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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
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Biology Prof, uOttawa, 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. Inclusion. Nature photography, running, sailing. Photos (c) JK. .. more

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Jeremy Kerr is a biology professor at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) where he holds the University Research Chair in Macroecology and Conservation. Kerr is a member of the NSERC Council, including its executive committee, and the past president of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE). He is the Chair of NSERC's Committee on Discovery Research and a founding member of its EDI subcommittee. In 2021, Kerr was elected to be a member of Sigma Xi Society and is an elected lifetime Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the Royal Society of Biology. .. more

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Sep 23
Red and yellow barbet, showing off wonderful colours. This bird is on the cover of my East African bird book for a good reason! Barbets are woodpecker relatives with spiky feathers.
#birds #wildlifephotography #nature #nikon #africa #safari #photography #naturephotography
A brightly coloured small predatory bird perched on top of a short acacia tree. Tarangire National Park, August 2025.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 1d
Looking forward to next time, superstar :)

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 2d
Not my regular Friday. But a memorable one.

Thanks to my wonderful friend @karlykehoe.bsky.social for the front row picture (also induction day for her!).
Induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Reposted by Jeremy T. Kerr

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The Onion @theonion.com Β· 5d
Exhausted Stable Boy Clearly Just Going Through Motions Of Tearing Open Bodice https://theonion.com/exhausted-stable-boy-clearly-just-going-through-motions-of-tearing-open-bodice/
Exhausted Stable Boy Clearly Just Going Through Motions Of Tearing Open Bodice

Reposted by Jeremy T. Kerr

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The Royal Society of Canada // La SociΓ©tΓ© royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social Β· 6d
The RSC 2025 Annual Report is here! A standout year of inclusive excellence, independent expertise & international engagement. Read the report here: bit.ly/4plGdKE

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 9d
Wonderful Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social meeting in @villedemontreal.montreal.ca, with motivated, exceptionally accomplished leaders in all fields of scholarship looking hopefully for ways to support colleagues and Canadians.

Next year’s Celebration is in Ottawa! @uottawa.ca
Vice President Research & Innovation Julie St Pierre introduces @uottawa as the partner institution for 2026 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement. Another chance to wear my family’s ancient kilt :)

Reposted by Jeremy T. Kerr

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The Royal Society of Canada // La SociΓ©tΓ© royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social Β· 11d
Marie-JosΓ©e Fortin (@utoronto.ca), a globally recognized leader in spatial ecology with a career dedicated to advancing spatial analysis in ecological research, has been awarded the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal. #COEE2025

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 13d
That’s a beautiful shot. Thank you for sharing it.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 13d
Awesome.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 21d
I never ever get tired of bee eaters, and I trust I never will. A pair of little bee eaters, hanging out in Lake Manyara National Park, #Tanzania.

#democracy #birds #africa #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon
A pair of brightly coloured yellow and green birds - Little bee eaters - in a thorn tree, just after having snagged and battered a butterfly for lunch back at their nearby nest.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 21d
Just so beautiful. Found a quartet of these lovely birds huddling together on a branch against the morning cold in the Karatu highlands just south of Ngorongoro. Thanks for the perfect picture and reminder this morning.

Reposted by Jeremy T. Kerr

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social Β· 21d
Misunderstandings of intersectionality as about identity (πŸ‘ŽπŸ½) versus structure (πŸ‘πŸ½) are so frustrating. Even when people cite Crenshaw, they miss her theoretical sophistication because of their own preoccupation with identity.

Here is the professor in her own words.

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Kimberle Crenshaw Intersectionality NOT identity
YouTube video by Scott Burden
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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Andreas Ortmann, Jeremy T. Kerr , and 4 more

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The Onion @theonion.com Β· 22d
Mike Johnson: β€˜My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Mike Johnson: β€˜My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 22d
COOL!!!!!!!

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 22d
Perfect and beautiful. Appreciated this splash of colour and symmetry this morning. Thank you for sharing.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· 23d
This is a terrific find. Wonderful to see this. Thanks for sharing.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 20
Fledgling American robin having just left the nest over my back door, and hanging out on the patio where I found the wee fellow.

#birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #iphone
American robin fledgling that has just left the nest. Could fly a little bit, and wasn’t too worried by me. Still with a lively speckled breast.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 17
HELLO THERE, from this white-browed coucal in #Serengeti. And happy #flyday.

#birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nature #wildlife #nikon

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 16
Understand that feeling! They really are charisma-challenged :)

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 16
Yeesh :/

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 16
This one is not a happy looking sort at all. Other stork species can be a lot more charismatic! Here is a saddle-billed stork as a charisma-cleanser.
Very large wading bird with a large, multi-colored bill and a gleaming black head. This saddle-billed stork was in Tarangire National Park in the Silale wetland.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 15
Spectacular work!! Love the in-flight picture especially. Perfect.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 15
Beautiful. I love these birds and I hope you do see them if you haven’t yet.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 15
Marabou stork, hanging out with the humans in our Serengeti campground. Truly massive #birds and not all that lovely up close. Adapted for digging into carcasses but pretty good at food containers also.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon
Very tall bird hanging out on the ground in a public camping area

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 2
YES! She was surely a profoundly good person. That’s an example to try to follow.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 2
African wild dog in Tarangire National Park. One of the world’s rarest species, Tanzania has had success reintroducing this amazing predator to its national parks. There is hope for, and to be found in, conservation.
#nikon #predator #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #dogs
African wild dog in Tarangire National park, Tanzania.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 1
It’s just heart-breaking. I am trying to console myself with the certainty that hers was truly a life well-lived. Still feels like a profound loss. Wonderful you had the chance to meet with her!!

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Oct 1
Earth lost a conservationist and scientist like no other, and I am saddened profoundly by this news. Dr. Jane Goodall changed lives and attitudes about conservation and respect for nature wherever she went. A gifted leader in every way.

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Jane Goodall, primate expert and conservationist, dies aged 91
Goodall was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates
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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Sep 30
African grey-billed hornbill having a hoot, #tanzania, August 2025. More than 1000 #bird species to discover there. Especially nice seeing birds doing something cool.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #nikon #africa
Fairly large grey hornbill bird hooting and flapping wings atop a tree in Tanzania.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Sep 28
Made me smile when I realized they were doing a kind of synchronized head scratch with their right legs. Parrots make me smile a lot.

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Jeremy Kerr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @jetkerr.bsky.social Β· Sep 28
Giving themselves head scratches :)