Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University studying freshwater turtles. 🇨🇦 Conservation | Herpetology | Endangered Species Research | Aquatic Ecologyhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3mkjbpzx5hc2jAccidentally packed the wrong lens today, because I was in a rush to catch the bus. 🚌 Photographing mammals with a macro lens was not something I had in mind! 🦝 Looks like a female!28 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjbpzx5hc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3mjxx2jv3ss2tIt’s been a while since I got to see an Eastern Newt! Saw a few of them in a nearby pond too! 🦎 (There’s a real lack of emojis to represent herps! 😩)21 Apr 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxx2jv3ss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3mjsxq22j7c2mSo nice to see critters again! I really enjoyed seeing these Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers today! 🐸19 Apr 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsxq22j7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3milxmfclqk2jFirst herp sighting of the year for me! A lovely Red-backed Salamander from the Greater Toronto Area. 🌆🦎03 Apr 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3milxmfclqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3ma7otxplg22iAre you a researcher/practitioner working on urban ecology and conservation? 🌇🌆🏙️🌃 Please join our starter pack! go.bsky.app/29rs45P [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7otxplg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m3vvomvnbk2iGreen Iguanas look so prehistoric! I’m glad they are mostly herbivorous! 😍🦎24 Oct 2025 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3vvomvnbk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m3o3nqyk6c2mA tale in four photos… This Green Heron took about 5 minutes to swallow this poor little frog! 🐸 Interestingly, the heron kept dipping the frog in water and rotating it so that the frog was facing the throat before swallowing it whole 😱21 Oct 2025 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3o3nqyk6c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m3gbxaolpk2qCool bird alert! Osprey flying away with a fish! Lunch must be delicious! 🐟🦅17 Oct 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gbxaolpk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m3dvpkkaes2dCuban Knight Anole! Largest anole in the Dactyloidae family. I really love their big heads! 🦎16 Oct 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dvpkkaes2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m36yvcbx4s2gWhat is a turtle biologist’s worst nightmare? 🤔 I present an example here! 🐢🦦 A baby turtle was devoured by these two otters! 🥹15 Oct 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36yvcbx4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m36kppxm522bLately, I am obsessed with lizards! I mean, look at their adorable curly tails! 😍🦎 And, of course, they are called Curly-tailed Lizards! 🤭14 Oct 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36kppxm522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m2zlvzpvpk22Cute frog alert! I don’t know what species this is or whether it’s even native to Florida, but I really like how this photo turned out! 🐸12 Oct 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2zlvzpvpk22https://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3m2zk7aheyc2eGreen Herons are such beautiful birds! And I love this photograph I took in Florida couple of days ago. Could have been a delicious snack if the dragonfly was caught. 🤭12 Oct 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2zk7aheyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lzhmpnu5js2tA very buggy Monday! 🐛🐝23 Sep 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhmpnu5js2thttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lzf2uku6nc2iSneaky Snapper! 🐢 Super exciting to see a snapper basking in the local city pond! 🌆 They have become very used to human presence.21 Sep 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzf2uku6nc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lygctmbkzs2iDoes anyone know of any workshops for Bayesian population viability analysis? Other resources are welcome too! I am starting a new project and wanted to learn new skills! #PopulationModelling #Bayesian #PVA09 Sep 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygctmbkzs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3ly4v55sl5c25Turtle alert! 🐢 Look at this Blanding’s Turtle walking all over a poor Painted Turtle. 🤭🙊😅06 Sep 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4v55sl5c25https://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lepa2twjks2jAre you a researcher/practitioner working on urban ecology and conservation? We still have space in the starter pack! go.bsky.app/29rs45P 🌆🌇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jan 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepa2twjks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxuguwsl4c2jWhat are they looking at? 🤭🐢🐢02 Sep 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuguwsl4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxskfyhnbk2iI almost got a super cool shot! A damselfly on a praying mantis.01 Sep 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxskfyhnbk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxsipwjmak2kWhen all the basking spots are taken, you have to float in the pondweed! 🐢01 Sep 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsipwjmak2khttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxsdhanmg22fA beautiful sunny day to see a Blanding’s Turtle! 🐢01 Sep 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsdhanmg22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxqagj2ikk2fGot these cool photographs while on a short walk around the block. I love macrophotography! Lots to learn still though.31 Aug 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqagj2ikk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxi3hnuc3226Another baby turtle alert! 🐢28 Aug 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxi3hnuc3226https://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxfyinwqxc2yRawr! 🐢27 Aug 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfyinwqxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/turtleecology.bsky.social/post/3lxbifves3s2cAlways a great day when you get to photograph some cool insects! Left: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Right: Metallic Green Bee26 Aug 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxbifves3s2c