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NatureJohn

@westwardjohn22.bsky.social

just a nature lover, so if that’s cool with you give me a follow, or follow the best nature account on Bsky @natureneon.bsky.social, I doubt I’ll be Bluesky tweeting anything else

3,059 Followers  |  10,445 Following  |  9 Posts  |  Joined: 06.02.2025
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17.02.2025 19:33 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Moon jellyfish are one of the oldest living creatures on Earth, having existed for over 500 million years. Despite their simple structure, they play a vital role in marine ecosystems by feeding on plankton and helping maintain balance in the food chain. 🌊💜 #OceanLife #Science

📹: Alexander Russel

16.02.2025 22:58 — 👍 536    🔁 118    💬 11    📌 6
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The POV of an eagle flying over mountains. #Animals #Nature

📹: Justin Labattu

15.02.2025 23:21 — 👍 409    🔁 83    💬 15    📌 8
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This is Bradley, a baby kangaroo practicing his first hops at the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Australia.

📹: Chris Brolga

14.02.2025 21:37 — 👍 615    🔁 94    💬 19    📌 10
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Sea otters will often cover their eyes with their paws to help them sleep during the day! #Animals #Science

📹: Tara Willow

13.02.2025 20:50 — 👍 548    🔁 88    💬 18    📌 10
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How gorgeous is this green sea turtle poking its head from a cosy seagrass bed? Although juveniles are carnivorous, adult green turtles are thought to be entirely herbivorous, feeding on seagrass and algae. #animals #science

📹: Lenny Yamino

10.02.2025 16:49 — 👍 330    🔁 52    💬 6    📌 1
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Humpback whales have rich cultural traditions in song, feeding, & behavior, which they learn from each other and pass down through generations. They migrate farther than any other marine mammal, continually learning new skills & evolving their culture along the way. #science

📹Sebastien Bachellereau

10.02.2025 04:30 — 👍 938    🔁 152    💬 25    📌 12
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When whales die and sink, their carcasses - known as whale falls - provide a bounty of nutrients for deepwater creatures. Different stages in a whale carcass' decomposition support a succession of marine biological communities. #Nature #Animals

📹: @marynadb

09.02.2025 17:25 — 👍 149    🔁 26    💬 5    📌 0
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A young green sea turtle takes a bite of a bearded fireworm and gets a nasty surprise from its painful sting. Luckily, with their tough, leathery mouths, sea turtles don’t feel the pain for long. Still, that had to hurt! #Nature #Animals
📹: Tanya Ryan

09.02.2025 02:27 — 👍 204    🔁 28    💬 12    📌 9
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This is a piebald coat and shows up in about 1 out of 1000 deer!
#Nature #Animals

📹: Sarah Linner

08.02.2025 20:09 — 👍 258    🔁 53    💬 6    📌 5
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A newborn baby Malayan Tapir at the Point Defiance Zoo, the second calf born In their 120 year history! #Nature #Animals

07.02.2025 20:49 — 👍 280    🔁 59    💬 9    📌 7
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A team of marine biologists from the NGO Condrik Tenerife have documented the first ever recorded sighting of a deep-sea black devil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) in daylight near the surface, just two kilometers off the coast of Tenerife. #Nature #Animals #Science

07.02.2025 19:14 — 👍 389    🔁 107    💬 21    📌 43

no worries! Just unfortunate it doesn’t beat the fake ai accounts because of the lack of retweets. I love that account specifically because it’s so informative while still being cute! Well if you like baby alligators like myself haha. You have a great rest of your day!

07.02.2025 01:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

EXACTLY, like I only tweet nature stuff and thn seeing this made me blew a fuse

07.02.2025 01:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Actually they’ve unfortunately have posted more ai, I had to stop following for that reason.

07.02.2025 01:51 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

EXACTLY

07.02.2025 01:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m sorry to be a downer but this is ai generated. hurts to see this in the timeline as an animal advocate as ai generations like this hurts the animals and environment of these wonderful creatures.

If you want, @pemt.bsky.social is the only account that doesn’t have ai, i love their posts!

