BISS (Biodiversity Information Science and Standards) journal @biss.pensoft.net Official journal of the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) association. Publishes abstracts submitted to the TDWG meetings, and also research articles, methods, standards etc.
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Andy Ross @edmontonbirding.bsky.social Edmonton-based birding enthusiast, member of the Alberta Bird Records Committee and semi-professional Big Dayer as co-founder of the Beasts of Birdin’ (est. 2023)
Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social All photos are my own and not AI.
I am a filmmaker and photographer based in Olympia, WA, and Bijagua, Costa Rica @casabentbill.bsky.social but I spend as much time as I can in hot, humid, tropical forests. Because that's where the birds are!
he/him
Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social Hubby, daddy, lawyer, photographer on Canada's east coast. This account is mostly filled with wildlife and nature photography by yours truly, with maybe a bit of snark here and there. If this is your vibe, welcome aboard!
Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social Columnist for Birding magazine & award winning bird photog. SE Arizona
https://mikehenry-photography.smugmug.com/
Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social Photojournalist, striving to show the beauty of the little things in life; one arthropod at a time. Always happy to help with critter ID! Become a Patron to get to know Crawlies I post about up close and personal!
https://www.patreon.com/Crawlieswithcri
Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social “The Gar Guy” Fish Scientist & Prof | 🌎Freshwater Conservation | SciComm • GarLab | Views mine | he/him | #GarWeek
📍Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social Evolutionary ecologist & ornithologist, postdoc Ohio State | PhD UIUC, MSc Kansas State | SciComm, birding, and nature photography | certified Lawn Hater, Cowbird Apologist, Stress Physiology Enthusiast, Typo Lover | they/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | skwinnicki.com
Allanah Vokes @allanahvokes.bsky.social Artist, birder, photographer, naturalist.
iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social The place where your nature photos impact science & conservation around the world. Free, nonprofit, & community-powered. 🪲🐌🌿
Mike Boyd @nomadicecologist.bsky.social Traveling ecologist. Artist. DJ. Based in western Canada, destined to see the world.
Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social Wild animal, science writer, & author of GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America's Least Understood Animals (National Geographic Books). He/him. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804002/grizzled-by-jason-bittel/
Clay Bolt @claybolt.bsky.social Pollinator Conservation @ World Wildlife Fund-US. Insect Photographer. Bumble bee fanboy. 🤓🐝
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social 🟥🍁 🟥 CANADÁ 😏
The Resistance, Adventurer, Climate Change is real, fighting for Canada’s democracy, VOTE ABC #NDP #LIB #GREEN #Canada 🇨🇦 I Nova Scotia is HOME🏡 , Cape Breton Island is a hidden gem. #TeamCanada
Solidarity with Greenland and Ukraine.
Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social Candidate for US Senate | Congresswoman #TX30 | Civil Rights & Criminal Attorney | Progressive | Fmr. St. Rep. HD100 | DST 1913 🐘🔥| She/Her/Ella | #TEXASTOUGH
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social Squid biologist
Science communicator
Artist
Philadelphian
I run @SkypeAScientist.bsky.social
Creator of the SquidMobile
https://linktr.ee/Sarahmackattack
Nicky Bay @nickybay.bsky.social Macro photographer, cat slave, dedicated to flood your feed with cool spiders, insects, snakes, or anything small that moves.
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Thomas Shahan @tshahan.bsky.social Spiders! Art?
most active on iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=tshahan
Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social Idaho fish/wildlife biologist. Lover of nature, photography, books, family. Politically active & outraged, just not posting that on Bluesky. Views my own.
