Saving Terra
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Roam with cli-fi author T.D. Morgan as he travels to remote areas across all 7 continents in search of rare birds and story ideas while exploring ways to support communities and organizations working to restore planetary biodiversity. www.savingterra.com
Frogmouths constitute a small family (16 species) of nocturnal birds found principally in Southeast Asia and Australasia, including #Indonesia
www.savingterra.com is where you will learn more about the frogmouth, and other fascinating #birds and creatures
#bird #travel #birdphotography
www.savingterra.com is where you will learn more about the frogmouth, and other fascinating #birds and creatures
#bird #travel #birdphotography
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Frogmouths constitute a small family (16 species) of nocturnal birds found principally in Southeast Asia and Australasia, including #Indonesia
www.savingterra.com is where you will learn more about the frogmouth, and other fascinating #birds and creatures
#bird #travel #birdphotography
www.savingterra.com is where you will learn more about the frogmouth, and other fascinating #birds and creatures
#bird #travel #birdphotography
The #Indonesia palm oil industry is rife with corruption, illegal practices, and land grabbing, not to mention #bird loss, and the decimation of wildlife, #biodiversity, and in many cases, indigenous communities.
More at: www.savingterra.com
Thank you @hakasumatra
More at: www.savingterra.com
Thank you @hakasumatra
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The #Indonesia palm oil industry is rife with corruption, illegal practices, and land grabbing, not to mention #bird loss, and the decimation of wildlife, #biodiversity, and in many cases, indigenous communities.
More at: www.savingterra.com
Thank you @hakasumatra
More at: www.savingterra.com
Thank you @hakasumatra
Join us at Heard Science Museum for a first hand account of how #bird sanctuaries are more than just safe havens for #avian species—they are vital #ecosystems that contribute to the planet’s overall ecological balance!
#biodiversity #Texas #metroplex #birding
#biodiversity #Texas #metroplex #birding
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Join us at Heard Science Museum for a first hand account of how #bird sanctuaries are more than just safe havens for #avian species—they are vital #ecosystems that contribute to the planet’s overall ecological balance!
#biodiversity #Texas #metroplex #birding
#biodiversity #Texas #metroplex #birding
Every week we feature #birds from an area our founder, author T.D. Morgan has visited and explored.
This week’s Bird Tour features Kingfishers of #Indonesia!
🦜The illustration here is from a charming children’s #book by Elizabeth Gordon titled “Bird Children”
www.savingterra.com
This week’s Bird Tour features Kingfishers of #Indonesia!
🦜The illustration here is from a charming children’s #book by Elizabeth Gordon titled “Bird Children”
www.savingterra.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Every week we feature #birds from an area our founder, author T.D. Morgan has visited and explored.
This week’s Bird Tour features Kingfishers of #Indonesia!
🦜The illustration here is from a charming children’s #book by Elizabeth Gordon titled “Bird Children”
www.savingterra.com
This week’s Bird Tour features Kingfishers of #Indonesia!
🦜The illustration here is from a charming children’s #book by Elizabeth Gordon titled “Bird Children”
www.savingterra.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
These 2 #jaguars were seen on the banks of the #Amazon near Jardim da Amazonia in San Jose do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, #Brazil
Read about the work being done at the family owned lodge, birdwatching paradise, and UFMT research site at
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/brazil
#MatoGrosso #biodiversity #jaguar
Read about the work being done at the family owned lodge, birdwatching paradise, and UFMT research site at
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/brazil
#MatoGrosso #biodiversity #jaguar
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
These 2 #jaguars were seen on the banks of the #Amazon near Jardim da Amazonia in San Jose do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, #Brazil
Read about the work being done at the family owned lodge, birdwatching paradise, and UFMT research site at
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/brazil
#MatoGrosso #biodiversity #jaguar
Read about the work being done at the family owned lodge, birdwatching paradise, and UFMT research site at
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/brazil
#MatoGrosso #biodiversity #jaguar
Yungas forests at higher elevations become cloud forests which are not only stunningly beautiful, but are the richest in bird life.
T.D.’s video from his recent Bolivian adventure.
Amazing indeed ✨
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia ☁️☁️☁️
#Bolivia #cloud #cloudforest #biodiversity #birds #climate
T.D.’s video from his recent Bolivian adventure.
Amazing indeed ✨
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia ☁️☁️☁️
#Bolivia #cloud #cloudforest #biodiversity #birds #climate
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Yungas forests at higher elevations become cloud forests which are not only stunningly beautiful, but are the richest in bird life.
T.D.’s video from his recent Bolivian adventure.
Amazing indeed ✨
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia ☁️☁️☁️
#Bolivia #cloud #cloudforest #biodiversity #birds #climate
T.D.’s video from his recent Bolivian adventure.
