Lynda Delph

@LyndaDelph
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Evolutionary biologist who works mainly with plants. Professor at Indiana University; PhD from New Zealand. 
Thought I’d come for the science, but I’m loving the photography and gardening.
 Never on Twitter, happy to be here
Photo: peony; header: cut branches of a fig tree
How to protect yourself from ticks

I spend a lot of time outside, sometimes face-down in the weeds trying to get a photograph of something small. So I have some opinions about tick prevention and thought I'd share. Ixodes scapularis Spray or soak shoes, socks, pants, shirts, hairband, hat, etc., with permethrin (buy online or a

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#BloomScrolling #Michigan

This not so-secret Secret Garden is a real place and really looks like this. Located at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, it is a special gem. Photo taken using iPhone 13 with no enhancements. We were knocked out!

A young #WoodMouse exploring the woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.
Those wee paws! 🥹

Shot at ISO12800, rescued in Image Restore AI from NeuralMoon, processed in Affinity.

#nature #wildlife #mammals #mouse @wwtworldwide

After doing a couple of private workshops on how to use #Mastodon, I've decided I could just record a series of tutorials and have everyone benefit from it. Mastodon has a lot of features, and sometimes even long time users aren't aware of all of them! The first episode is about making posts on Mastodon--going over every aspect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNBKHTa3Irk

Mastodon - How To Make Posts

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#3goodthings
1. Gorgeous weather
2. Free mulch
3. Strawberries and ice cream for dessert

Blackbird fledgling politely requesting sustenance from its Dad.

#nature #wildlife #birds #bird #blackbird #young #youngster #fledgling #spring #wwt #WWTCastleEspie #NorthernIreland @RSPB

New baby in the ‘hood—born yesterday.
There is a giant Catalpa speciosa tree on my walk into work. It makes thousands of large, beautiful flowers and I love it. #trees