Christmas Eve kingfisher seen today in Lubbock, Texas 🪶 #birds #photography

"Rediscovery of the greater chestnut #weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation" spkl.io/63326Ad07u#weevil @Michael A. Charles & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social

I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I believe I carved a decent Brown Creeper pumpkin. 🪶

My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.

Our paper on the temporal genomics of Ethiopian birds has been highlighted (and gotten the cover) in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social Article: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf163 Highlight: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf175 w/ @bourgeoisyann.bsky.social, @lcampillo.bsky.social, and others not on bsky

The October cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of @jdmanthey.bsky.social et al., who evaluated changes in genetic diversity of Ethiopian birds using genome data from contemporary and historical samples. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf163 #genome #evolution #birds

Gettin' wild www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

Hahaha... #botanists

Bird species #134 photographed of 2025: Ruby-throated Hummingbird in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #133 photographed of 2025: House Sparrow in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #132 photographed of 2025: Rock Pigeon in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #131 photographed of 2025: European Starling in St. Louis, Missouri 🪶

The latest paper on Ethiopian birds, led by @jdmanthey.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Bird species #130 photographed of 2025: Purple Martin in Lubbock, Texas 🪶

Bird species #129 photographed of 2025: Common Myna in Florida Keys 🪶

A juvenile flicker trying to figure out what trees are. 🪶

Bird species #128 photographed of 2025: Anhinga in Florida Keys 🪶

Bird species #127 photographed of 2025: Egyptian Goose in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #126 photographed of 2025: Tricolored Heron in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #125 photographed of 2025: Boat-tailed Grackle in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #124 photographed of 2025: Red-bellied Woodpecker in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #123 photographed of 2025: Monk Parakeet in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #122 photographed of 2025: White Ibis in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #121 photographed of 2025: Common Gallinule in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #120 photographed of 2025: Muscovy Duck in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #119 photographed of 2025: Red-masked Parakeet in Miami, Florida 🪶

Bird species #118 photographed of 2025: Northern Parula in Ocala National Forest, Florida 🪶

Bird species #117 photographed of 2025: Sandhill Crane in Ocala National Forest, Florida 🪶

Bird species #116 photographed of 2025: Little Blue Heron in Ocala National Forest, Florida 🪶

Bird species #115 photographed of 2025: Ruddy Turnstone in Biloxi, Mississippi 🪶

Bird species #114 photographed of 2025: Laughing Gull in Biloxi, Mississippi 🪶

Bird species #113 photographed of 2025: Brown Pelican in Biloxi, Mississippi 🪶

Bird species #112 photographed of 2025: Crested Caracara in east Texas 🪶

Bird species #111 photographed of 2025: Inca Dove in Lubbock, Texas 🪶

Bird species #110 photographed of 2025: Dickcissel in McClellan Creek National Grassland, Texas 🪶

Bird species #109 photographed of 2025: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #108 photographed of 2025: Kentucky Warbler in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #107 photographed of 2025: Blue-winged Warbler in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #106 photographed of 2025: Red-headed Woodpecker in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #105 photographed of 2025: Pileated Woodpecker in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #104 photographed of 2025: Louisiana Waterthrush in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #103 photographed of 2025: Indigo Bunting in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri 🪶

Bird species #102 photographed of 2025: Brown-headed Cowbird in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana 🪶

Bird species #101 photographed of 2025: Prairie Warbler in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana 🪶

Bird species #100 photographed of 2025: Baltimore Oriole in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana 🪶

Bird species #99 photographed of 2025: Tree Swallow in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana 🪶

Bird species #98 photographed of 2025: Ovenbird in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana 🪶

Bird species #97 photographed of 2025: Canada Geese in Louisville, Kentucky 🪶

Bird species #96 photographed of 2025: Tufted Titmouse in Louisville, Kentucky 🪶