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January 10, 2018

Cliffhanger! Risking Life and Limb for Fluffy Seabirds

January 10, 2018/ Abby McBride

Another music video/science documentary mashup, this time involving falling off a cliff...

In which I plummet down a 70-meter seacliff to find nesting birds—fairy prions!—and their impossibly fluffy chicks. My latest Nat Geo story (link in bio) features a music video + science documentary with music from "Birds Say" by @darlingside.

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Jan 8, 2018 at 5:43pm PST

January 10, 2018/ Abby McBride/
Australasia, Birds, Conservation, Marine Life, Pacific Ocean, People, Science
video, music, pencil, nat geo stories

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January 01, 2018

Year of the Bird!

January 01, 2018/ Abby McBride

2018 is #YearoftheBird at National Geographic. On my little corner of the Nat Geo site, it's #YearoftheSeabird! Link in bio (and lots more stories and sketches to come).

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Jan 1, 2018 at 3:08pm PST

January 01, 2018/ Abby McBride/
Birds, Conservation, Australasia, Science
watercolor

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December 28, 2017

Dunsdale dawn chorus

December 28, 2017/ Abby McBride

Want to hear the dawn chorus in Dunsdale, New Zealand? (The interior of my tent becomes increasingly visible over the course of this exciting video.)

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Dec 27, 2017 at 7:02pm PST

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Birds, Australasia
audio, video, instagram, nat geo stories

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December 28, 2017

Return of the Penguins?

December 28, 2017/ Abby McBride

The fourth and final installment of Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin.

Photo by John Ayers

Photo by John Ayers

Yellow-eyed penguins on a subantarctic island! One of the most endangered penguin species in the world.

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Dec 14, 2017 at 9:30pm PST

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Australasia, Birds, Conservation, Landscapes, Lichen, Marine Life, Mammals, People, Plants, Science, Weather
nat geo stories, photo, text, instagram, video

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December 26, 2017

Christmas in New Zealand

December 26, 2017/ Abby McBride

No snow, but New Zealand sure is festive right now

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Dec 20, 2017 at 1:24pm PST

Christmas morning at Danseys Pass, New Zealand (just me, the birds, and the sheep)

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