Nature Is Metal

The Way Down 📽 by @yycgardener This northern flicker is trying to protect its young from a ravenous bull snake. It should come as no surprise that snakes will seek out and eat newborn hatchlings or their eggs, as they are usually an easy meal to obtain. It might look like this mom is giving the snake hell, but the elapsed time between the snake entering the hole and exiting is considerably longer than the video lets on. While on the ground, I am told by the people who were there that the defensive bird was freed by the snake after about 20 minutes. This is just an assumption, but after gorging itself on northern flicker chicks, the snake had no room for the mother in its belly, so she was released. Taken at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nature Is Metal is powered by you! Did you record a wild video that you would like to get featured here? natureismetal.com/submissions is the absolute best place to send it. Our team checks the submission page daily 

KARADENİZLİ MACERACI - Rıdvan

Doğal Taş Ocakta Somon Döner 🍣 🐟 Cooking salmon doner on a natural stone stove 🐟 Video: @karadenizli.maceraci knife: 🔪 @thenikosknife #outdoors #outdoorcooking #bushcraft #survival #fish #primitive #fishlovers #foodvideo #food #cooking #nature #foodporn #asmrsound #asmr #recipe #wilderness #fishmeat #balık #meat #asmrcooking #cookingoutdoors #camping #doğa #yemektarifleri 

Nature

Some beautiful scenes of the horses in Kazakhstan with @adilet_rakhmetolla 🐴🇰🇿 TAG someone who needs to see these videos 💚 Videos by: @adilet_rakhmetolla 

Discovery

Just your average kangaroo… in one of the most dangerous environments on Earth 🦘🇦🇺 Did you know kangaroos can jump over 25 feet in a single bound? That kind of power comes in handy when the Outback throws everything at you. Can the #NakedandAfraid: Last One Standing survivalists handle it? The season premiere starts NOW on Discovery. 

Discovery

Found all across the Australian Outback, wolf spiders are fast, aggressive, and venomous (but not deadly to humans) 🕷️ Don't miss the season premiere of #NakedandAfraid: Last One Standing TONIGHT at 8p on Discovery! 

Discovery

📍Crater Lake, Oregon #DidYouKnow Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States! 📸: Moelyn Photos #CraterLake #nature #landscape #Oregon 

Wonderful Places

Norveç’in kartpostalı: Ålesund 🌊 #FjordDreams #sonyalpha #natgeo #sonyalphatr #natgeo #sonyphotography #sony #yourshotphotographer #wonderful_places #sonyalphasclub #norway #ilhan1077 

BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS

@costadibaunei brings us to Cala Goloritzé, the Sardinian stunner just crowned the world’s best beach 🇮🇹 🌍🏖️ 🇮🇹 Located on Sardinia’s rugged east coast, this UNESCO-listed gem is tucked beneath limestone cliffs and reachable only by foot or boat; no wonder it stays pristine. 🥾 Hiking in? Start from the Golgo Plateau above Baunei. It’s a 3.5km trek (about 1.5 hours down, double back up). Bring 2L of water, snacks, and good shoes, flip-flops only when you hit that powdery sand! 🚤 Prefer by sea? Book a small-boat tour from Santa Maria Navarrese. You’ll cruise past the Baunei coast, swim in Piscine di Venere (Venus Pools), and stop at dreamy coves like Cala Mariolu and Cala Gabbiani. 🤿 Snorkelers: don’t forget your mask, the water here glows in layers of turquoise, and you might even spot dolphins if you’re lucky. Would you hike in for paradise or cruise up in style? 💙🇮🇹 📽️ @costadibaunei 📍Cala Goloritzé, Sardinia, Italy 

National Geographic

Meet nature's master builder—and one of its most effective firefighters: the beaver. With a few well-placed sticks and a lot of determination, these ecosystem engineers reshape entire landscapes. Their dams slow water, green the land, and help protect habitats from wildfire. In Idaho and California, land managers and tribal partners are following the beavers' blueprint, constructing "beaver dam analogs" that mimic their work. These structures help rehydrate fire-scarred landscapes, trap debris, and set the stage for recovery—like for the Baugh Creek watershed which has been restored in the aftermath of the 2018 Sharps fire, which burned 65,000 acres. Of course, this wisdom runs deep. Indigenous communities have long recognized the beaver's role as a steward of water and life. Blackfeet environmental historian Rosalyn LaPier notes that the tribe reveres beavers as divine beings—able to speak with humans and honored for the oases they create. Learn more about these incredible engineers at the link in bio. Photographs by @Ronan_Donovan and @KholoodEid