Amazing indeed ✨
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia ☁️☁️☁️
#Bolivia #cloud #cloudforest #biodiversity #birds #climate
Tarangire Dreams, a climate fiction novel by T.D. Morgan follows a retired American oil and gas lawyer who recruits a team of former park rangers to disrupt the #ivorypoaching trade in Tarangire National Park
For a thriller with purpose tdmorgan.substack.com/p/climate-ce...
#elephant
For a thriller with purpose tdmorgan.substack.com/p/climate-ce...
#elephant
October 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tarangire Dreams, a climate fiction novel by T.D. Morgan follows a retired American oil and gas lawyer who recruits a team of former park rangers to disrupt the #ivorypoaching trade in Tarangire National Park
For a thriller with purpose tdmorgan.substack.com/p/climate-ce...
#elephant
For a thriller with purpose tdmorgan.substack.com/p/climate-ce...
#elephant
The Black Macaque locally as “yaki” or “wolai” are the critically endangered primates you see here, which are endemic to Sulawesi-the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago.
For more endemic birds and mammals of Indonesia: www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #Indonesia #primates
For more endemic birds and mammals of Indonesia: www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #Indonesia #primates
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Black Macaque locally as “yaki” or “wolai” are the critically endangered primates you see here, which are endemic to Sulawesi-the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago.
For more endemic birds and mammals of Indonesia: www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #Indonesia #primates
For more endemic birds and mammals of Indonesia: www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #Indonesia #primates
We missed the chance to nominate this bear T.D. saw in Finland for #fatbear week, but that’s ok. We nominate them for being a great bird friend🐦#birds #bears #Finland #ohmy #biodiversity
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We missed the chance to nominate this bear T.D. saw in Finland for #fatbear week, but that’s ok. We nominate them for being a great bird friend🐦#birds #bears #Finland #ohmy #biodiversity
Cliff Parakeet seen in the arid inter-Andean valleys of Rio Mizque, Bolivia
More birds and local insights into the biodiversity and climate challenges of #bolivia via the link in our bio.
Snapped by Karen Walz
#bird #birds #birdphotographý #birdphoto #birding #birder #SouthAmerica
More birds and local insights into the biodiversity and climate challenges of #bolivia via the link in our bio.
Snapped by Karen Walz
#bird #birds #birdphotographý #birdphoto #birding #birder #SouthAmerica
October 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Cliff Parakeet seen in the arid inter-Andean valleys of Rio Mizque, Bolivia
More birds and local insights into the biodiversity and climate challenges of #bolivia via the link in our bio.
Snapped by Karen Walz
#bird #birds #birdphotographý #birdphoto #birding #birder #SouthAmerica
More birds and local insights into the biodiversity and climate challenges of #bolivia via the link in our bio.
Snapped by Karen Walz
#bird #birds #birdphotographý #birdphoto #birding #birder #SouthAmerica
Trusted guide and amigo Emiliano shares some insights with @authortdmorgan on the impacts on the grasslands by the rampant over farming in the Puna highlands of Bolivia.
More on biodiversity in #Bolivia with photos, videos, & more local insights.
#biodiversity #puna #amazon #climate #southamerica
More on biodiversity in #Bolivia with photos, videos, & more local insights.
#biodiversity #puna #amazon #climate #southamerica
October 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trusted guide and amigo Emiliano shares some insights with @authortdmorgan on the impacts on the grasslands by the rampant over farming in the Puna highlands of Bolivia.
More on biodiversity in #Bolivia with photos, videos, & more local insights.
#biodiversity #puna #amazon #climate #southamerica
More on biodiversity in #Bolivia with photos, videos, & more local insights.
#biodiversity #puna #amazon #climate #southamerica
This Streak-throated Canastero was snapped in the Puna grasslands of #Bolivia by T.D.’s wife Karen Walz
There is a whole section of our Substack dedicated to #birds, #biodiversity, and stories from Bolivia at:
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia
There is a whole section of our Substack dedicated to #birds, #biodiversity, and stories from Bolivia at:
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia
September 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This Streak-throated Canastero was snapped in the Puna grasslands of #Bolivia by T.D.’s wife Karen Walz
There is a whole section of our Substack dedicated to #birds, #biodiversity, and stories from Bolivia at:
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia
There is a whole section of our Substack dedicated to #birds, #biodiversity, and stories from Bolivia at:
tdmorgan.substack.com/s/bolivia
Every fall billions of birds migrate throughout the United States, with 5.5 million or so of them migrating through #Oregon.
