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Andrew Iwaniuk
@evoneuro.bsky.social
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neurobiologist, ornithologist, scruffy looking nerfherder, social distancing since 1974, currently at U Lethbridge, Treaty 7 lands
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open access link for our book: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/6000/Bird-Brains-and-BehaviorA-Synthesis
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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · Jul 2
In celebration of me avoiding becoming department chair for the next 3 years and receiving a new research chair, please enjoy one of my favourite parrot photos from two years ago.
Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
#birds #birding #academicsky #WildOz #parrots 🪶🦜🇨🇦🇦🇺
A bright red parrot with a silver beak, blue cheeks and blue wing patches is perched on the top of a shrub against a cloudless blue sky.
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rowdyrebel.bsky.social
Dear USA:
We are disgusted, horrified but disappointingly, not surprised.
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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elizabethhobson.bsky.social
I am recruiting postbacs for my parakeet sociality and cognition project, ideally to start in Feb/Mar this year. Help spreading the word would be appreciated! More information and application link available here: ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/s...
Graphical ad showing Hobson Lab Postbac position: parakeet sociality and cognition, with a graphic showing a flock of monk parakeets flying towards a social network, two unmarked monk parakeets perched, and examples of our individually color-marked birds showing their dye marks and color codes
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
Well our morning could have gone better. Discovered that the -80 died and the alarm didn’t work. So we spent this morning discarding hundreds of samples that aren’t ours because no one was willing or able to help. Good times…
#neuroskyence #academicsky
Two graduate students wearing black T shirts and blue surgical masks are cleaning out the remains of ruined samples from an open -80 freezer
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
So this interview lasted 2 hours so this “you’re scaring me” part might seem like an overreaction or fearmongering to someone without that context.

There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.
April 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
To the dept that asked job candidates "who are your competitors in your field?", you are one of the reasons that so many things suck in academic research.

#academicsky
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
A red-breasted nuthatch taking a very brief pause before bopping around some more.
#Alberta #Canada #birds #birding 🪶🇨🇦
A small songbirds with a longish black bill, black and white striped face, blue-grey back and wings, and buffy chest and undercarriage is perched on a bare willow branch. There are a few bits of frost on the branch a a single snowflake on the bird's chin.
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
I advise almost all Canadian students the same because Canada places zero value on graduate degrees and the majority of hiring decisions in Canada are based on nepotism.
January 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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teamswiftparrot.bsky.social
Here’s a closer look at the amazing prehistoric rufous scrub bird - ancient relatives to most song birds and related to lyrebirds, we are hoping that our breakthrough with capture techniques == new opportunities for conservation (1/2)
A brown black and white rufous scrub bird held in a hand
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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I've taken pictures of birds in the snow on literally one day in my life, I'm afraid, so you have to see this hummingbird a lot. #BirdOfTheDay #snowy 📷🌿🪶
A photo of a male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), a very small bird with a long thin black beak, pale gray chest and belly, iridescent green back, and bright iridescent reddish-purple head and throat. It is perched on the end of a bare brown branch looking very like a bird on a stick, with snowflakes swirling all around it in diffuse, cloudy lighting, and a few small flakes that have settled on its head visible.
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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deonandan.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
Some redpolls looking nice and wintry this past weekend.
#Alberta #Canada #birds #birding 🇨🇦🪶
A finch with a yellowish beak, blackish mask, red forehead and streaked body is perched awkwardly on an angled willow branch that has frosted tips. A finch with a yellowish beak, black mask and red forehead is staring angrily into the distance from its perch on a frosted willow branch.
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Every year we watch Lord of The Rings about a week before A Christmassy Ted and every year, I've told myself I'd make this.

This year, I finally did.

It's a pretty niche joke (you need to know the Father Ted tv show) but it makes me laugh
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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wa-orchids.bsky.social
I hope you guys like owls! There may be a few posts about these Australian Boobooks that roost in our Perth Hills garden… they are just so magnificent 😍

It was hot today (40°C 🥵), this owl was feeling the heat so holding its wings away from its body 🪶
#ausbirds #wildoz #owls #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds
Picture of a small Boobook owl standing on a wooden post. The owl is holding its wings away from its body as the day was very hot
January 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM
evoneuro.bsky.social
Yesterday my first bird of 2026 was black-capped chickadee!
#birds #birding #Alberta #Canada
A small songbird with white and buff body, black cape and throat and white sides of its face is perched on a thin willow branch that is coated in frost.
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
First snowshoe of 2026 under light flurries and overcast skies in the Alberta foothills
#Alberta #Canada
A tramped down deer path through snowy forest. Several small spruce trees and various shrubs have snow covered branches. A view of a frozen lake covered in snow under an overcast sky. A black and white dog wearing a blue jacket is standing in profile looking at the shoreline, which has frost covered conifer and leafless poplar and willow trees.
January 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
Special thanks to the reviewer who lost their shit and the journal for rejecting my student’s paper on Jan 1st. Great way to start 2026 ☹️
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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arunadsouza.bsky.social
My dad, 85 years old, suffering from the effects of a 2 year struggle with cancer, and chief of surgery at the Chinook Regional Hospital for decades, was moved from an already overcrowded space to an “overcapacity room” while he recovers from a stomach bleed and pneumonia. This is the room. 🧵🧵🧵
December 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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davidcsimon.bsky.social
Let's start 2026 with some adorable baby King Parrots.
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot in a tree with green leaves. It has one foot raised towards the viewer so the underside is clearly visible. The bird is bright green with red 'pants', orange/yellow beak, black eyes, and is looking at the green leaves with intent to nibble. Photograph of a different juvenile Australian King Parrot against a soft background. It is a side view, with the bird's head lowered to horizontal with its shoulders. Photo of a third juvenile King Parrot (at least I think they're all different individuals... it can be hard to tell), sunlit against a dark background. It has its head turned and is eyeing the viewer quizzically.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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teamswiftparrot.bsky.social
Happy new year!
A yellow tailed black cockatoo sitting on pink protea flowers
December 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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thoughtsnations.bsky.social
Just had some sweet justice at SuperStore-I’m parked in a handicap spot as I have a sticker for my knee.

Old couple gets into their truck parked in the “Expectant mothers” spot and I call them out!

He says “You got a sticker what’s your handicap?”
“None of your business!” I told them it was….
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
evoneuro.bsky.social
A flock of pine grosbeaks was a great way to wrap up birding for 2025.
#birds #birding #Alberta #Canada 🪶🇨🇦
A large beaked pinkish-red songbird with a black beak, grey abdomen and grey, white and black wings (male pine grosbeak) is perched on a bare willow branch. It has a contemplative look on its face.
December 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘They didn’t de-extinct anything’: can Colossal’s genetically engineered animals ever be the real thing?
The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
evoneuro.bsky.social
Last snowshoe of the year.
#Alberta #Canada
A frozen lake covered in snow with a track across it from snowshoes. The sun is just above the horizon on a mainly overcast morning. Along the lakeshore is a tall stand of spruce trees.
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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sandra-aamodt.bsky.social
This Altamira oriole from south Texas wishes you all a bright new year!
Closeup of an orange bird with a seed in its gray beak, against a blurred green background. It has a black throat that is continuous with a black patch around its beak and black eye. Its back and wings are black, with a white stripe across the wing.
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM