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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Scientists discover things can live in the cold! 🥶 Apparently, life exists in unexpected places—like the Arctic ice. Who knew? Next up: water is wet, and the sky is blue. 🌊🔵
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/09/extreme-life-arctic-ice-diatoms-ecological-discovery #breakingnews #coldlife #arcticdiscovery #sciencenews #unexpectednature #lifeinscience #HackerNews #ngated

Morning Mischief – Encounter with the Eurasian Jay

Yesterday, during an early walk through our local forest in Tilburg, I was surprised by two Garrulus glandarius — Eurasian jays, or Vlaamse gaaien in Dutch. Perched between shadows and streaks of morning light, they were hopping, chasing, and seemingly playing among the branches.

Photographing them with my Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm lens proved to be a delicate dance with the low light and their quick movements — but the experience itself was more valuable than any perfect shot.

Eurasian jays belong to the corvid family, known for their intelligence and complex behavior. They’re not just beautiful with their electric-blue wing feathers — they’re problem-solvers, mimics, and even cache acorns for future meals, playing a vital role in forest regeneration.

It reminded me how even a local patch of woodland can offer something extraordinary — a moment of wild behavior, rarely seen up close. You don’t have to travel far for wonder. Sometimes it finds you.

#eurasianjay #vlaamsegaai #garrulusglandarius #canon7dmarkii #sigma100400 #birdphotography #forestlife #wildlifephotography #earlymorningwalk #dutchforest #nederlandsenatuur #tilburgnatuur #birdbehavior #urbanwildlife #natuurfotografie #birdsofeurope #birdencounter #forestbirds #wildbirds #playingbirds #beautifulbirds #wingsintrees #boswandeling #unexpectednature #birdlovers

A #leopard stands next to a young #gazelle or deer, not hunting, not attacking. When #hyenas approach, it does the unthinkable: grabs the fawn by the neck and climbs a tree, protecting it.

This isn’t fiction. Rare moments like this have been observed in the wild. Sometimes, big cats show what looks like compassion, or confusion. A lost maternal instinct? Curiosity? Or something deeper?

#Nature isn’t always predictable. Predators don’t always kill. Even in the wild, the lines between #instinct, #emotion, and choice can blur in ways we still don’t fully understand.

A reminder: the animal world is full of mystery, and not everything wild is cruel.

#Wildlife #Nature #AnimalBehavior #BigCats #Leopard #AnimalStories #UnexpectedNature #Coexistence #AnimalsOfMastodon #Zoology