I just can’t.
17.07.2025 03:23
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I just can’t.
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This one takes a broader view of the potential impacts to wildlife programs with the anticipated USGS cuts.
DOGE may cut the USGS bird banding lab as soon as this week. I can’t find any news reports of it other than this, and some social media posts from insiders. This would have a pretty major impact on bird research and conservation, and everyone should be aware it’s happening.
We recently developed Raptor Conservation Regions by combining countries with similar raptor communities. Read all about it for FREE!
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📷 Jim Shane
…and be willing to use it.
He’s trying to Shoot the Moon. A bold strategy: win big or lose big. One key move could stop it, but the right player has to be holding the right card.
In 2024, our Aplomado Falcon Recovery Project had one of the most productive years in the project's history! The 2025 season has just started with falcons wrapping up egg laying by the end of April.
Aplomado Falcon nestlings from 2024 📷 Paul Juergens
#birds #raptors #wildlifeconservation
I recently discovered BirdCast, a website that tracks nocturnal bird migration. So I know (by entering my zip code) that 60,000 migrating birds flew over our community last night. It's pretty fascinating. Thank you @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social !
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📷 Jim Shane
#conservationjobs #wildlifeconservation #raptors #birds
Physical Therapist: “3-4 weeks until you can resume cardio. 6 until you can resume weight lifting.”
Me: “and when can I lure fly the falcons?”
…3-4 weeks. Boo.
Congrats to Senior Scientist Jeff Johnson for making the cover of the March 2025 issue of Molecular Ecology! Jeff co-authored a publication contrasting the genomic diversity of Orange-breasted Falcons and Bat Falcons: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17549
#molecularecology
My surgical team had the playlist “90’s Hip Hop” cued when they rolled me into the OR. Respectable choice.
@theperegrinefund.bsky.social is hiring a Social Scientist. Come help us save raptors from extinction!
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Surgery prep involves 2 chlorhexidine showers to strip me of all my bacteria and freshly washed sheets to help keep me that way. I’m literally squeaky clean and I hate it.
Such a nice day for a walk!
The blackbirds and meadowlarks are singing again.
Exciting news from our propagation facility in Boise, Idaho: FOURTEEN California Condor eggs have been laid and it's just the halfway point of the 2025 season!
Photo of 6-day-old California Condor egg by Sara Remmes
#wildlife #raptorbiology #conservation #birds
We are entering Spring Migration season! Remember to turn off all unnecessary lights to help birds have a safer migration! Learn more here: tracyaviary.org/conservation...
New Documentary: Lead It Go
This new documentary puts the spotlight on hunters leading the way in conservation. The film follows hunter and President of The Peregrine Fund Chris Parish in his mission to prevent unintentional lead poisoning in wildlife.
youtu.be/sxS6mNzWIzQ?...
#wildlife #hunting
Happy 14th birthday to Oliver! He just earned his black belt in TKD less than 2 weeks ago. He spent last Saturday at the trampoline park with two friends and today he is staying home and playing hooky with me.
Well don’t leave us hanging! Which species?
When you decide to bathe right before your afternoon flight and have to stand out in the wind for 15 min to air dry before you’re in the mood for “exercise.”
Drifting through this fever dream in microplastic submarines
Your body is not yours, it seems
What the fuck is happening?
Happy Superb Owl Sunday! 🦉
While many of you are celebrating the big game in the U.S., take a moment to appreciate that there are over 200 species of owls worldwide and 19 of those can be found in the U.S.
Burrowing Owl 📷 Jim Shane
#birds #raptors #owls #superbowl
Well here I am! I hear the grass is greener and the skies are bluer here.