James Bonthron

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📢 @ipcc.bsky.social is calling for the nominations of authors for the Seventh Assessment Report! 🌍🧪

Find out how to become an author or review editor here 👉 bit.ly/4krWMTu

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Submissions close 17 April

Image of the specimen of the new shark from the top, bottom, and side

New shark new shark NEW SHARK

Description of a new species of hound shark of the genus Iago (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from the northern Indian Ocean. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 72(1), 18–28

shark-references.com/species/view... 🧪🦑🦈🐟

What a great photo!

A close up shot of Claude shows off the alligator’s toothy grin, with his white snout sticking up above the water.

A close up shot of Claude shows his tail and right back arm, floating in the dark murky waters of the swamp. His claws and stubby toe are all visible.

Good news, Internet: You can hang out with your favorite alligator ANY TIME you want! Claude’s 24/7 livestream camera launches tomorrow, and we’re kicking off this momentous occasion with a live watch party. 🐊

Rare fish species successfully hatched at Bristol Zoo Eggs from a rare Mexican fish species believed to be extinct in the wild have successfully hatched.

Here’s today’s #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism - a species of conservation concern has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time, which can contribute to their continued survival and eventual repopulation. 🧪🌎🐠🦑

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Judged.

#seal #greyseal #marinelife #ukwildlife #wildlife #nature

The Former Pelagic Longline Fishery of a Large‐Scale Marine Protected Area The establishment of large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) has emerged as one of the defining trends in ocean conservation over recent decades. To assess the potential benefits of such designat....

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🐍 #Reptiles

Which species of gull are they?

I love this!
#Gulls #Seabirds #BirdsOfBlueSky #CoastalLife #WildlifePhotography

Common Gull standing on a post.

I’ve only seen a couple of Common Gull so far in 2025 with this individual at Kenfig NNR last week the first to make it to “film”. #birdingWales #birds #UKWildlife #nature #wildlife #robin #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Nice photo! I've seen a few of these over the years, but yet to take a decent photo of one!
#Turnstone #Shorebirds #BirdsOfBlueSky #CoastalBirds #NatureLovers #Ornithology #BirdWatching #WildlifeLovers #MigratoryBirds #BirdNerd

Two Iceland gulls in two different locations in 2025 #birds#twosday

One of my favourite species (and the inspiration for some of my online usernames).
#Ducks #Waterfowl #DuckWatching #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdNerd #Ornithology

Lesser black-backed gull and mute swan at Hyde Park in London. He may be “lesser” but he is a large and strong bird 🪶

Great photo! There's a good spot for ducks near me, but this is one I'm yet to find.
#Ducks #Waterfowl #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdNerd #Ornithology

Bird in flight has brown and white pattern with a dark tail and wing tips. It has a dark tip to its beak. It flies over a churning surf

Juvenile ring-billed gull

#birds
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so another reminder that #BalloonsBlow.
Countless animals are killed by consuming the fallen remains of helium balloons and birds and other animals can also be entangled in any attached string.

What an incredible photo!
#Cormorant #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #Waterbirds #NatureLovers #Ornithology #Seabirds #BirdNerd #NaturePhotography

A salamander with a dark gray head, black eyes, light gray legs and sides, and a reddish orange back.

Yonahlossee Salamander (Plethodon yonahlossee), Caldwell County, North Carolina

#wildlife #herps

Photo of a newt (Eastern Newt) in a cup with water. The animal was briefly observed and then safely released.

Cup-a-soup?

Cup-a-newt.

*Eastern Newt, safely released after brief observation.

Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus), the common large gull of the southern ocean coastlines from South America to Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As you can see behind the adult, the juveniles are very dark throughout. #BirdingNewZealand #gulls #seegulls #birds #birding

Wow! Not heard of this species being in the UK before.
#Gull #Seabird #CoastalWildlife #BirdWatching #GullsOfTheWorld #SeagullLife

Night photograph of a twisted bristlecone pine tree, its distinctive wind-sculpted form highlighted against the Milky Way. The tree's exposed wood shows complex patterns formed over centuries of slow growth in extreme alpine conditions.

What can 5,000-year-old trees teach us about resilience? Scientists in jxbotany.bsky.social reveal how ancient giants like Methuselah use DNA methylation to pass down survival strategies through generations.

https://botany.one/2025/02/can-you-teach-an-old-log-new-tricks/

#Botany #PlantScience 🧪

Lunch line, Merritt Island,Florida. A trio of Roseate Spoonbills look for food in a Florida pond Bcpix.com #birds #roseatespoonbills #colors

I'm a huge fan of grebes, though I've only seen Great Crested and Little Grebe so far.

#Grebe #Waterbird #DivingBird #FeatheredSwimmer #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #AquaticBirds #GrebeLife #Ornithology #BirdsOfTheWorld

I'm a huge fan of the nautilus.

#Nautilus #LivingFossil #Cephalopod #OceanMysteries #MarineLife #AncientSurvivor #NautilusShell #PrehistoricCreature #ScienceOfTheSea

A local pond near me has newts and fish (for now). Annoyingly, people keep putting goldfish in them not knowing the damage they're doing.

What a great photo!

YouTube video by TED-Ed Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt

Here’s my TED-Ed video “Cannibalism in the Animal Kingdom”, with animation by Compote Collective. 🧪 youtu.be/bVMVxJJ7P8M?...