird nest off our porch, right? There are two hatchlings now, we happened to get a pic from above. Mom isn't gonna fit on that nest for long.

#PhotoMonday

#MotherEarth is a #planet of #love and #renewal. If this American Robin can make do here and now, I believe things will turn out mostly ok!

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The #GalápagosNationalPark Directorate, in collaboration with the organization #GalápagosConservancy, released the 86 #hatchlings, aged between 5 & 6 years, of the #Chelonoidis #hoodensis #species that is #endemic to #EspañolaIsland in the #Galápagos .
The #animals come from the #CaptiveBreeding center of #SantaCruzIsland - located in the center of the #archipelago

https://www.laprensalatina.com/86-captive-bred-galapagos-tortoises-released-into-native-habitat/amp/

Treasure trove of #fossil eggs hints #titanosaurs nested in colonies https://www.newscientist.com/article/2355507-treasure-trove-of-fossil-eggs-hints-titanosaurs-nested-in-colonies/ By Riley Black

New Late #Cretaceous titanosaur sauropod #dinosaur egg clutches from lower Narmada valley, India: #Palaeobiology and taphonomy https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278242

Long-necked titanosaurs nested in large groups, but left #hatchlings to fend for themselves.

Captain Zuri standing watch over some new hatchlings. #SilentSunday #cat #chickens #chicks #hatchlings #cityfarm

Hatchling Turtles making their way
#hatchlings #turtles #nature #nature #naturephotos

Pin head sized spider hatchlings in their web nest. #spiders #woods #hatchlings

Tiny #tyrannosaurs used the buddy system: Fossil trackways may show tyrannosaur tykes teaming up https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-tyrannosaurs-used-the-buddy-system/ by Riley Black

A busy time at the beach: multiple examples of gregarious #DinosaurBehaviour inferred from a set of trackways from the Late #Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjes-2021-0069

The newfound tracks hint that #hatchlings formed groups after leaving the nest, similar to some herbivorous #dinosaurs—as well as living #crocodiles and large ground #birds.

I forgot to do an #introduction, so hi!

Professionally I make #computers go "beep" and occasionally "boop" if I'm feeling fancy. On the Bad Place I mostly post elaborate #puns and describe ways my kids (aka #hatchlings) have outsmarted me. Used to run a #BoardGames group but rarely find the time now, sadly. Interested in #maths, #science, #language, #puzzles, #VideoGames and probably #OtherThingsThatIHaveForgotten.

Not sure exactly how I'll use #Mastodon - work in progress...