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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 6h

Big up to Jamaican artist Richard Nattoo (@djsinista1) for using his art to raise awareness about our endemic and threatened wildlife, including the Jamaican iguana and Jamaican flower bat. 🇯🇲🦎🦇 Great to see art supporting conservation! Check out and support his work. #RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 6h

October 2026 Bat Field Season! 🦇🇯🇲 Travelling through Portland, Jamaica, we stopped along the coast to admire the sea. 🌊 Look at those waves and beautiful blue skies! Fieldwork also gives us time to appreciate Jamaica’s natural beauty. #RoostersWorldJA #BatResearch #Jamaica

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you could speak the language of lizards 🦎, what do you think this little fellow is saying? 😂🇯🇲 Let's hear your funniest interpretation! @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When I need inspiration but can't be in the field, I scroll through photos shared in the BirdLife Jamaica WhatsApp group. They lift my spirits! This Jamaican Spindalis is endemic to Jamaica and helps disperse seeds. Thanks to Heidi Murphy for the photo! #RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Its the special time of the year, the October 2026 bat field season. Here i am getting the gear ready. I will share info on how things are going. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌿 Kalifa Forrest will present: “Bitterwood (Picrasma excelsa) for Pest Management: 🐊 Monif Horsham will present: “Influence of Incubation Method and Diet on Hatching Success and Hatchling. Oct 1, 2026 ⏰ 1:30 p.m. 📍 Lloyd B. Coke Conference 💻 Also available via Zoom

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A huge thank you to the entire @Birdlifejamaica family for organizing such a lovely celebratory hike yesterday at Tulloch Estate! 🐦🌿❤️ A special big up as well to all the friends who showed up for the hike and shared the day with me. Your presence made it even more special.

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks, Lisa, for sharing this visitor to your bird feeder! 🐦🇯🇲 Can you identify this bird species? 👀 Drop your answer in the comments and tell us what clues helped you with the ID! Have an interesting wildlife sighting? Follow @RoostersWorldJA and share your observations with us on X, Instagram,

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🐦🌿 A special morning with the BirdLife Jamaica family! Today, BirdLife Jamaica organized a hike at Tulloch Estates to celebrate my PhD journey and conservation work. 🙏🏿🎓 As a small thank-you, @sammiepourfection made a few trinkets to share with members as keepsakes. Check out the video to see them

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Football bring out the love. Spanish and English

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dem almost couldn’t hold 🤣 discrimination at the gates 😂 Lol. #ReggaeBoysMatch @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🦋 From the research archives: In 2017, Catherine Murphy, Eric Garraway & I documented new records of Marpesia chiron in Jamaica. Small natural-history observations can reveal important clues about species distributions. Have you seen this butterfly in Jamaica? #Jamaica #Biodiversity

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The fun part of exploring Windsor Great Cave: the flying insects! 😂 In the darkness of the cave, many insects are attracted to our headlamps and flashlights, a behaviour known as phototaxis. They can become so concentrated around the lights that you end up swallowing and probably breathing in, a few

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) really know how to survive the dry season. During prolonged dry conditions, they reduce their activity and seek out cool, moist shelters where they can limit water loss. Some may remain sheltered for days or even weeks.

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Look who I found on the UWI Mona campus! 🪲 Euchroma gigantea, the Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer, is a striking wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is the only species in the genus Euchroma. Always something interesting to find when you take the time to look! 👀🌿

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I will call this story Rooster and Donks. There is always a friend to find in the field. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My view from the Discovery Bay Marine Lab this Sunday. 🌊🌿 Fieldwork doesn’t always follow the regular 9-to-5. Sometimes we work weekends too—but we still find time to enjoy the experience and have some fun along the way. #EntomologyFieldTrip2026 #ConservationBiology #RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I sometimes wonder if people who illegally dump garbage realise the damage they are doing to the environment. There are some special places I struggle to share publicly because, after a while, they start looking like this. Check out this video and tell me—doesn’t this make you angry?

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🦇 Ever wondered what it’s like catching bats at night in Jamaica? Check out my latest video for a look inside bat research in Jamaica and some of the work that goes on after dark. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube: youtu.be/EJaEluK_pIw #RoostersWorldJA #Jamaica #Bats #BatResearch #Wildlife

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Catching Bats at Night! 🦇 | Inside Jamaica's Bat Research

YouTube video by Nature Adventure Jamaica

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just another day in the life of a Royal Tern—taking a little time to groom and keep those feathers in shape. 🐦🌊 #RoyalTern #Jamaica #BirdsOfJamaica #RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What if you had insect superpowers like this beetle. Wow

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata) is one of Jamaica’s native and rarely seen pigeons. During the current bird shooting season, there have been reports of individuals being mistakenly shot because they were believed to be juvenile “Bald Pates” (White-crowned Pigeons)

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Jonny Timperley @jonnytimperley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢 New preprint! I’m pleased to share a new preprint, where we evaluated vibroacoustic sensor performance and vibration attenuation through seasonally dry tropical soils. The preprint is now available to read, and the manuscript is currently undergoing peer review. doi.org/10.32942/X27...

