It’s fledging season. These young birds are inexperienced; they/their parents struggled to find food (likely due to warming waters), became emaciated, and died. It’s important we record where, how many and which species.

These are special people coming together in a remarkable place to support science, conservation & discovery. The image reflects the love of a PhD grad for her team & the shared journey we’re on.

Supporting students is about building a community you feel safe with #Mentorship #TeamWork #PhDdone

This one image, designed by the talented illustrator Clemens Birsak, captures what makes us proud to be part of this community.
#ArtSci

On the left you can see Megan & Neal photographing a #shearwater. Next to them are Justin & Caitlin from LHI Marine Parks. Jack & Alix are in the middle, removing #plastic from one of the #birds. On the right are Jenn & Alix, holding the colourful bags we use to catch the birds

On our final day together, Alix did what she always does: overwhelms us with her creativity, compassion, and thoughtfulness. She presented the team with this illustration ⬆️ which shows us together, doing science, in our favourite place #LordHoweIsland.

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#MarineHeatwave #wreck #shearwaters #muttonbirds #CitizenScience #OzBirds #Australia #ornithology #MarineScience

It’s summer; many of us are planning to visit the beach. If you see #birds, please do not touch them. Instead:
- count how many
- estimate how far you walked
- send us photos (include the beak/head, if possible)

Thankfully, Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now). We made sure the link provided has strong and clear HPAI advice at the top of the page

That’s correct. Thankfully, Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now)

Thank you. Australia is HPAI-free (at least for now, thankfully) 🙏

Some huge science coming your way in 2026 (we are already dreading the revisions… 🤣)
#collaboration #seabirds #PlasticPollution #MarineScience

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Our tally:
- 2 papers completed from scratch (including data analysis)
- 4 papers already “in progress” were finished & submitted to the journal
- 3 papers at final stage
- 3 meetings with external project partners