First turtle checking out our new Wodonga floating island last sunday

I have a new citation!

Hmmm, this is citing my paper on the physiology of carbonic anhydrase II in the placenta of live-bearing lizards. I've never worked on human testes or spermatiogenesis.

Oh well, free citation?

A few months ago, I posted photos and footage of turtles nesting on our floating islands at Winton Wetlands. Despite concerns about heat, and some predator issues we still have to figure out, the hatching has begun in earnest, and we have had 56 babies from Monday to today. Here's a sample.

Curing the epoxy on our first tagged hatchling for the year. Not quite ready yet.

Joys of fieldwork bycatch. The first redbelly has ensured the frog bonked their last pobble. The 2nd redbelly is keenly watching tonight's sunset.

Turtle nests, darter oversees

A small consolation prize on an otherwise shithouse evening: our first turtle nest protected for 2024!

I made a friend

Field season 2024 is a go