Brian Gratwicke
@briangratwicke.bsky.social
Conservation biologist @Smithsonian herpetology, amphibian, disease, environment, native plants, wildlife, photography, science, nature, earth optimism.
Caecilians are the legless amphibians, they are rarely seen due to their fossorial habits, so moments like these are very special. This yellow headed caecilian was found in Gamboa Panama behind @amphibianrescue #amphibianresilience
September 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Caecilians are the legless amphibians, they are rarely seen due to their fossorial habits, so moments like these are very special. This yellow headed caecilian was found in Gamboa Panama behind @amphibianrescue #amphibianresilience
Got to see my first Sylvia’s tree frog last night #cruziohyla what a spectacular frog! ❤️❤️❤️🐸🇵🇦
September 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Got to see my first Sylvia’s tree frog last night #cruziohyla what a spectacular frog! ❤️❤️❤️🐸🇵🇦
Sound on - American toads leking around a vernal pool 🐸🐸🐸
March 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sound on - American toads leking around a vernal pool 🐸🐸🐸
"I owned my farm for two years before learning that the sky dance is to be seen over my woods every evening in April and May….The show begins on the first warm evening in April at exactly 6:50 p.m... Do not be late, and sit quietly, lest he fly away in a huff." Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac
March 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"I owned my farm for two years before learning that the sky dance is to be seen over my woods every evening in April and May….The show begins on the first warm evening in April at exactly 6:50 p.m... Do not be late, and sit quietly, lest he fly away in a huff." Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac
It’s vernal pool time!
March 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It’s vernal pool time!
This was one of the most impactful moments in my life from 12 years ago. Encountering a Tristan thrush on inaccessible island, one of the remotest islands in the world. They had no fear of humans as they navigated oceanic trash piles washed up on their beach.
January 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This was one of the most impactful moments in my life from 12 years ago. Encountering a Tristan thrush on inaccessible island, one of the remotest islands in the world. They had no fear of humans as they navigated oceanic trash piles washed up on their beach.