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David López-Idiáquez
@davididiaquez.bsky.social
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Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecologist at the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology. Expect science, wildlife pictures and bike stuff (but not in that particular order). davididiaquez.wixsite.com/zurrimicle
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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 1h
New work from @devisatarkar.bsky.social et al on how effects of climate variability- particularly more unusual events - depend on developmental stage & prevailing conditions in Wytham Woods great tits.
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Devi Satarkar @devisatarkar.bsky.social · 2h
New preprint! 🪶

We analysed 60 years of data on 83,000+ great tits to show how extreme climate impacts on nestling growth and survival are stage-specific and context-dependent 🐣 🌍🔥❄️

With @davididiaquez.bsky.social @iremsepil.bsky.social @sheldonbirds.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
a 14 day old great tit nestling, ringed for individual identification Figure from the paper showing that extreme climatic events interact with ambient climatic conditions and breeding timing within a season, in a developmental stage-specific manner, to influence nestling growth in great tits
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Devi Satarkar @devisatarkar.bsky.social · 2h
New preprint! 🪶

We analysed 60 years of data on 83,000+ great tits to show how extreme climate impacts on nestling growth and survival are stage-specific and context-dependent 🐣 🌍🔥❄️

With @davididiaquez.bsky.social @iremsepil.bsky.social @sheldonbirds.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
a 14 day old great tit nestling, ringed for individual identification Figure from the paper showing that extreme climatic events interact with ambient climatic conditions and breeding timing within a season, in a developmental stage-specific manner, to influence nestling growth in great tits
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Simon Evans @sevans.bsky.social · 7h
Interesting qualitative study of generative AI use by students that shows that variation in their awareness of how much they rely on it explains their ability to either (a) use it to learn versus (b) developing dependency. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How university students work on assessment tasks with generative artificial intelligence: matters of Judgement
Despite concerns about students’ use of generative AI (GenAI) in assessment, the technology has become embedded into students’ everyday assessment practices. It is unclear how students are making j...
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Eneko Arrondo @bioeaf.bsky.social · 4d
Han documentado por primera vez al noctulo gigante cazando un pajaro. El registro es brutal pero lo es mas cuabdo conoces a las autoras y sabes el trabajazo que ha conllevado www.eldiario.es/sociedad/doc...
Documentan por primera vez cómo el murciélago 'gigante' de Doñana atrapa y devora pájaros en pleno vuelo
Tras décadas de intentos, un equipo liderado por la Estación Biológica de Doñana ha logrado registrar el sonido de un nóctulo grande depredando un petirrojo europeo en el aire
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 4d
I think they are rats, the tail is quite rattish, but I may be wrong. I remember the hole of the box being nibbled and enlarged. They were quite big. I am still amazed that they fitted inside and how reluctant they were to leave the nest.
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 4d
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 4d
I also found some pictures of not that common nest box dwellers
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 4d
I needed to go through some pictures from the fieldwork I did in Corsica, and in addition to the amazing landscapes
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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · 6d
JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 8d
Morning ringing in the woods which are turning into autumn colours!
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Behavioural Ecology Bielefeld @behavecobie.bsky.social · 12d
MSc internship / Field Assistant position available in our group!
Impact of urbanisation on avian reproduction 🐦🏙️ 🌳
Deadline: 7 Nov 2025
All details 👉 www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...
Please share it around!
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 11d
🚨 Master’s project!
Curious how birds find their way? 🧭🐦
Analyze decades of ringing data to study abnormal migratory routes and uncover what these deviations can reveal about the mechanisms guiding birds on their journeys. Drop me an email for details! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 10d
Matching habitat choice?
A fox in front of a brick wall in Marston, Oxford
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 11d
I loved it!! Fun, nice pictures/videos and some peculiar people :-)
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 13d
Nice morning ringing at Wytham woods
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Javier Abalos @abalosaurus.bsky.social · 15d
🧪 New paper out! Growing up, wall lizards undergo a UV-visible “awkward phase” (who doesn’t?) that we can’t see—but they can. These ontogenetic color changes may mediate juvenile–adult interactions by delaying the onset of adult social signals. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... #colsci #lizard #ontogeny
Cryptic Ontogenetic Changes in the Ventral Coloration of a Color Polymorphic Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Wall lizards' ventral coloration undergoes cryptic ontogenetic color changes invisible without UV vision. We tracked wall lizards from hatching to one year of age. Spectrophotometry and visual modeli...
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 17d
I found this mallard today. It seems like some kind of hybrid—if it is, is it possible to identify the species? Or is it just a chromatic aberration?
mallard with a strange colour variation, potentially a hybrid.
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Eneko Arrondo @bioeaf.bsky.social · 22d
Tenemos nueva publicacion en el blog de la @eco-aeet.bsky.social de la mano de @davididiaquez.bsky.social y como siempre, animaros a participar!
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Ecosistemas AEET @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social · 22d
¿Cómo afectan las condiciones ambientales a la variación en la coloración entre especies e individuos? En este artículo del blog @eco-aeet.bsky.social se explora la variabilidad en la coloración de las plumas, sus diversas funciones y lo que aún queda por explorar.
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Las condiciones ambientales y la coloración de las aves
Una de las características más llamativas de las aves, además del vuelo, es su coloración. Las aves muestran una gran variabilidad tanto en el número como en la conspicuidad de los colores que tien…
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 22d
Muchas gracias a @bioeaf.bsky.social y a @pulgar-panda.bsky.social por la ayuda y a la @eco-aeet.bsky.social por el blog :-)
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 22d
Si necesitáis una lectura amena y entretenida sobre coloración y aves, he escrito una pequeña pieza para el blog de la AEET. Pido disculpas de antemano por el autobombo :-)

blogaeet.org/2025/09/22/l...
Las condiciones ambientales y la coloración de las aves
Una de las características más llamativas de las aves, además del vuelo, es su coloración. Las aves muestran una gran variabilidad tanto en el número como en la conspicuidad de los colores que tien…
blogaeet.org
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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · 23d
Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!
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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 24d
Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 23d
Enjoying this more than expected. Time to do a big year? youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 24d
A blue tit was seen.
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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 24d
Nice morning at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social
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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 28d
🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!
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