Matthew L. Miller

Largescale sucker.

Largescale sucker being released.

Largescale sucker in net.

Largescale life.

Largescale sucker.

First largescale sucker of the spring.

Arizona gray squirrel at a bird feeder.

The Arizona gray squirrel, a species found primarily in canyon bottoms in parts of Arizona, New Mexico and northern Sonora.

One of several interesting native tree squirrel species of the western United States. #mammalwatching

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Cool migration facts about saiga, mole salamanders, dusky grouse & more.

Washington ground squirrels have short legs, small rounded ears, and a short tail (1 to 2 inches). They have a white eye ring, grayish white spots on their back, and a grayish-white underside. Males are slightly larger than females, with total body lengths of males and females ranging from 7 to 9 inches. They can be distinguished from other similar ground squirrels in Washington, due to their range, spotted fur on their back, and small ears.

#RodentOfTheDay Washington Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus washingtoni)

"The Washington ground squirrel is associated with shrubsteppe and steppe in eastern Washington and is threatened by a number of factors, especially habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation."

Inf: wdfw.wa.gov/species-habi...

They will eat chironomid larvae & apparently are caught fairly regularly by fly fishers.

One of our group caught a cui-ui today, very cool fish.

I’d love to fish for Sacramento perch. Apparently they are no longer common in Pyramid but are in some other lakes.

Blue skies and calm waters at Nevada’s Pyramid Lake.

You can catch really big cutthroat trout in Nevada’s Pyramid Lake. Or you can strike out.

Eleven hours fishing today and not a trout to show for it. The beautiful weather made for a nice view but poor fishing.

Not the first time & won’t be the last. #flyfishing

It's the funding of taxonomic research & training that's dying out. Without an ability to identify life forms, we can't recognize/quantify invasions & extinctions and their impacts on ecosystems. Imagine trying to repair a complex steel structure if you can't distinguish different types of bearings.

Fishing from ladders on Nevada’s Pyramid Lake at sunrise.

Sunrise on Nevada’s Pyramid Lake.

#flyfishing

I’m an avid sucker angler. They are great fish. “Roughfish” is a concept that is just passed on culturally; it has no basis in fact.

Brown pelican.

Brown pelican. Islamorada, Florida.

Closeup of an Alligator Gar (fish) in an aquarium.

Good morning from this Alligator Gar 🐠

A picture of a Dulzura Kangaroo Rat. It is standing on a sandy surface. There is greenery and a panel of wood behind. The rat looks similar to other kangaroo rats in appearance with large eyes, large rear legs, and a long tail. It is mostly golden brown with a white underbelly. Text: Family Heteromyidae Dipodomys simulans P.L. Meserve ASM - MIL

#RodentOfTheDay Dulzura Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys simulans)

"Distribution: Coastal southern California south to southern Baja California Sur, Mexico."

Photo/Info: www.mammalogy.org/dulzura-kang...

Like so many articles that defend invasive species, this one gets basic facts wrong. Pythons in the Everglades don't just control pesky raccoons. That's false.

Have you seen this @ecoinvasions.bsky.social?

They're clean, docile and like homes with a view. These rats are real but rare The Allegheny woodrat has been on Indiana's state endangered species list since 1984, and researchers are working to boost its population.

They're clean, docile and like homes with a view. These rats are real but rare

www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

Cover of the novel “I’m Starting to Worry About this Black Box of Doom” by Jason Pargin.

This is such a fun novel by @jasonkpargin.bsky.social.

It’s a road trip involving social isolation & social media chaos that is hilarious, thoughtful, humane and possibly insane (in the best ways).

There was a lot to ponder & I couldn’t put it down. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

Peters’s rock agama.

Peters’s rock agama, a common non-native lizard in the Everglades.

Various water birds in the Florida Everglades along the Tamiami trail.

Everglades.

Mayan cichlid.

Mayan cichlid, caught by my son in the Everglades.

Great egret.

Great egret.

Manatee relaxes by freshwater outflow. Marathon, Florida.

Manatee, extreme relaxation edition.

Lane snapper.

Lane snapper.

Bluestriped grunt.

Bluestriped grunt, caught night fishing in the Keys.

Cat at Hemingway’s Key West home.

Cat relaxes on table at Hemingway’s Key West home. The cats have the run of the place.

Black cat at Hemingway’s Key West home.

Cat sleeps in flower pot in Hemingway’s Key West home.

The Hemingway 5-toed cats.

The Hemingway home in Key West, FL is home to 61 cats, all descendants of the author’s pets.

They are known for a genetic mutation that results in some of the cats having 5 toes.

Lemon shark feeding in chum slick on shark viewing trip.

Lemon sharks

Viewing lemon sharks near Key West.

Yellowfin mojarra.

Yellowfin mojarra.

Correct! It is the first wrasse species I have caught.

The slippery dick, a wrasse species common in the Florida Keys.

This fish has one of the more bizarre common names of any species: slippery dick.

Sailor’s choice. Yes, that’s the common name of this species.

Sailor’s choice, caught in the Florida Keys.