Heather Gaya
@heathergaya.bsky.social
Postdoc at UGA | bayesian stats, NIMBLE, JAGS | but also cat photos. All views my own. She/her pronouns. hhecoanalytics.com
Took the puppy on her first camping trip. 10/10 fall colors and 10/10 for exhausting the pup! She like swimming and hiking, did not enjoy having to share the tent with moms
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Took the puppy on her first camping trip. 10/10 fall colors and 10/10 for exhausting the pup! She like swimming and hiking, did not enjoy having to share the tent with moms
Ran a half marathon, ended up with a kitten 😅 Luckily I had also randomly trapped a cat on Friday and we knew some folks looking for a pair. The cat distribution system at its best! Two fewer cats to eat the birds and create even MORE kittens.
October 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Ran a half marathon, ended up with a kitten 😅 Luckily I had also randomly trapped a cat on Friday and we knew some folks looking for a pair. The cat distribution system at its best! Two fewer cats to eat the birds and create even MORE kittens.
Saw this one today and got so mad I almost forgot to look for the data I was trying to download
October 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Saw this one today and got so mad I almost forgot to look for the data I was trying to download
The funny thing about urban #hunting is I’ll be literally in the middle of processing a deer and over my shoulder I’ll see several more deer trying to decide if now is a good time to eat the backyard plants or not 😅
September 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The funny thing about urban #hunting is I’ll be literally in the middle of processing a deer and over my shoulder I’ll see several more deer trying to decide if now is a good time to eat the backyard plants or not 😅
The garden at our old house is flourishing, if a little chaotic. Meanwhile at the new house, the deer are eating everything, even the mint! And the hairy rattleweed!
#plantnative #killyourlawn
#plantnative #killyourlawn
August 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The garden at our old house is flourishing, if a little chaotic. Meanwhile at the new house, the deer are eating everything, even the mint! And the hairy rattleweed!
#plantnative #killyourlawn
#plantnative #killyourlawn
The porch wrens have FINALLY fledged which means we can actually close our screened in porch after weeks of leaving it open while mom took care of babies. Unfortunately fledgling also required encouraging the babies to actually leave the deck 😅
August 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The porch wrens have FINALLY fledged which means we can actually close our screened in porch after weeks of leaving it open while mom took care of babies. Unfortunately fledgling also required encouraging the babies to actually leave the deck 😅
Some intellectual cat photos for the day
August 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Some intellectual cat photos for the day
Well the US might be rapidly approaching fascist disaster but at least I have finally labeled and hung my second case of moths!
July 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Well the US might be rapidly approaching fascist disaster but at least I have finally labeled and hung my second case of moths!
In case you were wondering how much a Nissan transmission costs to replace (not paying this obviously haha) 🙄☠️🪦
July 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In case you were wondering how much a Nissan transmission costs to replace (not paying this obviously haha) 🙄☠️🪦
July 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
$20/hr in Louisiana in this economy? That’s a darn good wildlife gig if you ask me! Let your deer enthusiast friends know! #jobs #wildlife #ecology #fieldwork
June 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
$20/hr in Louisiana in this economy? That’s a darn good wildlife gig if you ask me! Let your deer enthusiast friends know! #jobs #wildlife #ecology #fieldwork
For some reason there's an old crank in the deer world who claims #chronicwastingdisease #cwd isn't an issue. This is my 'favorite' section of his report. Like, my dude, we saw a 50% decline in deer densities in 4 years, I'm pretty sure that's a significant impact on population dynamics.
June 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
For some reason there's an old crank in the deer world who claims #chronicwastingdisease #cwd isn't an issue. This is my 'favorite' section of his report. Like, my dude, we saw a 50% decline in deer densities in 4 years, I'm pretty sure that's a significant impact on population dynamics.
Tiny toad season has started
June 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Tiny toad season has started
May 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got annoyed at an old point and click program and decided to write a bash script to do all the pointing and clicking for me. Very very satisfying to watch run. Without this I’d have to click >125,000 times just to get the raw data out of the ancient software 😅
May 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I got annoyed at an old point and click program and decided to write a bash script to do all the pointing and clicking for me. Very very satisfying to watch run. Without this I’d have to click >125,000 times just to get the raw data out of the ancient software 😅
Pretty sure 90% of the reason we still own our rental house is because we don’t want to say goodbye to our native plant front yard. Starting the process in the new house, but it’s much more fun in its chaotic, full form. #nativegardening #killyourlawn
May 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Pretty sure 90% of the reason we still own our rental house is because we don’t want to say goodbye to our native plant front yard. Starting the process in the new house, but it’s much more fun in its chaotic, full form. #nativegardening #killyourlawn
End of semester means more free time which means… moth light! My first guest is a butterfly, but he’s allowed 😅
April 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
End of semester means more free time which means… moth light! My first guest is a butterfly, but he’s allowed 😅
If you don’t work in game species management, you might not realize how contentious reporting on your science can be. Today I got to tell a bunch of SE deer biologists about CWD and the 14% yearly declines we’re seeing in N. Arkansas. Not something I’d like to repeat if possible 🤣
February 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
If you don’t work in game species management, you might not realize how contentious reporting on your science can be. Today I got to tell a bunch of SE deer biologists about CWD and the 14% yearly declines we’re seeing in N. Arkansas. Not something I’d like to repeat if possible 🤣
Started using Notion because I thought writing down all my to-do items would reduce my anxiety. Fun fact now everything is written down and just looking at my upcoming week is enough to spike my anxiety!
But more seriously, I do think this will help. Anyone else have a task manager they like/use?
But more seriously, I do think this will help. Anyone else have a task manager they like/use?
January 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Started using Notion because I thought writing down all my to-do items would reduce my anxiety. Fun fact now everything is written down and just looking at my upcoming week is enough to spike my anxiety!
But more seriously, I do think this will help. Anyone else have a task manager they like/use?
But more seriously, I do think this will help. Anyone else have a task manager they like/use?
More birds with new backpacks flying around :)
November 26, 2024 at 9:41 PM
More birds with new backpacks flying around :)
Particularly pleased with the Christmas chicken addition to our Christmas lights this year. Yes, yes, it’s too early for lights but is it too early for oversized chickens???? Never.
November 21, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Particularly pleased with the Christmas chicken addition to our Christmas lights this year. Yes, yes, it’s too early for lights but is it too early for oversized chickens???? Never.