Mastodawn

Today is National Puffin Day, and so here are Tufted Puffins at Cape St. James, in Gwaii Hanaas National Park Reserve, in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, #Canada #puffin #tuftedpuffin #BC #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #seabirds #nature

Dr Alex Bond 5d ago

Roll up, roll up! Looking for a postdoc? Want somewhere that's academia adjacent? Interested in seabirds, plastics, and conservation? Come work with me and @[email protected]! If you want to help develop an application, get in touch! #ornithology #seabirds #PhDjobs #PostdocJobs

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oxo226vi7t2btjokm2buusoy/post/3mj2kb5lu6k24

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Dr Alex Bond 6d ago

Sable Shearwaters aren't an outlier—they're a preview. Chick maximum plastic loads rose from ~200 pieces in 2011 to ~900 in 2025. And the plastics treaty has stalled. More: adriftlab.org/news/the-can... 3/3 #ornithology #PlasticPollution #WildOz #seabirds

Scientific Frontline Apr 9

This research provides the first biologically based estimate of global oceanic mercury distribution by analyzing blood mercury concentrations in more than 11,000 #seabirds across 108 species.
#Environmental #MarineBiology #Ornithology #Ecotoxicology #Biogeochemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/env04092602.html

Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans

Mercury released into the oceans affects marine environments worldwide.

etc Apr 8

Turns out that with a bit of luck, you can take a picture of a bird in flight from a very small bouncy boat, so long as the bird is really big, like this #gannet.

#seabirds #birdsofmastodon

aha Apr 5

Some birds from the German Baltic Sea coast around Fehmarn

#birds #waterbirds #seabirds #balticsea #animals

Sharon Cummings Art (Official)Mar 31

A White Pelican For the Summer weather here!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/white-pelican-bird-blue-tropical-beach-coastal-art-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #bird #birds #birdart #birding #birdwatching #pelicans #pelican #seabirds #seabird #sea #sealife #ocean #oceans #oceanlife #beach #beaches #beachhouse #beachvibes #tropical #SharonCummingsArt #buyintoart #nature

Nicola Crockford Mar 30

Yesterday the Convention on Migratory Species COP15 closed in Campo Grande, Brazil, with government Parties committing to major advances in migratory bird conservation especially for #seabirds, #raptors, #shorebirds, landbirds & the Americas Flyways. #birds #CMSCOP15 #wildlife @[email protected] 🧵1/12

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Nicola Crockford Mar 30

Protection of #seabirds was also strengthened at #CMSCOP15 by listing on CMS Appendices of 23 species of gadfly petrels, the most threatened group of marine birds after Albatrosses, plus Flesh-footed Shearwater, as well as Concerted Actions agreed for the latter & Antipodean Albatross. #birds 4/12