Tag Archives: Animals

Bringing nature to the office

The main advantage of being a field ecologist is the field. You have to go outside to collect your data. The main disadvantage, however, is that this fieldwork takes at most 10 percent of your time, while the other 90 … Continue reading

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The other side of the peninsula

On our devoted search for field sites, we decided to cross the peninsula and approach the mountains from the other side. We would not be too far away from our other sides, but it would be a long drive on … Continue reading

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Apologies to a city – the dogs

I have been unnecessarily rude against the city of Punta Arenas (see my previous post ‘… and the ugly’, but I’m making up for it). If the dogs would know I’d been so rude, they would look at me with … Continue reading

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Birds

Birds, birds everywhere! Small, active songbirds, majestically floating birds of prey, angry shouting lapwings protecting their young… Birds everywhere, and all of them different from the species I know. That’s a good thing, because now even the most common birds … Continue reading

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