Check your local area to see when birds are migrating and take care to follow any “lights out” alerts
Video taken today in Newport, Oregon
#birdmigration #bird #lightsout
Check your local area to see when birds are migrating and take care to follow any “lights out” alerts
Video taken today in Newport, Oregon
#birdmigration #bird #lightsout
September 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Every fall billions of birds migrate throughout the United States, with 5.5 million or so of them migrating through #Oregon.
Check your local area to see when birds are migrating and take care to follow any “lights out” alerts
Video taken today in Newport, Oregon
#birdmigration #bird #lightsout
Check your local area to see when birds are migrating and take care to follow any “lights out” alerts
Video taken today in Newport, Oregon
#birdmigration #bird #lightsout
T.D. and Karen explored the island of Halmahera, in #Indonesia which harbors the Ivory-breasted Pitta seen here and 25 other endemic species.
More bird and biodiversity stories from the field at: savingterra.com
#birds #birdphotography #biodiversity photo by Karen Walz
More bird and biodiversity stories from the field at: savingterra.com
#birds #birdphotography #biodiversity photo by Karen Walz
September 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
T.D. and Karen explored the island of Halmahera, in #Indonesia which harbors the Ivory-breasted Pitta seen here and 25 other endemic species.
More bird and biodiversity stories from the field at: savingterra.com
#birds #birdphotography #biodiversity photo by Karen Walz
More bird and biodiversity stories from the field at: savingterra.com
#birds #birdphotography #biodiversity photo by Karen Walz
Climate fiction author Wren James finds and inspires hope in the face of the climate crisis.
Congratulations to Wren on their recent
World of Books Sustainable Story Award!
Full interview at savingterra.com
#climate #YAauthor #author #sustainable #climatecrisis
Congratulations to Wren on their recent
World of Books Sustainable Story Award!
Full interview at savingterra.com
#climate #YAauthor #author #sustainable #climatecrisis
September 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Climate fiction author Wren James finds and inspires hope in the face of the climate crisis.
Congratulations to Wren on their recent
World of Books Sustainable Story Award!
Full interview at savingterra.com
#climate #YAauthor #author #sustainable #climatecrisis
Congratulations to Wren on their recent
World of Books Sustainable Story Award!
Full interview at savingterra.com
#climate #YAauthor #author #sustainable #climatecrisis
Our founder T.D. Morgan just returned from an 8 week trip throughout the Indonesian archipelago. For birds, mammals, and stories directly from the field go to www.savingterra.com
#Indonesia #birds #biodiversity #ecotravel
#Indonesia #birds #biodiversity #ecotravel
September 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Our founder T.D. Morgan just returned from an 8 week trip throughout the Indonesian archipelago. For birds, mammals, and stories directly from the field go to www.savingterra.com
#Indonesia #birds #biodiversity #ecotravel
#Indonesia #birds #biodiversity #ecotravel
Sat down with WrenJames -author and founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League- to discuss promoting climate conscious messaging and their Amazon MGM movie deal! Full interview at: www.savingterra.com
#climate #climatefiction #author
#climate #climatefiction #author
September 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sat down with WrenJames -author and founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League- to discuss promoting climate conscious messaging and their Amazon MGM movie deal! Full interview at: www.savingterra.com
#climate #climatefiction #author
#climate #climatefiction #author
Pittas are ground dwellers that seldom fly, relying instead on their strong legs to move around the forest floor.
For more stories directly from the field and more on this Java Banded Pitta recently seen in #Indonesia head to: www.savingterra.com
#birds #Bali #biodiversity
For more stories directly from the field and more on this Java Banded Pitta recently seen in #Indonesia head to: www.savingterra.com
#birds #Bali #biodiversity
September 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Pittas are ground dwellers that seldom fly, relying instead on their strong legs to move around the forest floor.
For more stories directly from the field and more on this Java Banded Pitta recently seen in #Indonesia head to: www.savingterra.com
#birds #Bali #biodiversity
For more stories directly from the field and more on this Java Banded Pitta recently seen in #Indonesia head to: www.savingterra.com
#birds #Bali #biodiversity
Are there really toxic birds?
Blowfish, snakes, scorpions, a handful of colorful frogs, sure, but poisonous BIRDS?
Yes, indeed.
Read about them in this weeks Bird Tour on our #Substack at:
www.savingterra.com
#bird #birds #birder #Indonesia #westpapua #toxic #poison #biodiversity
Blowfish, snakes, scorpions, a handful of colorful frogs, sure, but poisonous BIRDS?
Yes, indeed.
Read about them in this weeks Bird Tour on our #Substack at:
www.savingterra.com
#bird #birds #birder #Indonesia #westpapua #toxic #poison #biodiversity
September 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Are there really toxic birds?
Blowfish, snakes, scorpions, a handful of colorful frogs, sure, but poisonous BIRDS?