Photos ALT text:
pfp: collage with spouse, horse, houseplant, fish
banner: pride flowers
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
@mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social Hello! Entomologist and crustacean biologist from Florida, USA! Also art and game development. AuDHD. has anyone seen my phone
Dr. Gordon Walker @fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social UC Davis PhD Biochemist (He/Him)
Passionate about all forms of fungi and fermentation 🍺🍷🥖🧀🍄🟫🫘🥬🌶️
Presenting emotionally engaging educational mushroom content 🍄😍🥺😳🤯😱🫨😈
Cantabridgian Gone Californian 📍Napa
Mildly Canadian 🇨🇦
🔗 https://fascinatedbyfungi.me/
Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
Costplusdrugs.com
Kelly C. Ballantyne @kellycballantyne.bsky.social Bird Artist. Nature Journaling Educator. Birding Evangelist
Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social Writer & nature photographer, especially macro photography of arthropods. Board member, Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee (conservation nonprofit). Fan of California, Montana, the rest of the planet. Photo website: https://www.tomastlephotography.com/
American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social 🪶 Conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. abcbirds.org
Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca Our pod of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else. Sign up for our newsletter: http://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter or become a member: https://thenarwhal.ca/bsky-member/
Casual Birder Podcast @casualbirderpod.bsky.social Sharing the joy of watching wild birds. Official podcast account. Host: Suzy (She/Her). IG: CasualBirderPodcast. Hampshire, UK
https://linktr.ee/casualbirderpodcast
Rob Porter | Songbirder @songbirder.social Birding, retro gaming, coding, field recording. iNaturalist Ambassador.
Creator of Songbirding podcast. Bird Studies Director at @hamiltonnature.org. Widower and former cancer caregiver. #HamOnt
https://songbirder.social
Songbirding @songbirding.com The sounds of songbirds, brought to you as podcasts, audiobooks, and more. Songbirding has been nominated for Best Science Podcast in the Canadian Podcast Awards four times!
Host/creator: https://bsky.app/profile/songbirder.social
https://songbirding.com
Lucy Lapwing @lucylapwing.bsky.social 🍄 Naturalist, wildlife weirdo. Fungus-poker, bug-ogler.
💚Fighting for a world with more WILD in it 👊🏻
🪶RSPB & WWT Ambassador
Beast of Birdin @gregneise.bsky.social American Birding Assoc. - Webmaster & Content Developer; Editor: Big Day & List Report; Recording Standards & Ethic Committee; Social Media Management
Adam C Smith @adam-birdstats.bsky.social Birds, conservation, monitoring biodiversity, data science, graphs, maps, corgis...
Elizabeth Gow @gowelizabeth.bsky.social Ornithologist, nature lover
Entomological Society of Ontario @entsocontario.bsky.social We are the Entomological Society of Ontario - The oldest entomological society in Canada (est 1863). We study the #insects and other arthropods of Ontario. 🐞🐛🪲🐜
https://linktr.ee/esocomms
TheIneptBirder @theineptbirder.bsky.social Previously on twitter. Bird stuff, #worstbirdpic's, and carbs.
Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social A comedyish science podcast hosted by @alieward. Asking smart ologists not-smart questions about their professional obsessions. Every Tuesday. May be NSFW. https://linktr.ee/alieward
Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social Vietnamese-American he/him
Brain physio🧠, avian druid🧙♂️, photon catcher📷, cat dad🐈
📍Orange County, California, USA
All bird thoughts and photos are mine
Life list: 587 Scripps’s Murrelet
Socials: @dptbirder
Mike Pingleton @somuchpingle.bsky.social Naturalist, Author, Peru wildlife guide, all photos mine 📷 Brain-only creator🪲 Host of the So Much Pingle herpetology podcast 🐸 Co-author of "The Field Herping Guide" 📗 Co-creator of HerpMapper (herpmapper.org) 🦎 Herpetofauna blogger at fieldherping.org 🐢
Millipede Lab @apheloria.bsky.social A central mission of our research is the exploration and description of biodiversity, especially Appalachian millipede species.
invertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social myriapod missing a few dozen limbs. worm watcher and arachnid propagator.
waiting for rain
Gil Wizen @wizentrop.bsky.social Entomologist and award-winning photographer. Professional breeder and wrangler of insects and arachnids for educational, research and display purposes.
lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social I’m not here to post my THOUGHTS. I’m not here to share IDEAS. I’m here to post PICTURES OF MUSHROOMS and BE AN IDIOT
Get your mushie-mail! > cheerful letters filled with mushroom-themed stickers, news, and more! Patreon.com/luke_venechuk
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social UK freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Wales
Ted Floyd @birdingmagazine.bsky.social Ted Floyd is Editor of Birding magazine, the award-winning, flagship publication of the American Birding Association.
Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social Fascinated by nature: birds, frogs, beach, sky & more. All media by me w/ a long lens. No AI! Lots of nature goodness here & on YouTube & Patreon. (In PA, USA)
Mini nature documentary every Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/gettoknownature
BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social We are the only global Partnership conserving birds and all life on our planet.🦜 125 Partners in 120 Countries.📍🌍 Follow us to join the flock!
Gavan Watson, PhD @gavan.ca Dad. Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning at Queen’s University. Educator and lifelong learner. Sharing thoughts on pedagogy, higher education, and local nature around Kingston, Ontario. He/him. Views here are my own.
Gregg @workcabin.bsky.social I'm a conservation filmmaker who produces the narrative stories of organizations and the people who do wildlife and ecosystem research in the field- B @birdtherock.bsky.social @birdtherock.bsky.social
Avibase @avibase.bsky.social Avibase - The World Bird Database https://avibase.ca/
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social Writing: www.nicholaslund.com
Books: Dinosaurs to Chickens: How Evolution Works (2024); The Ultimate Biography of Earth (2022); American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of Maine (2022) Purchase here: https://tinyurl.com/yfpfzjrx
birdrightsactivist @probirdrights.bsky.social why i left th left (subcribe to my substank)
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Frank Izaguirre @birdizlife.bsky.social Birding magazine. Last name pronounced: "Is-a-gar-gan-ey." Bugs, memes, and scifi. Let me know how you like Birding magazine!
Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch.bsky.social The friendly crow person 
Bird Names for Birds @birdnames4birds.bsky.social #BirdNamesForBirds - birds don't need eponymous/honorific common names. Bird names should be about birds. After all, it’s more than McCown's Longspur
Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social #FindThatLizard Creator|Future Natural History Show Host|AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador|Forbes #30u30| #BlackBirdersWeek|#HU16|ΔΣΘ|She/Her| http://linktr.ee/EarynMcGee
Brandon Holden @wxbirder.bsky.social Bird watcher. Weather enthusiast. All here in one, last ditch, social media effort.
Website:
https://sites.google.com/view/greatgreatlakesbirding/home 
Tom Lum @tomlumperson.bsky.social Science Communicator • Videos for Scientific American • co-host of “Let’s Learn Everything!” on Maximum Fun • he/him
See my live science game show!
🎟️ Tuesday June 2nd!
www.OurFindingsShow.com
www.TomLum.com
Ontario Weather Birding @onweatherbirding.bsky.social This account focuses on birding and weather… and how it all fits together to shape what we see in Ontario! Mainly just some random thoughts from a amateur enthusiast
Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social It's me, the sea lady.
I study Sexual Selection, Host Sex/Parasite Interactions, and Behavior (also interested in Bio Ed!)
Currently looking for a postdoc position!
Biologist/Photographer/Artist/Jedi/Autistic
https://bfitzwater.wixsite.com/bfitzwater
Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social Sharing insect science globally.
ESA is the world's largest organization serving insect scientists.
Need to identify an insect? Visit http://entsoc.org/insect-id
Cathy Miller @mayormiller.bsky.social Mayor, Township Of Pelee. Posts about all things Pelee Island.
Firefly Books @fireflybooks.bsky.social Publishing and distributing beautiful, practical #books written by experts in their fields since 1977. Let's learn something new together. 📚
www.FireflyBooks.com
Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social Entomologist and Photographer in Austin, Texas.
https://www.alexanderwild.com
Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social Nature photographer, amateur naturalist & arthropod enthusiast. Florida natives, here. Pics my own. Dead Name Walking. Man't. They/Them (she/her even, if you're not creepy about it)
IG: @apsciencebylyn
Discord: evelyndroid
Tumblr: apsciencebylyn
Jeope! @jeope.bsky.social Drastic geezigner and bird-nerder from the hinterlands of Middle Canada. HELL YEAH NUTHATCHES and HELL NO A.I.
Nate Swick @n8swick.bsky.social Birds, beers, basketball, soccer. Into birding before it was cool. Digital Comms, ABA. American Birding Podcast host. Author of bird books. Posts mine. he/him/royal “we”
American Birding Association @aba.org American Birding Association (ABA) provides a community, forum, and resources for every birder, bird watcher, and bird enthusiast. Tag this account for lifer posts and we will help celebrate!
Jody Allair @jodyallair.bsky.social Birder & naturalist who enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for nature. Director of Communications at Birds Canada, Producer of The Warblers Podcast, Guide with Eagle-eye Tours (he/him)
The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social Since 1989, The Institute for Bird Populations has enabled science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, and ecology of birds and other wildlife.
Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social News and updates from the Wilson Ornithological Society, an international scientific society for professional and amateur bird nerds. 🐦
https://wilsonsociety.org/
Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Explore the remarkable diversity of birds with Birds of the World, the world's leading collection of avian life histories published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with a global editorial team of avian experts. birdsoftheworld.org.
Yousif Attia @biophylia.bsky.social On a lifelong mission to document and connect with the natural world. Birds with @birdscanada.bsky.social
Kate Dalgleish @katedalgleish.bsky.social Director of Annual Giving @birds.canada • Raising funds for bird conservation • Based in Ontario’s Near North • Exploring with my kids and dogs
Alvaro Jaramillo @alvarosadventures.bsky.social Birder, Birding Guide, Pelagic operator, Writer. I am interested in encouraging more people into birding and ornithology. 
Birder K @birderk.bsky.social She/her Just another broke girl w/binoculars. Will answer bird feeder & bird ID questions!
PayPal @birderk, CashApp $KBirder 
Mike Burrell (he/him) @mikeburrell.bsky.social I'm a birder and all around naturalist based in Ontario, Canada. Current coordinator of the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas.
American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is a global network of professionals working together to advance the scientific study and conservation of birds.
COMMENTING POLICY: https://americanornithology.org/about/governance/social-media-policy/#commenting
@peleegirl.bsky.social @peleegirl.bsky.social 
Nature Canada @naturecanada.bsky.social We're one of Canada's oldest charities, celebrating 85 years.
Join us to Discover, Defend, and Restore Nature!
https://linktr.ee/naturecanada
Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social Princeton University Press is an independent nonprofit publisher. Our books spark engaging discussions and present bold ideas from leading experts worldwide.
Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social Doctor of Birds at SUNY Oswego. Opinions = mine, not representative of NY state government. I run a banding station: @rcbobirds on IG.
BirdNote @birdnote.bsky.social The world's leading audio storyteller about birds. Celebrating 20 years of public radio shows, podcasts, and events.
Listen to BirdNote Daily, BirdNote en Español, and the Bring Birds Back Podcast:
linktr.ee/BirdNote
suburbirder @suburbirder.bsky.social 
Nature Conservancy of Canada | Conservation de la nature Canada @ncccnc.bsky.social With nature, we build a thriving world. #NatureMakesItPossible | Avec la nature, nous créons un monde prospère. #AvecLaNatureCestPossible
natureconservancy.ca
Jordan E. Rutter @jerutter.bsky.social Girl Birder who does sci comm about birds🦉🪺
Comms Dir @abcbirds.bsky.social
J in #JGLoveBirds
Views/pics my own
Patrick Nadeau @patnad.bsky.social I used to like the birds that tweet, but now I like the ones in the blue sky better. President & CEO of Birds Canada. Comme un balbuzard au printemps, je viens d'atterrir sur cette plateforme. On verra ce que ça donne.
Society of Canadian Ornithologists Meeting, 2025 Saskatoon @sco-soc-2025.bsky.social Official account for the 2025 meeting for the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, held at the University of Saskatchewan, August 13-16. Check our website! You can sign up to be a volunteer, sponsor, or presenter: https://conferences.usask.ca/sco-2025/index
Sarah Gutowsky @halibirdnerd.bsky.social #Wildlife #Biologist #CWS #ECCC focused on #seabird and #waterbird #conservation status and #trends.
Views are my own. She/Her.
Device failure survey: https://forms.gle/fZW9n2dojJVBvNfy9
Stu @stu-mackenzie.bsky.social Birder, Father, Husband, Scientist, Lover, Fighter.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology @cornellbirds.bsky.social The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds and biodiversity. birds.cornell.edu/home/
(White-breasted Nuthatch by Hannah Criswell / Macaulay Library)
Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social Dad, outdoor geek, leader of the Ontario Green Party, and political disruptor in Ontario. 
Talkin' Birds Radio Show @talkinbirdsradio.bsky.social A live, interactive radio show about birdwatching and conservation. Find listening options at our website: talkinbirds.com/listen
Emma Buck @emmabuck.bsky.social Moved from Norfolk, England to Norfolk, Ontario! Birder, naturalist, artist, dachshund owner 🇬🇧🇨🇦
Etsy shop- https://emmaswildlifeart.etsy.com