W. P. Mueller
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W. P. Mueller
@wpmueller.bsky.social
Ornithologist/environmentalist focused on biodiversity conservation and ethical behavior toward all of life; Emeritus Director of Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, in Wisconsin, USA. (He, him). Online at https://futureofbirds.blogspot.com/
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Small business owners squeezed by Trump tariffs await Supreme Court decision • Kansas Reflector
Many small business owners feel anything but calm since Trump began his whiplash trade policy. And now they are waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Common Loon: #Kennebunk #Maine 2/26 #Sony a7CR #Tamron 150-500 @ 500mm (800mm eq.fov crop). Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #seabirds #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Where would you rank the appearance of Black Guillemots amongst other UK seabirds? Their characteristic black, white, and scarlet features certainly catch the eye!

More Black Guillemot facts in the post below ⬇️
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February 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Scavenging Turnstone?
It can be a sign of desperation.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/w... 🎂🔟
p.s. Also recorded eating human corpse!
#ornithology
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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🔈New study!

Microplastics found in 62% of White-throated Dipper broods in Scotland & Basque Country. No body condition effects detected.

Led by @cmartin3.bsky.social

@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
@aranzadiornito.bsky.social

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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Ornithology🐦 #Microplastics #Freshwater💧
February 17, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Now online in Journal of #Ornithology

Revealing cryptic lineages: genetic structure and conservation units in the Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)

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Revealing cryptic lineages: genetic structure and conservation units in the Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) - Journal of Ornithology
Birds with parapatric distribution often develop distinct subspecies over time, which exhibit morphological, behavioral, or genetic differences in response to local environmental pressures. The Eurasi...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM