Night at the museum

Welcome to New Zealand @sketchbiologist - we can't wait to share your #seabirdstory pic.twitter.com/3Bw5wXysz6

— Fulbright NZ (@FulbrightNZ) October 12, 2017

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

Seabirds on the move

Wheeling the seabird display down to the Origins Gallery, for a #seabirdstory event at the @aucklandmuseum!

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Wheeled by Dr. Matt Rayner of the Auckland Museum, my New Zealand host institution.

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

National Geographic debut

Meet the white-faced storm petrel, on a far-away island off the coast of New Zealand: story here.

My first #seabirdstory for National Geographic: How to Seabird in the Dark. See link in bio (https://voices.nationalgeographic.org/2017/10/09/how-to-seabird-in-the-dark/) #fulbright #newzealand

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My first #seabirdstory for National Geographic (with sketches, of course!) https://t.co/NmSWlU7oQq #fulbright #seabirds pic.twitter.com/Tmdys46yYK

— Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) October 9, 2017

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

Sniffing out seabirds

More photos from two days of seabird-sniffing with Rua the wonder dog...

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

Seabird dog in action

Here's Rua the wildlife detector dog, during our seabird search this weekend on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Video by Rua's trainer, Jo Sim of DabChickNZ.

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.