An oldie-but-goodie from my days working at hanalei national wildlife refuges. Saw so many of little quarrels between these scrappy waterbirds!

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Day 6
A little robin from Eleazer Albin's 'A Natural History of (1738-40). With over 300 hand-coloured engravings by Albin & his daughter Elizabeth, this was the first British work of to feature hand-coloured plates.

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1969 Redpoll print, Finch Family Vintage garden Bird Print, Ornithology, nature wall art https://t.co/O9ZcHPXfFR

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Yesterday we were presented the Needham egg collection -an interesting, data-rich series of 600+ clutches collected between the 1840s and mid 20th century. Almost all the eggs have detail provenance e.g Corn Bunting collected in Climping, West Sussex on 1 July 1938

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For me, engaging people is a 3 stage process, from heart to head to action. Slide 2

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Ladies and gentleman, the tale of Aldrovandi’s Monstrous Rooster, a 15th Century Dino-Chicken... https://t.co/XCzwDWrXWB

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Gorgeous of a Roseate Spoonbill from George Shaw’s ‘The Naturalist’s Miscellany’, with by FP. Nodder

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Arctic Skua tracking map of 58 birds from breeding colonies in North Norway taken from a fascinating Norwegian Uni study, read it here in English: https://t.co/7LbE1hwWtU The Skuas have done a better job of colouring in the Atlantic than I could have done!

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Cant study parasites without a little bit of bird poo 😂 fun fact, when i searched "bird poo butt" on google, among the "People also ask..." section was the question "Do birds poo out their mouths??" .....smdh..... 🤦‍♀️

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1969 Osprey bird prints Fish Eagle River Hawk Vintage illustration Ornithology Nature Wall art Home Decor https://t.co/0LaSXTDNgE

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1861 Fielfare, Hand colored Antique Print, 19th century Ornithology, Victorian Wall Art, French lithograph, Gift for bird watcher https://t.co/VfcH1xt5sd

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1969 White Wagtail, vintage Bird Print, Ornithology, Natural history, nature wall art https://t.co/sjBXpE4JGg

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1961 Eurasian Jay, Siberian Jay, vintage Bird Print, Ornithology, nature wall art https://t.co/98QKBe3Len

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1969 Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis Wild Duck Print, Iridescent feathers, Ornithological print, Bird Wall Art, Ornithology https://t.co/hDL1r7M2dq

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Who do you reckon is going to win the Grand Final tomorrow?

But more importantly, - who would in in an actual fight between an and a

Images: John Gould, Birds of Australia

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How do we persuade people that Curlews are a conservation priority, when they can see flocks of 100 or more in the winter? This blog provides answers!
https://t.co/1u7ZgyBmi7

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