🎓✨ It’s official – I am now a Ph.D. 🎓✨
After years of research, fieldwork, writing, and countless discussions, I successfully defended my dissertation on predator recognition in birds.

I couldn’t have done this without the support of my colleagues, mentors, friends, family and birds. Thank you! 🦅🙏

Goffins, shrikes, tits — I had the pleasure of talking about all of them at #VetMedUni in Vienna! 🇦🇹🪶🦜🦅
Thanks to @mohara.bsky.social and @bmioduszewska.bsky.social for the invitation. 🤩 It was fantastic to catch up with this wonderful group of brilliant people over good 🍻
#ComparativeCognition

🧠🦅 Facial configuration matters 🦅🧠

We tested if wild #GreatTits recognise predators not just by what facial elements are present (eyes, beak), but also how they’re arranged.

👁️🔄 Rotate the eyes 90° = more fear
👁️↩️ Rotate them 180° = same fear
👁️🚫 No eyes/beak = no fear

#BirdCognition 🐦🪶🧪 #JCOMP

🧠🦅 Czech interview about bird intelligence in Czech Radio České Budějovice 🦅🧠 @irozhlas.cz

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#Ornithology #AnimalCognition 🪶

🥳 Successfully passed state doctoral examinations 🥳

Thank you to all the examiners and everyone who has helped me on this dream journey 🙏 🦅

All that's left is the dissertation. Let's do it! 💪

#AnimalBehaviour @malavika-m.bsky.social @sangeeth-sailas.bsky.social @ckecz.bsky.social

🥳 My second PhD chapter is out in #AnimalCognition 🥳

🦅⚔️ What happens if a feared predator loses its dangerous weapons or swaps them for harmless ones? 🤯 This study on predator recognition will both amuse and surprise you 🤩 #Ornithology @asab.org @ethoges.bsky.social
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It was great to finally host @mohara.bsky.social and @bmioduszewska.bsky.social in our department and to finally see each other after a while. #GoffinLabTanimbar was on a short visit to the Czech Republic! 🦜🐦🌴 😎