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.

Nat Geo & New Zealand!

Left to right: Destry Maria Sibley, Isaí Madriz, Toby Cox, Lilly Sedaghat, And me. Photo by Randall Scott/National Geographic.

Off to New Zealand for nine months to sketch seabirds! I've been awarded a Fulbright-Nat Geo Storytelling Fellowship to write and illustrate stories about seabird conservation for National Geographic. Just finished a week at Nat Geo HQ in Washington, DC, where I presented my project and got trained. My four fellow Fellows are headed to Mexico, Chile, Kyrgyz Republic, and Taiwan.

Stay tuned for more info.

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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Blue flag

Good morning #maine

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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...