Clamming

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September mudflats, with clammer #maine #intertidal #watercolor #sketch #pencil #art #painting #drawing #coast #ocean #nature #september

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Success for seabirds

A story of rare good news for seabirds, thanks to conservationists in Mexico.

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Guadalupe Murrelet, one of the many seabird species benefiting from spectacular conservation efforts on islands of northwest Mexico (story for Living Bird Magazine @CornellBirds): https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/mexicos-conservation-efforts-spur-dramatic-recoveries-for-20-species-of-seabirds/ #seabirds #conservation #birds #nature #science #animals #ocean #islands #mexico #art #drawing #painting #sketch #seabirdstory

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Plastic patrol

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I wrote a story about a seabird (guess the species!) that is monitoring plastic pollution all over the Arctic: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-hardy-seabird-is-helping-to-detect-plastic-pollution-in-the-arctic/ #LivingBirdMagazine @CornellBirds #northernfulmar #seabird #sketch #watercolor #bird #arctic #seabirdstory #wildlife #nature #science #conservation #plasticpollution #painting #art

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(Here’s the story.)

Shipping out

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Departing New Bedford on the ferry to Cuttyhunk Island #fishing #boats #newbedford #cuttyhunk #ferry #buzzardsbay #massachusetts #pencil #sketch #art

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Acadia Birding Marathon