Yes, indeed.
Read about them in this weeks Bird Tour on our #Substack at:
www.savingterra.com
#bird #birds #birder #Indonesia #westpapua #toxic #poison #biodiversity
Blowfish, snakes, scorpions, a handful of colorful frogs, sure, but poisonous BIRDS?
Yes, indeed.
Read about them in this weeks Bird Tour on our #Substack at:
www.savingterra.com
#bird #birds #birder #Indonesia #westpapua #toxic #poison #biodiversity
Sound ⬆️
Jon Batiste gives us “PETRICHOR" which is the word for the delicious scent of the earth after a much needed rain.
“It’s a warning, set to a dance beat” he says
Bravo to the maestro for using his gifts and platform to fight for the planet 🌱
#climate #BigMoney #jonbatiste
Jon Batiste gives us “PETRICHOR" which is the word for the delicious scent of the earth after a much needed rain.
“It’s a warning, set to a dance beat” he says
Bravo to the maestro for using his gifts and platform to fight for the planet 🌱
#climate #BigMoney #jonbatiste
September 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sound ⬆️
Jon Batiste gives us “PETRICHOR" which is the word for the delicious scent of the earth after a much needed rain.
“It’s a warning, set to a dance beat” he says
Bravo to the maestro for using his gifts and platform to fight for the planet 🌱
#climate #BigMoney #jonbatiste
Jon Batiste gives us “PETRICHOR" which is the word for the delicious scent of the earth after a much needed rain.
“It’s a warning, set to a dance beat” he says
Bravo to the maestro for using his gifts and platform to fight for the planet 🌱
#climate #BigMoney #jonbatiste
The Great-billed Parrot seen here is found within forests and mangroves in the lowlands of #Indonesia
For more #birds of Indonesia and beyond we'll see you at www.savingterra.com
#bird #birder
For more #birds of Indonesia and beyond we'll see you at www.savingterra.com
#bird #birder
September 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Great-billed Parrot seen here is found within forests and mangroves in the lowlands of #Indonesia
For more #birds of Indonesia and beyond we'll see you at www.savingterra.com
#bird #birder
For more #birds of Indonesia and beyond we'll see you at www.savingterra.com
#bird #birder
This vibrant Blue-black Kingfisher is found in the lowland foothill forest, mangroves, and riverine forests of #WestPapua
Listen to their short call of “Weeeh-wiwiwiwi”
and explore more #birds of #Indonesia and beyond at:
www.savingterra.com
Listen to their short call of “Weeeh-wiwiwiwi”
and explore more #birds of #Indonesia and beyond at:
www.savingterra.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This vibrant Blue-black Kingfisher is found in the lowland foothill forest, mangroves, and riverine forests of #WestPapua
Listen to their short call of “Weeeh-wiwiwiwi”
and explore more #birds of #Indonesia and beyond at:
www.savingterra.com
Listen to their short call of “Weeeh-wiwiwiwi”
and explore more #birds of #Indonesia and beyond at:
www.savingterra.com
T.D spent time with landowners, scholars and activists as he traveled through Brazil.
We documented his bird and mammal photos, and the conversations he had about biodiversity challenges and solutions from a native Brazilian perspective at www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #brazil #pantanal
We documented his bird and mammal photos, and the conversations he had about biodiversity challenges and solutions from a native Brazilian perspective at www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #brazil #pantanal
August 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
T.D spent time with landowners, scholars and activists as he traveled through Brazil.
We documented his bird and mammal photos, and the conversations he had about biodiversity challenges and solutions from a native Brazilian perspective at www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #brazil #pantanal
We documented his bird and mammal photos, and the conversations he had about biodiversity challenges and solutions from a native Brazilian perspective at www.savingterra.com
#biodiversity #brazil #pantanal
This week on Saving Terra's Bird Tour we continue to highlight the endemic birds of West Papua New Guinea
The Rufous-bellied Kookaburra's seen here can be found throughout the forests of lowland New Guinea searching for lizards and insects.
#birds #birdphotography #Papua #Indonesia #biodiversity
The Rufous-bellied Kookaburra's seen here can be found throughout the forests of lowland New Guinea searching for lizards and insects.
#birds #birdphotography #Papua #Indonesia #biodiversity
August 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This week on Saving Terra's Bird Tour we continue to highlight the endemic birds of West Papua New Guinea
The Rufous-bellied Kookaburra's seen here can be found throughout the forests of lowland New Guinea searching for lizards and insects.
#birds #birdphotography #Papua #Indonesia #biodiversity
The Rufous-bellied Kookaburra's seen here can be found throughout the forests of lowland New Guinea searching for lizards and insects.
#birds #birdphotography #Papua #Indonesia #biodiversity