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Galen Dolkas
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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
Birds flying overhead.
Flying through mountain valleys.
Are they having fun?
November 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
I learned something new today.
www.gibmuseum.gi/our-history/...
July 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Wiley's publishing guidelines being extremely helpful and informative today
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
June 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Galen Dolkas
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
Reposted by Galen Dolkas
NOLA!!
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?
April 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM
How does it get more cursed the longer I look at it?
imgs.xkcd.com
January 25, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Reposted by Galen Dolkas
Estimating mortality of small passerine birds colliding with wind turbines | www.nature.com/artic... | Scientific Reports | #ornithology
December 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM
A sea of clouds on a Sierra beach in the Mojave.
November 16, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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
Reposted by Galen Dolkas
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
California Condors spotted in Mount Diablo! Huge win for California Condor conservation.
savemountdiablo.org/blog/first-f...
September 28, 2023 at 5:07 PM
So, something was flying out over the Mojave around 19:30 last Thursday.
September 20, 2023 at 10:04 PM
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.
September 7, 2023 at 2:56 PM