Evan Grimes, M.S.
@iowanaturalist.bsky.social
he/they. Wetland biologist. Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist. Dev of msherps.com. Bartender. All photos my own.
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This morning, there was a public hearing at Bessemer City Hall in Alabama to discuss the zoning of a new data center, which would likely cause the extinction of a newly-discovered small endemic fish, the Birmingham Darter. Best of luck to the fish people. abc3340.com/news/abc-334...
'We have to act fast': Petition filed to protect rare fish from proposed data center
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to secure Endangered Species Act protection for the Birmingham
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November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This morning, there was a public hearing at Bessemer City Hall in Alabama to discuss the zoning of a new data center, which would likely cause the extinction of a newly-discovered small endemic fish, the Birmingham Darter. Best of luck to the fish people. abc3340.com/news/abc-334...
I’m almost certain AI ads only exist to scam people with poor, uncorrected vision
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I’m almost certain AI ads only exist to scam people with poor, uncorrected vision
Some #fall foliage highlights around town. I can’t get enough of fall here. Most of the leaves are gone at this point but it was great while it lasted 🍁🍂
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Some #fall foliage highlights around town. I can’t get enough of fall here. Most of the leaves are gone at this point but it was great while it lasted 🍁🍂
One of a handful of young Eastern Ribbonsnakes from a nice lakeside hike in southern Mississippi this spring. Common species are still always very pretty! #herps
October 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
One of a handful of young Eastern Ribbonsnakes from a nice lakeside hike in southern Mississippi this spring. Common species are still always very pretty! #herps
Likely my best photograph of Nerodia rhombifer (Diamondback Watersnake) I’ve gotten yet, a male found poking around a lake’s edge. Southern Mississippi, April 2025. #herps
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Likely my best photograph of Nerodia rhombifer (Diamondback Watersnake) I’ve gotten yet, a male found poking around a lake’s edge. Southern Mississippi, April 2025. #herps
Re-adding this to peoples’ timeline cause I think it deserves more attention 😅
My first encounter with Bombus affinis (Rusty-patched Bumble Bee) last week was pretty magical. Can’t believe I finally got to see this endangered beauty! 🐝 #invert
September 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Re-adding this to peoples’ timeline cause I think it deserves more attention 😅
My first encounter with Bombus affinis (Rusty-patched Bumble Bee) last week was pretty magical. Can’t believe I finally got to see this endangered beauty! 🐝 #invert
September 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My first encounter with Bombus affinis (Rusty-patched Bumble Bee) last week was pretty magical. Can’t believe I finally got to see this endangered beauty! 🐝 #invert
The incredibly vulnerable Golden-winged Warbler occasionally graces me with its presence in the Midwest doing my spring birding. This year was one of those years, and got some amazing looks at him! Some estimates say 98% declines in their Appalachian populations. #birding #warbler #wildlife
August 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Yellow-blotched Map Turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) was the first map turtle I ever saw in the southeast as part of an undergraduate summer course in Mississippi in 2017. I was overjoyed to get some great in situ shots of some basking this spring! #herps
July 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Yellow-blotched Map Turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) was the first map turtle I ever saw in the southeast as part of an undergraduate summer course in Mississippi in 2017. I was overjoyed to get some great in situ shots of some basking this spring! #herps
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An Eastern Pacific long-beaked common dolphin showing off some stunning teeth rakes mid-jump off the coast of southern California 🌿🦑🦊
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An Eastern Pacific long-beaked common dolphin showing off some stunning teeth rakes mid-jump off the coast of southern California 🌿🦑🦊
Another #filmfriday featuring this beautiful Marbled Salamander from a higher elevation wetland in northern Georgia. The autofocus can be hit or miss on this 90’s point-and-shoot but I almost always like the results. December 2024, Canon Sure Shot Tele 80 📸 + Kodak Royal Gold 🎞️ (Exp. 2001) #herps
July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Another #filmfriday featuring this beautiful Marbled Salamander from a higher elevation wetland in northern Georgia. The autofocus can be hit or miss on this 90’s point-and-shoot but I almost always like the results. December 2024, Canon Sure Shot Tele 80 📸 + Kodak Royal Gold 🎞️ (Exp. 2001) #herps
my cat, he’s so handsome ☺️
July 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
my cat, he’s so handsome ☺️
A highlight of my spring trip to Mississippi (and honestly a lot of my southeast trips) is going for Graptemys. Map turtle diversity is unmatched in the southeast, and Graptemys gibbonsi (Pascagoula River Map Turtle) is my favorite of them all! Mississippi, April, 2025 #herps
June 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A highlight of my spring trip to Mississippi (and honestly a lot of my southeast trips) is going for Graptemys. Map turtle diversity is unmatched in the southeast, and Graptemys gibbonsi (Pascagoula River Map Turtle) is my favorite of them all! Mississippi, April, 2025 #herps
Closeup shot of a neat fossorial snake from the southeast, the Pinewoods Littersnake (Rhadinaea flavilata). Love to see these when I get the chance in the warmer nights down south. #herps
June 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Closeup shot of a neat fossorial snake from the southeast, the Pinewoods Littersnake (Rhadinaea flavilata). Love to see these when I get the chance in the warmer nights down south. #herps
A sizable Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis saurita) from a coastal hardwood hammock in southern Mississippi 🐍 #herps #filmfriday
June 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A sizable Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis saurita) from a coastal hardwood hammock in southern Mississippi 🐍 #herps #filmfriday
Blackburnian Warblers have some of the prettiest orange gradients in between their black streaks. This is the first year I’ve gotten good photos of them! This guy was so focused on catching bugs he didn’t mind me watching close by. #birds
May 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Blackburnian Warblers have some of the prettiest orange gradients in between their black streaks. This is the first year I’ve gotten good photos of them! This guy was so focused on catching bugs he didn’t mind me watching close by. #birds
Was too busy and missed posting for amphibian week (one of the busiest weeks at work coincidentally) so here’s a few of the ones I photographed on a recent trip to southern Mississippi! #herps 🐸
May 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Was too busy and missed posting for amphibian week (one of the busiest weeks at work coincidentally) so here’s a few of the ones I photographed on a recent trip to southern Mississippi! #herps 🐸
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Signs of spring, ranked.
April 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Signs of spring, ranked.