Charles B. van Rees
gulothoughts.bsky.social
Charles B. van Rees
@gulothoughts.bsky.social
Conservation scientist & naturalist | Asst. Professor @ UGA
Writer @ Gulo in Nature |🦆#ornithology💧#freshwater | He/Him
Over the moon to sit in on another excellent wetland ecosystem ecology talk by @nickmarzolf.bsky.social
So much cool ecohydrology! 🤩
🌲🐸🌿💧🌱
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Wildlife & Water Lab had our first social event/outing this past weekend, checking out a creek in a local state park! 🤩 a dream come true to work with a group of such fantastic students + collaborators. My heart is full!
#UGA #science #outdoors #ecology #gradschool
September 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
My cool natural history observation of the summer: a mud dauber wasp built a nest by my doorway, and not a day later a cuckoo wasp showed up and starting chewing her way in to leave her own eggs! 🐝

#nature #entemology #naturalhistory #bugs #science
September 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
New post in my nature blog, Gulo in Nature: biologist-verified spider facts! Come learn about spiders that lasso moths & about a spider named after collectible toy cars 👀🚗🕷️🕸️
Please RT & share!

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#blog #nature #spiders #arachnology #newpost
September 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Nature Dawgs (dare I say “Bird Dawgs”??) at #AOS25! I enjoyed learning about painted buntings & intense lit reviews from fellow @universityofga.bsky.social scientists from the Warnell School of Forestry & Conservation.
August 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
POV: it’s your first bird conference in like 8 years and you got a little excited

(and/or you’ve got too many friends who know how to buy sweet gifts!)

#AOS25 #birdnerd #science #ornithology #ecology #socks
August 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Very excited to attend my first bird conference as an assistant professor next week at #AOS25! It's been 7 years since my last ornithology meeting and I couldn't be more excited to make new friends and chat avian ecology & conservation (1/X). Let's connect!
#birds #science #ornithology #nature
August 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Love learning about nature? Want tips & skills for enjoying and learning from the outdoors? For the last 3 years I've been working on a #Nature #blog to help people connect to their natural world. Please check it out, share & repost--I'm excited to connect w/ Bluesky nature nerds!
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July 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As a naturalist, I treasure meeting the non-human denizens of any new place I travel. This past week, I got to set foot in an island tropical rainforest for the first time in years thanks to #SFS2025 in Puerto Rico. What stunning forests!

#birdwatching #nature #rainforest #getoutside
May 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Good morning! Here’s an adorable dagger moth (Acronicta sp.) snoozing on a log to help start your week.

#insects #nature #naturalist #outdoors #bugs #entomology
May 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A handsome skink (Plestiodon sp.) I met while birdwatching in North Georgia last week 😍🦎

#wildlife #nature #naturalist #herps #photography #outdoors
May 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My trusty backpack accompanied me in checking out some beautiful karst hills in a small park in Puerto Rico. Two lifebirds on the way up. What a lovely spot for nature-watching!😍🌿

#birdwatching #puertorico #aventuras #hiking #naturalist #nature
May 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Prior to #SFS2025, I was honored to meet one of Puerto Rico’s most eminent freshwater experts, the common coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui) 😍🐸

#frogs #wildlife #photography #nature
May 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
May have met my first Yellow stone (Eccoptura xanthenes), a handsome creekdweller, while birdwatching this morning. 😍
#nature #entemology #naturalhistory
April 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM