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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · 24d

Collared Aracari throwing down what is likely a Cecropia fruiting spike.

Panama, August 2025

#bird #birds #birding #nature #learningeveryday #collaredaracari #aracari #wildlife #cecropia #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #birdphotography #panama

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · 26d

There are so many beautiful birds to see in the world! This is a gorgeous thick-billed euphonia from the jungles of Panama.

#bird #birds #thickbilledeuphonia #euphonia #euphonialaniirostris #beautiful #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #panama

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's odd that even an authoritarian like Trump would want to destroy US science, but there we have it. It is hard to see any other rationale for this random act of chaos.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

Trump Administration Ousts National Science Foundation from Headquarters Building

Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their offices

www.scientificamerican.com

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jun 15

It's #SeaTurtleWeek, perfect timing, as thousands of sea turtles are nearshore waiting to crawl onto the beach to nest.

We also have numerous sightings of mating green sea turtles, and that's what these photos show.

Please pay attention while boating!

#seaturtle #wildlife #nature #photography

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jun 15

Did you know?

Ghost crabs are to the sand as worms are to the soil!

Ghost crabs consume sea turtle eggs and hatchlings. However, this is a good thing and their existence on our beaches is vital for sea turtle nesting.

#seaturtle #seaturtleweek #wildlife #Photography #conservation #research #crabs

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · May 7

Please help stop Trump from gutting the Endangered Species Act!

Here is how simple it is to make a public comment to attempt to keep the Endangered Species Act intact!

Link to comment: www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...

Comment period ends May 19th
#esa #endangeredspecies #endangeredsoeciesact

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Apr 3

I rose out of bed a little bit later than usual this morning, just after sunrise. I pulled the blinds back, looked down onto the beach, and saw a leatherback sea turtle's beautiful and mesmerizing tracks.

#leatherbackseaturtle #seaturtle #seaturtles #seaturtlenest #seaturtleconservation

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 28

Both fluffer heads finally came out of the nest and posed nicely.

Barred Owlets
Shot March 26, 2025, in Viera, Florida

#owlets #barredowl #barredowls #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #floridabirding #birdingflorida #birdsofinstagram

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 27

That duck don't quack!

This is a Black-bellied Whistling Duck. Instead of quacking, they whistle! It's a fairly high-pitched whistle; you might hear them before seeing them like many birds. Viera, Florida, March 2025

#bird #birds #birding #photography #wildlife #nature #blackbelliedwhistlingduck

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 27

Today, I had a few lucky moments with a Barred Owl family!

Here, one of the parents is bringing the owlet, a juicy pig frog.
#barredowl #owl #owlet #bird #birds #birding #vierawetlands #wildlife #nature #strix #varia #photography #wildlife_captures #wildlifephotography #birdnerd #naturephotography

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 22

A rare to visit Florida bird, the Snow Goose!

This is a white morph, but they also have a blue or dark morph. They nest in the Arctic and migrate south during the winter. Only a few make it to Florida, and this is one of them.

#bird #birds #birding #photography #wildlife #nature #snowgoose

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 20

Look at the green, and you may find the purple.

There are many beautiful colors found in the swamp!

Purple Gallinule
Orlando Wetlands
March 11th, 2025

#bird #birds #birding #gobirding #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #purplegallinule

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 6

We had our first sea turtle nest in our survey area! Of course, it was a Leatherback. I can never get enough of seeing Leatherback tracks/nests, as they are almost always a perfect example of art found in nature. Sometimes, a very obvious Fibonacci sequence is visible.
#seaturtle #seaturtles #nature

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Mar 4

Swallow-tailed Kites are showing up in Florida.

I had six give me some good looks. Shot on February 27th, 2025 in Indian River County Florida.

#bird #birds #birding #wildlife #swallowtailedkite #swallowtailedkites
#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #elanoides #forficatus

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Feb 26

Crested Caracara at Viera Wetlands on February 18th, 2025.

I was finishing up a decent morning of birding and waking to my truck when I got nice and lucky with this pair that flew past.

#bird #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #sonya1ii
#crestedcaracara #caracara

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Dinah V. Pulver @dinahvp.bsky.social · Feb 6

A rogue pair of endangered right whales on a girls trip? www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

A pair of whales are making a baffling journey along the US Gulf Coast

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

www.usatoday.com

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 31

If you are out in your boat, please remember the phrase, Go Slow! Whales Below! Keep a dedicated lookout, and remember that these whales are hard to see, which makes them easy to hit.

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 31

We also have right whale moms and calves in the area. We need to relocate them daily so nearby commercial, military, and recreational boats in the area can be alerted.

Four calves and one mom have been hit and killed by vessel strikes down here in the calving grounds in the last four years.

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 31

This is one of two humpback whales that have been hanging out in the Melbourne Beach and Vero Beach FL area this week.

It is crucial to their survival that you call in any potential sightings.

1-888-979-4253 (888-97-WHALE), Channel 16 or whalelert app

#goslowwhalesbelow #whale #whales #humpback

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 31

Black skimmers resting at golden hour.

Indialantic, Florida
January 2025
Sony A1ii & 600mm

#bird #birds #birds_adored #birdsofinstagram #birds_captures #birding #birdingphotography #birdfreaks #birdlovers #blackskimmer #rynchopsniger

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 29

During the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival Pelagic tour, I saw great birds, but the highlight was meeting Greg Miller, the inspiration behind The Big Year. He is an excellent birder and a very nice man. Jack Black seemed to portray the real man very well.

#bird #birding #thebigyear #scbwf

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 25

Life bird 442 & rare bird for Florida alert!

This is a Glaucous Gull and its normal range is the high Arctic. It had been hanging in Port Canaveral Florida this week.

#bird #birds #birding #glaucousgull #photography #nature #gobirding

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 23

One of my favorite recent photos is of the grey ghost! Otherwise known as a male Northern Harrier. He was slowly and silently hunting just above the vegetation, looking and listening with his owl-shaped face.

#bird #birds #birding #photography #wildlife #nature #northernharrier #sonya1ii

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 19

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
My Life Bird 440
January 2nd, 2025 in Brevard County FL

While this bird typically eats insects, this one was enjoying some invasive Brazilian pepper tree berries.

#bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #scissortailedflycatcher

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JoelLikesToPhoto @joelbcohen.bsky.social · Jan 17

To add more context, this is Koala & Curlew. They are potential first time moms and they have been in the calving grounds since November. They have been traveling side by side and they are near heavy boat traffic. To protect them, potential sightings should be called in 888-979-4253 (888-97-WHALE).

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