Seabird/marine ecologist, studying Adélie Penguins and climate change, PhD, photo and outdoor enthusiast, she/her
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New infographic for one of our recent papers!
#scicomm #sciart #penguinsforsanity @NSF
Graphics by the talented Christina Burnham
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More penguin molt research!
When most birds moult they are at risk of getting chilly, but not gentoo penguins. During their moult they growing a double layer, keeping the original feathers before shedding them, potentially causing them to overheat when its hot @alewden @AntoineStier
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ALT Two photographs of gentoo penguins taken at different stages of their moult. The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in the picture on the left has a double layer of feathers and is looking very fluffy and puffed up. The second penguin (right photo) has just begun to lose its old plumage. There are discarded feathers on the floor around the penguin and it looks quite scruffy, with patches of new fresh feathers showing through the old feathers that are falling out. ©Agnès Lewden.
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#WomenInSeabirdScience
Annie Schmidt @ae_schmidty is a Conservation scientist/Antarctica Program Director at Point Blue Conservation Science who manages a long-term research initiative focused on understanding Adélie penguin population dynamics in the Ross Sea
ALT Annie wearing a blue puffy jacket surrounded by Adelie penguins
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It's been a very worrying start to the season for Guillemots on the Isle of May, with large swathes of the cliffs remaining hauntingly empty...
#seabird #island #fieldwork #Scotland
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay2024
To all the #WomenInSeabirdScience out there, you’re amazing! Thank you for all you do to inspire and uplift others.
Looking for women doing cool research? Check out this sweet new group! womeninseabirdscience.com/
#InternationalWomensDay
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Thin ice in the Ross Sea is exposing a major problem for Adélie penguins. 🐧
Declining sea ice in critical molting habitats endangers entire colonies, @PointBlueConSci scientists report. bit.ly/49pOIMC
📷: Jack Green, NSF, Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
#NSFfunded
ALT Image of a molting Adélie penguin.
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Adélie penguin populations need breeding habitat to thrive in the Antarctic Ross Sea, but a study points out an underappreciated bottleneck for adult survival of the charismatic birds: sufficient sea ice upon which to safely rest during an annual molt. ow.ly/Srkn50Q6Z3K
ALT Adélie penguins on a sea ice fragment in the Ross Sea. CREDIT: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue
Really excited to see this pub come out. Adélie penguins rely on sea ice for molting. It's been concerningly low at this critical time of year in the Ross Sea lately. Read more here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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The U.S. Antarctic research program is in trouble, as canceled field seasons imperil data sets and demoralize researchers. #LongReads scim.ag/46b
Adélie penguin performing a characteristically athletic exit out of the water. Do you think this one stuck the landing?
I'm biking to help raise money to support birds and long-term research this week-end. Join in the fun and donate!
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We're biking to support bird conservation this week! Support our long-term work here: pointblue.securesweet.com//t…
#teamOrnicycles #penguinsforsanity
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"Those Krill really tie the ocean together, do they not?"
Today we celebrate the first #WorldKrillDay recognising this vital and mighty little creature.
Krill remind us of our deep connection with Antarctica as we consider future paths for life on our planet.
#Antarctica 🇦🇶
In honor of #worldkrillday yesterday, some floofy krill buckets
#penguinsforsanity
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Our own black hole! Astronomers have just revealed the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy using the @ehtelescope- a planet-scale array of radio telescopes that emerged from decades of NSF support. bit.ly/38rC85z #ourblackhole
Only 1 week left to apply!
We're hiring! A one year entry level biologist position to work on #Antarctic #penguin research. Paid fieldwork in Antarctica! See link for full job description and how to apply. Deadline May 8, 2022 so don't delay.
tinyurl.com/mpbnbd4b #penguinsforsanity
ALT Photo of Adelie penguins on an ice floe
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Happy Monday! Here’s a portrait of an Adélie penguin taken by an Adélie penguin 🤯
Video loggers taped to a penguin’s back help us study foraging behaviors. They also provide a wealth of fun #picturesbypenguins
