Nature and the Outdoors

This group is for lenses about wildlife (such as mammals, birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles), wildflowers, ecosystems, and astronomy. Activities such as hiking, backpacking, climbing, camping, skiing, canoeing, fishing, outdoor gardening, and nature photography are welcome as well.

Nature and the Outdoors welcomes all lenses that appreciate nature.

Fresh Nature and Outdoors Lenses

This is a list of the most recently updated lenses in the Nature and Outdoors group.

Tadpoles To Frogs, Painted Lady Butterflies, Birdwatching in the Philippines, Spider Fighting the Tradition, Loggerhead Turtles Love Florida!

Predators in the Wild

Wolf Pack - Ways of the Wild Wolf in Wild Wolf Society

So what are Wild Wolf Ways? What is life like for them?  Well, the life of a wild wolf is much harder and more structured than we humans may believe.  There is a strict cycle the wild wolf pack must follow every year.  And yet while t...

Predators in the Wild

When we think of predators, frightening images come to mind. Our heart rate jumps and we glance around warily. In society predators have thrown off the balance of life and need to be stopped. It's another story in the wild. There is a check and balan...

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bears are affected by global warming, oil exploration, and big game hunters, all of which negatively affect their population. The purpose of this lens is to raise money to help save Polar Bears from extinction while helping more people become P...

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

This page contains facts about the American black bear, including physical traits, behavior, diet, reproduction, communication, tracks, and signs. You'll also find lots of pictures of bears!

Backyard Birds

Marvellous World of Birds

  Welcome to the beautiful and amazing lovely world of birds Birds are truly unique and beautiful creatures, they are also captivate and charming to watch and all around us, roosting and nesting on our building and feeding in our gardens, the...

Eastern Bluebird

There are three species of bluebirds with the Eastern Bluebird being the most common. This beautiful bird is making a comeback as more and more backyard birder are erecting bluebird boxes and evicting the squatters.

Robin in the Rain!

It's springtime and one of the most popular signs of spring is the robin. Robins, with their cheery tweets and bright red breasts stand out against the disappearing snow. Cheerio, calls the robin as the rain starts to fall. This lens is a unit stud...

Baby Birds

Here you'll find pictures of baby birds and birds at the nest. It's a rare treat to see birds feeding their young at the nest and some photographers have captured this moment. I love birds and hope to share some of those special moments with you. T...

North American Hummingbirds

I love to watch the hummingbirds flutter through my flower beds. Some are as tiny as a butterfly and their wings beat faster than the speed of light ... not really, but they can flap their wings up to 90 times a second (depending on the species) and...

Birds of Prey

California Condor

The California Condor was on the brink of extinction with its numbers dropping to less than 25. They are still endangered, but conservation efforts have paid off. Last count there were 302 California Condors in existence.

Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. They prefer the open country rather than forests and can be spotted in desert grasslands, and above the timberline.

Great Grey Owl

The Great Grey Owl is one of the most reclusive owls in North America. Add to that its secretive habits and you have a bird that is rarely seen and little known.

The Merlin Falcon

The Merlin Falcon is a small bird of prey. It is often referred to as the Pigeon Hawk due to the fact that it resembles one in flight. They can be found throughout North America and prey on songbirds.

Appreciate the Nature Around You

Buffalo New York Outdoors

Buffalo and all of Western New York has lots to offer the outdoor enthusiast. There are trails to hike, backpack and bicycle. Some lead to great bird watching spots, others to magnificant waterfalls. Maybe go on a quest to reach the high point of are...

A Walk Around Deer Creek

Deer Creek Country Club is a community on the west side of Deerfield Beach in South Florida. Deerfield Beach is a city on the Atlantic Ocean, at the northern side of Broward County where is meets Palm Beach County. I have been fortunate to live in D...

Sequoia National Park

The Land of Giants. Sounds like something out of a fairy tale but it really does exist! Often referred to as one of California's best kept secrets, Sequoia National Park is home to the largest living things in the world: the Giant Sequoias. They may...

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Think solitude and friends..the gentle ripples of water as the canoe glides through... The boink and ploink of water falling from raised blades... A loon wails its plaintive cry... That steady hum in your ears is made by a gazillion mos...

Lake Tahoe Area Hiking Trails

The Sierra Mountains and it's classic rugged peaks, with it's gnarly old trees on windswept ridges with breathtaking panoramic vistas, framed by abundant wildflowers is what you can expect trekking the trails of the Tahoe Basin and surrounding area....

Featured Gardening Lenses

How To Speak Through Flowers

Nature's gift of flowers, speak to us in many different ways and people have been expressing our deepest thoughts and emotions to one another through their beauty and symbolic meanings since time immemorial. Floriography- The language of flowers. A...

Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

An introduction to a brilliant show of wildflowers from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. 2009 spring and summer is bursting with new flowers again - how many can you identify while on your hikes in the Pacific Northwest? If you love flowers,...

Growing Bonsai Trees

You will learn how to Grow a Bonsai Tree from scratch, starting from the supplies you need, different types of bonsai trees, bonsai seeds and the Japanese Art of Bonsai. Learn the Art of Bonsai Tree Care

Mediaeval Gardening - Organically for the benefit of Wildlife

With tadpoles and newts in the pond, Spring gets off to a good start for this organic mediaeval style vegetable plot and informal, almost cottage-like garden. By not using chemicals in the garden and working with nature the wildlife finds its own nat...

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