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The students busy exploring the cave to see the special animals that live in caves. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A fungus that kills flies! 🍄🪰 This fly appears to have been infected by an entomopathogenic fungus, possibly Ophiocordyceps or a related fungus. These fungi infect insects, kill their hosts and then produce structures that release spores. Have you seen anything like this in Jamaica?

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Who tagged this White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)? 🕊️🔍 A hunter shot it in Jamaica with a yellow leg band. Does anyone recognize the band or know which research programme it belongs to? Please tag a researcher who might know, and share! @texasparkswildlife @USGS @RoostersWorldJA #WhiteWingedDove

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My view from my office in the field. I waiting for the comments. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Some interesting moths I observed under the light. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Friday night, while you are sleeping or partying, we are here learning about insects. #Entomology @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Did you know you climb up hills on some sections of Great Goat Island? @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A lovely stop during the @reggaehikers hike in St thomas. What a stop. Hahaha @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There’s always something interesting to find on Great Goat Island! 🦎 At first, I was focused on this huge male Jamaican Brown Anole. Then, out of nowhere, things took an unexpected turn—it became a lizard mating session! 😂 You never quite know what you’re going to observe in the field.

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What happened to this little Jamaican snake? 🐍🇯🇲 Thanks to Tovia for sharing this photo of a Jamaican Red Racerlet (Hypsirhynchus callilaemus). We’re not sure what happened here—whether a bird brought it to this location or it may have been caught by a cat. Keep sharing your wildlife observations

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What better place to be than exploring. You just dont know what you will find. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

😂 Nature really has no shame! A friend of mine caught these two in the act and had to share the moment. Thanks for sending it my way! 😄🦎 Nature is always full of big surprises—you never know what you’re going to witness. 📸 Shared with permission @RoostersWorldJA #Jamaica #JamaicanWildlife #Lizards

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Did you know the male uses those spectacular long tail streamers during courtship to impress the females? In simple terms, the bigger and more impressive the streamers, the better his chances with the ladies! 😂❤️ Nature really has its own dating game. 📸 Tamika Williams @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A lovely jumping spider I observed on the Roselle hike in St. Thomas. I believe this little fellow was putting on a dance for me. 😂 Male jumping spiders are actually known for some impressive courtship displays, using their legs, body movements and even vibrations to communicate. @RoostersWorldJA

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Thanks again to Dionne Jackson-Miller and RJR 94 FM for inviting me on Feel Good Friday to share a little about my story and my PhD journey. 🎓🙏🏾 Thanks Camille for putting the info together. Really appreciated the opportunity and the conversation. 🇯🇲 @RoostersWorldJA #FeelGoodFriday #PhDJourney

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dr Marco-Dean Brown, Parasitologist at The University of the West Indies, for the Bureau of Standards Jamaica webinar “Beyond the Outbreak: Understanding Cyclosporiasis.” 📅 Today, August 26, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 a.m. 💻 Via Zoom 🔗 Register here: "bit.ly/3TAAsy4" (reference-url-citation.invalid/1)

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Hunters, you can help conservation this bird shooting season. 🇯🇲 When cleaning your birds, check the crop/stomach. Are you finding pimento, sweetwood, fruits, seeds or other food items? Take a photo and note the bird species and general area. Send your observations to dl_whyte@yahoo.com or

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

After watching this video I dont want to walk barefoot

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Have you seen this before? 👀🐦🌴 A Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) feeding on the fruit/seed of a palm in Jamaica. We often see grackles feeding on insects and scraps, but fruits and seeds are also part of their diet.

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

📢 TODAY at UWI Mona! Join us for Bird Shooting: A Conversation on Conservation — screening of the award-winning dub poem Bird Shooting followed by a discussion on Jamaica’s game birds, hunting, regulation and conservation. 🕠 5:30–8:00 p.m. 📍 Biology 💻 Zoom us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Roostersworldja @roostersworldja.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Ring-tailed Pigeon is found nowhere else in the world! This endemic pigeon is typically associated with Jamaica’s forests. As we approach the upcoming bird shooting season, remember: the Ring-tailed Pigeon is NOT a game bird and should not be shot.

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