#fieldwork

When I started grad school last year there wasn’t a single hairy woodpecker on campus. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a pair showed up to breed that spring.

Those intrepid parents must have been successful, because I caught a year-old hairy this morning! He has a lovely mate and the two of them are currently on eggs.

Sparkling Violetear (Colibri corruscans)

Unfortunately, the local hummingbirds were all molting on this visit to the Peruvian cloud forest. That means it’s hard to capture the massive “ear tufts” of violetear hummingbirds like this guy.

Corruscans are some of the largest hummingbirds in the mid-elevation Andes, second only to sicklebills. They flap more like songbirds some of the time, and are fierce defenders of their flower patches.

I am thrilled to introduce Madagascar’s newest frog species, Rhombophryne ellae! This new diamond frog is presumed to be endemic to Montagne d’Ambre National Park in the far north of Madagascar. Its uniquely orange legs and large black hip markings set it apart from all other Rhombophryne species so far. I have the great pleasure of dedicating the new species to my partner, Dr Ella Z. Lattenkamp, in appreciation of her support of my work, and celebration of her recent PhD defence! You can read about the new species and get a link to the #OA paper published in Zoosystematics and Evolution on my blog at http://www.markscherz.com/archives/4598 (link in bio)
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#frogs #Madagascar #newspecies #diamondfrog #Rhombophryne #science #taxonomy #systematics #research #herpetology #wildlife #animals #zoology #Microhylidae #rainforest #frog #diversity #vertebrate #Malagasy #amphibian #beautiful #cute #animal #amphibians #naturalworld #herping #fieldwork #wildlifephotography #species
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Being olive skinned and speaking Darija is a liability as Ramadan is about to start: I was refused service twice and then had to present my ID three times to get this glass of pink wine. #anthroproblems #fieldwork #wino

Hooray for firemen! #fire #fieldwork #yikes

So, the apartment next door to mine (to the right of my glassed in balcony) caught on fire. I thought I smelled burning. #yikes #fieldwork

Homecoming part 2: in which Jessie says screw it and makes her own ending. #fieldwork #fail #home

Homecoming part 1: in which Jessie learns not every experience has to end with a big meaningful finish. #fieldwork #fail #home

Sneaky shot of me reuniting with my fur baby. #catfamily #catsofinstagram #blackcatclub #moving #fieldwork #reunited

Shitty airport wine is clutch for any major relocation. Oh, and watching effing horse racing at a Paul in the airport. What is happening here? #moving #fieldwork #travel

On the bright side, having a thrice-busted fridge during a transcontinental move seriously helps with cleaning this pretty but useless appliance. Plus I can see the food I need to eat before my departure. #fieldwork #packing #moving

I have a thing about orphaned books. This is the top of the sorting piles before they collapsed into each other. #books #gradlife #gradschoolproblems #fieldwork #moving

A father and son team climbed up the wall separating my street from the train tracks and picked figs from the tree growing over the side. I have fruit foraging envy. #Maghreb #maroc #fieldwork #citylife #fruit

#winniebear is so curvaceous. So excited to wiggle and play with my kitty again soon! #catsofinstagram #blackcatclub #fieldwork

Pics from the home front. Can’t wait to get home to my little seal pup. #catsofinstagram #blackcatclub #fieldwork

Hospital kitty doesn’t think you have the necessary forms to access these supplies. #fieldwork #medanth #Maghreb

Ilha Deserta, Portugal

On fieldtrip with uni we had an excursion to this lovely island with two little villages on it and no cars. What a place to live! 

Located in the heart of the Los Rios District, the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society has been restoring and preserving historical structures. It is adjacent to the Capistrano Depot that actively takes you on the #train throughout #SoCal.

The National Trust for Preservation established the week long tradition of recognizing preservation practices during the Nixon administration. They now show how #ThisPlaceMatters with a toolkit for grassroots organization. We celebrate all the month of May. The trust created a list of 31 actions, one for each day, for you to get active in this movement. Visit https://savingplac.es/2VYOlr6 via @savingplaces.

#70degrees #tbt #history #fieldnotes #fieldnote #fieldwork #historian #preserve #preservation #story #stories #narrative #structure #building #restore #save #archive #SanJuanCapistrano #SJC #SanJuan #district #historicdistric #CA #California (at Los Rios District)
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Fieldwork on Antofagasta de la Sierra (Northern Argentina).

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Sometimes the day job isn’t so bad… :)

#historicrailroad #archaeology #southernpacificrailroad #badfashion

I don’t know what I like more, the dinosaurs or the Saskatchewan sunsets.

Perks of my job - getting to fly around on a float plane for the day seeing Northern Saskatchewan from a birds eye view.

We have boots on the ground… err in the water at least

When Saskatchewan has approximately 100 000 lakes, it’s hard not to take pictures while flying .

Did you know Saskatchewan is home to several impact structures caused by meteorite impacts? One of the largest is Deep Bay located on the South Western tip of Reindeer Lake. The impact crater is over 13km in diameter, has a depth of 220m (the deepest water body in Saskatchewan!), and was formed approximately 99 million years ago