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Have you been lucky enough to spot one of these brilliant birds at your feeders?
The European goldfinch's scientific name is a tautonym - Carduelis carduelis - meaning the name of the genus and the individual species are exactly the same.
#TaxonomyTuesday

As it's the #Easter weekend, we thought what would be better for this week's #NatureDrawingClub than sketching some gambolling lambs or glistening snowdrops under the theme 'Easter'.

Paint, draw or sculpt some Easter nature this weekend and share with us what you've created!

We hope you're all ready for this week's #NatureDrawingClub!

As tomorrow is #WorldRatDay, we're going with the theme 'mammals'. So get your pencils ready and sketch us a sloth, draw us a dingo or make us a mandrill. Don’t forget to share what you've created with us! 🦦🎨🦒

Stunning! Here's a whole bunch of roses from the @NHM_Library collection for you in return: R. bracteata, R. canina, R. punicea, and R. centifolia
This #MuseumBouquet was painted by Elizabeth Twining around 1840💐 https://t.co/QEKvpWkm6U

It’s easy to download and use these detailed 3D models for free. Just head to
@adobestock to view The Art of 3D Insects and download them for use in your projects: https://t.co/hvIQ2qIP8o

It's the #YearOfTheRat, so let's celebrate the humble rodent 🐀!

Usually, the term 'rat' applies to the 60 or so species that are found in the genus Rattus. The most well-known of this group are the black (R. rattus) and the brown rat (R. norvegicus).

It may be the #FirstDayBack for many, but @TheMERL have declared it #FirstDayQuack and we're running with it.

Here's one of our favs: a Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) painted by Sarah Stone in 1788.

#InternationalSolicitedDuckPicDay

Can you tell what it is yet? 🎨

The largest painting in our collection is currently on show in Images of Nature. It depicts a huge skeleton, spread over many sheets of paper and several display cases - can you identify the animal?

Need to know more about the explosive bombardier beetle? We got @Coleopterist to give us a little more info on how these insects manage to protect themselves, as well as avoid any unfortunate accidents. https://t.co/kKhQkxBguP

The apes fall into the catarrhines, and are represented by 28 living species. They include gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimps, bonobos and, of course, us.

Today orangutans are limited to Sumatra and Borneo, but they once lived on the Asian mainland. #InternationalPrimateDay