This is a European otter, Lutra lutra, eating a Brown trout.

Although lots of people have seen otters at The Warren in I'm yet to spot one. Brown trout we see often,leaping out of the river.

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Here is a pair of Dabchicks or Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis.

They bob underwater when disturbed and pop up at some distance, so can be hard to see.

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This is a water rail surrounded by tiny toadlets.

These beautiful birds are quite rare and I'm yet to see one in the wild.

Illustrated for while ago

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Proposal graphic depicting small Unmanned Aircraft System operations for glacier research. Created for Northeastern University.

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Bagot goat. This rare breed is found on Blithfield estate in Staffordshire has been there since 1389, and may have been brought over from the crusades.

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Natures submarines, the nautilus pumps seawater into its many internal chambers to maintain buoyancy and jet around.

And they have a very cool appearance - like a cross between an octopus and a snail.

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This week's blog is about Illustrating butterflies, a workshop I taught back in the summer, and how excellent my students were, and some of the techniques we used.

https://t.co/2fG7aYzGoi

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If you missed the stream, don't worry, I'll be working on it more next week

it isn't finished

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It's the labcoat I had when I left academia, almost exactly 4 years ago. Back then I didn't know whether the would pan out at all. Or that I would get any better at it...

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Had a great time at conducting the 2-day workshop!

A big shout out to all the amazing participants who participated and all all the amazing they created!

Sharing some pics from the workshop! https://t.co/5Q9fmZFLS9

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As a part of ongoing research with a variety of North American migrants, birds breeding in interior AK, like this long-tailed jaeger, are being fitted with GPS tags to collect data on their migration ecology.

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I didn’t forget today! Here’s today’s daily doodle: a majestic lion! 🤗🦁

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