Dr Maggie J Watson / @terngirl.bsky.social
@terngirl
Ornithology, conservation, freshwater crayfish, seabirds, ectoparasites, sci-fi/fantasy, artist/illustrator, baking queen
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https://terngirl.com/ 23-08-2012 08:59:25
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I’m chatting with David Astle tonight about tool use in birds including the goth corella itself—Palm Cockatoo. Prof Robert Heinsohn & Christina N. Zdenek, PhD found that some populations drum, some don’t and there’s a suggestion they might have learned this behaviour from listening to people!
Hey y'all, I gave a talk for the Royal Tyrrell Museum about the fossil record of parasites.
You can watch the recording of the talk here:
youtube.com/watch?v=RqaJQR…
#paleontology #parasitology
“It’s a morbid kind of job security where the topic you’re covering isn’t going to get better any time soon.”
Tony Barboza at the Society of Environmental Journalists (@sejorg) conference.
“impossible to be a line manager, administrator, mentor, researcher, writer, outreach officer, IT expert, online instructor, pedagogical innovator, teacher, marker, external examiner, press pundit, grant bidder, editor AND look after your own wellbeing” voicesofacademia.com/2024/04/05/its…