Tharusha Wijewardena 🐢
@turtleecology.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University studying freshwater turtles. 🇨🇦
Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Aquatic Ecology
Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Aquatic Ecology
Green Iguanas look so prehistoric! I’m glad they are mostly herbivorous! 😍🦎
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Green Iguanas look so prehistoric! I’m glad they are mostly herbivorous! 😍🦎
A 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 😱
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 😱
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A 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 😱
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 😱
Cool bird alert!
Osprey flying away with a fish! Lunch must be delicious! 🐟🦅
Osprey flying away with a fish! Lunch must be delicious! 🐟🦅
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Cool bird alert!
Osprey flying away with a fish! Lunch must be delicious! 🐟🦅
Osprey flying away with a fish! Lunch must be delicious! 🐟🦅
Cuban Knight Anole! Largest anole in the Dactyloidae family. I really love their big heads! 🦎
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Cuban Knight Anole! Largest anole in the Dactyloidae family. I really love their big heads! 🦎
The audacity of this otter to munch on the baby turtle next to me, a conservation biologist working on protecting turtles. 😭 Feels like a big F U to me! 😂
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The audacity of this otter to munch on the baby turtle next to me, a conservation biologist working on protecting turtles. 😭 Feels like a big F U to me! 😂
What is a turtle biologist’s worst nightmare? 🤔
I present an example here! 🐢🦦
A baby turtle was devoured by these two otters! 🥹
I present an example here! 🐢🦦
A baby turtle was devoured by these two otters! 🥹
October 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
What is a turtle biologist’s worst nightmare? 🤔
I present an example here! 🐢🦦
A baby turtle was devoured by these two otters! 🥹
I present an example here! 🐢🦦
A baby turtle was devoured by these two otters! 🥹
Lately, I am obsessed with lizards! I mean, look at their adorable curly tails! 😍🦎
And, of course, they are called Curly-tailed Lizards! 🤭
And, of course, they are called Curly-tailed Lizards! 🤭
October 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Lately, I am obsessed with lizards! I mean, look at their adorable curly tails! 😍🦎
And, of course, they are called Curly-tailed Lizards! 🤭
And, of course, they are called Curly-tailed Lizards! 🤭
Cute 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! 🐸
October 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Cute 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! 🐸
Green 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. 🤭
Could have been a delicious snack if the dragonfly was caught. 🤭
October 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Green 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. 🤭
Could have been a delicious snack if the dragonfly was caught. 🤭
A very buggy Monday! 🐛🐝
September 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A very buggy Monday! 🐛🐝
Sneaky Snapper! 🐢
Super exciting to see a snapper basking in the local city pond! 🌆
They have become very used to human presence.
Super exciting to see a snapper basking in the local city pond! 🌆
They have become very used to human presence.
September 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Sneaky Snapper! 🐢
Super exciting to see a snapper basking in the local city pond! 🌆
They have become very used to human presence.
Super exciting to see a snapper basking in the local city pond! 🌆
They have become very used to human presence.
Turtle alert! 🐢
Look at this Blanding’s Turtle walking all over a poor Painted Turtle. 🤭🙊😅
Look at this Blanding’s Turtle walking all over a poor Painted Turtle. 🤭🙊😅
September 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Turtle alert! 🐢
Look at this Blanding’s Turtle walking all over a poor Painted Turtle. 🤭🙊😅
Look at this Blanding’s Turtle walking all over a poor Painted Turtle. 🤭🙊😅
What are they looking at? 🤭🐢🐢
September 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What are they looking at? 🤭🐢🐢
I almost got a super cool shot! A damselfly on a praying mantis.
September 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I almost got a super cool shot! A damselfly on a praying mantis.
When all the basking spots are taken, you have to float in the pondweed! 🐢
September 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When all the basking spots are taken, you have to float in the pondweed! 🐢
A beautiful sunny day to see a Blanding’s Turtle! 🐢
September 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A beautiful sunny day to see a Blanding’s Turtle! 🐢
They are actually super tiny. I almost didn’t see them either. Probably smaller than a rice grain.
September 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
They are actually super tiny. I almost didn’t see them either. Probably smaller than a rice grain.
Got these cool photographs while on a short walk around the block.
I love macrophotography! Lots to learn still though.
I love macrophotography! Lots to learn still though.
August 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Got these cool photographs while on a short walk around the block.
I love macrophotography! Lots to learn still though.
I love macrophotography! Lots to learn still though.
Another baby turtle alert! 🐢
August 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Another baby turtle alert! 🐢
And then the totally unimpressed look here. 🥺
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
And then the totally unimpressed look here. 🥺
Always a great day when you get to photograph some cool insects!
Left: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Right: Metallic Green Bee
Left: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Right: Metallic Green Bee
August 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Always a great day when you get to photograph some cool insects!
Left: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Right: Metallic Green Bee
Left: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Right: Metallic Green Bee
Some days you gotta scream into the void like this Hickory Tussock Moth🐛
August 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Some days you gotta scream into the void like this Hickory Tussock Moth🐛
Hatchlings are emerging! Look at the little sand beard on this baby snapper! 🐢
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hatchlings are emerging! Look at the little sand beard on this baby snapper! 🐢
Diversity in Indonesia in a snapshot! 🐸🐍🪶🐝
June 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Diversity in Indonesia in a snapshot! 🐸🐍🪶🐝