Susan Crick 🐝🐞🐛🦋🌻
@susancrick.bsky.social
Community scientist in Colorado US, macrophotographer, nature photographer, writer, naturalist, grants professional. Passionate about invertebrates, short-grass prairie, bumblebees, native bees, dragonflies, native plants & more.
Sun setting on the South Platte River earlier this evening. Winter days are often chilly & daylight fades early but don't let that keep you inside. Get outside & enjoy some wildness each day.
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Sun setting on the South Platte River earlier this evening. Winter days are often chilly & daylight fades early but don't let that keep you inside. Get outside & enjoy some wildness each day.
I wonder if this dainty sulphur will be my last #butterfly sighting of 2025. It was 62F today but a winter storm is supposed to blow in with snow tonight. Seen at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge today.
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I wonder if this dainty sulphur will be my last #butterfly sighting of 2025. It was 62F today but a winter storm is supposed to blow in with snow tonight. Seen at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge today.
Hey #bugsky artists - here's an opportunity with @pollinatororg.bsky.social to design their 2026 poster: www.pollinator.org/careers
Careers | Pollinator.org
Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hey #bugsky artists - here's an opportunity with @pollinatororg.bsky.social to design their 2026 poster: www.pollinator.org/careers
This is wild -both the discovery & how they made the discovery: European bat preys on birds. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
After 25 years, scientists solve the bird-eating bat mystery
After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny biologger...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is wild -both the discovery & how they made the discovery: European bat preys on birds. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This will be an informative & inspirational event! Hope to see you there. www.coloradopollinatornetwork.org/summit-2025
2025 10th Annual Colorado Pollinator Summit — Colorado Pollinator Network
The Colorado Pollinator Summit brings together people from different walks of life, including policymakers, community members, land managers, teachers, artists, gardeners, and researchers to share ide...
www.coloradopollinatornetwork.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This will be an informative & inspirational event! Hope to see you there. www.coloradopollinatornetwork.org/summit-2025
I am excited to announce that I have earned my #Pollinator Steward Certification! 🐝🏵️💚
October 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I am excited to announce that I have earned my #Pollinator Steward Certification! 🐝🏵️💚
#Autumn morning walk through a #cottonwood cathedral.
October 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
#Autumn morning walk through a #cottonwood cathedral.
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It was a warm, beautiful almost-autumn day in Colorado today.
September 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It was a warm, beautiful almost-autumn day in Colorado today.
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A post about the National Wildlife Refuge System. This opinion piece gives a solid glimpse into life in FWS right now. It is written by a Friends group because our employees are not allowed to say it.
Here’s the problem: as important as they are, refuges are low-key and low-profile.
Here’s the problem: as important as they are, refuges are low-key and low-profile.
Opinion: It’s time to speak up for Alaska’s national wildlife refuges
Funding cuts, begun by DOGE and now deepened in proposed budgets, are putting wildlife and public lands at risk and harming both Alaska’s environment and economy.
www.adn.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A post about the National Wildlife Refuge System. This opinion piece gives a solid glimpse into life in FWS right now. It is written by a Friends group because our employees are not allowed to say it.
Here’s the problem: as important as they are, refuges are low-key and low-profile.
Here’s the problem: as important as they are, refuges are low-key and low-profile.
Feels like spring, the tiny sweat bees & a gray hairstreak #butterfly were busy on the blooms in the native garden at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge.
#invertefest #insects #nativebees #macrophotography
#invertefest #insects #nativebees #macrophotography
April 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Feels like spring, the tiny sweat bees & a gray hairstreak #butterfly were busy on the blooms in the native garden at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge.
#invertefest #insects #nativebees #macrophotography
#invertefest #insects #nativebees #macrophotography
Found my first odes of the season today at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Nat'l #Wildlife Refuge. Several common green darners & forktail #damselfly. The darners were in constant motion, so this is my best action shot. They were already mating - saw a pair flying tandem.
#invertefest #dragonfly #odonata
#invertefest #dragonfly #odonata
April 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Found my first odes of the season today at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Nat'l #Wildlife Refuge. Several common green darners & forktail #damselfly. The darners were in constant motion, so this is my best action shot. They were already mating - saw a pair flying tandem.
#invertefest #dragonfly #odonata
#invertefest #dragonfly #odonata
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Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕
April 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕
I spotted my first #bumblebee of the season yesterday in Colorado. At least 3 #Bombus fervidus, feeding on golden banner.
#macrophotography
#invertefest
#nativebees
#insects
#macrophotography
#invertefest
#nativebees
#insects
April 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I spotted my first #bumblebee of the season yesterday in Colorado. At least 3 #Bombus fervidus, feeding on golden banner.
#macrophotography
#invertefest
#nativebees
#insects
#macrophotography
#invertefest
#nativebees
#insects
My son is learning metalsmithing in college, the assignment was to create a box. He created "Detritivores" - a bronze & copper fallen log that opens to reveal 2 pill bugs underneath. It was selected for the student art show. #invertefest
April 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My son is learning metalsmithing in college, the assignment was to create a box. He created "Detritivores" - a bronze & copper fallen log that opens to reveal 2 pill bugs underneath. It was selected for the student art show. #invertefest
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It's spring in the northern hemisphere, the flowers are blooming, the sun is peeking out and the bugs are starting to emerge. You know what that means, don't you?
It's almost time for #InverteFest!!!
Share your #invertebrates with us April 24-30.
www.metrofieldguide.com/invertefest/
It's almost time for #InverteFest!!!
Share your #invertebrates with us April 24-30.
www.metrofieldguide.com/invertefest/
April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's spring in the northern hemisphere, the flowers are blooming, the sun is peeking out and the bugs are starting to emerge. You know what that means, don't you?
It's almost time for #InverteFest!!!
Share your #invertebrates with us April 24-30.
www.metrofieldguide.com/invertefest/
It's almost time for #InverteFest!!!
Share your #invertebrates with us April 24-30.
www.metrofieldguide.com/invertefest/
It now feels like spring has sprung, so happy to be photographing bugs again! We found 4 different species of tiger beetles at Rocky Mtn Arsenal NWR today. Here's my fav pics. #insects #marcrophotography #tigerbeetles #cicindela #entomology #beetles
April 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It now feels like spring has sprung, so happy to be photographing bugs again! We found 4 different species of tiger beetles at Rocky Mtn Arsenal NWR today. Here's my fav pics. #insects #marcrophotography #tigerbeetles #cicindela #entomology #beetles
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🌎Do you know which country is most responsible for #climate change?
Explore the data from #ClimateWatch➡️ bit.ly/41JR6ga
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March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌎Do you know which country is most responsible for #climate change?
Explore the data from #ClimateWatch➡️ bit.ly/41JR6ga
Explore the data from #ClimateWatch➡️ bit.ly/41JR6ga
One of my favorite dabbling ducks - American Wigeon - showing off for the camera. I love the white "mohawk" and baby blue beak! South Platte Park, Jefferson Cty CO #birdphotography #nature #waterfowl
April 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
One of my favorite dabbling ducks - American Wigeon - showing off for the camera. I love the white "mohawk" and baby blue beak! South Platte Park, Jefferson Cty CO #birdphotography #nature #waterfowl
This is what democracy looks like—today I joined over one thousand people at a Town Hall with Congresswoman Diana DeGette and over five thousand people at the Indivisible Colorado Hands Off Rally. Together, we will continue to defend our constitutional rights.
April 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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