Anuj Ghimire
@thebirdguy.bsky.social
Interested in Eco-physiology, Life History Trade-offs in Birds.Passionate about Scientific communication.
Birder :
Life list: 888
US list: 510
Nepal list: 383
China: 31
Birder :
Life list: 888
US list: 510
Nepal list: 383
China: 31
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Your daily Avian Hybrids story!
A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
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#ornithology
A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/a...
#ornithology
A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
Expression levels of the estrogen receptor determine aggressive behavior in these songbirds.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Your daily Avian Hybrids story!
A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/a...
#ornithology
A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/a...
#ornithology
Oooh! I'm excited about this! Loved your other books as well..
🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Oooh! I'm excited about this! Loved your other books as well..
Any Savannah, GA birders here? How likely is it to get a Saltmarsh or a seaside sparrow in Savannah area around now? I will be in Atlanta this weekend and won't have a lot of time, but if those are get-able (Relatively easily) I would love to drive down quickly haha
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Any Savannah, GA birders here? How likely is it to get a Saltmarsh or a seaside sparrow in Savannah area around now? I will be in Atlanta this weekend and won't have a lot of time, but if those are get-able (Relatively easily) I would love to drive down quickly haha
Crimson Sunbird
Pokhara, Nepal
Pokhara, Nepal
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Crimson Sunbird
Pokhara, Nepal
Pokhara, Nepal
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I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
a hippopotamus is standing in a puddle of water next to two crocodiles
Alt: A crocodile doing his best to stay calm while a baby hippo noms on him.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just realized that some universities ask students to go through a second party transcript evaluation that costs over $190. For most international students that's a lot of money. I learned about this from a student from Nepal trying to apply. Between that, English test and application..it's over $300
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just realized that some universities ask students to go through a second party transcript evaluation that costs over $190. For most international students that's a lot of money. I learned about this from a student from Nepal trying to apply. Between that, English test and application..it's over $300
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One of my favorite Snowy Owl photos ever!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of my favorite Snowy Owl photos ever!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
First record of Red-necked Grebe from Nepal today! This rare visitor was spotted at Bulbule Lake, Surkhet, by young bird enthusiasts Sugam Guragain and Susmita Chaudhary from the Agriculture and Forestry University, Faculty of Forestry, Hetauda. What a great find
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
First record of Red-necked Grebe from Nepal today! This rare visitor was spotted at Bulbule Lake, Surkhet, by young bird enthusiasts Sugam Guragain and Susmita Chaudhary from the Agriculture and Forestry University, Faculty of Forestry, Hetauda. What a great find
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Reports suggest Evening Grosbeaks are making an early-season push, so now’s the time to watch and listen for these big, bold finches.
Tips for detecting:
• Listen for their bright, ringing “peer!” calls.
• Fill and check feeders with black oil sunflower seed especially.
Tips for detecting:
• Listen for their bright, ringing “peer!” calls.
• Fill and check feeders with black oil sunflower seed especially.
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Reports suggest Evening Grosbeaks are making an early-season push, so now’s the time to watch and listen for these big, bold finches.
Tips for detecting:
• Listen for their bright, ringing “peer!” calls.
• Fill and check feeders with black oil sunflower seed especially.
Tips for detecting:
• Listen for their bright, ringing “peer!” calls.
• Fill and check feeders with black oil sunflower seed especially.
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Join the ABA so you can enjoy and support the work of talented birders like Natasza Fontaine!
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join the ABA so you can enjoy and support the work of talented birders like Natasza Fontaine!
One of my favorite Snowy Owl photos ever!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of my favorite Snowy Owl photos ever!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
This was at the Sax Zim Bog in 2021. I was heading back home driving on the highway 29 south of the visitor center. Saw some people stopping next to a farm house looking at something. I couldn't tell what it was a first. Then I saw this!
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Is it fair to start a GoFund me to support my adventure/exploration? Do you think I could raise money to do something like that? I have been trying to find some sponsors in Nepal, but that hasn't gotten anywhere. I do plan to publish a book out of that trip and write about biodiversity of the region
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Is it fair to start a GoFund me to support my adventure/exploration? Do you think I could raise money to do something like that? I have been trying to find some sponsors in Nepal, but that hasn't gotten anywhere. I do plan to publish a book out of that trip and write about biodiversity of the region
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Hi! I need a suggestion. I'm planning an exploration trip in Nepal! So basically planning to walk from the Eastern part of the country to the western part,along the Himalayas. It's a part of a pilot trip where I plan to look for the best location to start a banding station in major migratory route+
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hi! I need a suggestion. I'm planning an exploration trip in Nepal! So basically planning to walk from the Eastern part of the country to the western part,along the Himalayas. It's a part of a pilot trip where I plan to look for the best location to start a banding station in major migratory route+
So it seems like this is going to be a good year not for just the finches, but boreal species as a whole? Snowy Owls are already moving down..We've had more scoters (boreal breeding) in our area this than I've known..maybe we will get Boreal and Northern Hawk Owl as well! Who knows?
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So it seems like this is going to be a good year not for just the finches, but boreal species as a whole? Snowy Owls are already moving down..We've had more scoters (boreal breeding) in our area this than I've known..maybe we will get Boreal and Northern Hawk Owl as well! Who knows?
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Snowy Owls are back in Fargo!
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Snowy Owls are back in Fargo!
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
The Bird Mobile and Aurora 😅
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Bird Mobile and Aurora 😅
What a crazy night it was!
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What a crazy night it was!
Snowy Owls are back in Fargo!
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Snowy Owls are back in Fargo!
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
We were driving along a dirt road and my wife said
Is that a Snowy Owl?
I replied, Probably aplastic...but let's check it out 😂
The plastic:
Hi! I need a suggestion. I'm planning an exploration trip in Nepal! So basically planning to walk from the Eastern part of the country to the western part,along the Himalayas. It's a part of a pilot trip where I plan to look for the best location to start a banding station in major migratory route+
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hi! I need a suggestion. I'm planning an exploration trip in Nepal! So basically planning to walk from the Eastern part of the country to the western part,along the Himalayas. It's a part of a pilot trip where I plan to look for the best location to start a banding station in major migratory route+
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An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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What do you get when you cross a red-tailed hawk with a turkey vulture? 🪶
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What do you get when you cross a red-tailed hawk with a turkey vulture? 🪶
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Put in your bid on Julie Zickefoose's Evening Grosbeak Bird of the Year art!
Evening Grosbeak was the 2012 Bird of the Year.
Bid here: aba.org/auctions/
Evening Grosbeak was the 2012 Bird of the Year.
Bid here: aba.org/auctions/
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Put in your bid on Julie Zickefoose's Evening Grosbeak Bird of the Year art!
Evening Grosbeak was the 2012 Bird of the Year.
Bid here: aba.org/auctions/
Evening Grosbeak was the 2012 Bird of the Year.
Bid here: aba.org/auctions/
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Support real bird artists by joining the ABA and receive the Bird of the Year issue of Birding magazine in January!
ABA.org/join
ABA.org/join
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Support real bird artists by joining the ABA and receive the Bird of the Year issue of Birding magazine in January!
ABA.org/join
ABA.org/join
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A Black-headed Gull is pictured in profile, perched on a weathered, mossy wooden post. Its dark brown (appearing black) head, red bill, and white body contrast sharply with the blurred, warm-toned background. It is calling, with its beak open #Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #birdphotography #birding
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A Black-headed Gull is pictured in profile, perched on a weathered, mossy wooden post. Its dark brown (appearing black) head, red bill, and white body contrast sharply with the blurred, warm-toned background. It is calling, with its beak open #Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #birdphotography #birding