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Alice Boyle
@birdfiddler.bsky.social
birds~rain, prairies, wet tropical forests, conservation, migration & dispersal; equity & social justice; Western U (prev Kansas State); also fiddle player, contra dance musician
www.aliceboyle.net
www.dancetosteam.com
On the TWELFTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 12 TOURISTS TOURING… (yes, ONLY 12–at one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world!)

#Guyana #birds #birding #NaturalHistory #12DaysOfGuyanaChristmas
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
On the ELEVENTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 11 FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHERS …

#Guyana #birds #birding #NaturalHistory #12DaysOfGuyanaChristmas
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
On the TENTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 10 KINDS of MAMMALS (native non-volant, sorry making up verses is hard)…

#Guyana #NaturalHistory #12DaysOfGuyanaChristmas
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
On the NINTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 9 SCARLET IBIS…

#Guyana #birds #birding #12DaysOfGuyanaChristmas
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
On the EIGHTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 8 AIRPLANE RIDES… (most of them, delayed)

#Guyana #birds #birding #12DaysOfGuyanaChristmas
January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
On the SEVENTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 7 COCKS-OF-THE-ROCKS…

#Guyana #birds #birding
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
On the SIXTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 6 STEEL-PAN DRUMMERS…

#Guyana
December 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
On the FIFTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 5 SCREAMING PIHAS!

#Guyana #birds #birding
December 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On the FOURTH day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 4 ECO-LODGES…

#Guyana #NaturalHistory #guides #IndigenousRights
December 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On the THIRD day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 3 BLACK CURASSOWS…

(Sound on! Context below)
#Guyana #birds #birding
December 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The contrast with Guyana could not be greater
December 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
On the SECOND day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 2 RED (& green) MACAWS…

#Guyana #birds #birding
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On the first day of Christmas (Guyanese ver), my true love gave to … a HARPY EAGLE in a Ceiba tree!
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Reposted by Alice Boyle
Huge congratulations to Dr. Natasha Mhatre on winning the Robert G. Boutilier New Investigator Award from the Canadian Society of Zoologists! Learn more about her lab’s outstanding work on mechanosensory systems in spiders: www.natashamhatre.net/people.html
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“What’s up?” asks Bluesky? We are!
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In my happy place
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Did a thing today! Got one of those LOOOOONG overdue former student ms sent out for review. (Let me see... how many more to go?)
a close up of a brownie on a plate with the words brownie points above it
ALT: a close up of a brownie on a plate with the words brownie points above it
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December 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So very sad to see this news. Charles sometimes had lab meetings with my lab during my PhD and was extremely supportive. Condolences to his loved ones
From the current WJO issue: An obituary for WOS Life Member Charles Van Riper III, 1943–2025. "He was a teacher, a student, and a mentor to the very end, and those that knew him feel grateful and blessed." doi.org/10.1080/1559...
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Hey folks! You should follow this new account from our centre! 🦌🐾🪲🦉
Hello world! This is the brand-new bluesky account of the Centre for Animals on the Move at @westernu.ca! Follow us for cool science, behind-the-scenes views of how we get our data, the awesome folks working here, and our newest publications. Please share!
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My quick trip back to Kansas is over. No regrets about moving, but I do love the Tallgrass prairies, even in the monotone of winter
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Fun with feathers! And great reconnecting with former undergrad lab member @jocori.bsky.social who is now doing awesome PhD work at KU
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Another Master of science just fledged! I am so proud of Logan Anderson and all that he has accomplished in the past 2 years. Bonus was a celebration with the KSU gang!
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy thanksgiving to all my US friends!
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
New OA paper today! This one is very important to me as is the culmination of over a decade of incredibly intensive field work in KS prairies. I will walk you through the take-homes...
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#Tallgrass #GRSP #LTER #Konza #PopulationEcology #Rain
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Climatic Variability Threatens Population Growth and Persistence of a Declining Grassland Songbird
Determining the factors responsible for population change in threatened populations and the degree to which changing climates might put those populations at risk is one of the most pressing roles of ...
dx.doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM