@cotinis

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Naturalist/photographer. Find me as @cotinis on BugGuide, Flickr, iNaturalist, Instagram, Mastodon, Blue Sky, and pixelfed.social. My professional background is in public health, especially environmental health.
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Show threadcotinisApr 17
See my album "Flickr 20" (on Flickr, of course) for individual photos with captions. It is better full-size, available there.
cotinisApr 17
My photography 2005-2024: One favorite image from each year for 20 years
cotinisApr 12
Dekay's Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi (likely female)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
A large plump specimen, presumably a female. My neighbor Susan was raking leaves and uncovered this snake. She was kind enough to let me interrupt her raking for a photo session.
cotinisMar 1
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhDMar 1
Looking east during sunset in Tucson. The Belt of Venus.
cotinisFeb 12
Bruce MirkenFeb 12

The very conservative #WallStreetJournal editorial board has had enough:
"It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to #medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad. In his latest drive-by shooting, the leader of the Food and Drug Administration’s #vaccine division rejected Moderna’s #mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review."
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/vinay-prasad-fda-moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine-95572d08?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdgQFS0MowBgcMmMnZ7F4l68V6cktrt0tWB8m1AWgkN-EPcZVu6OFUs8rw2Cxs%3D&gaa_ts=698dc015&gaa_sig=IaD8Aq-xMhumOp7sNt-yTUs1wbomSBORPWnHkJZAmPQRUSvG-x5j6fpVHDL9an_dAenMvvTJAdKEacJjUAysTg%3D%3D

#FDA

cotinisFeb 12
Redhead - Aythya americana
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Cold weather brought in a small flock of Redhead to this suburban lake. They dabbled and dove for aquatic plants, but they also caught fish, a big surprise. (References on this species say they eat vegetation and invertebrates.) An astute friend noted the cold weather likely made the fish easy prey.
cotinisFeb 7
Sea birds on a cold winter day, 26 January 2026.
Johnnie Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC (USA)
Common Loon
White-winged Scoter (first year male?), trying to eat a sand dollar.
White-winged Scoter (male)
cotinisFeb 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus
Location: Durham NC USA
Making its usual rounds, searching for Rough Earth Snakes in my yard. This seems to be one of a resident pair that is used to being photographed. This one let me get to within 20 feet (7 meters) or so.
cotinisJan 20
Black-and-white Warbler and West Indian (Florida) Manatees on a recent trip to Crystal River and Homosassa areas of Florida.
cotinisOct 12, 2025
Green Lynx Spider - Peucetia viridans (female)
Green Swamp Preserve, Brunswick County, North Carolina (USA)
Perched on Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava.