This blog post has been in the works for a while. By “in the works” I mean I would often think of what to write about, for a whole month from March 26 – April 26, while running over potholes and sloshing through puddles of rainwater in my research vehicles (plural, yes. Car breakdowns were…
Category: Kenya
Spying on Birds
“So, like, what do you do every day?” I get asked this often and I’m not always sure how to explain it to people without pictures at hand or infinite patience for follow-up questions. So, in this blog post, with the benefit of time to pick the right words and theoretically infinite space to write…
Why, What, Where
Trying to write the first blog post of a new endeavor is overwhelming. There is so much to say, but it needs to be organized into some sort of framework that makes sense. So, for now I will withhold the charismatic animal photos and fieldwork anecdotes, and first try to explain where I am and…
Up and at It Again
Hi there! It’s been a while. Since my last post, at the end of fieldwork in Australia, I graduated from college, published a paper about my work at Shoals Marine Lab, spent a couple of years doing field jobs (+ filming birds) and office jobs (was assistant editor on this awesome film about Philippine Eagles),…