@jetkerr
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society of Biology, American Association for Advancement of Science, and Sigma Xi. I study biodiversity to save more of it. EDI. Bio prof @uottawa. Nature photography, running, sailing. Photos (c) JK.
A perched member of the family enjoying the security and view from a cupboard. Brilliantly coloured male parrot!
There is a Senegal Parrot in my cupboard. Meet Tango the Rescue birb, who has become an extremely cheerful and super social little flirt. Not a talker but very communicative. Like parrots in general, he is not domesticated.
#pets #photography #animals
I enjoyed that. One great big dad joke :)
Lovely little band of goslings. Nice work, mate.
I think of Ansel Adams and the wonders he captured generations ago when I think I need better tech to be a better photographer.
Still, amazing tech these days gives me a leg up that my relatively limited talents and limited time for practice cannot replace.
Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
Amazing capture. Well done!
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
“I’ve got a couple dozen hostile and extremely large individuals impeding an officer—I need as many agents as you can send me, now!” said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Ken Fischer
My parrot would like nothing better than a gentle foot tap but I’d have some serious toe punctures to remember the incident by. He is a tiny, lethal velociraptor when feet are around.
We are fortunate to have an amazing panel with diverse experiences and deep expertise. I think we will be able to craft an exciting contribution on citizen/participatory science potentials for Canada.
#cdnsci
The Expert Panel on the State of Citizen Science in Canada Jeremy Kerr (Chair), Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa Myrle Ballard, Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Energy and Environment, and Canada Research Chair Tier II in Weaving Indigenous Science and Sustainability Science, University of Calgary Jasmin Bhawra, Assistant Professor, School of Occupational and Public Health; Director, CHANGE Research Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University Margaret Gold, Senior Researcher and Coordinator External Collaborations, Citizen Science Lab, Leiden University Katarina Hartwig, Executive Director and Founder, Living Lakes Canada Tarun Katapally, Canada Research Chair in Digital Health for Equity; Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Cross-Appointed Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Director, DEPtH Lab, Western University Jean-Noé Landry, Director, Data Collaborative Hub, Institute on Resilience and Urban Innovation Tracey P. Lauriault, Associate Professor, Critical Media and Big Data, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University Marie-Jean Meurs, Full Professor, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie and Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science, Université du Québec à Montréal Shirley Tagalik, Director, Aqqiumavvik Society Jérôme Waldispühl, Professor, Computer Science, and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Citizen Science, McGill University
🔎 We're pleased to announce our Expert Panel on the State of Citizen Science in Canada, chaired by Jeremy Kerr (@jetkerr.bsky.social ).
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Report: Oh, Fuck Yeah, Egg Yolk Dripping All Over Sandwich
Report: Oh, Fuck Yeah, Egg Yolk Dripping All Over Sandwich https://theonion.com/report-oh-fuck-yeah-egg-yolk-dripping-all-over-sandw-1819579733/
RFK Jr. Claims Anti-Protein Extremists Left Head Of Lettuce On His Doorstep
RFK Jr. Claims Anti-Protein Extremists Left Head Of Lettuce On His Doorstep https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-claims-anti-protein-extremists-left-head-of-lettuce-on-his-doorstep/
A heavily built predatory bird that spends most of its time hunting for little vertebrates in grasslands of east Africa, the Kori Bustard.
Another of today’s #birdsInTheirElement, a Kori Bustard strolling through the dry grasses of Ngorongoro Crater. These are the largest birds in the world that are still capable of flight. #birds #birdOfTheDay #wildlife #photography #nature #nikon #africa
What a perfect picture! I have never yet seen a bittern.
Hoopoes have such fearsome looking bills!
I love that little fellow. Wish we had roadrunners up here in my part of Canada!
I love that bold yellow stripe! Very insouciant.
We’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in (Atmospheric) Science!
Read 10 inspiring diverse career path stories from women at NCAS:
ncas.ac.uk/in-conversat...
#February11 #WomenInScience
New paper out today in Ecology, led by amazing undergrad Kayley Breslin! We show how higher temperatures cause faster range expansions in our flour beetle model system, driven by both faster growth rates and increased movement @integrativebiology.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
I love this work.
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
That‘s the spirit.
A global map showing that most people don't talk about or hear about climate change regularly (except in Scandinavia - I believe this is the Greta Effect!). Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
A global map showing that most people are worried about climate change. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
Most people are worried about climate change - but most don't hear or talk about regularly.
That's why I started my free newsletter Talking Climate. Every week I share good news, not so good news, and what people can do.
If you aren't a reader yet, see below. I have 6 different ways to subscribe!
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Common loon paddling across a calm lake on a summer day
Common loon cruising on Kingsford Lake by Frontenac Provincial Park. Saw this fellow from a kayak, where I precariously balanced a heavy camera and lens. The loon had one foot out of the water, oddly.
#birds #nikon #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
#RadioFreeAmerica
Humans are arrogant assuming only they are the smart ones on this planet, anyone else with a dog that cocks it's head and looks at us like we're morons understand how smart they really are.
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“History permits us to be responsible: not for everything, but for something...
History gives us the company of those who have done and suffered more than we have.”
- Timothy Snyder
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