Very cool, and important to have data for an early-diverging Anseriformes lineage: 3D musculoskeletal anatomy of Southern Screamer pectoral appendages: academic.oup.com/iob/advance-...

Love this paper. I had attempted to do something similar 24 years ago but didn’t have the knowledge or know how (or $$) to make it work. Glad to see someone else cracked it (no pun intended) #parrots #anatomy

When Canada has a fire that devastates communities and families: The U.S, "keep your smoke to yourself Canada you ruined our beach day." When the U.S has a devastating fire: Canada sends firefighters, hydro trucks, fire engines, and water bombers to help. Canadians have died fighting YOUR fires.

For American academics traveling to Canada for conferences this year, please do not: - Complain about prices of anything - Engage in long discussions about your country’s politics Just be happy to be in Canada for a bit and try to enjoy what we have to offer. From a very frustrated Canadian

So here's an interesting thing I'm seeing in these conversations about "Canadian wildfire smoke." Some Yanks are saying the wildfires are because Canada outlawed Indigenous traditional burning practices. This way, Canada remains the bad guy for oppressing Indigenous Peoples - which is true. 1/5

Do birds enjoy flying? Cool new research shows evidence of positive affect associated with flying in galahs (an Australian parrot species) doi.org/10.1163/1568...

I share this Great Grey Owl's disdain. #owls #birds 🪶

Current forest fires in the US 🤔 And, yes, Canadian firefighters are there helping. In fact, a Canadian pilot from BC that was fighting fires in Colorado was killed two days ago. Someone once said, “Canadians are like elephants, they have long memories”. We won’t forget. #Canada #Michigan

“Fuck your fascist pancakes!” Smith got called out hard at today’s pancake breakfast for putting AI ahead of Albertans and appearing on a separatist podcast. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

America, you provide me with new reasons every week to avoid spending money on your products and visiting your country ever again. #Canada 🇨🇦 globalnews.ca/news/1196860...

This! 👇 And I will add that out west we have had issues over the years with wildfire smoke from WA, ID and MT. Rather than blame America, we sent water bombers and firefighters to help with fires there and in CA.

America, which is tripling down on its climate destruction, is mad that Canada isn't preventing the effects of climate change. Fuck America.

American Kestrel (aka tiny murderbird) portrait from earlier this week. #yql #Alberta #wildlife #birds #raptors 🪶

Would be great if something like this, or frankly anything, could be done in Lethbridge. Healthcare access continues to be terrible here. #yql #abpoli

As an academic, I have decided to pre-empt AI taking my job, so I am going to take ITS job! I am going to start hallucinating, lying to my students, and drinking 700,000 litres of water

A burrowing owl channelling me. #owls #birds 🪶

Took the kiddo to the local raptor centre today and he was chuffed to help out showering "Jefferson" the Bald Eagle. I managed to get this shot, which really shows the nictitating membrane (aka 3rd eyelid) well. #raptors #Alberta #Canada #birds 🪶

Terribly sad news this morning. The loss of Bill Montevecch to the seabird community will be greatly felt 💔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Most of the Sora feedings seem to happen deep in the cover of the reeds. But this time, mom, I think, decided to distribute the snacks out in the open! #Birds 🪶

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Since there's a few bad faith separatist snowflakes predictably manufacturing outrage by weaponizing clips out of context... Here's the full clip of @duanebratt.bsky.social's response. It wasn't calling anyone racist. It was pointing out that minorities of all types exist. #abpoli

They enjoy being buried in the reeds but sometimes there are small gaps! It looks like school is in for these chicks as they soak up all of dad’s Sora wisdom! What these baby Soras were really hoping for were snacks! No snacks this time, it really might have been a teaching moment! #Birds 🪶

I am recruiting a PhD student to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in wild caribou using shotgun metagenomics, with a start date in 2027. This opportunity is currently limited to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Feel free to email me for details if interrested!

New Zealand, one of the global conservation superpowers, will vaccinate its endangered birds to protect them against deadly foreign disease www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

Please share! I have two positions for graduate students in my lab, starting Fall 2027. Details on the position s and application process can be found here: kjmathot.wordpress.com/opportunities/

🐻 He's one of the most famous grizzly bears in Canada... protecting him is no easy task. Known simply as "The Boss," this Banff grizzly has survived incredible odds over the years. Wildlife experts are working to protect him as he continues to roam the Rockies. www.rmoutlook.com/banff/banff-...

Here comes number 5, Longipteryx. This 120 million year old bird has been found preserved with fern seeds in its stomach, so thought it would be fun to include that in this drawing. 20 more drawings to go! Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper 13.8" x 9.8" (35 x 25 cm) #paleoart

No moral or patriotic Canadian wants this.

Small landbirds are known to mostly migrate at night, but until now no method could precisely quantify how much. Using multi-sensor geolocators recording light, pressure, and activity every 5–20 min, we quantified the fraction of each migratory flight occurring at night or during the day. 2/

Bio-beyond summer camp at ULethbridge today. 90 min of talking about mammals, birds, and brains. Campers got to identify skulls, hold brains, look at neurons, make brain hats and left with a lot of answers and bookmarks made by yours truly! #yql #science

Dream PhD opening! Innovation in wild falcons! Application deadline Aug 1🦅

I read this and cannot believe that people are getting lost in Onkaparinga. There are plenty of trail markers and the trails themselves are in pretty good knick. People need to use some common sense when going into the bush, even when its close to a road.

WAIT FOR IT WAIT. FOR. IT! 🪶 🐣

A female American robin takes a break from feeding ravenous youngsters #yql #Alberta #wildlife #Canada #birding #birds 🪶

Are we taking bets on when she will announce plans to revisit Keystone XL using taxpayer $$? #abpoli

It's been a while since we had a #MysterySeabirdDistribution so try this one on for size. What's the species? Answers on a postcard.

Hey! Do you live in BC? Do you care about longterm water scarcity? Then heads up, Regional District of Nanaimo is doing an 'experiment' draining an aquifer into a ditch for three months to see if they can use it to store river water to boost development. 😱 www.instagram.com/reel/DaY3tv9...

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Any ornithological paper that paraphrases Father Ted is worthy of consideration britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...

It's apparently #WorldSeabirdDay! I've been lucky enough to work with these lovely creatures for more than 20 years, and in amazing places all around the world.

The western painted turtle is the only turtle species native to Alberta. Although they can be found in a number of spots in the south, Lethbridge is often the best and easiest place to spot them. #turtles #Alberta #Canada #wildlife #yql

"Evolution does not create new brains on top of old ones." You Do Not Have a Lizard Brain www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social "Some scientific hypotheses get canonized despite what we now know because of how simple and satisfying they feel."

A western meadowlark belting one out from yesterday morning. #yql #Alberta #Canada #wildlife #birding #birds 🪶

New research! 📚 We built the largest database to date of cephalopod species - octopuses, squids and cuttlefish - and their brains, habitats and behaviors 🐙🧠📈 What did we find?👇 Press release: www.lse.ac.uk/news/ecologi... Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

First Powerful Owl chick out of the hollow! 3 weeks earlier than expected. Something's up with the weather this year, all the POwls seem out of whack. We watched this one clamber out of the hollow last night fully expecting it to go back in. This morning it was roosting high near it's Mama! #birds

US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra welcomed Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to his July 4 party in Ottawa tonight Lich is currently serving a house arrest sentence in relation to a criminal conviction over her role in the convoy's three-week occupation of Canada's capital city

Brown mid-term (take-home, honour system): average of 96, forty perfect 100s Brown final (in-person): average of 45, and 22 of the perfect 40s didn't even show up. Oof. english.elpais.com/education/20...