Despite the steep decline last year, Maine’s Atlantic Puffins and Common Terns raised chicks at double the rate of last year. Derrick Z. Jackson visited several seabird nesting islands this year and described what he saw as a “breeding bonanza.” audubon.org/news/after-cli…

Little Ringed Plover #birds #nature #photos #LovelyBirdsInChina

I don’t say this about every ecological spectacle, but I really think everyone - birder or not - should make a trip out to see the Sandhill Crane migration at some point. Never fails to blow me away.

In Muslim countries, tea is more than just a hot drink. It is very important to the heritage, traditions and cultures in which it originates. To start the weekend, we celebrate the art of tea, with 24 different types of tea from across the Muslim world… A thread…

Ovenbird on a walk for some carry-out in Madison Square Park #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdphotography #ovenbird

Ok folks. It’s time we talked about eels. I’m a geologist but I recently learnt about eels and… wow. Since then, I’ve been greeting strangers with ‘DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EELS?!’ Well, consider yourself a stranger in my path. Strap in. It’s a 🧵 1/so many

The kingfisher chicks begin hatching out one by one and their kingfisher mum is quick to tidy up as she goes along..🥚🐤🧹😍

Happy All Hallows' Eve! ✨🌾

I've been told I should tweet about my first-authored paper coming out but **not in a boring way** so here goes: 🔥A TARGETED SEARCH FOR MAIN BELT COMETS🔥 now on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2211.01435 1/4

today, after i narrowly missed my subway, a woman came up to me and ask if i spoke spanish. i said yes and she asked me how to get to east harlem. i told her that we would be transferring at the same stop, so she should just stick with me. we sat down and started talking

THE WHOOPING CRANE HATH DECIDED TO GRACE US WITH ITS PRESENCE. THIS 2,500-MILE ONE WAY FLIGHT MAY TAKE AS MANY AS 50 DAYS, BUT EXPERIENCED PAIRS MAY MAKE THE RETURN TRIP THIS SPRING IN AS LITTLE AS 10.

Sweater Weather❄️🌻🍁

I’m putting together a library of chemistry focussed reading books for students. Here is the current selection, additional suggestions would be gratefully welcomed. #chemistrychat #asechat #scied #chemed

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec. 4 The creek was reflecting some beautiful colours of leaves and branches when this little Pine Siskin paused for a drink.

Thank you, Georgia. We did it again.

It's time for my annual ABA Bird of the Year prediction! The announcement is happening in Nashville. Can we infer the bird will be a Tennessee native? Perhaps. I feel like it's time for the Belted Kingfisher to take the spotlight. Let's go, kingfishers! #BirdOfTheYear2023

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, recently returned to Midway Atoll! The beloved Laysan albatross, or mōlī, is at least 71 years old. Biologists first identified and banded Wisdom in 1956 after she laid an egg, and the large seabirds aren’t known to breed before age 5.