Day 18 of #Coverbirds! Today’s coverbirds are fabulous grebes - Eared and Red-necked. Given the variety of looks and their amazing behaviours, they surely deserve a magazine of their own (1/5) #birds

Day 17 of #Coverbirds! Little Brown Jobs. You know them, you love/hate them. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a bird guide just for them? Today’s coverbirds are Vesper Sparrow, Song Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow and Clay-coloured Sparrow (1/5) #birds

Cuz I’m a tripper And I’m a quipper and I’m a

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

What a maroon

Post a meme made by you

There Will Be Blood and Grogu

Frankenstein A Prayer for Owen Meaney Alias Grace

I also have a complete open calendar for commissions.

Day 15 of #Coverbirds! Today’s cover bird is… shrouded in mystery 😂. This mystery novel cover was inspired by the disappearance of a whole vine full of grapes in my garden one early fall afternoon. Yoink! (1/4) #birds

Sporty, Scary, Baby, Posh, Ginger, and Alan Cumming

My actual parents

Day 14 of #Coverbirds Today’s coverbird is the American Coot and it certainly deserves to be on the cover of any imaginary guide to bird feet! (1/3) #birds

Is anyone here expert in BODIPY synthesis? Could I ask them some questions? #chemsky #realtimechem #chemistry

You didn't know this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=C446... for @immaterialscience.bsky.social ?

Me too!

We’re hiring! The University of Saskatchewan is expanding our undergraduate Chemistry laboratory staff by two continuing positions. We seek a Laboratory Manager, responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and supervising first year Chemistry labs. (1/2)

Day 13 of #Coverbirds Today’s coverbird is an expert bather - American Robin! Robin is featured on the cover of SPLOOSH, an imaginary guide to summer bathing spots (1/3) #birds

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If you just unplugged all the AI data centers today, life would go on just fine for everyday people. Better, in fact. The only people who would be hurt are the ones who seek to exploit and profit from it.

Fell in love with a squirrel

Ahmad Reza Salehi defended his PhD yesterday, the 24th thesis from my lab. Thanks to Graeme Howe of Queen’s for acting as external examiner. In the words of the Chair of the defence, Ahmad “hit it out of the park.” Just incredibly proud and excited for his future! 🥲😊

cave scene (2026)

Day 12 of my #Coverbirds #Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbird is the Bald Eagle! The eagle’s nest is featured on the cover of the imaginary nest issue of Architectural Digest #birds (1/5)

Dear Flight Attendants, No eggnog? Just say so. NO NEED FOR THAT LOOK

Day 11 of my #Coverbirds #Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbird is the Red-Necked Grebe! The beautiful 'weed ceremony' of courting grebes inspired this imaginary marsh romance novel, “In the Weeds" #birds (1/5)

One for @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social

I love this.

I do okay on #3, 5, 6 , 8 & 10. So I guess I’m half-happy 🤷‍♂️🙂🙃

Crazy that in my lifetime, society decided we could and should fix a hole in the ozone layer

Day 10 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbird is the American Bittern, a master of disguise. From Sapsuckers to Nighthawks, birds are experts at camouflage #birds (1/6)

Call your mother Happy Mother's Day ➛ is.gd/thisisnt

Ok this is amazing

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

Seeing this duck made me unreasonably giddy #LiferPie

Day 9 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbird is the Eared Grebe and its on the cover of "Better Nests & Gardens". Bird nests are so fascinating and various that I think it would be easy to fill a magazine with photos and stories #birds (1/5)

Still available.

'ChemiSTEAM - Putting the A(rt) in STEM' is back for CSC (x2026) in Toronto! Submissions are now being accepted until May 18! Show your community the beauty behind your work: www.cheminst.ca/conference/x...

Day 8 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbird is the Black-capped Chickadee! It’s on the cover of a biography I can only imagine. What stories would be within? (Maybe I should have called it “D, D, D!”) #birds (1/4)

There are two higher ed Bluskies right now:

This is the big one! So proud to have played a part on this team. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Enlicitide is an exciting potential molecule for cardiovascular disease, but if we were going to make it on a commercial scale, existing chemical techniques just weren't going to cut it.

Day 7 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social How about a cookbook? Today’s coverbird is the Black-billed Magpie! Birds are part of Nature’s Clean-up Crew. So, why not a cookbook about carrion? #birds

Thirsty 🐍! (Also: snakes love fullerenes.)

Fox encounter on the way to work this morning! 🦊

Day 6 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social The few. The proud. The birds that don’t migrate and stick with us all winter. They deserve their own guide. Today’s coverbird is the tiny, feisty Red-Breasted Nuthatch! (1/6) #birds #Birdathon

speaking of webcomics I still think this Hark A Vagrant panel is like. the single funniest image of all time

They develop a persistent cough in the last month of every season

Day 5 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbirds are… not easily identified. I have the good fortune to live in a very ducky place, but honestly most of the time they are just so far away 😂. I would love to have some help with ID so I imagined a guide (1/7) #birds