Paul Chambon
@adudeandhislife.bsky.social
PhD Student at the Aquatic Ecology Lab at Oakland University. Passionate about #herpetology, wetlands, and aquatic wildlife 🐢🐸🐍🌱🧪
Lab Website:
https://sites.google.com/oakland.edu/aquaticecologylab/home
Lab Website:
https://sites.google.com/oakland.edu/aquaticecologylab/home
Driving 3 hours up and back, working 8 hours straight, and the first study of my PhD is underway! Couldn’t pick a more beautiful location than northern Michigan. I’m excited to see the differences in leaf decomposition and macroinvert diversity up here!
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Driving 3 hours up and back, working 8 hours straight, and the first study of my PhD is underway! Couldn’t pick a more beautiful location than northern Michigan. I’m excited to see the differences in leaf decomposition and macroinvert diversity up here!
New view is great! Today is the (unofficial) start of my PhD at Oakland University. Can’t wait to get rolling here!
August 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New view is great! Today is the (unofficial) start of my PhD at Oakland University. Can’t wait to get rolling here!
May 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
After finishing my masters at Purdue in July, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting a PhD with Scott Tiegs at Oakland University. I can’t wait to get started this fall!
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
After finishing my masters at Purdue in July, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting a PhD with Scott Tiegs at Oakland University. I can’t wait to get started this fall!
This box turtle is alive and well after a near hit by an oblivious SUV. Watch out for turtles!
May 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This box turtle is alive and well after a near hit by an oblivious SUV. Watch out for turtles!
May 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
One of my favorite memories from my recent trip to Costa Rica was (almost literally) running into this beautiful Turquoise-browed Motmot. It stayed stock-still only 10 feet from me on the trail, and was still there 30 minutes later.
April 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
One of my favorite memories from my recent trip to Costa Rica was (almost literally) running into this beautiful Turquoise-browed Motmot. It stayed stock-still only 10 feet from me on the trail, and was still there 30 minutes later.
Very pretty Amazon Kingfisher from Costa Rica, with such an out of proportion beak.
April 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Very pretty Amazon Kingfisher from Costa Rica, with such an out of proportion beak.
Green basilisk from the north, and brown basilisk from the south.
March 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Green basilisk from the north, and brown basilisk from the south.
Got back early this morning from Costa Rica. Incredible, life changing trip. I have a load of photos, so I’ll be posting them on here until I get through them all.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
March 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Got back early this morning from Costa Rica. Incredible, life changing trip. I have a load of photos, so I’ll be posting them on here until I get through them all.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
Driving back from watching the sunset, and lit up this lovely American Woodcock! A lifer, and on a Monday! Further fueling my paranoid belief in always keeping my camera with me
March 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Driving back from watching the sunset, and lit up this lovely American Woodcock! A lifer, and on a Monday! Further fueling my paranoid belief in always keeping my camera with me
Homemade hummus to start, then spinach and artichoke dip focaccia. Gotta have something to do to stay sane with everything going on, and this definitely helps.
February 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Homemade hummus to start, then spinach and artichoke dip focaccia. Gotta have something to do to stay sane with everything going on, and this definitely helps.
This is Mac DeMarco. He has almost no teeth so his tongue escapes constantly. What a special boy.
January 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is Mac DeMarco. He has almost no teeth so his tongue escapes constantly. What a special boy.
1 year ago, starting my very first LC50, excited!
One year later, lost count of how many I’ve done and starting another. Still excited! But also very tired. #gradschool
One year later, lost count of how many I’ve done and starting another. Still excited! But also very tired. #gradschool
January 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
1 year ago, starting my very first LC50, excited!
One year later, lost count of how many I’ve done and starting another. Still excited! But also very tired. #gradschool
One year later, lost count of how many I’ve done and starting another. Still excited! But also very tired. #gradschool
I finished 41 books this year (far short of my (lofty) goal of 100.) These are my 5⭐️ reads. However, my favorite was James Islington’s The Will of the Many. A great world with great characters. Looking forward to chipping away at my TBR next year!
December 19, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I finished 41 books this year (far short of my (lofty) goal of 100.) These are my 5⭐️ reads. However, my favorite was James Islington’s The Will of the Many. A great world with great characters. Looking forward to chipping away at my TBR next year!
In the middle of a crazy year, I was still able to cross this weird looking guy off my list (finally) and cross the 200 mark for lifers. Black-crowned night heron, Oct 2024
December 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
In the middle of a crazy year, I was still able to cross this weird looking guy off my list (finally) and cross the 200 mark for lifers. Black-crowned night heron, Oct 2024
This is what happens when you have the speaker on 24/7 in the lab #spotifywrapped #gradlife
December 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM
This is what happens when you have the speaker on 24/7 in the lab #spotifywrapped #gradlife
Missing the warm weather, and the warm weather friends that love to crawl all over the lab 😆
December 4, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Missing the warm weather, and the warm weather friends that love to crawl all over the lab 😆
A while back I made an ecology meme account. I’ll repost the memes here from time to time. Enjoy!
November 28, 2024 at 1:25 AM
A while back I made an ecology meme account. I’ll repost the memes here from time to time. Enjoy!
What a way to go
November 24, 2024 at 5:43 AM
What a way to go
I don’t get to see them often, but the flowers of Elodea are gorgeous if you have the right lens.
November 21, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I don’t get to see them often, but the flowers of Elodea are gorgeous if you have the right lens.
A warmer day from this year with a juvie tree frog enjoying the perfect spot to rest.
November 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
A warmer day from this year with a juvie tree frog enjoying the perfect spot to rest.