Alright, so you know the oft-repeated story about European Starlings & the Shakespeare Super-Fan who introduced them to North America? Well, it's bunk. Buckle in for a 🧵that starts w/a bird & a bard, & ends with a life-changing 💥BOOM💥 🪶🪶✈️🪶🪶 nytimes.com/2022/04/11/sci…

Oh wow oh wow oh wow, look what else you get if you go buy a copy of the The New York Times today so you can read about starlings! Cc: Rosemary Mosco (Bird And Moon Comics) x.com/RosemaryMosco/…

#FossilFriday Cast of Archaeopteryx (1/12 found); significant to paleontology & avian evolution - they document the fossil record's oldest-known birds. They come from the upper Jurassic lithographic limestone deposits near Solnhofen, Germany. On view in "Written in the Rocks."

Microsoft Word for the iPad is almost useless. Ever_Little_Change_Has_To_Be_Phoned_Home. Hello, I'm mobile. I'm not always connected to high-speed internet. Is anything about this surprising? I've lost more documents & swore more at this software than any previous version.

Omw home now from Kodiak, AK. Over the past week, I helped ADFG by surgically implanting satellite transmitters in 10 emperor geese. I also assisted USFWS by tending to the medical needs of a young bald eagle. Had a great time!

I've been getting these types of messages from Alaska Airlines on flights recently. Maybe they're switching over to something better like Starlink? I mean, fine, I don't use their wifi anyway, but it's not exactly boosting my confidence in their tech-repairing skills.

Another reminder of why we should practice good biosecurity with our birds, especially ducks and poultry: nytimes.com/explain/2023/b…

Did you think high-path avian influenza (HPAI) was over? Guess again. Stay vigilant. Don't take any stray chickens into your established flock. Be very careful about purchasing and transporting chickens too. datcp.wi.gov/Pages/News_Med… #chickens #HPAI #influenza #wisconsin

This is also a good resource for Wisconsinites that want to know where HPAI is prowling. You can also sign up for email alerts there. datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs… #HPAI #chickens #wisconsin #avian #health #influenza

I hand out a lot of advice to other vets, both as a VIN consultant & through emails. Had a recent case of a screech owl w/chronic cere wound delayed release. With encouragement/advice, the vet was able to get the little guy healed up and back to the wild! Feels great to help!

Business has been good enough this year that I'm upgrading equipment. New oxygen concentrator & patient anesthesia monitoring system on the way. They're portable & should work well for my remote wild bird work. I'll post pics when I have them in hand!

Yesterday the owner of this entire platform promoted an anti-worker, fascist, explicitly anti-LGBTQ+ candidate for POTUS. Why are we still here? Convenience? Some attempt at offering an alternative voice? Musk laughs at us. We (liberals) are a joke. Only way to win is not to play