Hastily animated birds, part two

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There was snow on the ground, as you may or may not be able to tell.

See also: Hastily animated birds, part one (Melodramatic Gull).

What’s in the bucket?

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Getting my feet wet in salmon restoration, in one of the very few U.S. rivers where wild Atlantic salmon are still hanging on. Guess what’s in the bucket! Atlantic salmon are part of a whole suite of threatened fish species that spawn in rivers and spend their adult lives at sea (or vice versa). These “sea-run fish” remind me a lot of seabirds in the way they form a link between terrestrial and marine ecosystems. 🎥 Thanks to Zach Sheller @downeastsalmon! #atlanticsalmon #searunfish #downeast #maine #conservation #ecology #wildlife #nature #newengland #fish #atlantic #salmon #fisheries #river #riparian #watershed #marineecology #seabirds #salmonstory #salmonsketches #sketch #biology

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Answer! Juvenile salmon, a.k.a. parr (the stage between fry and smolt).

Mudflat sketching

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Mudflat sketchin’ in Maine with my little sister.

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Back home on the mudflats of Machias Bay. Featuring assorted rocks (trailed by strands of knotted wrack), the copious mud of low tide, and the Cutler Towers in the background. #wednesdaywatercolor

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Nat Geo Nights!

Chatham Island

Find the sketch biologist! Hiding in the jungle of the Tuku River Valley on Chatham Island, New Zealand. Photo by @ottowhitehead.

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