Endangered Not-a-Seagull

World's most endangered gull, found only in New Zealand (Black-billed Gull)

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This endangered black-billed gull debuted in my 2012 graduate thesis, titled “Don't Call It a Seagull," but is now a fitting ambassador for my next project on New Zealand seabird conservation.

Maine maritiming

July 3rd, 80 degrees. Other than a deer, some birds, and a squirrel, I'm the only one at the "downtown" boat launch. Maine, folks.

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Zee and the Glacier Mouse

A glacier mouse is a ball of moss that forms around a pebble and gets blown around on a glacier. Lots of tiny animals live inside of it!

More Adventures of Zee...

Fjord expedition

Heading up the fjord (Hvalfjörður, Iceland) to do some oceanography with @BowdoinCollege #EOSIceland #sketch #tbt #lastweek

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Glacier Lagoon

Sketching ash-marbled icebergs as they float by, on their way from Breiðamerkurjökull glacier to the ocean. #iceland #sketch #eosiceland

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