Brett Hodinka, PhD
@bretthodinka.bsky.social
Biology Dept., Western Washington Univ.
Ecological & Evolutionary Physiology
Birds and life-history trade-offs
https://bretthodinka.weebly.com
Ecological & Evolutionary Physiology
Birds and life-history trade-offs
https://bretthodinka.weebly.com
The RFID-enabled bird feeder is successfully reading and logging PIT tag numbers.
Can’t wait to get these out into the field!
Can’t wait to get these out into the field!
October 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The RFID-enabled bird feeder is successfully reading and logging PIT tag numbers.
Can’t wait to get these out into the field!
Can’t wait to get these out into the field!
Just a small servomotor and some 3D printed parts
September 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Just a small servomotor and some 3D printed parts
The RFID-enabled automated bird feeders are coming along!
September 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The RFID-enabled automated bird feeders are coming along!
The ‘Inside JEB’ article for our most recent paper made it into the 2024 @jexpbiol.bsky.social highlights book!
Found at #SICB2025
Found at #SICB2025
January 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The ‘Inside JEB’ article for our most recent paper made it into the 2024 @jexpbiol.bsky.social highlights book!
Found at #SICB2025
Found at #SICB2025
I made it to Atlanta for this year's #SICB2025 conference. I'll be presenting my work on avian mass regulation tomorrow in the @sicb-dab.bsky.social Marlene Zuk BSP session!
January 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I made it to Atlanta for this year's #SICB2025 conference. I'll be presenting my work on avian mass regulation tomorrow in the @sicb-dab.bsky.social Marlene Zuk BSP session!
Me: *opens the nest box lid*
The nestlings:
The nestlings:
December 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Me: *opens the nest box lid*
The nestlings:
The nestlings:
In 2024, I attached small weights to zebra finches and fed them a high-fat diet. We found that they can maintain (and then lose) body mass while reducing overall activity and maintaining food intake!
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
December 4, 2024 at 8:31 PM
In 2024, I attached small weights to zebra finches and fed them a high-fat diet. We found that they can maintain (and then lose) body mass while reducing overall activity and maintaining food intake!
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
5 days until the big defense 🥲
December 2, 2024 at 1:30 AM
5 days until the big defense 🥲
Nestling > fledgling Lapland longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus).
From my fieldwork in Utqiagvik, Alaska in 2019.
From my fieldwork in Utqiagvik, Alaska in 2019.
November 23, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Nestling > fledgling Lapland longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus).
From my fieldwork in Utqiagvik, Alaska in 2019.
From my fieldwork in Utqiagvik, Alaska in 2019.
A female European starling delivering prey (an earth worm, I believe) to its 5 chicks. Langley, BC 2022.
I’m going to miss this field site!
I’m going to miss this field site!
November 22, 2024 at 8:08 PM
A female European starling delivering prey (an earth worm, I believe) to its 5 chicks. Langley, BC 2022.
I’m going to miss this field site!
I’m going to miss this field site!
Our most recent paper on how birds regulate body mass! Out in J. Exp. Biol > doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
November 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Our most recent paper on how birds regulate body mass! Out in J. Exp. Biol > doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
I've made the move to BlueSky! My name is Brett Hodinka and I'm a PhD candidate at SFU studying the physiological mechanisms that underpin costs of reproduction in birds.
November 19, 2024 at 5:24 PM
I've made the move to BlueSky! My name is Brett Hodinka and I'm a PhD candidate at SFU studying the physiological mechanisms that underpin costs of reproduction in birds.