Have you ever wondered what a Semipalmated Sandpiper crossed with a lightly toasted marshmallow would look like? Wonder no longer. At my local shorebird patch today. #InternationalShorebirdSurvey Manomet Conservation Sciences WHSRN

So a Weird Fact that I suspect many people aren’t aware of…the passenger pigeon’s vast numbers were probably a wildly unnatural result of the loss of indigenous management of the landscape.

📣 We’re excited to announce that applications for the Black & Indigenous Scholars Award in Mammalogy are now open! For folks who are doing anything related to mammals. Open to high school and up. Apply by Oct 15. 🤗 Spread the word! #ScienceTwitter mammalsociety.org/form/black-ind…

Let’s go back to the Late Carboniferous for day 6 of my October Ink-Marker sketches Dragons underwater: A Batrachiderpeton gets startled by a huge Pholiderpeton (one of the largest Carboniferous tetrapodomorphs) swims by in the background

Look what I just got in the mail! The amazing new book by my friend Ethan Kocak - Left for Bluesky If you love Salamanders or amphibians in general this is a MUST have! I collaborated with two illustrations of extinct salamanders too!

One of the world's most extraordinary #books just arrived here: MOISTLY HARMLESS by Ethan Kocak - Left for Bluesky. I'm in love with the book, it's amazing. Looks fantastic, is educational, and is just brilliant. I wrote the foreword! BUY IT.... endangeredartbooks.com #amphibians #salamanders

Shipping update: with the exception of orders just placed today, ALL Moistly Harmless orders have been sent! If you do not receive your order within the next few weeks (possibly excepting international orders), please get in touch at [email protected]

Also because someone pointed out to me the other day that the pinned post is outdated, new 📌 incoming!

Hey also! Did you know you can buy your very own Taricha Extra-Sleepy Time Tea from our friends at Happy Turtle Tea? Very delicious, highly relaxing! happyturtletea.com/shop/loose-lea…

This is the Palestine sunbird. Attempting to erase Palestinian identities, Israeli authorities tried to change its name. In 2015, it was declared the national bird of Palestine. It’s a symbol of hope, freedom, resistance, and culture. It’s as beautiful as the Palestinian people.