07.02.2025 01:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’m sorry to be a downer but this is ai generated. hurts to see this in the timeline as an animal advocate as ai generations like this hurts the animals and environment of these wonderful creatures.

If you want, @pemt.bsky.social is the only account that doesn’t have ai, i love their posts!

07.02.2025 01:44 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’m sorry to be a downer but this is ai generated. hurts to see this in the timeline as an animal advocate as ai generations like this hurts the animals and environment of these wonderful creatures.

If you want, @pemt.bsky.social is the only account that doesn’t have ai, i love their posts!

07.02.2025 01:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Even as hatchlings, alligators instinctively perform the death roll—a powerful spinning maneuver used to subdue prey. Nature’s little apex predators in training! #Nature

📷 Michigan Alligator Sanctuary

06.02.2025 22:49 — 👍 182    🔁 43    💬 11    📌 2
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Orangutans are not communal animals, and fathers in the wild are usually absent. Berani, a male Orangutan at the Denver zoo, defied that rule by stepping in as the sole caretaker for his 3 year old daughter, Cera, after her mom unxpectedly passed away

06.02.2025 21:02 — 👍 218    🔁 58    💬 10    📌 2
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One of the most rarest animal sightings in the world: Chirodectes Maculatus. It’s considered one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. #Nature

📷 Lewis Pugh Foundation

06.02.2025 17:05 — 👍 146    🔁 30    💬 4    📌 2
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Malayan leaf frogs are masters of camouflage. With their snout and upper eyelids forming “horns” that help them resemble fallen leaves. #Nature

📷 Webb Institute of Malaysia

05.02.2025 23:38 — 👍 176    🔁 47    💬 8    📌 7
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Ocean Ramsey and her team encountered this 20 ft Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is believed to be the biggest ever recorded. #Nature

05.02.2025 17:22 — 👍 214    🔁 67    💬 11    📌 8
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Wonderfully captured footage of an eagle catching a fish

📷 Mark Smith Photography

05.02.2025 01:36 — 👍 150    🔁 47    💬 5    📌 4
a circular collage of full moons, each displaying a different color variation, ranging from shades of gray, yellow, orange, red, and even purple and blue. The moons are arranged symmetrically against a black background, showcasing the diverse hues that the moon can appear due to atmospheric conditions and lighting.

a circular collage of full moons, each displaying a different color variation, ranging from shades of gray, yellow, orange, red, and even purple and blue. The moons are arranged symmetrically against a black background, showcasing the diverse hues that the moon can appear due to atmospheric conditions and lighting.

Over 10 years, photographer Marcella Giulia has captured the moon in virtually every color
#moon #photography #astronomy #Nature

04.02.2025 23:26 — 👍 166    🔁 42    💬 4    📌 0
Alaskan Malamute dog in the snow at blue hour with backlit snow falling around him.

Alaskan Malamute dog in the snow at blue hour with backlit snow falling around him.

Had to share an image of my best buddy and sidekick Jack. He's the most incredible and intelligent companion. He literally has my back (sits with his back against mine when I'm out shooting). #alaskanmalamute #bestfriend #dogphotography

02.02.2025 21:45 — 👍 546    🔁 53    💬 35    📌 8
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The vibrant greens of Scottish moss with a remaining few leaves from Fall.

11.12.2024 23:39 — 👍 1428    🔁 205    💬 67    📌 14
wildfire smoke filters morning light at a mountain lake beside a wall of rock

wildfire smoke filters morning light at a mountain lake beside a wall of rock

I don't think anyone likes wildfire smoke, but on this morning, it filtered the morning sunlight beautifully.
#photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #wildfiresmoke

03.02.2025 22:50 — 👍 5888    🔁 358    💬 122    📌 19
A photo of the silhouette of my telescope against a starry night sky.

A photo of the silhouette of my telescope against a starry night sky.

last night was my first time experiencing TRUE dark skies.

it was such an emotional experience and it made me hate light pollution even more.

02.02.2025 18:28 — 👍 8356    🔁 345    💬 197    📌 25