Danielle J. Whittaker
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Danielle J. Whittaker
@djwhittaker.bsky.social
Author of The Secret Perfume of Birds; Managing Director of COLDEX; marathoner; she/her
My bags are packed, I'm ready to go... Travel to Antarctica begins in 3 days! a-life-worth-living.beehiiv.com/p/cleared-fo...
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The guy next to me on this plane is watching football and yelling at the screen like he's watching in his own living room.

And if that's not bad enough, it's 7 am. He's watching a replay.
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
All this training and prep for fieldwork in Antarctica, and I can't help but wonder: how much worse can it really be than the work I did in remote Indonesian islands? a-life-worth-living.beehiiv.com/p/how-bad-co...
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Republicans control all 3 branches of government and can't get a budget passed, but they desperately want to convince the American people that Democrats are the problem. This is what the front page of the HUD website looks like today.
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I finished Lessons in Magic and Disaster last night and I absolutely loved it!!! Plus how cute is this drawing by @charliejane.bsky.social ??? I forgot I had preordered a personalized signed copy and was so delighted when it arrived.
September 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
AI image recognition is going great
August 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
You guys know that you're still allowed to post pictures of the sandwich you are currently eating, right?
June 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Salem, OR
March 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
One of my most cherished possessions!
February 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Seen on a Tesla today
January 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Stop interrupting my nap, human"
November 26, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I had a fantastic time this weekend at the Central Valley Bird Symposium in Stockton, CA, where I was a keynote speaker. I sold a few books, took a bird illustration workshop with Keith Hansen, and attended a specimen identification workshop by the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology.
November 24, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Sulking because we won't feed him dinner (it is 4:50 pm) and the back yard is too wet for zoomies
November 20, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I heard a rumor that it was illegal to post pictures of food on Twitter now so please enjoy this picture of some amazing pork chops I made
November 19, 2024 at 6:07 PM