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Joe Manthey
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I Study Biodiversity and Genomics ---- Associate Professor TTU
ornithology - genomics - myrmecology - mantheylab.org - wildlife photography hobbyist (all photos posted my own unless stated)
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I believe I carved a decent Brown Creeper pumpkin. 🪶
Three pumpkins on a porch, one is carved with the design of a treecreeper crawling up a trunk.
October 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In this paper, we quantified how genetic diversity and genetic structure have changed over the past 90 years using museomics.
Figure showing photos of and genetic structure estimates of 8 species of Ethiopian Highland birds.
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Our paper on the temporal genomics of Ethiopian birds
has been highlighted (and gotten the cover) in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
Article: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf163
Highlight: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf175

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Genome Biology and Evolution October 2025 cover image with a photo of an Ethiopian White-eye.
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Bird species #134 photographed of 2025:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶
A small hummingbird with patches of white, black, and iridescent green perched on a branch.
September 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Bird species #133 photographed of 2025:
House Sparrow in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶
A sparrow with a black bib, rufous on head and wings, and gray patches looking inquisitively from its perch on a branch
September 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Bird species #132 photographed of 2025:
Rock Pigeon in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶
Rock Pigeon in a hole of a bridge looking at the viewer.
August 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Bird species #131 photographed of 2025:
European Starling in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶
A bright and iridescent spotted starling perched on a metal bolt of a bridge. It has iridescent hues of purple, green, tan, and brown.
August 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Bird species #130 photographed of 2025:
Purple Martin in Lubbock, Texas 🪶
A large iridescent purple swallow perched on a man-made nesting house
August 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Bird species #129 photographed of 2025:
Common Myna in Florida Keys 🪶
A brown bird with black head, and yellow around eye walking in the grass.
August 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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A juvenile flicker trying to figure out what trees are. 🪶
A large woodpecker perched on an aggregate concrete lightpost.
August 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Bird species #128 photographed of 2025:
Anhinga in Florida Keys 🪶
An anhinga: a dark bird with a long neck and dark plumage, a red eye, and blue eye ring sitting on a nest.
August 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Bird species #127 photographed of 2025:
Egyptian Goose in Miami, Florida 🪶
Goose with rufous, tan, and gray coloring. It has an orange eye highlighted with a ring of brown plumage.
August 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Bird species #126 photographed of 2025:
Tricolored Heron in Miami, Florida 🪶
A heron with blues, reddish orange, and white plumage standing in shallow water hunting.
August 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Bird species #125 photographed of 2025:
Boat-tailed Grackle in Miami, Florida 🪶
A long-legged blackbird standing in short grass. Is has a bit of iridescence showing on the breast and wing.
August 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Bird species #124 photographed of 2025:
Red-bellied Woodpecker in Miami, Florida 🪶
A medium sized woodpecker pecking a tree limb. It has black and white striped / spotted wings, a red eye, and some orangish-reddish-yellowish patches on the belly, nape, and face.
August 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Bird species #123 photographed of 2025:
Monk Parakeet in Miami, Florida 🪶
Green and white parrot on the ground, nomming on some grass.
July 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Bird species #122 photographed of 2025:
White Ibis in Miami, Florida 🪶
White ibis with curved bill foraging in short grass in a city park.
July 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Bird species #121 photographed of 2025:
Common Gallinule in Miami, Florida 🪶
Dark colored bird with bright red bill swimming in water
July 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Bird species #120 photographed of 2025:
Muscovy Duck in Miami, Florida 🪶
A dark duck standing in grass. It has iridescence on wings, white on throat, and red fleshy skin on face.
July 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Bird species #119 photographed of 2025:
Red-masked Parakeet in Miami, Florida 🪶
A parrot peaking out of a nest cavity. It is green with a red mask and a bold white eye ring.
July 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Bird species #118 photographed of 2025:
Northern Parula in Ocala National Forest, Florida 🪶
A colorful warbler with blues, orange, yellow, and white coloration singing its heart out.
July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Bird species #117 photographed of 2025:
Sandhill Crane in Ocala National Forest, Florida 🪶
Large grayish crane with red patch on head walking in short grass.
July 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Bird species #116 photographed of 2025:
Little Blue Heron in Ocala National Forest, Florida 🪶
A small, dark heron wading through marshy habitat.
July 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Bird species #115 photographed of 2025:
Ruddy Turnstone in Biloxi, Mississippi 🪶
A colorful shorebird standing on sand with the ocean in the background. It has white and black on the head and neck, and its wing is various shades of reddish brown, white, and black.
July 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Bird species #114 photographed of 2025:
Laughing Gull in Biloxi, Mississippi 🪶
White gull with black head and reddish bill walking in sand.
July 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM