@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social
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May 05, 2026
Sarah Dal
@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social
Seabirder in north east England, working to improve the lot of our coastal birds. Manages a small but extremely important seabird island. Also: #birds #birding #nature #drones #uav #GIS #lgbtqi #Northumberland #Hiking #teamgull #seabirds searchable
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I love it when you find a paper that precisely answers a question we were thinking about today - how much like a natural egg does a dummy egg have to look like so the gull will accept it?
Answer - they'll even accept a bright red cube if it's approximately egg size, which I can vouch for, having seen Herring gulls incubating vaguely spherical rocks, golf balls, and on one occasion, a head from a Barbie doll
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8599063/
#Gulls #Ornithology
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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
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May 02, 2026
Flipboard Science Desk
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon. For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science). Get the Flipboard app to explore all your interests in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header photo: Warming stripes for New York City, 1869-2023. Source: Climate Central.
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Dry springs, warm winters and hot summers have left an iconic Australian bird at risk of extinction. Earth.com tells us more, including why small climatological hits are having such a drastic impact:
https://flip.it/mgpRJ8
#Science #ClimateChange #Animals #Birds #Ornithology #Australia
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@GrrlScientist@mstdn.science
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Apr 20, 2026
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 
@GrrlScientist@mstdn.science
PhD scientist in evolutionary ecology & ornithology SciComm @Forbes Formerly SciComm @Guardian, Evolution Institute, Bird Note Radio, ScienceBlogs Twitter legacy Vegan.
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Climate Change Is A Ticking Time-Bomb For Great Tits
"Birds that depend upon an abundance of particular food sources at specific times of the year may not be able to adapt fast enough to climate change"
#SciComm by @GrrlScientist@mstdn.science
#ornithology #ClimateChange #ecology #evolution https://grrlscientist.medium.com/climate-change-is-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-great-tits-9e5c092d4a02
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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Feb 05, 2026
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg, founded in 1971, is the oldest producer and distributor of free ebooks. For more information, visit our website at: www.gutenberg.org
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Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms
by Rachel Delman
https://theconversation.com/medieval-women-used-falconry-to-subvert-gender-norms-274374?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%203%202026%20-%203663937433&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%203%202026%20-%203663937433+CID_c95ef3e382076569833a6409852a49ff&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Medieval%20women%20used%20falconry%20to%20subvert%20gender%20norms
Ornithology at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=ornithology
#books #literature #ornithology
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