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Beth Topinka

@BTopink

Joyfully retired Elementary STEAM Teacher, Science Friday Educator Collaborator

 Jensen Beach, FL
Joined July 2011
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#USGS biologist Randy Hines demonstrates an interactive topography model that simulates rainfall impact. Phragmites Phighters phascinated!
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Breakfast time for our local great blue heron
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Sargassum in Vero Beach. #sargassum
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Touch Tank volunteering at the Vero Beach Environmental Learning Center. Love being back with kiddos as they joyfully explore local marine life.
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An abundance of birds took shelter this chilly Christmas morning in the lagoon mangroves. This only happens when temps dip into the 30’s. #indianrivershores #johnsisland
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Happy World Tamandua Day! AKA the lesser anteater, the tamandua uses its long snout to sniff out ant, termite and bee colonies. Long claws enable it to dig into nests, and a long sticky tongue licks up the insects. A single tamandua can eat up to 9,000 ants in a single day!
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I love where I live. Breakfast visitors almost every morning. #VeroBeach #IndianRiverLagoon
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dam this is cute – at Washington, DC
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Faults in freshly excavated sidewall of Corinth Canal - with excavator for scale. Feel free to use - CC0 on figshare: doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.…
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Wood stork strutting its stuff (and unloading its stuff!) #FloridaBirds
Bufo (cane) toads are well-camouflaged and huge! Spotted this character next to the house yesterday so we need to be extra vigilant. Their toxic secretions can quickly kill a dog.
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Indian River Lagoon this evening. Vero Beach, FL
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The size of baby hummingbirds
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Iconic folds at Millook Haven. Never realised they were so big...
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I accidentally startled this Great Blue Heron and caught its takeoff from an unusual angle. Magnificent bird.
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This turtle has either an extra gear or afterburner. I love the splash at the end! #floridagolf
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I’m on the hunt for an elementary level book that explains moon phases and planetary motion. Recommendations? @KRScienceLady
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Baby gopher tortoise scooting across the Savannas Preserve staff road. Sunpass for scale. I usually post photos of much larger mature tortoises. #savannas #FloridaWildlife
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Unique shape😋🍇 Grape agate from Indonesia Photo: Grapescrystal_galery #minerals
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Gopher tortoises cruise through my yard every day. Their burrows provide homes for over 100 different species. #Florida
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