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Galen Dolkas
@thefeatherdude.bsky.social
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Biologist specializing in ecology, evolution, and ornithology. Especially fascinated by feather evolution and ecology. Roosting in the WEST Condor Tower. MSc Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Agender Aro Ace, They/ them
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thefeatherdude.bsky.social
Birds flying overhead.
Flying through mountain valleys.
Are they having fun?
November 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
I learned something new today.
www.gibmuseum.gi/our-history/...
In 711 AD, Berber troops from North Africa, under their leader Tarik ibn-Ziyad, landed at the foot of the Rock setting the Muslim conquest of Iberia into action. The modern name Gibraltar is a derivation of the older name ‘Jebel Tarik’, meaning Tarik’s Mountain. Apart from a brief period 1309-1333, the Muslims occupied Gibraltar for over 750 years, until finally ousted by the Catholic Monarchs in 1462 during the eighth siege of Gibraltar which formed part of the Reconquest. Surviving structures from this period include parts of the Line Wall, Moorish Castle and the Moorish Baths located within the Gibraltar National Museum building.
July 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
Wiley's publishing guidelines being extremely helpful and informative today
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Wiley Online Library website listing open access charges and licensing, detailing that "submissions will be subject to an article publication charge if accepted and published in the journal of $XXX USD / £XXX GBP / €XXX EUR
June 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
I assume everyone who cares about ocean conservation and endangered species knows about the Maugean Skate, a Critically Endangered species who lives in one part of one harbor and could go extinct in the next few years if we don’t act?

🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...
Salmon farms are this species' main extinction threat. But have the farms changed – or just kept going?
Scientists last year raised the alarm — twice — about the fate of Tasmania's endangered Maugean skate after its population was found to have declined by 47 per cent. But while the salmon industry main...
www.abc.net.au
May 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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fishtopher.bsky.social
NOLA!!
lisamarietea.bsky.social Lisa Marie Christmas Tree 🎄 @lisamarietea.bsky.social · Apr 6
Happy #caturday. This absurd little monster needs a forever home due to my allergies and my dog. He's cute, he's cuddly, he's playful, he's an absolute a menace. If you're in the Nola area, don't you want a new friend?
An orange tabby looks perplexed by existence due to his three brain cells A sweet orange tabby in profile Sleeping orange tabby Looking precious orange tabby.
April 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
How does it get more cursed the longer I look at it?
imgs.xkcd.com
January 25, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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bou.org.uk
Estimating mortality of small passerine birds colliding with wind turbines | www.nature.com/artic... | Scientific Reports | #ornithology
December 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
A sea of clouds on a Sierra beach in the Mojave.
November 16, 2023 at 2:34 PM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
Dealing with a family member who thinks it is 'insulting' to point out that her experiences in a state that allows the "Panic Defense" do not in any way make her qualified to ignore queer experiences on the subject. The straights are absolutely not ok.
October 29, 2023 at 1:12 PM
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stevedudley.bsky.social
Sarah Burthe at CEH has asked me to share her request for sightings of colouriringed Shags.

Email sightings to [email protected]

🪶 #ukbirding #ornithology
October 28, 2023 at 10:52 AM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
California Condors spotted in Mount Diablo! Huge win for California Condor conservation.
savemountdiablo.org/blog/first-f...
September 28, 2023 at 5:07 PM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
So, something was flying out over the Mojave around 19:30 last Thursday.
A white streak set against a darkening sky. The same white streak set against a darkening sky. The sky is slightly darker than before, and the streak is slightly higher. The same white streak set against a darkening sky. The sky is slightly darker than before, and the streak is slightly higher. The same white streak set against a darkening sky. The sky is slightly darker than before, and the streak is slightly higher. There is a small translucent gap between the front and the long tail.
September 20, 2023 at 10:04 PM
thefeatherdude.bsky.social
If anyone was curious as to what the edge of a Great Horned Owl and Red Tailed Hawk's outermost feather looked like, this is your lucky day. The "fringes" as they are called on the owl are believed to break up the air to aid in the bird's silent flight.
The magnified edge of a Great Horned Owl P10 feather, showing the characteristic fringes. They look somewhat like hairy eyelashes. The magnified edge of a Red Tailed Hawk P10 feather, showing the lack of fringes. Unlike the owl, the hawk's feather comes to a more abrupt end.
September 7, 2023 at 2:56 PM