Tharusha Wijewardena šŸ¢

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Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University studying freshwater turtles. šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ Conservation | Herpetology | Endangered Species Research | Aquatic Ecology

Four painted turtles basking on a log
Close up of mink frog.
Raccoon on a tree looking down.
Eastern Newt on leaf litter
Wood frog on a mossy log
Red-backed salamander on a log.
Close up image of green iguanaā€™s head next to a tree trunk.
Green Heron picking up frog from water
Osprey flying in the sky with a fish.
A video of an otter munching on a baby turtle
An otter eating a turtle while another otter watches.
Curly tail lizard on a rock.
Treefrog hanging on to leaf. Water droplet on its butt.
Green Heron staring at dragonfly on the end of the branch.
Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar on a leafy branch
Snapping turtle floating and basking in a pond. The pond is covered in lily pads.
Blandingā€™s Turtle walking over Painted Turtles on a log.
A Blandingā€™s turtle and a painted turtle basking on a log. Their heads are turned away from the camera.
A blue damselfly landed on a praying mantis on the ground.
Painted Turtle floating in pondweed.
A Blandingā€™s Turtle sunning on a log.
Red-banded leafhopper on a leaf.
Close up of a reddish-pinkish flower
Hatchling Painted Turtle covered in aquatic plants looking up.
Baby snapper yawning.
Stink bug on leaf close up
Hickory Tussock Moth raising upper half of the body.
Baby snapping turtle in sandy beach. Wet sand on its chin.
Frog species hanging onto green vine.
Ahatulla species close up image at night.
Female Snapping Turtle sitting on grass looking at yellow flowers.
Ebony Jewelwing eating a mosquito.
Wood frog on a mossy log in a shallow pond. Some vegetation in the foreground.
Painted Turtle nesting
Close up photograph of Blanding's Turtle in a wetland.
Baby racoon on a tree. Green leaves surround the raccoon.
Juvenile Red-eared Slider basking on a log.
View of a wide and shallow river with two banks on either side.
Three painted turtles basking on a log side by side.
Red-eared Slider shedding scutes on a boulder. Logs in the background.
Garter snake on grassy patch.
Two Painted Turtles basking on a log. Another log on the foreground.
Close up of Wood Frog on a log. Mossy foreground.
Painted turtle basking on a mossy log. A branch sticking out of the water curving towards the turtle.
Close up of Snapping Turtle basking on a log.
Five juvenile Blanding's Turtles on mossy wetland vegetation. Two at the front facing photographer. Three at the back also facing forward. One turtle at the front is poking their head out and one in the middle of back row is doing the same. Other three are inside the shell.
Journal cover of Ichthyology and Herpetology with a Blanding's Turtle photo in the middle.
Painted Turtle hanging onto log to bask in a small pond. Logs in the background.
Garter snake photograph. Dead pine needles on the ground. A few sticks scattered around.
Grey Treefrog holding onto thin branch.
American Toad on a log staring at photographer. Tiny shrub in front of the toad. Toad has a grumpy face.
Two green frogs in amplexus underwater. A twig in the background.
Close up video of a Blandingā€™s Turtle staring into the camera. Green vegetation in the background. Blandingā€™s turtle stays still then stares at the camera and turns away.
Painted turtle sticking face out of water breaking water's surface tension. Part of the shell is also visible in the back. There is a log to the right and some wetland vegetation in the background.
Painted turtle hatchling on a lily pad. Water lily flower in the background. Painted turtles slowly plunges into the water.
American Goldfinch perched on a tree branch. Lush green background with some red berries.
American toad on autumn leaves.
Blandingā€™s Turtle basking on a mossy log.