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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 27/02/2026

I am very late publishing this video for Black History Month. My original video topic was about Black captains throughout American History, but it would have been over 40 mins long. This shorter video is about the legacy of African American whalers. #blackhistory #americanhistory

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How Whaling Empowered African Americans Before the Civil War

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 04/06/2025

There’s a rabbit nest next to our blueberry bushes. Specifically, this species is the eastern cottontail. The mother cottontail digs a shallow burrow and covers it with plants and her own fur. Twice a day, she will check on her babies and provide them with milk. #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 01/06/2025

Our legacy blueberries are almost ripe 😁🌿 #photography #gardening

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 30/05/2025

I've been working in the maritime industry for over 10 years, but everyone has to start somewhere. Back in 2014, I was a "green" deckhand who didn't know port from starboard. This is my origin story. #storytime

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My Life as a Tugboat Deckhand

Every sailor has a sea story, and I have my own tales from the sea. One of my most memorable tales took place in the summer of 2014 when I was hired as a deckhand at a tugboat company. Back then, I…

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 28/05/2025

The eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is a harmless species native to the eastern US and Canada. When threatened, it will pretend to strike as if it is venomous. If that fails, it will pretend to die and release a foul musk. #photography #snake #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 22/05/2025

In the Icelandic town of Vík í Mýrdal aka Vik, there are beautiful black sand beaches with smooth stones and towering basalt columns and stacks. #photography #nature #iceland

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 20/05/2025

A sea whip, which is a type of soft coral, attached to a shipwreck off Morehead City, North Carolina. #photography #nature #divesky

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 18/05/2025

This snake (known as the northern black racer) has been living in our mailbox for the past month. It gave our mail lady a fright, so I relocated it to our treehouse. They’re nonvenomous, but they still bite, so I made sure to wear thick gloves while handling. 🌿🐍 #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 16/05/2025

An oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) on the wreck of the SS Caribsea off the coast of North Carolina. These bizarre fish are found from Maine to Florida. #photography #nature #divesky

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 05/05/2025

A baby New Zealand fur seal in Dunedin, NZ. Dunedin (Duh-NEE-din) is the second most populous city on the South Island and is rich in wildlife. #photography #nature

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Mike Brown @plutokiller.com · 03/05/2025

NEW POOL BEAR ALERT NEW POOL BEAR ALERT. it's not Patch. Never seen this big buddy before. If he returns he will get a permanent name.

A brown colored black bear lounging in a pool

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 03/05/2025

View from the top of Koko Crater Steps in O’ahu, Hawaii. The hike up these abandoned railroad tracks is over 1,000 steps. #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 01/05/2025

Ever wondered what fireflies look like up close? This is the common eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis), which is found across eastern North America. Soon enough, we'll be seeing a lot them at dusk. #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 30/04/2025

The 12 Apostles in Victoria, Australia. Named after the impressive seaside limestone stacks, it's unknown if 12 stacks actually existed. Originally, there were nine, but now, there are only seven left standing. #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 26/04/2025

An African leopard I photographed in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. They are truly masters of disguise. 🌿🐆🇿🇲 #photography #nature

An African leopard I photographed in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. They are beautiful creatures, and they are masters of disguise.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 24/04/2025

This is me with my camera circa June 2013 taking photos of mudskippers in the mangroves of Cairns, QLD, Australia. Mudskippers (pictured on right) are crazy fish that have the ability to walk on land and gulp air to breathe. 🌿🐟📷🇦🇺 #photography #nature

A mudskipper I photographed in the mangroves of Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 23/04/2025

Yesterday, I found a young snake in my shed. Known as the northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor), it's nonvenomous and takes care of pests. Left: Snake in my shed yesterday. Right: A closeup picture I took of a different snake of the same species in a park. 🌿🐍 #photography #nature

A northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) in my shed.

A northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) I photographed up close in a park.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 22/04/2025

An American green treefrog I found outside my house. These frogs are native to the southeast United States. 🌿🐸 #photography #nature

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

None of this is official, but there have been NWS bots setup to get weather info, alerts and warnings. nws-bot.us

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NWS Bots for Bluesky

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 21/04/2025

If you're on a roadtrip between Chattanooga, TN and Atlanta, GA, the Tellus Science Museum is a really cool stop. It's just north of Cartersville, GA, right off I-75. There's even a truckstop next door, in case you're driving an 18 wheeler! Science rules!! #museum #science

Brontosaurus skeleton at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

Giant ground sloth skeleton at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

Trilobite fossils at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

T-rex and other fossils at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 20/04/2025

Man, I cannot wait for this! “The Ninth Jedi” definitely deserved a series.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 19/04/2025

A galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) in Cape Range National Park, Western Australia. These cute cockatoos are endemic to mainland Australia. 🌿🦜🇦🇺 #photography #bird

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 18/04/2025

Tulum is the third most-visited archeological site in Mexico, and that's for good reason. When you visit, it is an impressive sight to behold. The Mayans built this walled city on the shore of the Caribbean Sea between 1200 and 1450 AD. #photography #history

Temple of the God of Wind in Tulum, Mexico.

Tourists viewing the Mayan ruins and the Caribbean Sea at Tulum, Mexico.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 18/04/2025

Not gonna lie, it has become difficult for me to enjoy political action/dramas/thrillers these days. There is no writer on Earth who could create a plot as chaotic and unpredictable as our current reality. Future writers have a really high bar to cross.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 16/04/2025

A female cherry shrimp carrying eggs in my 10 gallon aquarium. The plants around her are called Java moss. #photography #aquarium

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 15/04/2025

Pictures from the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. When I visited Harvard in Nov. 2015, I really enjoyed the museums. I'm glad they are standing up to the GOP regime. #photography #Harvard

A coelacanth preserved in a tank at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

A giant ground sloth skeleton at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

The interior of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.

A shark tooth weapon at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 15/04/2025

A secluded bamboo grove in Kyoto, Japan. 🌿🎍🇯🇵 #photography #nature

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violet! 🐝 @vippori.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

up thinking about this ratatouille piece I made last year 🐀✨ #lowpoly #pixar

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 13/04/2025

View of the sea at Isla Espiritu Santo, just north of La Paz, Mexico. 🌿🌊 #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 12/04/2025

A longleaf pine forest in Green Swamp Nature Preserve, NC. These trees are resistant to wildlife and rely on it to flourish. Once found throughout the southeast United States, they are now an endangered species due to fire suppression and clear-cutting. 🌿🌲 #photography #nature

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 10/04/2025

An osprey feeding one of its young in Jamestown, Virginia. These birds of prey primarily eat fish. In fact, fish make up 99% of their diet. 🌿🦅 #photography #bird

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 09/04/2025

An eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) perched on a flower. As the name suggests, this butterfly is native to the eastern United States. 🌿🦋 #photography

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 09/04/2025

A northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. These nonvenomous snakes are found from Maine to Georgia, and they are the state reptile of Ohio. 🌿🐍 #photography

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 09/04/2025

"A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty." Proverbs 22:16, NLT

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 05/04/2025

Anti-Trump protests today (04/05/25) in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. #protests #norfolk #virginia

Anti-Trump protests in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯! "You journalists need to get your balls back"

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 03/04/2025

A pair of foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) off Key Largo. Believe it or not, these cute little fish form pairs and mate for life! 🌿🌊🐠 #photography #divesky

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Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org · 01/04/2025

“Christ is the center of my life. I believe in that radical love of all people. I believe that the Bible talks more about poverty, about greeting the stranger, about being there for the convicted...” -Senator Cory Booker (March 2019)

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Senator Booker is still going 👊🇺🇸🔥 www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...

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LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 01/04/2025

An American black bear bathing in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. 🌿🐻 #photography #wildlife

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 31/03/2025

A green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) in Green Swamp Nature Preserve, North Carolina. These dazzling arachnids are native to the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and Venezuela. 🌿🕷 #photography

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 31/03/2025

Toji Temple (東寺 “East Temple”) in Kyoto, Japan. The five story pagoda was built in 1643, but the temple itself was established in 796. 🌿 🇯🇵 #photography #travel

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Tidewater Teddy @tidewaterteddy.com · 31/03/2025

An orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) off Pacific Harbour, Fiji. There are two tinier fish in the anemone below, so see if you can spot them! 🌿🐠🦑🌊 #photography #divesky

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