10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2015

My own teenage son is testing his boundaries and I had hoped to escape the stress of rebellion for the afternoon. The reptile was battered with repeated lunges and stretched between talon and beak, but continued to wriggle until the young hawk managed to get a good grip on the head and after that there was only likely to be one outcome.

Atlanta 201

Atlanta Litter Reptiles Science 201

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

To elucidate underlying developmental mechanisms, we examined candidate gene expression domains in the embryonic face: the earlier frontonasal ectodermal zone (FEZ) and the later midfacial Wnt-responsive region, in birds and several reptiles. This permitted the identification of an autapomorphic median gene expression region in Aves.

Alligators 243

Alligators Chickens Research Reptiles 243

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

I had just come from a Rat Snake in a tree and was prepared to allow just enough space in my hopes for another reptile, but thoughts of owls quickly crowded it out again. As I inched up the slope on by backside I wondered, should I test my fortune any further by trying to get a photo, or should I high-tail it to the lottery shop?

Owls 184

Owls DC Litter Reptiles 184

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

I described what I had done, and she happily started ticking every possible test for every possible tropical disease on her little lab sheet – from bubonic plague to yaws. The look of relief on her face did not match the last statement but made a lot of sense in the whole conversation thus far.

Mozambique 244

Mozambique Ghana Namibia Birds 244